# Top 50 Climate VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Switzerland in October 2023

## Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 25
- Stages: Debt Financing, Grant, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology

The Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT) has been helping startups since 1994, encourages entrepreneurship & supports innovation.

## Wingman Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 17
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

We dedicate our know-how, experience and energy to the new generation of startup founders, helping them navigate the skies on their way to success.

## Zürcher Kantonal Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 16
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology

Zürcher Kantonalbank - as an independent, incorporated public-law institution - is wholly owned by the canton of Zurich.

## Verve Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 13
- 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.

## SICTIC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

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## Serpentine Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Automotive

Serpentine Ventures (SERV) is the investment arm of the Swiss startup group. Serpentine refers to the meandering roads found across the Swiss Mountains. Unreachable mountain peaks become accessible by following the serpentine path.

## ACE & Company
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

ACE & Company (“ACE”), founded in 2005, is a global investment group specialized in private investments with total assets of over $1.6 bn across three investment strategies and investment solutions. With headquarters in Geneva and offices in London, New York, and Cairo, ACE’s global presence brings the company in direct contact with sourcingpartners, investment firms, as well as entrepreneurs and provides investors unparalleled access to a network of opportunities. ACE’s passion is for finding investment opportunities where we have an advantage through many years of relationship building, a carefully developed position of knowledge in the sectors which we are active, and a culture of efficiency to gain first mover’s advantage.
ACE’s purpose is to offer investors a long-term and collaborative investment approach that values honesty, transparency and rigorous execution, so that our strategies not only provide unique access to value accretive, risk-managed deals, but fosters what we consider our bedrock—trust.ACE’s progress has been marked by a globally respected track record since the Company was founded in 2005. In the last four years we have increased our total assets by fivefold and in 2017 received the Swiss Financial Supervisory Authority (FINMA) authorization.

## VI Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Altendorf, Schwyz, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Series C, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device

VI Partners are Venture Capitalists successfully financing outstanding teams and innovations in the Healthcare and Technology space since 20 years.

## TiVentures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Analytics, Renewable Energy

TiVenture is a seed investment fund owned by the Fondazione Centenario Banca Stato that invests in early stage companies with innovative technologies and high growth potential, principally in southern Switzerland. TiVenture is actively looking and ready to support exceptional founders and entrepreneurs developing scalable products for the globalmarket. TiVenture has a diversified portfolio of companies and is mainly active in the life science, medical, high-tech and IT sectors.

## GoBeyond
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 6
- 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.

## High-Tech Grunderfonds
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology

High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is a seed investor that finances high-potential, tech-driven startups. With EUR 895.5 million in total investment volume across three funds and an international network of partners, HTGF has already helped forge more than 500 startups since 2005. Driven by their expertise, entrepreneurial spirit, and passion, its teamof experienced investment managers and startup experts help guide the development of young companies. HTGF’s focus is on high-tech startups in a range of sectors, including software, media, internet, hardware, automation, health care, chemistry, and life sciences.To date, external investors have injected over EUR 2 billion into the HTGF portfolio via about 1,400 follow-on financing rounds. HTGF has also successfully sold interests in more than 100 companies. Investors in this public-private partnership include the Federal Ministry For Economic Affairs and Energy, the KfW Banking Group, and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e.V., as well as the companies ALTANA, BASF, BAYER, B.Braun, Boehringer Ingelheim, Robert Bosch, BÜFA, CEWE, Deutsche Post DHL, Dräger, Drillisch AG, EVONIK, EWE AG, FOND OF Haniel, Hettich, Knauf, Körber, LANXESS, media + more venture Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, PHOENIX CONTACT, Postbank, QIAGEN, RWE Generation SE, SAP, Schufa, Schwarz Gruppe, STIHL, Thüga, Vector Informatik, WACKER and Wilh. Werhahn KG.

## TR Invest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tafers, Fribourg, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Software, Apps

Private Investment Company

## Technology Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Debt Financing, Grant
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Energy

Climate protection through innovative technologies.
The Technology Fund offers loan guarantees to Swiss companies whose novel products contribute to a sustainable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

## StartAngels Network
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Medical Device, Health Care, Medical

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

## CNB Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Electronics, Textiles

CNB Capital believes in the power of technology-driven entrepreneurship. We understand real innovation creates moat and defensibility. We provide long-term commitment, building an enduring partnership without the usual exit pressure.

## 3wVentures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herisau, Ausser-Rhoden, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

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.

## Innosuisse
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berne, Bern, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device

Innosuisse’s role is to promote science-based innovation in the interests of industry and society in Switzerland.


## AM Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Starnberg, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: 3D Printing, Advanced Materials, Software

We back trailblazing entrepreneurs who transform the world with industrial 3D printing.

## Capital Risque Fribourg
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Sports, Software

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.

## EXTOREL
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Hardware

EXTOLL GmbH was founded in 2011 as a spin-off of the University of Heidelberg. The spin-off process has been significantly supported by the German EXIST program. The core technologies of the company were developed at the chair of computer architecture of Dr. Ulrich Brüning, who is a co-founder. The IP has been transferred to EXTOLL GmbH. Theresearch group has also developed a method for low-cost mass production of high-density Active Optical Cables (HD-AOC). Such HD-AOC enable signal transmission over longer distances than it would be possible with purely electrical interconnects. This IP has been exclusively licensed to EXTOLL GmbH. Consequently, EXTOLL GmbH has developed a complete product solution, necessary for interconnecting clusters with sizes ranging from a few nodes up to 64.000 nodes.

## Privilege Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Hardware, Software

Privilege Ventures is the venture capital arm of Privilège Management and invest in seed and early stage companies. Geographical focus is Switzerland and the rest of Europe. Focus sectors are industrial-tech, med-tech, wearables and in general ICT.

## Swisscom Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Acequia Capital (AceCap)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

We are a leading early-stage investment platform. We are at the center of a global ecosystem that attracts and fuels the technical founders and product teams building the next wave of global businesses.

## EREN Groupe
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Corporate Round
- Focus: Manufacturing, Solar, Industrial

EREN Groupe is recognized as a key player in renewable energy production, mainly in the wind and photovoltaic sectors.

## Ciech Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed

An open innovation platform of Ciech Group

## Angel Invest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Machine Learning

Angel Invest is one of Europe's most active angel funds

## Aargauische Kantonalbank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Medical Device, Dental, Biotechnology

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.

## Swiss Climate Foundation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Hardware, Robotics, Semiconductor

The Swiss Climate Foundation is a non-profit foundation that directly champions the cause of climate protection in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It helps to fund small and medium enterprises (SME) that are proactive in their approach to reducing CO2 emissions. The foundation provides financial support to SMEs engaging in the following areas ofclimate protection:A voluntary energy-efficiency commitment within the framework provided by the Energy Agency of the Economy (EnAW) or by the Swiss Cleantech Agency (act)Energy-efficiency or climate-protection projects in their operationsDevelopment and marketing of innovative products and technologies in the field of climate protectionThe foundation was established by the Zurich Energy Model. Its partner companies are major service enterprises, and the foundation is open to further companies who wish to contribute to climate protection. The foundation enables donating enterprises to effectively reinvest their net gains from re-distributed CO2 levies (rebates) into suitable climate protection projects.

## Shima Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming

Shima Capital is an investment fund that focuses on supporting cutting-edge blockchain startups. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

## Constructive Venture Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Real Estate, SaaS, Analytics

Swiss Immo Lab builds an ecosystem for innovation in real estate. Established by strategic partners from the construction & real estate industry who invest in seed & early-stage startups from proptech, contech and fintech

## Soma Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Soma Capital is venture capital fund that focuses on investing in software to automate the world across all sectors and geographies.

## Pegasus Tech Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Jose, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce

Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, offering intellectual and financial capital to exceptional emerging technology companies around the world.

## b2venture (formerly btov Partners)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Saint Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Btov Partners is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in digital and industrial technology companies. With investment teams in Digital and Industrial Tech, Btov invests EUR 50m per year in high-growth companies with ticket sizes from EUR 0.25m to 3.5m.

## Aster
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Energy, Solar

Aster is a Venture Capital firm with offices in 4 major innovation hubs: Paris, London, Tel Aviv and San Francisco. Since 2000, they have partnered with more than 60 teams of entrepreneurs that are transforming markets with disruptive offers and technologies. They are always open to exploring new ideas related to mobility, energy and industrysectors that they have been covering until now. They invest in all stages, with a preference for the early phase.They are more than investors and they intend to act as an ally for entrepreneurs by connecting them to a valuable ecosystem of experts, influencers and business leaders. From marketing to executive talent, their commitment to the growth of their portfolio companies as well as the entire venture ecosystem also involves the commitment of their dedicated Operations team, their innovation strategy consulting firm (Aster Fab) and a crowdfunding branch to further expand opportunities (Aster Crowd).Some of their success stories include Solairedirect (acquired by Engie in 2015), Digital Lumens (acquired by Osram in 2017) and Avantium (IPOed in 2017).

## Statkraft Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Big Data, Information Technology

Statkraft Ventures is a long-term partner for entrepreneurs disrupting the energy sector. 

## Intel Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software

Intel Capital is uniquely positioned to help build the companies of tomorrow. Our investment team is backed with deep domain knowledge and the resources of Intel to assist companies in their paths to success.

## Baker Hughes
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Houston, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Corporate Round
- Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing

Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

## Innovation Endeavors
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Innovation Endeavors is helping entrepreneurs drive a super evolution of industry. We invest in visionary founders, transformational technology and emergent ecosystems for a new world. The firm manages $1.5 billion, and is headquartered in three major regions of innovation: Silicon Valley; Tel Aviv; and New York City. Investments include: Astra,Fabric; Vicarious Surgical; Planet; Plenty; SoFi; Uber; and Zymergen.

## Polytech Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

Polytech Ventures are an early stage VC firm based in Switzerland with a strong international focus. Their strategic location at EPFL in Lausanne grants us access to one of the most dynamic and recognized innovation centers in the world

## Gaingels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, FinTech

Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate in service of the LGBT+ community and its allies, investing in companies with LGBT+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in more established companies resolved on building more inclusive teams, with a global portfolio of 130+ companies and $70M in deployed investment capital todate. The Gaingels network also actively supports its portfolio in identifying and recruiting diverse talent to their C-suite and board leadership teams and fosters a vibrant global community of industry leaders, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who share a common goal for positive social change through business and successful investments.

## Viventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, E-Commerce

Set up in September 1998, Viventures is a venture capital fund with a presence in the United States (San Mateo) and in Europe (Paris). The Fund was established to provide capital for innovative telecommunications and Internet businesses. Viventures invests in start-ups or expanding businesses with innovative Internet and telecommunicationsstrategies. The Fund provides seed capital and supports these newly founded companies in order to ensure their long-term development in Europe as well as in the United States. Viventures' investors include Vivendi, British Telecom, Mannesmann, Siemens, Nokia and Cisco.

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

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.

## Credit Suisse
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

Credit Suisse Group is a financial services company that advises clients in all aspects of finance.Credit Suisse pursues a client-focused integrated bank strategy, focusing on complex client needs and value-adding businesses, leveraging the global expertise of our three divisions and reporting segments, Private Banking, Investment Banking, andAsset Management.It is their vision to become the world's premier and most admired bank, renowned for their expertise in private banking, investment banking, and asset management, and value for their advice, innovation, and execution.Their mission is to set new standards in partnering with their clients and providing them with innovative, integrated financial solutions. As a global bank serving clients in every region of the world, cultural diversity is essential to its success. They strive to create an open, respectful workplace that encourages people to work together and with their clients to deliver superior products, services, and results and support the success and prosperity of all their stakeholders.

## Agility
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Apps, Solar, Logistics

Agility operates and invests in companies that transform supply chains by making them smarter, faster, cleaner, fairer and more efficient. Click to learn more.

## Spicehaus Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence

We are a Swiss venture capital investor, investing in early-stage tech start-ups from Switzerland. Are you looking for private equity? Join our network now.

## Collab Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Marketplace, Analytics

Collab Capital - Transforming genius into generational wealth. A New Institution for Black Entrepreneurs

## Swiss Federal Office of Environment
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Grant, Debt Financing
- Focus: Water, Battery, Recycling

Swiss Federal Office of Environment

## Electrification Financing Initiative
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series A
- Focus: Energy, Solar, Renewable Energy

Impact investment in sustainable energy

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

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.

## Übermorgen Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Energy, Software, Renewable Energy

We are an early stage VC for climate tech startups.

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