# Top 50 Health Care Startup Investors in Switzerland in May 2026

## Zürcher Kantonal Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 43
- 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: 34
- 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.

## Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 28
- 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.

## BioMedPartners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 17
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

BioMedPartners is one of the leading European venture capital firms providing private equity and mezzanine financing to early- and mid-stage healthcare and human life science companies. They target the entire industry with special focus on pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, diagnostics and medical technology.

## VI Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Altendorf, Schwyz, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 15
- 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.

## Eclosion SA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 12
- Stages: Seed, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Health Care

Eclosion assists entrepreneurs with the necessary resources to bridge the gap between their laboratories and the stage where the start-up

## Redalpine
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 12
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care

Redalpine is one of the leading European Venture Capital investors with a focus on highly scalable start-ups. The firm's mission is to help talented entrepreneurs turn an ambitious vision into reality by providing money, experience, coaching, and a strong network. The firm is focused on seed and early-stage investments in disruptivetechnologies in tech and health tech.
Redalpine launched its first fund (Redalpine Capital I) in 2007, following the founding partners’ track record of some excellent trade sales and IPOs as serial entrepreneurs and professional angel investors. In 2021 Redalpine closed its sixth fund (Redalpine Capital VI) and currently has approx. USD 1 Billion in AUM. The highly interdisciplinary Redalpine team supports more than 70 portfolio companies with operational and sector-specific expertise and with a rich international network.Redalpine started with its first fund (Redalpine Capital I) in 2007 based on the track-record of some excellent trade-sales and IPOs as serial entrepreneurs and professional angel investors. Redalpine sucessfully launched Redalpine Capital II in 2012 and Redalpine Capital III in 2016. The funds are registered in Luxemburg and backed by dozens of experienced entrepreneurs and investors representing various countries, and a broad range of industries.

## Schroder Adveq
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics

Schroders Capital provides investors with access to a broad range of private asset investment opportunities, portfolio building blocks and customised private asset strategies. With over $65 billion assets under management, we offer a diversified range of investment strategies, including real estate, private equity, secondaries, venture capital, infrastructure, securitised products and asset-based finance, insurance-linked securities and impact investing.  

## M Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics

Merck Ventures is the strategic, corporate venture capital arm of Merck. Its mandate is to invest in innovative technologies and products with the potential to significantly impact Merck‘s core business areas. From its headquarters in Amsterdam and offices in the US and Israel we invest globally in transformational ideas driven by greatentrepreneurs. Merck Ventures takes an active role in its portfolio companies and teams up with entrepreneurs and co-investors to translate innovation towards commercial success. Merck Ventures has a significant focus on early-stage investing and company creation including the creation of spin-offs to leverage Merck‘s science and technology base.

## High-Tech Grunderfonds
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 8
- 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.

## SICTIC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

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## StartAngels Network
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 8
- 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.

## 3wVentures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herisau, Ausser-Rhoden, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 8
- 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.

## Polytech Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 8
- 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

## Bernina BioInvest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Biopharma

Bernina BioInvest is an investment Firm.

## GoBeyond
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 8
- 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.

## Alpana Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 7
- 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.

## Kinled Holding
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software

Kinled was founded in 1980 to retain the investment assets of the Aisher family.In 1990, the investment focus shifted to a portfolio of early stage investments applying Kinled’s company development experience alongside the endurance and passion of family owned investments together with the strategic focus of venture capitalists.Since then,Kinled has taken 8 companies to public markets and many more to successful trade sales at significant multiples.

## Fongit Seed Invest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Plan-les-ouates, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology

Fongit Seed Invest (FSI) is the leading Seed Money Fund of Switzerland for young technology companies. It provides smart seed capital.

## Novartis Venture Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics

Our primary focus is on the development of novel therapeutics and platforms. We balance the therapeutic focus with investments in medical devices, diagnostics or drug delivery systems. In our investments we look for unmet need and clinical impact, novel proprietary science and understanding of mechanism, management and board experience and capitalefficiency in the program.We prefer to have our initial investment at the early stage to build the company and follow with additional investment in pace with the company:tm:s progress. We continue our approach of larger focused investments and anticipate total investments up to USD 30 to 50 mio per company over its life, but it can be as little as 100'000 USD to get started. We will increase our activities to lead or co-lead deals further and remain open to participate in larger syndicates. SectorsNew therapeutics & platformsMedical devices/implantsDiagnostics/biomarkersDrug delivery/biopolymersGeographyUSA/CanadaEuropeSwitzerlandAsia/Pacific

## 4FO Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Medical

4FO Ventures

## Zühlke Ventures AG
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Schlieren, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology

Zühlke Ventures AG is a venture capital arm of Zühlke Technology Group AG specializing in financing of start-ups at an early stage and providing growth capital. It seeks to invest in the technology and medical devices companies. It typically invests in German-speaking Europe and Great Britain.

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

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

## Sofinnova Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 6
- 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.

## OCCIDENT
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Series C
- Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology

Occident macht Investments in Deep Tech Startups aus den Bereichen Lifesciences, Hightech und Digital. Finanzierung ab Seed-Finanzierungsrunde

## EQT life science
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics

EQT life science develops innovative medicines, devices, and tools to address the single important thing that matters to the preservation of health. The organization believes that such opportunities add value to all stakeholders.

## b2venture (formerly btov Partners)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Saint Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 6
- 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.

## BlueOcean Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Plan-les-ouates, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Personal Health

BlueOcean Ventures SA provides capital, operational and company development advisory support (mentoring, company management, divestment experience, network, negotiation support) to entrepreneurs in Switzerland.
BlueOcean Ventures is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

## Novo Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hellerup, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

Novo Holdings is a world-leading life science investor with a focus on creating long-term value.

## Versant Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

Versant partners with exceptional entrepreneurs to build and fund breakthrough biotechnology companies around the globe.

## Ralph Gygax
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bachenbülach, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Cannabis, Wellness, Cosmetics

Ralph Gygax is a Chief Administrative Officer at SWISS Gate AG. He attended KV, SVIT from 1999 to 2007.

## Pureos Bioventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Küsnacht, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Therapeutics, Health Care

Venture capital for companies developing innovative therapeutics.

## Neomed Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series B, Series C
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical

NeoMed Management is an international venture capital investment firm, exclusively focused on the healthcare industry. Founded in 1997, NeoMed has established five funds to date.NeoMed invests in emerging companies with outstanding growth prospects. These companies are developing innovative and proprietary medical products that addresssubstantial market opportunities in the pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostics industries.NeoMed has a multi-stage investment approach and invests at all stages of development from start-up to later stage growth financings. Since inception, NeoMed has successfully invested in more than 30 companies in Europe, including Scandinavia, Switzerland, Germany and the UK, and in North America.From offices in Norway and Switzerland, NeoMed’s experienced investment team works closely with its entrepreneurs and a broader industry network to support the growth of its portfolio companies.NeoMed is currently focusing on NeoMed Innovation IV L.P. and NeoMed Innovation V L.P.

## BB Biotech Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series C, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

BB BIOTECH VENTURES is a healthcare-dedicated venture capital fund, focused on companies that develop and market drugs and medical devices. The Guernsey–based fund is advised by the Bellevue Asset Management Group, which has operations in Curaçao, Boston/USA and Kusnacht/Zurich, Switzerland. BB BIOTECH VENTURES has a dedicated teamof investment advisors and an advisory board. In addition, it is supported by all of the Group’s health care investment experts, and an extensive network of specialists and advisors. Our goal is to maximize the returns to our investors. To achieve this goal, we combine hard working, experience, networking, and focus on value creation.

## Privilege Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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.

## EIT Health
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Medical

EIT Health is a network of best-in-class health innovators backed by the EU. We deliver solutions to enable European citizens to live longer, healthier lives.

## Endeavour Vision
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series C, Series B, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology

Endeavour Vision is a venture capital and growth equity firm investing in transformative healthcare technologies.

## Lichtsteiner Foundation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berne, Bern, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology

Boosting health pioneers. We invest in early stage start-ups in different sectors: medtech, life science, biotech, mental health, public health, well-being.

## Penny Schiffer
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Finance

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

## Index Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet

Index Ventures is an international venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, investing in technology-enabled companies with a focus on e-commerce, fintech, mobility, gaming, infrastructure/AI, and security.

## ETH Zurich Foundation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Grant, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Medical Device, Health Care

Donations enable exceptional things to happen and contribute to solutions for the great challenges of our time.

## New Enterprise Associates
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology

New Enterprise Associates, Inc. is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors, and geographies. With over $19 billion in cumulative committed capital since the firm’s founding in 1977, NEA invests in technology and healthcare companies at all stages in a company’slifecycle, from the seed stage through IPO. The firm's long track record of successful investing includes more than 210 portfolio company IPOs and more than 360 acquisitions.

## 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.


## Aravis Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics

Aravis is the first independent Swiss on-shore private equity house, an established investor in the renewable energy and life science spaces. We are a "hands-on" investor taking leading positions and understanding the balance between finance, commercial assets and people. With this distinct and crafted approach, we are serving over 30leading investors including corporates, pension funds, government funds, insurance companies and family offices. Currently actively managing more than a quarter of a billion Swiss francs, we have a cumulative history of investments in over 100 companies. These have resulted in several noticeable exits including the divestment of several renewable energy companies and a number of life science reverse take-overs, listings and trade sales. Our many years of experience in the Swiss fund industry have enabled us to establish a platform with a comprehensive offering of investment, accounting, regulatory and reporting expertise. Located in Zurich, Aravis was founded in 2001.

## Patrick Lütjens
- Type: Angel
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: iOS, SaaS, Mobile

Patrick Lütjens is an investor, an Experienced Senior Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the venture capital and private equity industry. 

## Sunstone Life Science Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

Sunstone Life Science Ventures is an independent European venture capital investment firm. We enable and empower life science therapeutics innovations.

## Good Seed Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rheine, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Biotechnology

Good Seed Ventures is a Venture Capital firm that exclusively invests in sustainable food tech.

## Joyance Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Wellness

Joyance Partners is the first venture fund supporting companies that deliver Delightful Moments derived from science - a new, transformative cycle of human experience that we see as one of the greatest investment opportunities in decades.

## Nina Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Medical

We deploy early stage capital to fuel the growth of need-driven health technology companies.

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