Top 10 Publishing Startup Investors in Switzerland in January 2026
A list of 10 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Publishing startups based in Switzerland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Publishing companies from Switzerland. We update this investor list every month.Top 10 Publishing Startup Investors in Switzerland in January 2026
| Investor | Publishing Switzerland investments |
|---|---|
| Arvin Zuberbuehler | 1 |
| Edipresse | 1 |
| Valuta Capital Partners | 1 |
| Bolko Hohaus | 1 |
| Polytech Ventures | 1 |
| Fondation d'Aide aux Entreprises | 1 |
| Yves Latour | 1 |
| Founderful Campus | 1 |
| Balz Roth | 1 |
| 3wVentures | 1 |
Arvin Zuberbuehler is the Co-Founding Partner of 3wVentures.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Search Engine, News
- Seed
- Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- Youblisher — On youblisher.com people, companies, schools etc can publish their documents and create an easy handable page flipping document. The service is entirely free of charge and everything is hosted. Three easy steps and everything is done.
- PresseTrends.com — What is happening today, this week or this month? Which people matter, what major events are taking place or which organizations are acting? These questions are topic in news and weekly magazines and can be found answered on www.pressetrends.com where the German speaking press can be searched.
Edipresse is an international media group. Headquartered in Lausanne Switzerland, Edipresse Group's main activities are magazine publishing and digital media.
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Investment focus
- CRM, Big Data, Payments
- Seed
- Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- SmartWall (SwissPay) — SmartWall is a monetization platform for media and advertisers that drives engagement, loyalty, interactions and more revenue.SmartWall personalizes reader experience through differentiated customer journeys. It optimizes settings in real-time based on user engagement, traffic sources, type of content and many other data points. It providespublishers and media with a powerful marketing tool to understand and segment their audience to find each user's tipping point towards conversion.SmartWall allows publishers to sell digital content without any friction, on their website or their mobile applications. The SmartWall technology relies on Machine Learning algorithms, behavioral analysis and reading context to instantly select the best suited advertising, the proper price for news articles or the best subscription offer.SmartWall allows advertisers to boost engagement and interactions from users through an utmost advertising space.
Valuta Capital Partners is an advisory outfit with its headquarters in Istanbul providing management consulting services to its affiliates.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, iOS, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed
- Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Tailster — Tailster is an iOS and Android mobile application that matches pet owners with people who are willing to care for their pets. It allows its users to track dog walks, real time photo updates, free insurance, and online payment services. Individuals shares their requirements and they can get in touch with the carers. They also can book the carersonline and over the telephone. It provides customer testimonials for new users to get an idea about the company and their experiences.Tailster is a U.K.-based company that was founded in 2014 by Indy Sangha.
- MyGoGames — My GO games (OTCQB: MYGG) is a publicly traded, on-line, ethical action game developer for outdoor enthusiasts. CEO Danny Hammett has extensive experience, leadership and sponsor contracts enabling the company to build a Games Universe of over 30 outdoors games. MYGG takes a proven outdoor action formula - recognized branding combined withfast paced hunting /fishing /riding/boating/camping, and outdoor enthusiast activities with a low barrier to entry - and puts it in a graphically rich MMO world specifically crafted for the over 500 million hunting, fishing, and outdoor enthusiasts, globally. Players can hike trails, camp out in the wilderness, try their hand at fishing, use firearms and bows against targets or various wild game animals, encounter numerous outdoor celebrities, and experience a variety of other games and activities with a central lodge focus. GO is designed to combine humanity’s oldest social experiences with the most powerful social networking tools available online.
- Quantemplate — Insurance data integration, automation, validation & analytics. Automate all your insurance and reinsurance data preparation, including Bordereaux Management, MGA Reporting, Exposure Management, Fleet Auto, Aggregation and Clash with integrated data quality assurance. Turn all of your insurance data sources into insights you can trust with the Quantemplate SaaS platform.
Bolko Hohaus is the Founder and CEO of HCP Hohaus Advisory.
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Investment focus
- Publishing, Brand Marketing, Content Marketing
- Funding Round
- Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- Faveeo — Faveeo is the first AI-Driven trusted content platform. Faveeo is a smart AI-driven tool highlighting only reliable, meaningful content on any topic, by finding and following the most trusted and valuable sources -- as opposed to the most popular ones, like everyone else...
Polytech Ventures are an early stage VC firm based in Switzerland with a strong international focus. Their strategic location at EPFL in Lausanne grants us access to one of the most dynamic and recognized innovation centers in the world
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Switzerland, United States, Spain
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- yamo — Frische Bio-Kindernahrung von yamo, so lecker wie selbstgemacht und kostenlos direkt zu dir nach Hause geliefert. Jetzt probieren und profitieren.
- Relai — All you need to get started is to download our award winning Relai app, complete a simple verification and start buying with as little as 50 CHF/EUR.
- Earny — Payroll management built for Startups & SMEs. Swiss payroll service with no hidden fees & no hassle
Fondation d'Aide aux Enterprises is a company that provides corporate financing services.In line with its mission, the Foundation for Business Support (FAE) intervenes in a subsidiary way to facilitate access to financing for viable businesses based in the canton of Geneva. The objective, beyond solving strictly financing issues, is topromote the development of Geneva's SMEs by favoring the maintenance of a strong and diversified economy, provider of jobs.
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- Publishing, Brand Marketing, Network Security
- Angel
- Switzerland
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- Faveeo — Faveeo is the first AI-Driven trusted content platform. Faveeo is a smart AI-driven tool highlighting only reliable, meaningful content on any topic, by finding and following the most trusted and valuable sources -- as opposed to the most popular ones, like everyone else...
- Orbiwise — LoRaWAN Network Server, OrbiWAN, Sampols, Noise monitoring solution, LoRaWAN Network Server in Europe, Smart City, Smart Industry, IIOT, OrbiWise is a Swiss company that develops LoRaWAN Network Server and advanced technologies for the Internet of Things industry. LoRa Network Server
Yves Latour is the Co-Founder of 3wVentures. Yves Latour attended the University of St.Gallen.
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Investment focus
- Software, Search Engine, Internet
- Seed, Series A
- Switzerland, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Verve Ventures — Verve Ventures has invested in more than 140 science and technology startups. We support visionary and resilient entrepreneurs from day one and are a reliable partner for the entire journey. We typically invest EUR 1-3m in early as well as later stage rounds of European high tech startups.
- PresseTrends.com — What is happening today, this week or this month? Which people matter, what major events are taking place or which organizations are acting? These questions are topic in news and weekly magazines and can be found answered on www.pressetrends.com where the German speaking press can be searched.
- Uberchord — Uberchord offers a mobile, interactive learning experience that is new, effective and motivating.Unlike competing products, like Yousician, JoyTunes or Flowkey, Uberchord's unique audio analysis technology is able to understand precisely what the user plays - even down to single finger mistakes within complex chords. This was unheard ofpreviously to Uberchord's new technology.As a result exercises can adapt automatically to the users needs and show them exactly how to improve. Further, Uberchord teaches musical understanding instead of mere note reproduction.Guitar is the first instrument Uberchord addresses, but technology and concept are applicable to any other instrument.
Founderful Campus aims to educate students and support entrepreneurs to disrupt the startup culture on campuses, producing the next generation of tech leaders, and creating more value for society.
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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Renewable Energy
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note
- Switzerland, Bulgaria, United States
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- askEarth — We are your experts in satellite imagery (Earth Observation) and large language models (LLMs)
- DPhi Space — DPhi Space is a startup that specializes in shared satellites for hosted payloads to simplify access to space. The company's flagship product, Clustergate, is a modular platform that aggregates multiple payloads—such as sensors, antennas, or cameras—into a single container, allowing them to share a satellite. This approach reduces costs andcomplexity by optimizing satellite resources. Clustergate offers built-in in-orbit computing, AI processing, and real-time data analytics, enabling businesses to deploy and manage their technology in space without requiring specialized expertise.
- Firefly Fusion — FireFly Fusion is pioneering the development of standard tokamaks, which open the path for fusion energy.
Balz Roth, a long time member of the Go Beyond community, has been an entrepreneur for more than 20 years, during which time he has developed several startup companies mainly in the areas of technology/media and lifestyle/entertainment. His focus has been on deal sourcing and investment structuring; advising and coaching several startupsin business model engineering, strategy development and operational excellence as well as in training Business Angels.
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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Internet
- Funding Round, Convertible Note, Series A
- Switzerland, India, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Faveeo — Faveeo is the first AI-Driven trusted content platform. Faveeo is a smart AI-driven tool highlighting only reliable, meaningful content on any topic, by finding and following the most trusted and valuable sources -- as opposed to the most popular ones, like everyone else...
- The Faction Collective — The Faction Collective - manufacturers of high performance freeride and freestyle skis since 2006.Skis are more than just pieces of wood, steel & fibreglass. They are tools of escape. A medium for personal expression. A way to challenge fears, push limits & share incredible experiences with friends.The Faction Collective was formedin 2006 by a group of friends with the aim of creating the best designed & built freeride & freestyle skis you can buy, with a world-class manufacturing base in heart of the European Alps and a strong commitment to social and environmental sustainability. Every year new ideas and products expand our range - but the manifesto remains the same.In 2010 we partnered with Swiss helmet manufacturer TSG to produce a new line of lightweight, high performance protection, and in 2012 we are working with acclaimed French skier Candide Thovex to create a range of revolutionary superlight park and freeride skis using recycled PET cores and minimalist graphics that support our ethos of uncompromised performance.From our bases in Verbier, Switzerland and Breckenridge, USA we still ski over 100 days a year, refining our products and keeping the stoke alive. We hope you are too.
- ShoeSize.Me — Our technology helps the world's leading shoe brands and retailers to increase their conversion rates, and generate extra shoe orders with guided selling.
3wVentures provides seed money and venture capital to international internet startups. As they focus on early stage projects and prototypes, our investments and co-investments target a volume of up to USD 250,000.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Switzerland, Spain, Austria
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- Abionic — Abionic SA is ideally positioned at the boundaries of medical technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology. As a spin-off from EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland), Abionic uses these highly advanced technologies to provide the medical profession with a novel diagnostic tool designed to give patients personal allergyprofiles. Abionic aims to become an important international player in the field of personalized medicine, in particular in allergy detection.Abionic SA is a certified ISO 9001/13485 company, including research, development and commercialization of in vitro diagnostic devices for allergies detection. The standard ISO 13485 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization has to demonstrate its ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements.Abionic SA is a privately owned high-tech company and is strongly supported by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), The Canton of Vaud and Venturelab.Abionic was founded by former scientists from the biomedical optics laboratory (LOB) at EPFL. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland.Abionic appreciates the support it has received from:
- GUURU — GUURU's Community Solution enables trustworthy and authentic live conversations between shoppers and your customer community.
- Pregnolia — Pregnolia ensures that every woman can have a happy, healthy and informed pregnancy until term. Their team knows that the existing research about preterm birth assessment is very promising, but this alone does not guarantee success. Sabrina, Francisco and Annette are highly committed to develop the commercial version of the device, complete theclinical trial, follow the regulatory roadmap and execute on their business vision to successfully support gynaecologists in improving the preterm birth risk assessment and birth management.
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