# Top 50 Enterprise Software Startup Investors in Switzerland in May 2026

## Alpana Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology

Alpana Ventures is a Swiss VC focusing on digital transformation.Since 2016 we backed 45 founder teams with 3 Funds, supporting them in their journey towards a positive impact.Committed to value creation, we discover deep tech solutions in Switzerland, Europe and the US.We invest to embed them into innovative business models and back them tobecome global market leaders.Applying ESG criteria, our portfolio companies help create a more sustainable future.

## 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.

## Ariel Luedi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, SaaS

Ariel Luedi is a Founder at Hammer Team - Growth Accelerator. He attended the ETH Zurich.

## FYRFLY Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence

Fyrfly Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on data and intelligence. The firm prefers to invest in startups and early-stage companies in the information technology sector.

## 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.

## SixThirty
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: St Louis, Missouri, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

At SixThirty, we connect bold early-stage companies in fintech, insurtech, privacy and digital health with corporate institutions to power growth.

## Gentian Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sarnen, Obwalden, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Gentian is an early-stage investment company founded by the Entrepreneurs Elian Kool and Gerhard Gerner. We focus on investments in SaaS platforms, Mobile, Robotics/Drones and adjacent areas we have a passion for.Based in Switzerland, most of our investments are in the DACH region, but with a clear focus on a global market.We investexclusively in enthusiastic teams, which we support with our experience as entrepreneurs as board member or advisor.

## BackBone Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Financial Services, Robotics

BackBone Ventures' focus are early-stage investments, primarly in the area of innovative ICT, FoodTech and disruptive technologies in DACH & Israel.
Committed to achieve a positive impact for the next generation by empowering access to proficient ventures investments.

## Lakestar
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology

Lakestar is a venture capital firm investing in technology companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs. Early investments included Skype, Spotify, Facebook, and Airbnb. Since raising the first fund in 2013, Lakestar manages an aggregated volume of over EUR 1bn across three early-stage funds, and more recently a growth fund.
The company has expandedand broadened its portfolio and holds investments in the likes of Opendoor, Oscar, GetYourGuide, Glovo, Sender, Eigen, Five, Revolut, and Hometogo to name a few. Lakestar has a presence in Berlin, Zurich, and London.Lakestar helps companies to identify new markets and expand into them rapidly, with a focus on the US and Europe. The team advises and supports portfolio companies in business development, recruitment, technology, and marketing. The investments range from early-stage companies to those in their growth stage.

## SIX FinTech Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Blockchain

SIX invests in global early stage start-ups, focusing on companies that provide value to the Swiss financial center.

## VI Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Altendorf, Schwyz, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Keen Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence

Keen Venture Partners is a radically human venture capital firm that invests in fast-growing European scale-ups at the Series A and Series B stages

## Arrington XRP Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Arrington Capital is a thesis-driven firm investing in digital assets and Web3 since 2017

## Guidewire Software
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series D
- Focus: Information Technology, InsurTech, Insurance

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## Niklas Ostberg
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: SaaS, E-Commerce, Health Care

Swedish entrepreneur Niklas Östberg is the Co-Founder and CEO of Delivery Hero. He holds a Master of Industrial Engineering & Management from Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm & ETH Zurich.Following five years as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman, Niklas co-founded Pizza.nu (later OnlinePizza.se) where he served as afull-time chairman. After winning the Swedish market he was responsible for building up market leading companies in online food ordering in Poland, Finland and Austria. In late 2010, Niklas convinced Team Europe to develop the concept to the German market under the name of Lieferheld (Lieferheld.de) and got the license to use the technology and know-how from the original Swedish company.After a successful market entry into the competitive German market, Niklas Östberg and his team decided to launch the business model internationally under the name of Delivery Hero in May 2011. The company has since then expanded the concept organically and through acquisitions into 34 international markets, and is today the largest global platform for online food ordering with 200,000+ local restaurants in its network, processing more than 10m orders monthly.What initially was a small vision narrowed to the Swedish market has today expanded into a global vision to provide a platform of choice, convenience, reliability and quality. Or, in essence, an entire food court in your pocket.Niklas’ vision is to transform the industry. Therefore services of Delivery Hero will reflect changing eating habits just as new opportunities in technology and logistics.

## Alex Ott
- Type: Angel
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, CAD

Alex Ott founded CrossContinentalVentures in 2002. He is a veteran in the enterprise software industry with operational and board level experience on four continents.He has been partnering with many entrepreneurs in the US, Europe and Israel in building thought leading technology enterprises that seek to make a difference such as QlikTech whomhe was an investor and is a current board member.Before founding CrossContinentalVentures, Alex was a member of the Executive Committee of Siebel Systems, where he was responsible for building a major presence in EMEA as VP and General Manager, growing revenues, customer and employee base tenfold in just two years. He then ran the Americas geography, Siebel’s largest market with revenue responsibilities of over $1B.Prior to Siebel Systems, Alex played key executive roles within SAP AG (member of the extended global board) and SAP America (Executive Committee member) for almost a decade. Latterly, he held the position of CEO SAP International and Senior VP of Latin America, dramatically growing revenue and profitability through a sustained increase in SAP's Latin American infrastructure and the establishment of new subsidiaries.Alex holds a degree in Economics and Business Management from University BA of Mannheim, Germany.

## 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.

## Elevation Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Advertising

The management company of the Inter Invest Group.

## PostFinance
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Insurance

It is the fifth largest retail financial institution in Switzerland.

## Edenred Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet

Edenred Capital Partners is the Venture Capital investment arm of Edenred group. Employee Benefits, Payment, Mobility, Human Resources, and Retail.

## Addition
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence

We invest in early & growth stage technology companies. We were founded with a mission to support visionaries in building impactful & enduring businesses.

## Atomico
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Atomico invests in innovative technology companies around the world.

## SICTIC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

How to Invest in Swiss Startups That Last The Investor community of the Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC) helped to fund to more than 160 Swiss tech startups to date. While doing so, they learned a lot about what to watch out for and how to foster success. Read more Get your FREE angel handbook

## Target Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, SaaS

Target Partners is a German venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies.
With 300 million Euro under management, Target Partners is one of the leading venture capital investors in Germany.The partners of Target Partners have years of collective experience as successful managers, entrepreneurs and venture capitalinvestors in Europe and the USA. They founded or led companies their selves, developed or sold technology products their selves. They have seen numerous companies through to IPO and beyond. They understand the challenges an entrepreneur faces and that the road to success often isn't simple and straight.Both in Europe and the USA Target Partners has a large network in industry and venture capital. They open doors for you to customers, business partners, experienced managers and financial markets. They support you in business development, in international expansion, in closing OEM or distribution contracts, and in acquisition decisions. In addition, several dozen European and US entrepreneurs and top managers, as well as a number of US venture capitalists, have personally invested in their funds and thus have a particularly strong interest in your company's success.

## Viventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Wellington Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical

Wellington Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in technology and life sciences companies, focusing on Digital Media, Software, Electronics & Photonics, Resource Efficiency, and Biotech/Life Sciences. It is committed to providing outstanding entrepreneurs with the necessary resources to fund their strategies. We typically leadfinancing rounds ranging from € 0.5 million to € 20 million. Depending on the maturity of the company, its own commitment can go as high as € 15 million.Wellington was established in 1998 and has offices in Munich, London, and Zurich.

## Polytech Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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

## VINCI CAPITAL
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology

Vinci Capital is a leading Swiss private equity firm with over MCHF 200 under management. Since 1998 they have provided equity to over 30 Swiss technology and industrial companies to finance innovation, growth and succession-buyouts.Their investment team capitalizes on 40 years of cumulated experience in private equity and a solid operationalbackground in growth, turn-around, consolidation, IPOs and M&A situations.

## Energize Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence

We're a venture capital firm accelerating digital innovation for energy and sustainable industries

## ICOS Capital Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Seed
- Focus: Solar, Water, Food and Beverage

ICOS Capital is a professional venture and growth capital investment firm with combined experience of over 50 years of investing over 100 million euros in over 40 European technology companies. It differentiates itself as an operational venture capital firm after having directed numerous success stories, with over 75 years of hands on experienceand 12 exits through M&A and IPOs. It has strategic partnership with major corporations that see value in being at the forefront of the development and dissemination of cleantech innovations, both for capital gains and to substantiates strategic and corporate social responsibility objectives. These strategic alliances provide ICOS Capital with preferred access to the corporations’ extensive global networks and considerable knowledge base.

## Sofinnova Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

Sofinnova Partners is a leading European venture capital firm in life sciences, specializing in healthcare and sustainability. Based in Paris, London and Milan, the firm brings together a team of professionals from all over the world with strong scientific, medical and business expertise.

## Innovation Endeavors
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care

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.

## ACE & Company
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Ralph Mogicato
- Type: Angel
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, FinTech, PaaS

Ralph Mogicato - Vice President @ SICTIC

## Partners Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Baar, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Secondary Market
- Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Health Care

Partners Group are a unique, global alternative asset manager with strong Swiss roots, proactively providing their international client base with innovative, customized solutions.With CHF 19.2 billion in private equity assets under management, a global team of over 130 private equity professionals in seven offices, and over 300 partnershipinvestments led by over 200 general partners, Partners Group is one of the largest private equity asset managers worldwide.

## Renaissance
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Medical, Software, Health Care

Renaissance is an investment foundation for pension funds investing in Swiss SMEs. It acts as a partner of the SMEs, participating in companies within the framework of succession planning or company outsourcing and thus promotes the Swiss SME landscape by maintaining and creating jobs.The firm was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Lausanne,Vaud.

## Yttrium
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Yttrium is a growth equity investor focused on B2B technology companies.

## BuildGroup
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Austin, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

BuildGroup is the first operator-led, permanent capital investment company. Our mission is simple: build high-performing SaaS businesses by building high-performance leadership teams.

## DAA Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Film

DAA Capital Partners is a Swiss-based private equity firm founded with the ambition to make a difference. We believe in creating value through long-term partnerships with talented entrepreneurs, managers and investors, and supporting them by leveraging our multidisciplinary expertise and our global network

## Thayer Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Travel, Software, Hospitality

Thayer Ventures (Thayer) invests in technology companies with a focus on the travel industry. This industry represent more than $10 trillion in annual global economic activity, is thriving with entrepreneurial activity due to disruptive changes within the sector that began more than a decade ago. Recent consumer trends have accelerated thisdisruption for operators across the travel world, creating unprecedented opportunities for technology providers to make significant inroads into what was previously a closed market. Additionally, travel industry suppliers are dealing with massive shifts in travel planning, organizing and booking driven by the Internet and social media platforms. As a result, the travel industry is being forced to rapidly deploy new technologies in order to exploit the opportunities created by this shifting consumer behavior. The combination of these factors has created a unique environment for innovative technology providers to make significant inroads into this massive, growing, and evolving marketplace.

## Privilege Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Zürcher Kantonal Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Wika
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Real Estate

Wika is a industrial automation company located in Klingenberg.

## Michael Vaughan
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Michael Vaughan is the Operating Partner at Stripes.

## Swisscanto Private Equity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C
- Focus: Health Care, Manufacturing, Robotics

We invest in growth companies in the "late-stage venture/growth capital" phase, focussed on the technology and healthtech sectors.

## AU21 Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

A fund dedicated to backing the most brilliant minds in the blockchain space

## Samsung NEXT
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mountain View, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Blockchain, Information Technology

Samsung NEXT Ventures is an investment arm of Samsung NEXT, a multifaceted innovation group within Samsung Electronics dedicated to identifying new growth opportunities that will define the next decade. The firm prefers to invest in artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain, health technology, infrastructure, and media technology sectors.

## Penny Schiffer
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Finance

Penny Schiffer - CEO & Co-founder @ Raized.ai

## Martin Strobel
- Type: Angel
- Location: Riehen, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: PaaS, SaaS, FinTech

Martin Strobel - Non Executive Director @ msg life

## Earlybird Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Founded in 1997, Earlybird invests in all development and growth phases of technology companies. Among the most experienced venture investors in Europe, Earlybird offers its portfolio companies not only financial resources but also strategic support plus access to an international network and capital markets. With EUR 2 billion under management,eight IPOs and 30 trade sales, Earlybird is one of the most established and active venture capital firms in Europe.

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