# Zürcher Kantonal Bank

> Zürcher Kantonal Bank is a VC fund backing Health Care and Biotechnology. See 202 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 202
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 12%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zkb-ch
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/zkb_ch
- Website: https://www.zkb.ch
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zkbyoungworld

Zürcher Kantonal Bank is a VC fund in Zürich focused on Health Care and Biotechnology. Zürcher Kantonalbank is an independent, incorporated public-law institution is its public service mandate. Enshrined in law, it governs the bank's economic, social, and environmental commitment.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$6M |
| Series A | $2.3M–$13M |
| Series B | $1.9M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 36 | 18% |
| Biotechnology | 29 | 14% |
| Medical Device | 28 | 14% |
| Software | 26 | 13% |
| Information Technology | 22 | 11% |

176 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 71 | 35% |
| Series A | 52 | 26% |
| Series B | 18 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 15 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 8 | 4% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 138 | 68% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
| Japan | 1 | 0% |
| Spain | 1 | 0% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Heinz Kunz | Executive Board | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heinz-kunz |
| Christoph Weber | Executive Board | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christoph-weber |
| Daniel Previdoli | Executive Board | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-previdoli |
| Jurg Buhlmann | Executive Board | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jurg-buhlmann |
| Markus Bachofen | Executive Board | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markus-bachofen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Immitra Bio | At Immitra Bio, we are developing a unique genetic medicine platform that combines two of the most powerful biomedical technologies: hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing. Our novel technique allows for precise and long-lasting gene alterations within blood stem cells, resulting in transformational treatments for uncommondiseases with significant unmet medical needs. | $2.8M | Pre-Seed | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| CCRAFT | CCRAFT is a manufacturer of thin-film lithium niobate and photonic integrated circuits. | $7.8M | Seed | Jul 02, 2026 |  |
| Cosaic | Cultivated Biosciences is a Food Production Company. | $6M | Seed | Apr 21, 2026 |  |
| Seprify | Impossible Materials envisions future customers consuming more sustainable products produced in a circular economy. They contribute to this future by selling cellulose-based products to businesses. Plant-based cellulose white pigment and opacifier solutions have been developed for a variety of industries. | $15.6M | Series A | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Alithea Genomics | Alithea Genomics develops molecular biology tools and sequencing-based solutions for large-scale gene expression analysis. The company provides technologies that use RNA barcoding and multiplexing methods to enable the analysis of many RNA samples within a single sequencing experiment. Its products support workflows for RNA sequencing, includinglibrary preparation methods designed for transcriptome profiling and gene expression studies. Alithea Genomics also offers reagents, protocols, and software tools that assist researchers in processing sequencing data and interpreting gene expression results. These technologies are used in academic and industry research settings to study biological processes, disease mechanisms, and cellular responses through transcriptomic analysis. | $3.8M | Seed | Mar 04, 2026 |  |
| Clee Medical | Clee Medical believes the rapid growth of neurotech is constrained by inefficiencies in surgical tools and techniques. |  | Seed | Feb 25, 2026 |  |
| CompPair | CompPair is solving damage issues for the composite materials industry by developping smart sustainable textile systems. CompPair originates from the Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites (LPAC) at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is the result of thorough research during 12 years in the field of self-healing composites. They are nowable to deliver the most efficient solution for extending the life-time of composites structures. |  |  | Feb 18, 2026 |  |
| Haelixa | Haelixa provides IN-product traceability solutions to ensure consumer's good supply chain transparency and integrity. | $2.4M | Seed | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| TECregen | TECregen is a biotechnology company that develops thymus-rejuvenating biologics to restore immune function and T-cell responses. | $12.5M | Seed | Jan 08, 2026 |  |
| Aukera Therapeutics | Aukera Therapeutics is a biotech company that develops novel therapeutics for patients suffering from mTOR protein-related diseases such as cancer and neurogenerative diseases. Aukera Therapeutics is a spin-off from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. | $5.7M | Seed | Dec 11, 2025 |  |

10 of 202 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Zürcher Kantonal Bank invest in?

Zürcher Kantonal Bank invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Medical Device startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 202 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Zürcher Kantonal Bank's check size?

Zürcher Kantonal Bank typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$6M at Seed, $2.3M–$13M at Series A and $1.9M–$20M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Zürcher Kantonal Bank participates in.

### How do I contact Zürcher Kantonal Bank?

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### Who are the partners at Zürcher Kantonal Bank?

The team at Zürcher Kantonal Bank includes Heinz Kunz (Executive Board), Christoph Weber (Executive Board) and Daniel Previdoli (Executive Board), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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