# Top 50 Sports Startup Investors in Switzerland in June 2026

## GoBeyond
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Medical, Software

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.

## Swiss Founders Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Saint Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce

Swiss Founders Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Switzerland. We invest CHF 100k-300k in Pre-Seed and Seed stage startups globally.

## Verve Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology

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.

## Steven Nzonzi
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Soccer, Sports

Steven Nzonzi is a French professional footballer at Qatar Stars League club Al-Rayyan and winner of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

## mediaforgrowth
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Focus: Golf, Sports, Travel

mediaforgrowth (MFG) is the go-to partner for growth-stage founders to amplify mass-market reach, for media companies to access new advertisers, and for investors to discover exclusive deals.

## CV VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Software, FinTech

We invest in blockchain

## Octopus Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

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.

## Alex Hoye
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Apps, Internet

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.

## Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Debt Financing, Grant, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology

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.

## TheVentureCity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence

TheVentureCity is a global early-stage venture fund, investing in product-centric startups across the US, Europe, and Latam. With more than $150M under management, the firm invests from pre-seed and seed with a ticket size from $100-500k to Series A with $1-4M.

## Dave Morin
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Mobile, Internet, E-Commerce

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.

## 3wVentures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herisau, Ausser-Rhoden, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Medical

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.

## FortyOne Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ch'arants'avan, Kotayk', Armenia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Services, Information Technology, Software

At Fortyone AG they hold participations in non-listed companies. They are guided by the question: "Can they make a difference?". As active investors, they make investments in which, in addition to the financial resources, they can add value to their knowledge, their experience and their relationships. In order to live up to this smartmoney approach and to be able to actively influence the corporate design, they usually require the involvement of the Board of Directors. The scope of the participation depends on the requirements.

## Capital Risque Fribourg
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Sports, Energy

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.

## TR Invest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tafers, Fribourg, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Software, Apps

Private Investment Company

## Chung Ng
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Real Estate, Internet

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

## Lucian Wagner
- Type: Angel
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Skiing, Sports, Fitness

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 in Germany, 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.

## SMD MedicalTrade
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Fitness, Health Care

SMD MedicalTrade is a medical trading platform.

## Mindspring Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Newport Beach, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Sports, Advertising, Video

Mindspring Capital is a globally oriented, early-stage investment firm that empowers technology ventures in the sports industry. We focus on backing seed-stage B2B entrepreneurs that redefine the business of sport..

## Panda Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Blockchain, Information Technology, Robotics

Founded in 2015, Panda Capital is a new generation venture capital firm in China focused on early-stage businesses powered by innovative and disruptive technology.Panda Capital is a disciplined early-stage investor focused on companies from Angel to Series B stages and strive to become their first or the second institutional investor.We focus onfast-growing tech startups in areas including Data Driven AI Applications, Enterprise Services, Fintech, Logistics, Mobility & Transportation, and New Generation Consumer Trends.Our family of portfolio companies include: Mobike (Now as Meituan Bike), Atzuche, Mi-Me Financial, 1ziton, Intengine Technology, Xunyi (Antwork), Robot++, Aiwhale, Dr. White and Fulmz AI, etc. Panda Capital have received various awards including "2017 & 2018 China Venture Capital Firms Top 10" by Zero2IPO, “2017 China’s Best Venture Capital Firms Top 10” and “2017 China’s Best Return Venture Capital Firms Top 10” by China Venture, and “2017 China Venture Capital Firms in Sharing Economy Top 10” by 36Kr, etc.

## Harmony Medical
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Fitness, mHealth, Diabetes

Harmony’s mission is to provide physicians and their administrators with the tools necessary to deliver exceptional patient care and receive prompt, accurate compensation. They develop innovative, customized software and services that simplify daily workflow and maximize revenue opportunities for medical practices of all sizes and specialties. Youcan focus on patient care, while they focus on the tools for your success.

## StartAngels Network
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Medical, Health Care, Medical Device

StartAngels Network is a Zurich-based angel investment firm that provides investment consulting services.

## Paul Sevinç
- Type: Angel
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Travel, Software, Information Technology

Paul E Sevinç is Co-Founder & CTO at Doodle.

## Sam Lessin
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Internet, Mobile Apps

SAM LESSIN - Co-Founder @ Fin.com

## Aargauische Kantonalbank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Medical Device, Dental, Medical

Aargauische Kantonalbank (AKB) is a classical universal bank for private and corporate clients and institutional investors. They offer comprehensive services in all areas of banking. Their strengths include the needs-based, personalized and comprehensive advice and a comprehensive and competent care. The AKB has 31 offices in the canton of Aargauand the adjacent area Solothurn Olten-Gösgen-Gäu. Their company has about 790 employees and about 79 students. They serve approximately 230,000 customers. The AKB has been awarded by the rating agency Standard & Poor's AA + rating.

## Robolution Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Drones, Sensor, Artificial Intelligence

Service robotics represents a substantial opportunity for investors seeking growth and innovation.

## The New Frontiers (TNF)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Blockchain, EdTech

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.

## Fongit Seed Invest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Plan-les-ouates, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology

Fongit Seed Invest (FSI) is the leading Seed Money Fund of Switzerland for young technology companies. It provides smart seed capital.

## PM Equity Partner
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Wearables, Health Care, Apps

PM Equity Partner invest in entrepreneurs and growth companies that share Their vision of profitable sustainability and sustainable profitability. As a long-term investment partner Their support includes scientific substantiation, business development and marketing excellence in the following domains.They have travelled the world, speak manylanguages, and They are a no-nonsense team. They are the corporate venture capital and private equity investment arm of Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM). Meet the team that keeps its feet firmly on the ground and always aims high.

## Initiative Capital Romandie
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series E
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device

Initiative Capital Romandie is a private equity fund that focuses on technology companies based in Western Switzerland.

## Effort Fribourg
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Sports, Manufacturing, Sporting Goods

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.

## Maximon
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Fitness, Hospital

Maximon empowers entrepreneurs to build impactful, science-based and scalable companies providing healthy aging and rejuvenation solutions. "longevity"

## Jeffrey Broer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Blockchain, FinTech, Computer

Jeffrey Broer is the Advisor and Venture Partner of Mulana Capital. Took up Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc / Ing. in Commercial Engineering (WTB) at De Haagse Hogeschool / The Hague University of Applied Sciences.

## Philippe Bubb
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Financial Services

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

## Philip Wels
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Sports, Software, Information Technology

Philip Wels is an individual investor.

## Inversions Garbi
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Sports, eSports, Social Media

Family office

## AMRA Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Sports, eSports, Social Media

Family office

## Yann Sommer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Morges, Vaud, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Fitness, Internet, Wellness

Yann Sommer

## Zen11 Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Graz, Steiermark, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, AgTech, Soccer

Zen11 Holdings operates as an investment firm.

## Daniela Ryf
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Fitness, Wellness

Daniela Ryf is a professional athlete and ia individual investor.

## Christian Wanner
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Diving, Sports, Travel

Christian Wanner

## Leland Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Denver, Colorado, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Leland Ventures is a token-based hedge fund that founded by a professional invest team.

## STMicroelectronics
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series C, Series A
- Focus: Electronics, Fitness, mHealth

STMicroelectronics is a leading Integrated Device Manufacturer delivering solutions that are key to Smart Driving, Smart Industry, Smart Home & City and Smart Things.

## Bernina BioInvest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Biopharma

Bernina BioInvest is an investment Firm.

## SICTIC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

SICTIC is the leading angel investor network in Switzerland with the largest Swiss seed-stage startup dealflow.

## FTTF
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing

Deep Tech Start-Ups without a proven use case have hard times raising capital in early stages. We help to overcome this financing gap.

## Swisscom Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

Swisscom Ventures is an venture capital arm of Swisscom AG, that specializes in early stage tech investments founded in 2007.Swisscom Ventures invests in growth companies with emerging business models and technologies of strategic relevance to Swisscom's core business. As a value-add investor, Swisscom brings its investees the technicalexpertise and strategic insights of an incumbent telecom operator. We act as a bridge to Swisscom's operational business units, which portfolio companies can also leverage as a test environment for their products and services.Swisscom Ventures seeks minority stakes in companies related to the information/communications/entertainment space.

## Yuri Gurski
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Women's, Software

Yuri Gurski has been building international IT and media businesses for more than 15 years as an executive, entrepreneur, investor, and startup mentor. Yuri is acclaimed for his extraordinary number of business exits: the firms that Yuri funded and advised have been acquired by Google, Facebook, Farfetch, Playtech.Yuri is a Co-founder & CEOat Palta, a health & well-being technology company led by entrepreneurs on a mission to create a global positive impact. Across its consumer-centric health products, Palta already has more than 300 million users in apps like Flo, Simple, Zing, and others. It has also set an ambitious goal to empower more than 1 billion health-aware people with innovative health and wellness products. Headquartered in London with offices also in Vilnius, Limassol, and Warsaw, Palta has over 800 employees across its product companies. In 2021, Palta raised $100 million in a Series B funding round led by Per Brillioth at VNV Global, with the participation of Target Global and other existing and new investors. Yuri Gurski is a distinguished MBA alumnus of Kozminski University (in Warsaw/Poland). Yuri has received numerous awards, including Belarus Entrepreneur of the Year (2010 and 2011); Startup Mentor of the Year (2014), and Best Belarusian Entrepreneur Under 40 (2016).

## Jan van Berkel
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Fitness, Wellness

Jan van Berkel is a ironman hampion and professional ironman triathlete.

## Ginko Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Sensor

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