Alpana Ventures

Alpana Ventures is a Swiss/US venture capital firm focusing on Seed, Series A and B investments in medtech, fintech, mobility, marketplaces and Saas. The firm was founded by entrepreneurs to capture the potential of Swiss and European tech expertise in Digital Transformation. The firm operates in Geneva and Silicon Valley. Alpana Ventures'​ two funds are investing in great companies. Alpana Ventures'​ unique investment model is to bridge Swiss and European startups to Silicon Valley. We support them to make the most of this link: benefit from higher valuation for returns, access sales/marketing/management talent with startup experience, raise venture growth capital and implement an early focus on M&A opportunities.

Nathalie Chemtob

Partner

Christophe Chemtob

Partner

Alex Fries

General Partner

AF

Alexander Fries

Partner

Pascal H. Widmer

Partner

Past deals in Switzerland

Nezasa AG

Series A in 2018
Nezasa operates the world's most sophisticated platform for creating, personalising and booking travel packages. Our software solutions provide the possibility to instantly plan and book itineraries in a user-friendly way as well as in-destination upselling opportunities. They allow to easily, flexibly and immediately adjust an itinerary to a traveller’s preferences at any time, while ensuring the consistency of the itinerary and handling the underlying complexity. In short: Nezasa will lift the travel industry to the next level!

eMonitor GmbH

Series A in 2021
eMonitor GmbH develops a property management software for apartment managers, cities, and social housing cooperation. It develops MiMo, a B2B software, which digitizes the entire rental process from the first contact with the potential tenant until he signs the rental contract. Its software matches apartments with the tenants and optimizes for social, environmental, cultural, zoning, and financial benefits; manages all applications; automates credit check and tenant selection; and enables all communication with the future tenants. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

ALTOIDA AG

Series A in 2019
ALTOIDA AG develops and markets a healthcare platform and application for Alzheimer’s patients. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Lucerne, Switzerland.

LEND

Series B in 2020
LEND provides peer to peer lending in Switzerland. It connects investors with borrowers. Moreover, investors earn substantial returns and borrowers benefit from low interest rates. The company is based in Switzerland and it was founded in 2015.

Citycop Inc.

Seed Round in 2019
Citycop Inc. develops a social GPS application for community watch that enables users to fight crime and protect themselves and their neighbors. It reports crimes in the community and receive alerts from other users that are doing the same. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas with additional offices in São Paulo, Brazil; and Montevideo, Uruguay.

ALTOIDA AG

Convertible Note in 2018
ALTOIDA AG develops and markets a healthcare platform and application for Alzheimer’s patients. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Lucerne, Switzerland.

LEND

Series B in 2020
LEND provides peer to peer lending in Switzerland. It connects investors with borrowers. Moreover, investors earn substantial returns and borrowers benefit from low interest rates. The company is based in Switzerland and it was founded in 2015.

Sinay

Venture Round in 2023
SINAY Sarl, an environmental consulting organization, provides marine and coastline environmental consulting services. It offers impact assessments, underwater acoustics, fishery science, fishing, geophysics, and geotechnical services for applications in the fields of renewable marine energies, fisheries/aquaculture, marine protected areas, oil/military, and harbors. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Caen, France.

Inpher.io

Seed Round in 2016
Inpher, Inc. operates a platform and framework to build applications for end-to-end encryption and cloud based unstructured data search. The company develops privacy-preserving analytics and machine learning technology. It offers users to search and retrieve ranked results on their data without the cloud service provider knowing the query of the results. The company’s computing platform provides confidential data processing across organizations and jurisdictions. Inpher, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Inpher.io

Venture Round in 2021
Inpher, Inc. operates a platform and framework to build applications for end-to-end encryption and cloud based unstructured data search. The company develops privacy-preserving analytics and machine learning technology. It offers users to search and retrieve ranked results on their data without the cloud service provider knowing the query of the results. The company’s computing platform provides confidential data processing across organizations and jurisdictions. Inpher, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Car IQ

Series A in 2019
Car IQ Inc. develops and operates a cloud-based vehicle management platform and payment gateway for auto dealer groups, car sharing clients, and autonomous drivers. It offers Car IQ, an automotive grade payment solution that enables users to initiate payments directly from the vehicle without the use of a credit cards. The company’s platform uses sensor data from the car and enables vehicles to connect to service and repair providers. Car IQ Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

ROOM8

Convertible Note in 2019
ROOM8, Inc. designs and develops an application that enables users to find roommates and apartments. It offers ROOM8, an application that connects roommates, landlords, and renters’ insurance packages. The company’s application is available on Google Play and App Store. ROOM8, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Walnut Creek, California. ROOM8, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of CSAA Insurance Exchange.

Beekeeper AG

Series A in 2018
Beekeeper AG develops a team communication application. Its application enables communicating with frontline and mobile workforce; and provides communication and productivity tools, such as messaging, content management, engagement analytics, employee surveys, and others for internal teams. It serves hospitality, retail, logistics, transportation, food, manufacturing, NGO, and event-management industries in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland with operations in Kraków, Poland; Berlin, Germany; and Oakland, California.

Headnote Parent Inc.

Seed Round in 2019
Headnote Parent Inc. develops software tools for lawyers and legal professionals. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

ProcSea

Venture Round in 2018
Procsea is the first business-to-business seafood marketplace. Procsea specialises in the trade of traceable wild and farmed seafood, connecting buyers and sellers together in real time. Buyers have access to a multitude of carefully selected suppliers, directly from the European ports, without the middle man.

Codecheck

Venture Round in 2017
Codecheck AG develops a smartphone application which provides the product description with all the ingredients along with comments by other consumers after you scan the product with the smartphone. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

GYANT.com, Inc.

Seed Round in 2019
GYANT.com, Inc. develops artificial intelligence (AI) based chatbot application that connects physicians and patients. It offers GYANT, a platform that enables physicians to help patients with diagnosis, prescriptions, and treatment recommendations. The company enables to emit a first diagnostic after asking a few questions and helps and diagnoses people suffering from diseases. It serves hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks, and providers. GYANT.com, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Corte Madera, California.

Qwil

Series A in 2018
Qwil provides individual contractors, freelancers, and small businesses with financial tools and solutions. It offers an application that enables its users to manage and spend their earnings through their Qwil debit card. Qwil also enables its users to earn and spend money before they are paid for their services. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

The Glue N.V.

Series A in 2018
The Glue is a contemporary, new solution which enables financial institutions to quickly develop innovative financial services for today’s consumers. These services are delivered by creating a customer centric environment, overlaying the core legacy systems. The Glue is a unique enabling yet non-disruptive solution which helps to protect and prolong the lifespan of your existing infrastructure investments.

Ava AG

Series A in 2016
Ava AG develops Ava, a sensor bracelet that is worn during the night, which measures physiological parameters and predicts a woman’s next fertile window and ovulation. Its bracelet displays fertile window and ovulation information on the accompanying phone application. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland. It has an additional office in Hong Kong.

Car IQ

Seed Round in 2017
Car IQ Inc. develops and operates a cloud-based vehicle management platform and payment gateway for auto dealer groups, car sharing clients, and autonomous drivers. It offers Car IQ, an automotive grade payment solution that enables users to initiate payments directly from the vehicle without the use of a credit cards. The company’s platform uses sensor data from the car and enables vehicles to connect to service and repair providers. Car IQ Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

IPwe

Series A in 2022
IPwe, INC. owns and operates an online platform that connects buyers and sellers of patents and provides patent-related services. It platform is used for IPwe patent financing, analytics, IPwe patent sale, IPwe patent licensing, standard essential patents (SEP), patent offices, and IPwe annuity payment applications. The company serves patent owners, service providers, lender and investor, corporate, lawyers, and individuals. IPwe, INC. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Dallas, Texas with an additional office in Paris, France.

Lunaphore Technologies

Series B in 2018
Lunaphore Technologies S.A. is a Swiss company developing next generation tissue autostainers for cancer research and tissue diagnostics. The award-winning technology based on microfluidics is called FFeX (Fast Fluidic Exchange). It aims to perform assays much faster than standard techniques and has demonstrated good results in tests with cancer patient samples. Lunaphore was founded in 2014 with the vision of bringing –omics like approaches to tissue analytics and has been recognized as one of the most innovative companies nationally and internationally.

Rally Bus Corp.

Seed Round in 2021
Rally Bus Corp. operates a social mobility network that provides social event travel services to stadiums, venues, and tracks. It offers motor coaches with drivers, trip sharing, and ride booking. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

Priv8Pay Inc.

Series B in 2019
Priv8Pay Inc. develops a combined payment and expense management platform for corporate travel and entertainment sector. The company’s platform enables approval of payments, management of expenses as well as travel concierge services for the traveler before, during, and after the trip. Priv8Pay Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Saratoga, California.

Mila

Seed Round in 2022
Mila is all about providing access to progress. The world around us is moving fast. Technical and digital innovations appear daily. There’s no way they can all keep up with this development. Perhaps you don’t have time or you’re just not up to a technical challenge. Still, everyone should be able to benefit from technological progress. Mila enables people to find an expert partner in their neighborhood on demand. Conveniently and easily, at a fair price.

Artmyn

Seed Round in 2016
ARTMYN provides a disruptive solution for highly accurate digitization of visual artworks, with interactive rendering on mobile devices and accessible via a simple web browser. A unique portable scanner captures gigabytes of data describing the artwork in its finest details, which, along with proprietary web technologies, result in a true-to-life visualisation. This complete new experience allows users to embark on an emotional journey where digital replicas can be explored just as if the originals were in their very own hands.

iGrooveNext

Venture Round in 2020
iGroove helps artists and indie labels push their reach and revenue. We offer years of expertise, release strategy consulting, promotion services, advance payments, playlist pitching, marketing tools and our uniquely personal support. With our software you can analyze your numbers and easily split the revenue of your releases among all participants. Worldwide distribution with Swiss quality!

Flowcast Inc.

Seed Round in 2019
Flowcast leverages its patented machine learning methodologies to create high-performing predictive models that assess risk and enable lenders to unlock credit to all size businesses at scale. Flowcast’s models offer unparalleled explainability in understanding the root cause of a business’ creditworthiness, the risk of delinquency, the timeliness of repayment and the likelihood of dilution of their transactions. Unlike traditional risk assessments, the API-based solution updates and monitors the risk assessment of the borrower in real-time based on alternative data and Flowcast’s proprietary data.

Car IQ

Series B in 2021
Car IQ Inc. develops and operates a cloud-based vehicle management platform and payment gateway for auto dealer groups, car sharing clients, and autonomous drivers. It offers Car IQ, an automotive grade payment solution that enables users to initiate payments directly from the vehicle without the use of a credit cards. The company’s platform uses sensor data from the car and enables vehicles to connect to service and repair providers. Car IQ Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Inpher.io

Venture Round in 2021
Inpher, Inc. operates a platform and framework to build applications for end-to-end encryption and cloud based unstructured data search. The company develops privacy-preserving analytics and machine learning technology. It offers users to search and retrieve ranked results on their data without the cloud service provider knowing the query of the results. The company’s computing platform provides confidential data processing across organizations and jurisdictions. Inpher, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Tinamu Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Tinamu Labs AG develops software solution using drones for multi-camera live stream sports, filming productions, and managing businesses. The company captures data through drone-based data acquisition platform. The company's platform processes data and generate reports. The company's platform provides inspection tasks, inventory management and surveillance. Tinamu Labs AG was founded in 2018 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Rally Bus Corp.

Seed Round in 2019
Rally Bus Corp. operates a social mobility network that provides social event travel services to stadiums, venues, and tracks. It offers motor coaches with drivers, trip sharing, and ride booking. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

ALTOIDA AG

Series A in 2022
ALTOIDA AG develops and markets a healthcare platform and application for Alzheimer’s patients. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Lucerne, Switzerland.

ZaiNar, Inc.

Seed Round in 2019
ZaiNar, Inc. develops a technology that can track the location of instruments with radio signals. It can track the location of cellphones, Internet of things (IoT), chipless radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, and vehicles. ZaiNar, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

CloudGuide SL

Seed Round in 2016
CloudGuide SL develops a smartphone application for cultural institutions, museums, monuments, parks, and art galleries. Its application allows visitors to access the official content of their favorite museum; gives recommendations of new exhibitions and local museums; gives the exhibition background content through audios, videos, texts, and images; and provides access to entrance tickets, merchandising, and the museum’s association. The company also provides CloudGuide Education, a mobile application for youth, students, and children; and a content management system to upload content, change configuration parameters, and interact with visitors. In addition, it provides subscription plans. The company offers solutions in the areas of iBeacon and indoor localization, and audience studies. It serves customers in Spain and internationally. CloudGuide SL was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Barcelona, Spain.

Priv8Pay Inc.

Convertible Note in 2021
Priv8Pay Inc. develops a combined payment and expense management platform for corporate travel and entertainment sector. The company’s platform enables approval of payments, management of expenses as well as travel concierge services for the traveler before, during, and after the trip. Priv8Pay Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Saratoga, California.

Nezasa AG

Series A in 2020
Nezasa operates the world's most sophisticated platform for creating, personalising and booking travel packages. Our software solutions provide the possibility to instantly plan and book itineraries in a user-friendly way as well as in-destination upselling opportunities. They allow to easily, flexibly and immediately adjust an itinerary to a traveller’s preferences at any time, while ensuring the consistency of the itinerary and handling the underlying complexity. In short: Nezasa will lift the travel industry to the next level!

Lunaphore Technologies

Convertible Note in 2021
Lunaphore Technologies S.A. is a Swiss company developing next generation tissue autostainers for cancer research and tissue diagnostics. The award-winning technology based on microfluidics is called FFeX (Fast Fluidic Exchange). It aims to perform assays much faster than standard techniques and has demonstrated good results in tests with cancer patient samples. Lunaphore was founded in 2014 with the vision of bringing –omics like approaches to tissue analytics and has been recognized as one of the most innovative companies nationally and internationally.

Ava AG

Series B in 2018
Ava AG develops Ava, a sensor bracelet that is worn during the night, which measures physiological parameters and predicts a woman’s next fertile window and ovulation. Its bracelet displays fertile window and ovulation information on the accompanying phone application. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland. It has an additional office in Hong Kong.

Apelab Inc

Pre Seed Round in 2017
apelab SARL develops virtual reality games for smartphones. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Les Acacias, Switzerland.

Toposens

Seed Round in 2020
They are Toposens. It is their mission to provide the world with 3D ultrasonic sensors, substituting expensive and outdated technologies that no longer fit their advanced technological needs. They work together with well-known industrial and high tech companies to bring 3D ultrasonic technology to automotive, smart buildings, robotics and many other industries.

eMonitor GmbH

Series A in 2019
eMonitor GmbH develops a property management software for apartment managers, cities, and social housing cooperation. It develops MiMo, a B2B software, which digitizes the entire rental process from the first contact with the potential tenant until he signs the rental contract. Its software matches apartments with the tenants and optimizes for social, environmental, cultural, zoning, and financial benefits; manages all applications; automates credit check and tenant selection; and enables all communication with the future tenants. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Car IQ

Seed Round in 2017
Car IQ Inc. develops and operates a cloud-based vehicle management platform and payment gateway for auto dealer groups, car sharing clients, and autonomous drivers. It offers Car IQ, an automotive grade payment solution that enables users to initiate payments directly from the vehicle without the use of a credit cards. The company’s platform uses sensor data from the car and enables vehicles to connect to service and repair providers. Car IQ Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

LuckaBox

Seed Round in 2020
LuckaBox provides a customer-centric logistics platform that provides retailers with a strong competitive edge via flexible delivery options. LuckaBox covers all big cities in Switzerland with its extensive network of professional courier partners. LuckaBox was founded on 2017 and is headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland.

LuckaBox

Seed Round in 2019
LuckaBox provides a customer-centric logistics platform that provides retailers with a strong competitive edge via flexible delivery options. LuckaBox covers all big cities in Switzerland with its extensive network of professional courier partners. LuckaBox was founded on 2017 and is headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland.

The Glue N.V.

Venture Round in 2017
The Glue is a contemporary, new solution which enables financial institutions to quickly develop innovative financial services for today’s consumers. These services are delivered by creating a customer centric environment, overlaying the core legacy systems. The Glue is a unique enabling yet non-disruptive solution which helps to protect and prolong the lifespan of your existing infrastructure investments.

Inpher.io

Seed Round in 2016
Inpher, Inc. operates a platform and framework to build applications for end-to-end encryption and cloud based unstructured data search. The company develops privacy-preserving analytics and machine learning technology. It offers users to search and retrieve ranked results on their data without the cloud service provider knowing the query of the results. The company’s computing platform provides confidential data processing across organizations and jurisdictions. Inpher, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

N-Dream AG (AirConsole)

Series A in 2019
N-Dream is the company behind AirConsole is a cloud-based multiplayer game console that uses smartphones as gamepads.They are building a next-gen online game console.

GYANT.com, Inc.

Series A in 2020
GYANT.com, Inc. develops artificial intelligence (AI) based chatbot application that connects physicians and patients. It offers GYANT, a platform that enables physicians to help patients with diagnosis, prescriptions, and treatment recommendations. The company enables to emit a first diagnostic after asking a few questions and helps and diagnoses people suffering from diseases. It serves hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks, and providers. GYANT.com, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Corte Madera, California.

Sinay

Seed Round in 2019
SINAY Sarl, an environmental consulting organization, provides marine and coastline environmental consulting services. It offers impact assessments, underwater acoustics, fishery science, fishing, geophysics, and geotechnical services for applications in the fields of renewable marine energies, fisheries/aquaculture, marine protected areas, oil/military, and harbors. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Caen, France.

ClearAccessIP, Inc.

Seed Round in 2019
ClearAccessIP, Inc. develops IP management solution that supports critical decision making around patenting and technology transfer for intellectual property holders. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Palo Alto, California. As of April 27, 2020, ClearAccessIP, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of IPwe, Inc.

Qwil

Seed Round in 2016
Qwil provides individual contractors, freelancers, and small businesses with financial tools and solutions. It offers an application that enables its users to manage and spend their earnings through their Qwil debit card. Qwil also enables its users to earn and spend money before they are paid for their services. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Saphetor SA

Seed Round in 2016
Founded in 2014, Saphetor is a precision medicine company at the cutting edge of genome-scale analysis based on Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). Capitalizing on the emerging trend in NGS to use large “panels” of genes, exomes, or whole genomes, Saphetor’s suite of services offers clinicians intuitive, data-driven solutions to make faster, more accurate diagnoses, and informed decisions for the selection of the best therapies, especially for cancer and difficult to diagnose conditions, such as rare diseases or cognitive impairment.

BlueFox IO, Inc.

Series A in 2017
Our patented technology allows our clients to get advanced foot-traffic analytics by counting smartphones as a proxy to the number of people who are in their location. In real-time. Our customers can also engage with clients by sending them messages to their smartphones while they are in one of their locations. No apps. No beacons. No SDKs. No logins. No kidding!

OneVisage SA

Seed Round in 2016
One Visage is a cyber security company that offers a digital identity platform for financial services, and  identity and access management providers, and integrators and mobile operators. The company makes use of their proprietary 3DAuth digital identity technology that can be installed on any consumer mobile phone instead of the current password-based and biometric solutions. One Visage is found in 2013 and is based in Switzerland.

ProcSea

Series A in 2019
Procsea is the first business-to-business seafood marketplace. Procsea specialises in the trade of traceable wild and farmed seafood, connecting buyers and sellers together in real time. Buyers have access to a multitude of carefully selected suppliers, directly from the European ports, without the middle man.

Voliro Airborne Robotics

Seed Round in 2020
Voliro Airborne Robotics develops flying robots and autonomous drone solutions. It provides robotic solutions, such as assets inspection and monitoring solutions to perform contact based work at height. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

LEND

Series A in 2018
LEND provides peer to peer lending in Switzerland. It connects investors with borrowers. Moreover, investors earn substantial returns and borrowers benefit from low interest rates. The company is based in Switzerland and it was founded in 2015.

Mila

Seed Round in 2020
Mila is all about providing access to progress. The world around us is moving fast. Technical and digital innovations appear daily. There’s no way they can all keep up with this development. Perhaps you don’t have time or you’re just not up to a technical challenge. Still, everyone should be able to benefit from technological progress. Mila enables people to find an expert partner in their neighborhood on demand. Conveniently and easily, at a fair price.

Toposens

Seed Round in 2018
They are Toposens. It is their mission to provide the world with 3D ultrasonic sensors, substituting expensive and outdated technologies that no longer fit their advanced technological needs. They work together with well-known industrial and high tech companies to bring 3D ultrasonic technology to automotive, smart buildings, robotics and many other industries.

Headnote Parent Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Headnote Parent Inc. develops software tools for lawyers and legal professionals. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

ALTOIDA AG

Seed Round in 2016
ALTOIDA AG develops and markets a healthcare platform and application for Alzheimer’s patients. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Lucerne, Switzerland.

LEND

Seed Round in 2016
LEND provides peer to peer lending in Switzerland. It connects investors with borrowers. Moreover, investors earn substantial returns and borrowers benefit from low interest rates. The company is based in Switzerland and it was founded in 2015.

Resistell

Series A in 2019
Resistell is a antibiotic resistance test.

Stoovo

Seed Round in 2019
Stoovo, Inc. develops and offers Stoovo, an application to pay off loans, taxes, and bills with instant gigs. The application also offers financial advice through AI that analyzes spending, debt, and tax obligations in real-time. Stoovo, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Lunaphore Technologies

Series A in 2017
Lunaphore Technologies S.A. is a Swiss company developing next generation tissue autostainers for cancer research and tissue diagnostics. The award-winning technology based on microfluidics is called FFeX (Fast Fluidic Exchange). It aims to perform assays much faster than standard techniques and has demonstrated good results in tests with cancer patient samples. Lunaphore was founded in 2014 with the vision of bringing –omics like approaches to tissue analytics and has been recognized as one of the most innovative companies nationally and internationally.

Tinamu Labs

Seed Round in 2020
Tinamu Labs AG develops software solution using drones for multi-camera live stream sports, filming productions, and managing businesses. The company captures data through drone-based data acquisition platform. The company's platform processes data and generate reports. The company's platform provides inspection tasks, inventory management and surveillance. Tinamu Labs AG was founded in 2018 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Lyric

Seed Round in 2016
Lyric is a tech and data-powered real estate and lifestyle hospitality company for the modern business traveler. It also designs and operates locally inspired short term rental properties that offer a professional, reliable, and delightful experience, far above what travelers get when they rent from an individual homeowner. Lyric is committed to building a driven, supportive, and diverse environment to ensure they’re all inspired and pushed forward every day. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

GYANT.com, Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
GYANT.com, Inc. develops artificial intelligence (AI) based chatbot application that connects physicians and patients. It offers GYANT, a platform that enables physicians to help patients with diagnosis, prescriptions, and treatment recommendations. The company enables to emit a first diagnostic after asking a few questions and helps and diagnoses people suffering from diseases. It serves hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks, and providers. GYANT.com, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Corte Madera, California.

Inpher.io

Series A in 2018
Inpher, Inc. operates a platform and framework to build applications for end-to-end encryption and cloud based unstructured data search. The company develops privacy-preserving analytics and machine learning technology. It offers users to search and retrieve ranked results on their data without the cloud service provider knowing the query of the results. The company’s computing platform provides confidential data processing across organizations and jurisdictions. Inpher, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

ROOM8

Seed Round in 2019
ROOM8, Inc. designs and develops an application that enables users to find roommates and apartments. It offers ROOM8, an application that connects roommates, landlords, and renters’ insurance packages. The company’s application is available on Google Play and App Store. ROOM8, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Walnut Creek, California. ROOM8, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of CSAA Insurance Exchange.

Beekeeper AG

Series A in 2017
Beekeeper AG develops a team communication application. Its application enables communicating with frontline and mobile workforce; and provides communication and productivity tools, such as messaging, content management, engagement analytics, employee surveys, and others for internal teams. It serves hospitality, retail, logistics, transportation, food, manufacturing, NGO, and event-management industries in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland with operations in Kraków, Poland; Berlin, Germany; and Oakland, California.

Lunaphore Technologies

Series C in 2020
Lunaphore Technologies S.A. is a Swiss company developing next generation tissue autostainers for cancer research and tissue diagnostics. The award-winning technology based on microfluidics is called FFeX (Fast Fluidic Exchange). It aims to perform assays much faster than standard techniques and has demonstrated good results in tests with cancer patient samples. Lunaphore was founded in 2014 with the vision of bringing –omics like approaches to tissue analytics and has been recognized as one of the most innovative companies nationally and internationally.

Domo Safety

Series A in 2016
Domo Safety provides smart home care services.

Priv8Pay Inc.

Series A in 2018
Priv8Pay Inc. develops a combined payment and expense management platform for corporate travel and entertainment sector. The company’s platform enables approval of payments, management of expenses as well as travel concierge services for the traveler before, during, and after the trip. Priv8Pay Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Saratoga, California.

ProcSea

Venture Round in 2017
Procsea is the first business-to-business seafood marketplace. Procsea specialises in the trade of traceable wild and farmed seafood, connecting buyers and sellers together in real time. Buyers have access to a multitude of carefully selected suppliers, directly from the European ports, without the middle man.

Beekeeper AG

Seed Round in 2016
Beekeeper AG develops a team communication application. Its application enables communicating with frontline and mobile workforce; and provides communication and productivity tools, such as messaging, content management, engagement analytics, employee surveys, and others for internal teams. It serves hospitality, retail, logistics, transportation, food, manufacturing, NGO, and event-management industries in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland with operations in Kraków, Poland; Berlin, Germany; and Oakland, California.

Flowcast Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
Flowcast leverages its patented machine learning methodologies to create high-performing predictive models that assess risk and enable lenders to unlock credit to all size businesses at scale. Flowcast’s models offer unparalleled explainability in understanding the root cause of a business’ creditworthiness, the risk of delinquency, the timeliness of repayment and the likelihood of dilution of their transactions. Unlike traditional risk assessments, the API-based solution updates and monitors the risk assessment of the borrower in real-time based on alternative data and Flowcast’s proprietary data.

Beekeeper AG

Series B in 2020
Beekeeper AG develops a team communication application. Its application enables communicating with frontline and mobile workforce; and provides communication and productivity tools, such as messaging, content management, engagement analytics, employee surveys, and others for internal teams. It serves hospitality, retail, logistics, transportation, food, manufacturing, NGO, and event-management industries in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland with operations in Kraków, Poland; Berlin, Germany; and Oakland, California.

Flowcast Inc.

Series A in 2019
Flowcast leverages its patented machine learning methodologies to create high-performing predictive models that assess risk and enable lenders to unlock credit to all size businesses at scale. Flowcast’s models offer unparalleled explainability in understanding the root cause of a business’ creditworthiness, the risk of delinquency, the timeliness of repayment and the likelihood of dilution of their transactions. Unlike traditional risk assessments, the API-based solution updates and monitors the risk assessment of the borrower in real-time based on alternative data and Flowcast’s proprietary data.

ProcSea

Seed Round in 2016
Procsea is the first business-to-business seafood marketplace. Procsea specialises in the trade of traceable wild and farmed seafood, connecting buyers and sellers together in real time. Buyers have access to a multitude of carefully selected suppliers, directly from the European ports, without the middle man.

LEND

Series A in 2017
LEND provides peer to peer lending in Switzerland. It connects investors with borrowers. Moreover, investors earn substantial returns and borrowers benefit from low interest rates. The company is based in Switzerland and it was founded in 2015.

Nezasa AG

Seed Round in 2016
Nezasa operates the world's most sophisticated platform for creating, personalising and booking travel packages. Our software solutions provide the possibility to instantly plan and book itineraries in a user-friendly way as well as in-destination upselling opportunities. They allow to easily, flexibly and immediately adjust an itinerary to a traveller’s preferences at any time, while ensuring the consistency of the itinerary and handling the underlying complexity. In short: Nezasa will lift the travel industry to the next level!

Codecheck

Venture Round in 2016
Codecheck AG develops a smartphone application which provides the product description with all the ingredients along with comments by other consumers after you scan the product with the smartphone. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.