Verve Ventures

Verve Ventures is a European startup investment platform based in Zug, Switzerland, that focuses on providing qualified and institutional investors access to high-potential ventures. Founded in 2010, the firm has invested over EUR 130 million in more than 140 startups across various sectors, including science, technology, clean energy, and digital health. It operates a fully digital platform allowing private investors to build diversified portfolios with investments starting at EUR 10,000. Verve Ventures boasts a community of 5,000 registered investors, including family offices and pension funds, and is backed by Zürcher Kantonalbank, one of Switzerland's largest banks. The firm employs a dedicated team of investment professionals who rigorously screen thousands of startups annually to select the top 1% for investment. Beyond capital, Verve Ventures supports startups with essential resources such as hiring and client introductions, facilitating their growth and success in competitive markets.

Bernardo Bizzini

Senior Investment Associate

Romeo Bütler

Investment Manager

Chris Gay-Crosier

Investment Manager

Patrick Kroneman

Venture Capitalist

Martin Lehmann

Senior Investment Associate

Wassim Matar

Managing Partner

Thomas Meier

Principal

Xavier Mesnier Ph.D

Principal

Julien Pache

Venture Partner

Emma Schepers

Senior Investment Associate

Susanne Schorsch

Investment Manager

Alexander Seel

General Manager - Constructive Venture Fund

Lukas Weber

Co-Founder, CEO and Board Member

Past deals in Italy

Axelera AI

Series B in 2024
Axelera AI focuses on providing specialized hardware and software platforms to enhance artificial intelligence tasks, particularly in edge computing. Its primary product, the Metis™ AI Platform, combines hardware and software to offer high-performance, energy-efficient AI inference solutions. The platform's innovative design has earned recognition as a CES® 2024 Innovation Awards Honoree. Established in 2021 after incubation by Bitfury and collaboration with imec, Axelera AI is headquartered in the AI Innovation Center at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, with research and development offices in Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy. The company's team comprises experts in AI from leading firms and Fortune 500 companies, focusing on delivering sustainable edge applications through a custom dataflow architecture and multicore in-memory computing that minimizes power consumption.

Axelera AI

Series A in 2023
Axelera AI focuses on providing specialized hardware and software platforms to enhance artificial intelligence tasks, particularly in edge computing. Its primary product, the Metis™ AI Platform, combines hardware and software to offer high-performance, energy-efficient AI inference solutions. The platform's innovative design has earned recognition as a CES® 2024 Innovation Awards Honoree. Established in 2021 after incubation by Bitfury and collaboration with imec, Axelera AI is headquartered in the AI Innovation Center at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, with research and development offices in Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy. The company's team comprises experts in AI from leading firms and Fortune 500 companies, focusing on delivering sustainable edge applications through a custom dataflow architecture and multicore in-memory computing that minimizes power consumption.
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