VC that works closest with teams from ETH, USZ, EPFL

We are a hands-on VC supporting ambitious Swiss Spin-offs. We want to back the most game-changing and dedicated founders on their mission where impossible becomes possible.

We invest in Founders that seem able to execute an ambitious vision

To date, our founding partners have trained, judged and coached 3000+ future founders to build disruptive companies. We prefer diverse teams that seem eager to deliver high returns within 5-7 years. On top we welcome a significant measurable impact on people and planet.


What we are looking for

We pro-actively source the best teams and teams based on our massive teaching, judging and coaching activities.

Investment criteria

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Team
2+ committed cofounders
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Return
30x on pre-seed valuation feasible
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Sector
Digital, Health, Deep tech + Impact
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Geography
Switzerland (80+%), Europe
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Stage
Co-founder, Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
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Round size
CHF 200K-1M, several rounds
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Targeted holding period
4-8 years
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Total capital need
moderate (max. CHF 50M)
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Fund size
CHF 20-40M targeted by 2023
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Portfolio size
15-20

Impact & Returns – our core values

We invest in ambitous founders with high business ethics that are passionate to change the status quo and create positive impact for people and planet. But we believe that an ambition for high returns correlates with high impact. If you don’t change the live of millions of people you would only achieve modest impact.