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Top 20 Sporting Goods Startup Investors in Switzerland (July 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
GoBeyond
VC Fund
3 Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Information Technology, Medical, Software $544k–$10M
Alex Hoye
Angel
2 United Kingdom, United States, Romania Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Software, Apps, Internet $20k–$1.5M
Octopus Ventures
VC Fund
2 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence $2.1M–$48M
Dave Morin
Angel
2 United States, France, Finland Seed, Series A Mobile, Internet, E-Commerce $1M–$13M
Effort Fribourg
VC Fund
1 Switzerland Series A Sports, Manufacturing, Sporting Goods
The New Frontiers (TNF)
VC Fund
1 Switzerland, India, United Kingdom Seed, Series A FinTech, Blockchain, EdTech $1M–$12M
Stripes
VC Fund
1 United States, Israel, Germany Series B, Series C, Series A Software, Information Technology, SaaS $8M–$175M
Sam Lessin
Angel
1 United States, Israel, Switzerland Seed, Series A Software, Internet, Mobile Apps $1.3M–$47M
Philippe Bubb
Angel
1 Switzerland, United Kingdom Pre-Seed, Series A, Seed SaaS, Software, CRM
MINUS2
VC Fund
1 Switzerland Seed Sporting Goods
Swisspreneur Syndicate
VC Fund
1 Switzerland Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Internet, Software, Analytics $473k–$12M
New Frontiers Group
VC Fund
1 Switzerland Seed Manufacturing, Sporting Goods
Chung Ng
Angel
1 United States, Spain, France Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Real Estate, Internet $1M–$15M
Lorenz Bogaert
Angel
1 Belgium, United Kingdom, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS $120k–$5.7M
Lucian Wagner
Angel
1 Switzerland Seed Biotechnology, Music, Drones $2M–$2.3M
Capital Risque Fribourg
VC Fund
1 Switzerland, Germany Seed, Series A Manufacturing, Sports, Energy $1.1M–$15M
Verve Ventures
VC Fund
1 Switzerland, Germany, France Series A, Seed, Series B Health Care, Software, Biotechnology $1.4M–$45M
3wVentures
VC Fund
1 Switzerland, Spain, Austria Seed, Angel, Series A Software, Health Care, Medical $50k–$8M
Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT)
VC Fund
1 Switzerland, France, United States Debt Financing, Grant, Seed Health Care, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence $13k–$1.2M
Christopher Spray
Angel
1 United Kingdom, Switzerland, United States Seed, Series B, Series A Mobile, Software, Video
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GoBeyond
VC Fund · Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland · 3 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

GoBeyond is a FinTech company transforming angel investing into a new scalable asset class for small and large, novice to experienced investors. It offers a unique deal platform, portfolio tools, syndication/pooling, due diligence, investment monitoring services, training and certified deal leaders.Its clients are individuals, familyoffices, professional groups and corporations. It is active in the EU, Switzerland and the US. GoBeyond also offers educational training modules for angel investors in 11 categories.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Medical, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 163
  • Round size: Seed $544k–$5M; Series A $1.2M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Fastree3D — Fastree3D imaging sensors help recognize and measure distance to fast moving objects in real-time, enabling driving assistance or autonomous navigation. Fastree3D SA is a fabless semiconductor company, spin-off from EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland founded in September 2013 (UID CHE-291.330.490). The company subsidiary Fastree3D B.V. performs researchwith TU-Delft, Netherlands (KvK 58866973).
  • Spyra One — Single Shot Technology | Tactical display | Automatic Refill | Power Shot SpyraTwo - the world's strongest water gun! Start epic water battles with the only water gun in the world that features our patented Single-Shot-Technology, fully automatical pump, a hightech tactical display and the Power Shot for extra impact.
  • DomoHealth — Join us in revolutionizing patient care using the power of AI-assisted digital health platform and safety solutions. Enhancing digital health with the best platform, application and devices for the direct benefits of patients and healthcare professionals.
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Alex Hoye
Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 2 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

Alex Hoye is the Co-founder and CEO of Full Stack Supply Co. He previously worked at Runway East as a Co-founder. Alex Hoye attended Stanford University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Apps, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Romania

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $53k–$943k; Angel $20k–$1.5M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Motion - Activity Goals — Use Motion to set your personal weekly activity goal and visualise progress. Create a team with friends and share your goals.
  • Grabble — Grabble is an application that enables its users to discover daily hand-picked fashion. It allows its users to browse, save, and purchase fashion apparel and accessories from retailers. It also provides them with sales alerts. Grabble was launched on May 1, 2013 in London, United Kingdom.
  • Carv — Improve your skiing technique with real-time audio coaching. Carv uses pressure and motion analysis to score your technique and help you improve.
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Octopus Ventures
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 2 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

We provide venture capital investment for the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. Learn about what we do and the kind of founders we back.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 387
  • Round size: Seed $2.1M–$13M; Series A $3.2M–$21M; Series B $7.5M–$48M
  • Lead/follow: 57% lead, 43% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $101M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Turtl — Create personalized interactive content experiences that excite, engage and convert your audience with Turtl's intuitive content software.
  • Sprout.ai
  • Minimum — Take control of your organization's carbon accounting and management with granular, robust and auditable emissions data.
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Dave Morin
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

Dave is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Offline Ventures.He was Founder & Partner Emeritus of Slow Ventures. A leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm that champions long term thinking and innovation. Slow serves a community of over 200 of the most innovative entrepreneurs and companies in the world. Including Slack, Pinterest,Evernote, NextDoor, Postmates, Blue Bottle and more.He was the Co-Founder and CEO of Path which was acquired by Kakao in 2015. He co-founded Path with the mission of being a source of happiness, meaning, and connection through simplicity, quality, and privacy in technology and design. Path continues to serves tens of millions of people each month to this day.Dave has had a lifelong passion for technology, entrepreneurship, culture, design, photography, nature, skiing, and improving society. He served both Apple and Facebook for several years during periods of rapid innovation and growth. Today, he serves on the Board of Directors of Eventbrite, Dwell, and Hinge. And, on the Boards of three Non-Profit Organizations, the United States Ski and Snowboard Association, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and Montana ExplorationWorks. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He grew up under the big sky of Montana where he was ranked as one of the top downhill ski racers in America. Today, he lives and works in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area with his wife Brit, son Ansel, and dog Pixel.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Internet, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, France, Finland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 68
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$3.5M; Series A $2.5M–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Zeel — Zeel delivers Massage On Demand:registered: - top-quality massages from licensed, vetted massage therapists to homes, hotels, workplaces, and events in as little as an hour, or up to a month in advance. With Zeel, customers enjoy a massage in the comfort, convenience, safety, and privacy of the place and time of their choosing, 7 days a week, 365days a year, with start times as early as 8 am and as late as 10:30 pm. Services by app for iPhone or Android . Our first service offering is Massage On Demand:registered:. Zeel has been offering Massage On Demand since December 2012, launching the app on April 2, 2013. Massage On Demand:registered: is disrupting the $15B US and $80B global massage market.The Zeel app allows customers to get massage at their home, hotel, workplace or event in as little as an hour, or up to a month in advance. They choose between a soothing Swedish and invigorating deep tissue massage. Customers pay a set price (including tax & tip), charged to their credit card on file. All therapists are fully vetted in person, licensed in their state of practice, insured (minimum of $1M), background-checked and trained by the Zeel team to reach the highest levels of customer service and experience. In September 2013, Zeel launched Massage Zeelot, the first-ever same-day, on-demand massage subscription service. Customers receive at least one in-home, on-demand Zeel Massage per month at a preferred rate, along with a free professional-grade massage table, theirs to keep.
  • Dance — Dance is an electric mobility subscription company that makes it easy to explore your city with an electric bike or moped.
  • Dash Radio — 100% Free Music. More Variety. Zero Commercials. The Best DJ's & Stations. No BS
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Effort Fribourg
VC Fund · Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

Effort Fribourg aims to promote the economic development of the city and the agglomeration of Freiburg. In particular, it supports the creation and development of companies or any other economic activity that creates new jobs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sports, Manufacturing, Sporting Goods
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Dahu — DAHU Sports is a Swiss company that manufactures ski boots for skiing, walking, hiking, and driving. Founded in 2011 by Nicolas Frey, DAHU Sports was officially launched in November 2013 with thousand pairs sold during the 1st season.
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The New Frontiers (TNF)
VC Fund · Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

We act as a catalystfor innovation and industry disruptiontowards building a smarter world. TNF is an international investment firm that acts as a catalyst for innovation and industry disruption towards building a smarter world. TNF takes a long-term approach to creating value through venture capital, private equity investments and private financing.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Blockchain, EdTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Switzerland, India, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$5.2M; Series A $8.5M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CSX Carbon — Cutting-edge natural capital management. By using high quality data analysis to measure carbon, we enable landowners to receive a fair return on their natural assets and allow businesses to independently verify their climate actions.
  • Equip Sport — Gain access to the fastest growing network of rental lockers worldwide. Equip gives you instant access to SUP and sports rental anywhere, anytime.
  • Metaphysiks — Metaphysiks is a groundbreaking immersive technology company combining world leading neuroscience and robotics to create multisensory experiences.
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Stripes
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

Stripes invests globally in companies with amazing products for consumers and businesses and helps them scale.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Series B, Series C, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Israel, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 166
  • Round size: Series A $8M–$100M; Series B $20M–$100M; Series C $30M–$175M
  • Lead/follow: 52% lead, 48% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2016

Portfolio highlights

  • Snooze — Snooze A.M. Eatery turns the breakfast & brunch restaurant experience into a party, serving the best craveable food. It's breakfast but different!
  • Harvest Hosts — A membership for RVers that provides unique RV camping at 2000+ wineries, breweries, distilleries, farms, museums, and other unique locations!
  • LaLa Land Kind Cafe — LaLa Land Kind is an organic cafe dedicated to empowering and mentoring young individuals through employment.LaLa Land Kind Cafe's mission is to empower foster youth through employment and mentorship while promoting kindness as a social norm.They firmly believe that the measure of success lies in the positive impact they create in society.By striving to make a positive difference in the lives of every individual who enters their doors, they aim to ignite a contagious wave of kindness. With each new store they open and every person they touch, they seek to exemplify that kindness is the true path forward.
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Sam Lessin
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

SAM LESSIN - Co-Founder @ Fin.com

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, Mobile Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Israel, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 45
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$8.2M; Series A $11M–$47M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • OnlyFans — Jahid (Bengali:জাহিদ) is a rising Indian YouTuber, Gamer, Telegram Channel Moderator,Onlyfans Video Creator and Entrepreneur .Jahid was born on 03 June 2000. Being optimistic about his chosen career, he has an outstanding Digital Knowledge. He always says “Born To Express, not Impress”.
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  • Riverside — Riverside.fm makes it easy for podcasters and media companies to record remote interviews in studio quality. End result? 4k video and WAV audio content.
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Philippe Bubb
Angel · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

Philippe Bubb is the Founder at session.vc. Philippe Bubb attended at University of St.Gallen - University of Economics, Law and Social Sciences.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Software, CRM
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Switzerland, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • bexio — Bexio is a Swiss-based company that helps small businesses with cloud-based business and accounting software to grow their businesses. It develops and sells accounting software for small and medium companies. Bexio was founded in 2013 and is based in Rapperswil, Zurich.
  • Dagsmejan — Dagsmejan changed this by introducing the technology from the sportswear to sleepwear sector. The company has launched two product lines – BALANCE, adjusting to the natural temperature of the sleeper, - and STAY WARM.
  • Verity — Verity is the global leader in autonomous indoor drone systems, delivering cutting-edge solutions that work—every time. Our track record for building systems that are 100% reliable in environments where failure is not an option has earned us the trust of our clients around the globe including IKEA and DSV.Our integrated inventory tracking systemis powered by autonomous drone technology to enable zero-error warehouses for big box retailers, high-turnover 3PLs, and consumer goods manufacturers in Europe and the US. Verity’s solutions automate inventory management, monitoring, and inspection tasks, providing clients actionable insights into their daily operations.In the live events industries, Verity’s systems create magical moments for audiences around the globe, providing stunning light shows for clients including Cirque du Soleil and Madison Square Garden, and for global tours of major artists including Metallica, Drake, and Céline Dion.
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MINUS2
VC Fund · Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

MINUS2 is an independent investment boutique that promotes bold, sustainable solutions in the textile, fashion, and design industries.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sporting Goods
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Capt'n Greenfin — Capt'n Greenfin is a new material for sustainable fishing baits and aims to revolutionize the sportfishing industry in a sustainable way.
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Swisspreneur Syndicate
VC Fund · Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

Swisspreneur Syndicate connects investors with exceptional founder talents from our community for pre-seed investments.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Software, Analytics
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$5.2M; Pre-Seed $473k–$1.4M; Series A $4.1M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Cutiss — CUTISS AG can now bio-engineer large quantities of individually customized human skin grafts, denovoSkin™, starting off from a very small piece of healthy patient’s skin. Because of its intrinsic characteristics, denovoSkin™ is expected to result in a minimally scarring outcome after transplantation. denovoSkin™ received a Swissmedic, EMA and FDAOrphan drug designation for the treatment of burns.
  • qCella — qCella Impregnate natural fibers with copper and utilize them to create heating mats that outperform commercially available heating wires. When linked to a power source (e.g., a battery), the mats have the right electrical resistance over the entire structure, allowing them to heat uniformly.
  • Capt'n Greenfin — Capt'n Greenfin is a new material for sustainable fishing baits and aims to revolutionize the sportfishing industry in a sustainable way.
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New Frontiers Group
VC Fund · Vienna, Wien, Austria · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

NFG helps companies to compete in the global market and supports them as they operate in these regional markets.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Sporting Goods
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Equip Sport — Gain access to the fastest growing network of rental lockers worldwide. Equip gives you instant access to SUP and sports rental anywhere, anytime.
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Chung Ng
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

Solving Human Problems for over 25 years as ex-CXO @Publicis Groupe | Exited $50M ARR Agency | Web 2&3 Investor & Advisor

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Real Estate, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Spain, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 22
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$2.8M; Series A $3M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Stuf — Stuf Storage Homepage
  • Daring Foods — Craveable delicious plant chicken made from non-GMO plants and a short list of wholesome ingredients.
  • Hero Cosmetics — Hero Cosmetics is creating solutions for those times they have a pimple emergency. Their broader vision is to create products that can be their hero when their skin is in a pinch.
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Lorenz Bogaert
Angel · Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups, 9 in the past 12 months

Lorenz is co-founder and CEO Ghent-based start-up studio StarApps. He also co-founded early stage investment fund Pitchdrive. He previously created Netlog, Twoo (exit to Tinder), Realo (exit to Axel Springer), Delta (exit to eToro) and Rydoo (exit to Sodexo).

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Belgium, United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 63
  • Round size: Seed $445k–$4.2M; Pre-Seed $120k–$1.7M; Series A $3.8M–$5.7M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Feedelity — Feedelity is a software that centralizes customer feedback from various sources (complaint mail, social media inboxes, Google reviews, restaurant delivery platforms etc.), automates customer interaction and makes valuable insights and trends visible using artificial intelligence. The result is an increased customer satisfaction, e-reputation andteam efficiency.
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  • Aikido Security — Easily discover and track all your security issues in one place with Aikido's all-in-one AppSec product.
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Lucian Wagner
Angel · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

Lucian Wagner is the Chairman and Co-Founder of Launch in the US Alliance. Lucian has a truly global outlook with an extensive set of contacts in North America, Europe, and Asia. Lucian is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur with several successful start-ups to his credit. He has 20 years of semiconductor industry experience. Lucian was born inGermany, educated in the French school system, and went on to earn a B.Sc. in International Economics from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University (with a minor in Russian) and an MBA from INSEAD.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Music, Drones
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$2.3M
  • Lead/follow: 80% lead, 20% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ENANTIOS — ENANTIOS specializes in creating benchtop analytical instruments that provide industries, research institutions, and academic facilities.
  • Hydromea — Hydromea is a Swiss company with core expertise in underwater robotics, through-water wireless communication networks and underwater navigation.
  • Snowcookie — Ski tracking sensors by bode miller for racers and coaches
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Capital Risque Fribourg
VC Fund · Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

Capital Risque Fribourg is a venture capital that provides funding opportunities for startups and SMEs. The company’s product portfolio includes creating jobs in Canton, Entrepreneurial quality design, industrialization, shareholder loans, identifying promising markets, and more. Capital Risque Fribourg was founded in 1998 is headquarteredFribourg, Switzerland.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Sports, Energy
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Switzerland, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $1.9M–$3.8M; Series A $1.1M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Cortexia — Cortexia provides to the cities worldwide an objective and automatic measurement system, based on intelligent vision. Mobile cameras recognise and map the littering according to categories in the whole city and compute a cleanliness index.
  • Bloom Biorenewables Ltd — By transforming natural materials found in biomass, we create the first true alternative to petroleum.
  • Seprify — Enabling sustainable products
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Verve Ventures
VC Fund · Zug, Zug, Switzerland · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Switzerland, Germany, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 273
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$12M; Series A $2.6M–$18M; Series B $4.2M–$45M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $66M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Kiutra — We provide cryogen-free cooling systems that simplify low-temperature research. Our solutions offer fast cooldowns, automated control and millikelvin performance ideal for quantum technologies and material science.
  • Sleepiz — Sleepiz is a Zürich based startup with the aim to enable the medical community to take healthcare into the home environment. Sleepiz provides an easy and comfortable to use solution with a device that is simply placed on the bedside table. The device operates in a non-contact fashion and measures movements originating from heart contractions andbreathing patterns as well as body motions with medical grade accuracy.By making use of wireless millimeter wave technology, sensor fusion and artificial intelligence Sleepiz will in the future not only able to diagnose sleep disorders, but also to perform long-term monitoring. Thereby, the progression of chronic diseases can be monitored to allow faster intervention and better treatment.
  • Clinpal — Backed by over 30 years of scientific discovery and validation, Cambridge Cognition offers the end-to-end platform for CNS clinical trials.
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3wVentures
VC Fund · Herisau, Ausser-Rhoden, Switzerland · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

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

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: Switzerland, Spain, Austria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 42
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$3.8M; Angel $583k–$2.1M; Series A $1.2M–$8M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $100M in 1999

Portfolio highlights

  • 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:
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  • 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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Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT)
VC Fund · Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups, 23 in the past 12 months

The Foundation for Technology Innovation gives financial assistance to creative and technological projects at various phases of development. FIT funds projects in energy and the environment, information and digital technology, life sciences and health, precision industries, and nutrition and agriculture.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Grant, Seed
  • Geography: Switzerland, France, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 190
  • Round size: Seed $117k–$1.2M; Grant $13k–$125k; Debt Financing $107k–$583k
  • Lead/follow: 93% lead, 7% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Phonemia — Phonemia is a digital health company that offers artificial intelligence and speech therapy services.
  • EM Path Tech — EM Path offers a cutting-edge radio frequency testing solution that caters to the needs of antenna and wireless system providers across diverse industry sectors. Our clients include Consumer Electronics, Antenna Component Providers, Automotive Radar Manufacturers, Radio Telescope Facilities, and Satellite Communication Companies. Our innovativesolution excels in streamlined data acquisition, eliminating the necessity for laborious point-to-point scanning of antennas. This not only enhances efficiency but also provides a competitive edge in the market. EM Path received supports from HEIG-VD, FIT, Venture Competition, VentureKick and Innosuisse.
  • DiverSsiTy SA — DiverSsiTy SA develops personalized, patient-centric digital health technologies (DHTs) to improve the lives of patients suffering from neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), among which are those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related comorbidities like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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Christopher Spray
Angel · Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · 1 investments in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups

Christopher Spray served as a Venture Partner at Atlas Venture L.P. Mr. Spray worked in the technology group of Atlas Venture and invested in software and services and Internet related businesses. Mr. Spray established firm’s Boston office in 1986 and was responsible for United States operations until 1998 when he moved to London office. Mr. Sprayhad moved to United States in 1985 as an Investment Director at CIN Investment Company. He started his venture capital career in 1983 with CINVen. Mr. Spray serves as Director of DoveBid, GoIndustry, Kalido, NTRglobal, Zinwave, picoChip, KDS, and MOO Print Ltd. He served as a Director at Kalido, Inc., Koodos, Corizon Ltd., and 3V Transaction Services Limited. He has been an investor and Board Member in number of successful companies, including OnDisplay and RightPoint Software. Mr. Spray also served on the Board of Business Objects from 1992 to 1994. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BA in English Literature from Oxford University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Software, Video
  • Stage:Seed, Series B, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, Switzerland, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Peak — Challenge your brain with Peak, the No.1 app for your mind. Push your cognitive skills to their limits and use your time better with fun, challenging games and workouts that test your Focus, Memory, Problem Solving, Mental Agility and more.
  • 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.
  • Plum Guide — Plum Guide handpicks the world's best vacation rentals, holiday homes, short term lets and Airbnbs from over 25 different sites
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Sporting Goods Investor funding in Switzerland at a glance

Stats across 34 deals from 33 investors.

33
investors
in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups
34
deals
in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups
$316k
median round
in Switzerland Sporting Goods startups
36%
lead investors
lead at least one round
21%
Seed
most common funding stage
70/30
VC / Angel
share of investor count

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