Investors in Zurich

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Verve Ventures

Founded in 2010, Verve Ventures is a European venture capital firm headquartered in Switzerland. It operates a digital investment platform for qualified investors, enabling them to build diversified startup portfolios with investments starting at EUR 10,000. With over EUR 130 million invested in over 100 startups and a community of 5,000 registered investors, Verve Ventures focuses on science and technology sectors, sourcing top deals and structuring rounds for its investors.
Made 39 investments in Zurich

Founderful

Founderful, established in Zurich, Switzerland, is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments, particularly in the pre-seed phase. It supports Switzerland's most promising tech entrepreneurs, aiming to help them grow into global market leaders.
Made 17 investments in Zurich

EquityPitcher Ventures

EquityPitcher Ventures is an early-growth venture capital firm based in Zurich, Switzerland. It backs B2B companies across the DACH region and collaborates with industry experts, investors, and exit partners to help entrepreneurs access know-how, networks, and capital needed to scale.
Made 6 investments in Zurich

Tenity

Established in 2015, Tenity is an international innovation hub and early-stage investor specializing in financial technology (fintech), insurtech, web3, digital health, and related sectors. With a strong focus on Europe, EMEA, and APAC regions, the company has over a decade of experience accelerating fintech innovation globally.
Made 12 investments in Zurich

Serpentine Ventures

Founded in 2019, Serpentine Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It focuses on investing in information technology and SaaS sectors across Europe.
Made 10 investments in Zurich

Redalpine

Redalpine is a pan-European venture capital firm founded in 2006 that blends financial investment, operational expertise, and an extensive international network to help entrepreneurs turn their vision into reality. With offices in Zurich and Berlin and a presence in London and San Francisco, it backs software and science companies across Europe from early stages onward, managing over 1 billion in assets. The firm supports a broad portfolio of disruptive startups, including N26, Taxfix, Inkitt, 9fin, Carvolution, vivenu, and Infinite Roots, through hands-on guidance and strategic connections across its network. It focuses on Europe-wide investments in information technology, healthcare, fintech, and related sectors, aiming to drive value creation through active involvement with portfolio companies.
Made 12 investments in Zurich

SIX FinTech Ventures

SIX FinTech Ventures is the venture capital arm of SIX Group AG, established on December 1, 2017, and based in Zurich, Switzerland. It focuses on early-stage startups, primarily targeting Seed to Series A investments within the financial technology sector. The firm seeks to invest in various segments of the financial industry, including wealth management, capital markets, RegTech, and token ecosystems, while also exploring emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things, and augmented/virtual reality. SIX FinTech Ventures prefers to invest primarily in Switzerland and Western Europe, while also considering opportunities in other global regions. Its initial investment typically ranges from CHF 0.2 million to CHF 3 million in the first round.
Made 5 investments in Zurich

Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital

Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital, established in 2010, is a Zurich-based investment arm of Credit Suisse AG. It specializes in direct and secondary direct investments, focusing on private equity and venture capital for startups and growth-stage companies. The firm invests in small and medium-sized companies across various sectors, with a particular interest in fintech. It prefers to invest in Swiss joint-stock or limited liability companies with a minimum paid-up capital of CHF 0.1 million. The investment size ranges from CHF 0.25 million to CHF 8 million in equity, and CHF 0.2 million to CHF 3 million in equity-type loans. Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital seeks minority equity stakes, typically up to 49%, and aims to exit investments within four to seven years. It does not require board representation or management participation in portfolio companies and makes balance sheet investments.
Made 2 investments in Zurich

B2Venture

Founded in 2000, B2Venture is a Swiss venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments across various sectors including AI/ML, automation, biotech, fintech, and more. They invest EUR 100m+ annually with ticket sizes ranging from EUR 0.25m to 3.5m.
Made 13 investments in Zurich

QBIT Capital

QBIT Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Zurich, Switzerland, founded in 2021. The firm focuses on investing in pre-seed, early-stage, and later-stage companies. By targeting innovative startups, QBIT Capital aims to support entrepreneurs in their growth journeys and drive advancements across various industries.
Made 1 investment in Zurich

VI Partners

Established in 2001, VI Partners is a Swiss venture capital firm headquartered in Altendorf. It focuses on investing in promising healthcare and technology startups across Switzerland and Europe, providing them with capital, coaching, and network support.
Made 12 investments in Zurich

BackBone Ventures

Founded in 2018, BackBone Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Zurich and Frankfurt am Main. It specializes in seed and early-stage investments, focusing on information technology, food tech, and disruptive technologies across Europe and Israel.
Made 2 investments in Zurich

StartAngels Network

StartAngels Network is an angel investment firm located in Zurich, Switzerland, established in 1999. The firm specializes in providing investment consulting services and focuses on sectors such as medtech, information and communication technology (ICT), clean technology, instruments, micro-technology, and nanotechnology. Through its investment activities, StartAngels Network aims to support innovative startups and entrepreneurs within these industries.
Made 5 investments in Zurich

European Innovation Council

Established in 2020, the European Innovation Council supports innovative startups and researchers with promising ideas, focusing on early-stage companies with positive environmental, social, or governance impacts. It co-invests alongside private investors.
Made 13 investments in Zurich

VP Venture Partners

Founded in 2020, VP Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Zurich, Switzerland. It invests primarily in life science, medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, and medtech companies across Europe.
Made 2 investments in Zurich

Spicehaus Partners

Spicehaus Partners is an independent Swiss venture capital investor focusing on early-stage technology companies within Switzerland. Founded in 2018, the firm combines investment experience and entrepreneurship to create long-term partnerships with portfolio companies.
Made 6 investments in Zurich

Blue Horizon

Founded in 2016, Blue Horizon is a Swiss investment firm focused on the agriculture and food processing sectors. It partners with farmers, food producers, and distribution chains to invest in companies and support innovation in plant-based foods and food technology.
Made 2 investments in Zurich

Bloomhaus Ventures

Established in 2022, Bloomhaus Ventures is a Swiss-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments. It concentrates on Industrytech, Deeptech (AI, IoT, robotics, blockchain, cybersecurity), and CleanTech sectors, primarily backing B2B startups at the pre-seed and seed stages across Europe, with a particular focus on the DACH region.
Made 3 investments in Zurich

Ringier Digital Ventures AG

Ringier Digital Ventures AG is a venture capital arm of Ringier AG specializing in startup investments. The firm invests in digital sector, reach driven internet and mobile sectors. Ringier Digital Ventures AG is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

TX Ventures

TX Ventures is the corporate venture arm of TX Group, based in Zurich, Switzerland. It invests in fintechs that democratize access to financial products and aims to improve financial security, efficiency and sustainability. It provides hands-on support to portfolio companies in marketing, technology and IT security.
Made 2 investments in Zurich

Privilège Ventures

Privilège Ventures is a Swiss venture capital firm specializing in seed/startup and early-stage investments. Based primarily in Switzerland with additional offices in Europe, the firm focuses on HealthTech, AgrifoodTech, CleanTech, industrial-tech, med-tech, wearables, and general ICT sectors.
Made 1 investment in Zurich

Lakestar

Founded in 2012, Lakestar is a venture capital firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It invests in technology companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs across Europe and the United States. With an aggregated volume of over EUR 2bn under management, Lakestar supports its portfolio with strategic advice in business development, recruitment, technology, and marketing.
Made 2 investments in Zurich

TA Ventures

TA Ventures is a global venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology startups and select growth-stage opportunities. It writes initial equity checks and provides follow-on investment capacity to help portfolio companies scale, focusing on sectors including digital health, mobility and logistics, fintech, consumer tech, and enterprise software, as well as AI-enabled applications. The firm emphasizes swift execution and active support, leveraging its international network to connect portfolio companies with high-quality co-investors and to access cost-efficient R&D talent. Headquartered in Kyiv, TA Ventures operates across Europe, North America and other regions with additional offices in Frankfurt, Boston, Zurich, Grand Cayman, Nicosia and elsewhere, reflecting a global footprint. The firm shows a preference for opportunities in Ukraine and Israel, and aims to help Western market entrants in local ecosystems through collaboration, while typically avoiding board seats in some investments.
Made 3 investments in Zurich

Xlife Sciences

Xlife Sciences is a Zurich-based venture capital firm focused on the life sciences sector. Founded in 2019, it funds and advances early-stage research from universities and research institutions to address unmet medical needs and improve quality of life. It supports projects across technology platforms, biotechnologies and therapies, medical technology, and AI-enabled life sciences and digital health solutions.

ACE & Company

ACE & Company is an investment firm headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 2005, that makes global investments through private markets in private equity and venture capital. It pursues three core strategies: secondaries, buyouts, and ventures, and emphasizes portfolio construction that customizes risk and return while diversifying according to a company’s development stage. The firm focuses on healthcare services, information technology, financial services, energy services, and business products and services, supported by specialized teams that aim for long-term, sustainable results across private markets. The firm has approximately 1.8 billion dollars in assets.
Made 8 investments in Zurich

Wellington Partners

Wellington Partners is a Munich-based venture capital firm with offices in London and Zurich that invests in technology and life sciences companies across Europe. It targets early-stage and growth-stage opportunities in Digital Media, Software, Electronics and Photonics, Resource Efficiency and Biotech/Life Sciences, including digital health, industrial biotechnology and IT/TMT sectors. The firm provides entrepreneurs with resources to execute their strategies and typically leads rounds, with investments ranging from approximately €0.5 million to €20 million and potential commitments up to €15 million depending on maturity. Since its founding in 1998, it has backed European startups through multiple investment vehicles focused on technology and life sciences.
Made 1 investment in Zurich

Occident Group

Founded in 2012, Occident Group is an owner-managed venture capital investor based in Munich and Zug. It focuses on investing in deep tech start-ups, particularly those originating from scientific research, with a emphasis on life sciences and industrial tech sectors. The company supports these start-ups from the seed stage onwards, providing long-term financial backing and extensive experience to enable their success.
Made 9 investments in Zurich

Übermorgen Ventures

Founded in 2019, Übermorgen Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Zürich, Switzerland. It invests in early-stage companies focused on climate technology, clean energy, carbon capture, and other sustainable sectors.

BlueOrchard Finance

Founded in 2001, BlueOrchard Finance is a global impact investment manager headquartered in Switzerland. It specializes in providing innovative financing solutions to microfinance institutions worldwide, aiming to advance socially responsible financial inclusion and offer attractive investment products.

Clima Now

Clima Now is an impact investment firm established in 2021 and based in Zurich, Switzerland. The company focuses on investing in Climate Tech, specifically targeting early-stage founders who are advancing the green energy transition, enhancing food safety through AgTech, and developing carbon dioxide removal innovations. Clima Now aims to fund solutions that effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, capture greenhouse gases, and promote socio-political change for climate protection, thereby contributing to a sustainable future.

responsAbility Investments

responsAbility Investments is a leading impact asset manager headquartered in Zurich that manages assets for institutional and private investors. The firm oversees about USD 3 to 3.5 billion across some 450 ESG-managed high-impact companies in roughly 90 emerging economies, with investments spanning financial inclusion, climate finance, sustainable food, and related sectors. Since its founding in 2003, it has built a global presence with offices in cities including Bangkok, Lima, Mumbai, Nairobi, Oslo, Paris and Tbilisi, and it maintains a FINMA-registered framework. The firm pursues responsible investing by combining financial returns with measurable social and environmental outcomes aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Vine Ventures

Established in 2019 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Vine Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on exploring innovative business models within the life sciences sector.

Ennea Capital Partners

Ennea Capital Partners is a financial services firm based in Munich, Germany, with additional offices in Berlin, Amsterdam, London, and Zurich. Founded in 2016, the company specializes in private equity, venture capital, and strategic advisory services, focusing on innovative sectors such as travel, mobility, media, and technology. Ennea engages in direct investments, including early and mid-stage ventures, as well as fund of fund investments in private equity and venture capital. The firm typically invests between $0.2 million and $1 million and prefers to take majority stakes in its portfolio companies. In addition to investment activities, Ennea provides comprehensive consulting services, including M&A advisory, business strategy optimization, and market insight, aimed at fostering growth and enhancing operational efficiency for its clients. With a focus on Europe and Asia, particularly in regions like Germany, Austria, India, and Switzerland, Ennea Capital Partners acts as a reliable partner for businesses navigating complex market landscapes.

Delwik Group

Established in 2018, Delwik Group is a Swiss-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies across Europe, the USA, Middle East, and Africa. The company focuses on sectors such as tech, fintech, food tech, data analytics, health tech, edtech, consumer goods, lifestyle, sports, creative industries, and financial services.

Stableton Financial

Stableton Financial is an investment firm based in Switzerland, founded in 2018 with offices in Zurich, Zug, and Berlin. It operates a private markets platform that provides access to private blue-chip tech and pre-IPO investments through modular, institutional-grade portfolios and co-investment opportunities. The platform targets growth-stage, tech-enabled opportunities across cloud, enterprise software-as-a-service, consumer technologies, information technology and fintech sectors, serving private and mid-size investors, financial intermediaries and investment managers. The firm supports portfolio construction and white-label solutions, leveraging its deal flow and execution capabilities to deliver semi-liquid, open-ended growth equity opportunities.

Sygnum

Sygnum is a digital asset bank headquartered in Zurich that provides regulated services across digital asset banking, custody, brokerage, lending, asset management, and tokenization. The company serves institutional and professional clients, including banks, corporations, and distributed ledger technology foundations, with secure infrastructure and expert support for investing in and managing digital assets. Sygnum offers B2B solutions that enable clients to access liquidity, tokenize assets, and manage digital portfolios within a compliant framework. Founded in 2017, the firm operates internationally, with activity in Switzerland and Singapore, and emphasizes regulated, secure handling of digital assets for custody, trading, and asset management.

Beechtree Capital

Beechtree Capital is a private investment firm that engages in private equity and venture capital activities, focusing on mezzanine, emerging-growth, and mature-stage opportunities. It provides equity and debt financing and typically aims to be a lead investor while also collaborating in syndicates. The firm operates from offices in New York and Scottsdale and supports entrepreneurs and established companies across sectors including energy, environmental, medical, and related industries. It leverages its network of family offices, investment banks, and professional partners to advise and fund ventures, helping to crystallize strategic visions and bring innovative products and services to market. The firm emphasizes a hands-on approach to growth and value creation through both advisory services and capital provision.

Affentranger Associates

Founded in 2002, Affentranger Associates is a Swiss venture capital firm focused on investing in technology and industrial sectors within Switzerland and neighboring countries. The company aims to create sustainable long-term returns by balancing capital and operational investments.

Mission Possible Capital

Mission Possible Capital is a venture capital investment firm established in 2022 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm focuses on investing in European-based companies that are engaged in digital, health, impact, and deep technology sectors. Mission Possible Capital targets ambitious founders committed to ethical practices and driven to effect meaningful change for both society and the environment. The firm believes that the pursuit of high financial returns should align with the aim of creating significant positive impact, emphasizing that true influence is measured by the extent to which it transforms lives.

Nordic Eye Venture Capital

Nordic Eye Venture Capital is a Danish venture capital firm with offices in Copenhagen, Zurich, London and San Francisco. It invests in Nordic early-growth technology and lifestyle companies that have global growth potential. The firm provides hands-on support and strategic guidance to help portfolio companies pursue exits within about five years.

William Blair

Founded in 1935, William Blair is a global investment management firm offering comprehensive financial services. It provides portfolio management, sales and trading, investment banking services, mutual funds, venture capital financing, and private equity investments. The company serves individual, institutional, and issuing clients across various sectors.

Touzimsky Kapital

Touzimsky Kapital is an advisory services provider and venture capital investment firm founded in 2011, with bases in Zurich, Switzerland, and Prague, Czech Republic. The company specializes in strategic advisory services related to investments, focusing on formulating tailored strategies for clients. It primarily targets businesses in the Czech Republic and Slovakia that have an annual turnover between 4 and 40 million euros, possess a clear growth-oriented business plan, and demonstrate effective management. Additionally, the firm engages in independent investments or collaborations with private clients in promising projects, leveraging its expertise in strategic advice, financial management, and public relations to support its investment goals.

Nextech Invest

Founded in 1998, Nextech Invest is a venture capital firm based in Zurich, Switzerland. It specializes in early-stage investments globally in healthcare and life science companies, with a focus on biotechnology, therapeutics, drug discovery, and oncology sectors.

VIVA Investment Partners

VIVA Investment Partners is a Swiss-based venture capital firm founded in 2018 and headquartered in Zollikon, with a presence in London, Athens and Zurich. It uses a multi-manager investment platform to support emerging entrepreneurs in property, technology and asset management, and concentrates on five ecosystems: Eco-Living/Real Estate/PropTech; Electric Vehicles and Sustainable Mobility; Data Collection Infrastructure and IoT; Digital Securities; and Tech-Enabled Consumer. The firm targets investments across business services, electric mobility, energy economics, digital assets and securities, luxury and wellbeing, data as an asset, sustainability and information technology, aiming to back ventures that leverage technology and data to scale.

Mountain Partners

Founded in Switzerland, Mountain Partners is a global company builder and early-stage investor focusing on disruptive tech companies. With a presence in emerging markets like Latin America, Middle East, and Southeast Asia, they support young businesses in incubation phase, internationalize proven models, provide active management, and facilitate exits via acquisition or IPO.

DM Capital

DM Capital Ltd. is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Shenzhen, China, with additional offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Zurich, Toronto, and Boston. Founded in 2001, the firm specializes in early-stage, growth, and PIPE investments, primarily focusing on the healthcare sector. Its investment areas include innovative medical technologies, artificial intelligence, big data, biomedicine, genetic technology, stem cell technology, and medical devices, among others. DM Capital also provides industrial investment and financial advisory services. In 2015, the firm spun off its private equity fund into an affiliated company, Pier99 Capital, which focuses on international mergers and acquisitions between China and Western markets, primarily in Europe.

Lurra Capital

Established in 2017, Lurra Capital is a Swiss-based private investment firm with a diversified portfolio focusing on venture capital, real estate, and private equity investments.

AIJ Global

AIJ Global is an international investment group with a diversified portfolio across asset classes, including search funds (entrepreneurship through acquisition), private equity, and late-stage venture investments. The firm provides ongoing guidance to entrepreneurs and collaborates with operating partners, leveraging a global network of industry experts. It pursues long-term opportunities, seeking controlling interests through buyouts or minority positions through growth and late-stage investments, and emphasizes flexibility in capital deployment to support durable, non-cyclical ventures.

Session.vc

Session.vc is an early-stage investor founded in late 2019 by Martin Altorfer and Philippe Bubb. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, it focuses on backing bold entrepreneurs in the software and consumer sectors within the DACH region.

Helsana HealthInvest

Helsana HealthInvest is the corporate venture capital arm of Helsana, based in Zurich and founded in 2020, investing in healthcare companies across Europe at seed, early, and growth stages to improve efficiency and the delivery of care in health systems.