1. Tenity
Investments: 294
Location: Zürich, Zurich
Socials: Website / LinkedIn / X / Facebook
Tenity is an innovation accelerator network and early-stage investor focused on FinTech, RegTech, InsurTech, Deeptech, and Climate Fintech. They provide comprehensive support to startups, helping them scale and succeed in highly competitive markets through mentorship, funding, and strategic partnerships.
2. Novartis Venture Fund
Investments: 255
Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt
Novartis Venture Fund focuses on novel therapeutics and platforms, with interests in medical devices, diagnostics, and drug delivery systems. They prefer early-stage investments to build companies, potentially investing up to USD 50 million per company. Their approach balances therapeutic focus with unmet clinical needs, aiming for substantial clinical impact.
3. HBM Healthcare Investments AG
Investments: 246
Location: Zug, Zug
HBM Healthcare Investments AG invests globally in mature companies in biotechnology, diagnostics, and medical technology. They focus on companies at advanced development stages or those already in the market, emphasizing high value creation potential and strategic growth opportunities.
4. Verve Ventures
Investments: 224
Location: Zug, Zug
Socials: Website / LinkedIn / X / Facebook
Verve Ventures is a European startup investment platform for qualified and institutional investors. Their digital platform enables private investors to build diversified portfolios, investing from CHF/EUR 10,000. Since 2010, they have invested over EUR 130 million in 100+ startups, providing comprehensive support and access to a wide network of investors.
5. SICTIC
Investments: 203
Location: Zürich, Zurich
Socials: Website / LinkedIn / X / Facebook
SICTIC is a non-profit association with a strong investor community, organizing deal flow and matchmaking for startups and investors online and at pitching events. It is the largest and most active business angel network in Switzerland since 2018, facilitating significant investments and growth for innovative startups.
6. Lakestar
Investments: 171
Location: Zürich, Zurich
Lakestar is a venture capital firm investing in tech companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs. Early investments included Skype, Spotify, and Airbnb. They focus on identifying and rapidly expanding into new markets, especially in the US and Europe, providing extensive support in business development, recruitment, technology, and marketing.
7. Redalpine
Investments: 147
Location: Zürich, Zurich
Socials: Website / LinkedIn / X / Facebook
Redalpine is a Swiss venture capital firm empowering game-changers since 2006. With over €1bn in assets under management, they support ambitious entrepreneurs in transforming their visions into reality. They invest in a wide range of disruptive companies across Europe, providing financial and operational expertise.
8. Swisscom Ventures
Investments: 136
Location: Zürich, Zurich
Swisscom Ventures is the venture capital arm of Swisscom AG, specializing in early-stage tech investments since 2007. They bring technical expertise and strategic insights from Swisscom to their portfolio companies, helping them leverage Swisscom’s operational business units as a test environment for their products and services.
9. Omega Funds
Investments: 134
Location: Geneva, Geneve
Omega Funds invests in life sciences, digital health, immunology, rare diseases, precision medicine, oncology, cybersecurity, and SaaS sectors. They focus on innovative solutions with significant potential for impact, aiming to address critical unmet needs and improve patient outcomes.
10. Seedstars
Investments: 131
Location: Geneva, Geneve
Socials: Website / LinkedIn / X / Facebook
Seedstars is an industry-agnostic investment firm focusing on emerging and frontier markets. They back ventures addressing key societal challenges in financial services, healthcare, education, and commerce across Latam, Africa, MENA, CEE, and Asia. Their mission is to empower entrepreneurs to make a positive impact on their communities.
11. Mountain Partners
Investments: 122
Location: Zürich, Zurich
Mountain Partners is a global company builder and early-stage investor managing over 120 investments in sectors like E-Commerce, Enterprise Tech, FinTech, InsurTech, and HealthTech. They support and finance companies from early incubation to exit through acquisition or IPO, leveraging a global network of international hubs.
12. UBS
Investments: 111
Location: Zürich, Zurich
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UBS is a global wealth manager and investment banking firm working with individuals, families, institutions, and corporations. They offer award-winning wealth management, investment banking, and asset management expertise worldwide, helping clients achieve their financial goals and navigate complex financial landscapes.
13. Highland Europe
Investments: 111
Location: Geneva, Geneve
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Highland Europe invests in rapidly growing European internet, mobile, and software companies with over €10 million in annualized revenues. They enable management teams to accelerate growth and build lasting, valuable businesses, providing capital for acquisition finance, secondary transactions, and primary investments.
14. VI Partners
Investments: 98
Location: Altendorf, Schwyz
VI Partners is a Swiss venture capital firm providing capital, coaching, and networks to university spin-offs and other promising startups. Since 2001, they have been building bridges between entrepreneurs and investors, supporting the growth and success of innovative companies across various sectors.
15. Alpana Ventures
Investments: 97
Location: Geneva, Geneve
Alpana Ventures focuses on digital transformation, supporting 45 founder teams with three funds since 2016. They invest in deep tech solutions in Switzerland, Europe, and the US, aiming to create a more sustainable future by embedding innovative technologies into business models and supporting global market leaders.
