BackBone Ventures

BackBone Ventures AG is a venture capital firm established in 2018 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on seed, start-up, and growth capital opportunities. BackBone Ventures primarily targets companies in the information and communication technology, food technology, and disruptive technology sectors, with a geographic emphasis on the DACH region and Israel. The firm's mission is to foster a positive impact for future generations by supporting exceptional entrepreneurs and enabling them to achieve significant success. With a strong ecosystem approach, BackBone Ventures aims to become a trusted partner for founders and investors in the pre-seed and seed venture capital landscape in Germany and Switzerland.

Philippe Bernet

Founding Partner

Janic Frölicher

Founding Partner

Andreas Guggenbühl

Venture Partner

Miklos Stanek

Founding Partner and Chairman

Jan Munoz Ph.D

Partner

51 past transactions

CROWN

Pre Seed Round in 2025
CROWN is modernizing procurement negotiations through ethical eAuctions.

Cloudsquid

Pre Seed Round in 2024
is an an artificial intelligence based revenue orchestration company intended for companies with usage-based pricing models.

Exakt Health

Seed Round in 2024
Exakt Health is a healthcare platform focused on sports injuries, offering a mobile app that assists users in self-diagnosing common injuries. The app generates tailored rehabilitation plans based on individual needs, allowing users to engage in daily exercises and receive treatment advice. By facilitating access to professional physiotherapy through its platform, Exakt Health aims to empower patients with the tools and guidance necessary for effective recovery and rehabilitation.

Evoralis

Seed Round in 2024
Evoralis is an enzyme development company focused on the discovery and development of plastic-depolymerizing enzymes, emerging as a spin-out from the University of Cambridge. The company specializes in innovative plastic recycling technology aimed at enhancing the sustainability of plastics and promoting the circularity of plastic waste. Evoralis utilizes a rapid screening platform that surpasses traditional methods, allowing for the efficient discovery and improvement of biocatalysts capable of breaking down plastics into their fundamental building blocks. This technology enables businesses to re-use these components in the creation of new products, contributing to a more sustainable approach to plastic waste management.

Open Forest Protocol

Seed Round in 2024
Open Forest Protocol (OFP) is a scalable open platform that allows forest projects of any size, from around the world, to Measure, Report, and Verify (MRV) their forestation data. Through OFP, individuals, communities, NGOs, entrepreneurs, and governments are able to create transparent, immutable, proof-of-impact data that is comprehensively verified by a network of independent experts. OFP is creating the foundation for more inclusive, scalable, and data-backed financing mechanisms for nature-based climate solutions.

Creaitor

Pre Seed Round in 2024
The generative AI platform that makes AI accessible to everyone. We are a consolidation of cutting-edge technologies, supporting over 40 languages with the best possible integrations. Our ultimate goal is to unlock the potential of AI and enable our users to turn their creative and intelligent ideas into reality.

Kickbite

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Kickbite is a software platform tailored for small and medium-sized e-commerce businesses, providing advanced analytics and tracking capabilities. It features AI-powered Click & View Attribution and essential integrations that help restore trust in data. The platform enables marketing teams to optimize their customer acquisition costs, customer lifetime value, and profitability on ad spend through a comprehensive dashboard. By mapping the complete customer journey and capturing all available data points, Kickbite allows businesses to analyze their performance effectively and receive actionable recommendations. The company collaborates with notable brands such as AG1, Ankerkraut, and Zwilling, reinforcing its position as a valuable resource in the e-commerce sector.

Adon Health

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Adon Health is to create a future where innovation, compassion, accessibility, and high-quality medicine revolutionize men's healthcare.

Dropz

Seed Round in 2024
Dropz specializes in producing innovative beverage products that offer a healthy and sustainable alternative to conventional sweet drinks. The company creates small aroma pearls made from pressed fruits and herbs, which dissolve in tap water to impart natural flavors. This approach not only enhances the taste of ordinary water but also encourages the consumption of local tap water, thereby reducing reliance on bottled beverages and the associated environmental impact. Dropz's products are crafted from natural extracts and vitamins, ensuring that users can enjoy a variety of flavorful drinks without compromising on health or sustainability.

Proofcheck

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Proofcheck is a multilingual AI proofreading platform and a collaborative in-browser workspace for PDFs and epubs. Their next-generation AI workflow and collaboration tool helps content creators quickly catch costly mistakes before they reach audiences. Proofcheck is headquartered in Vienna, Wien and was founded in 2022.

Meloon

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Meloon is a company focused on capturing and converting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It has developed a filtering technology that employs nanoporous membranes to facilitate post-combustion separation, enhancing CO2 permeability. This innovative approach addresses the energy and cost challenges associated with traditional solvent-based purification methods, offering industries a more efficient solution for managing carbon emissions. Through its technology, Meloon aims to contribute to environmental sustainability by providing effective means to reduce atmospheric CO2 levels.

Fly

Seed Round in 2023
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CareerFairy

Seed Round in 2023
CareerFairy GmbH operates an innovative online platform that connects emerging talent with employers. Founded in 2019 and based in Zurich, Switzerland, the company specializes in live stream-based recruitment services. By utilizing technology, CareerFairy enables companies to communicate their mission and workplace culture directly to potential candidates through live streaming events. This approach allows students and job seekers to gain real-time insights into various roles and company environments, helping them find positions that align with their personalities and aspirations. Additionally, the platform facilitates feedback collection, enabling employers to assess the effectiveness of their recruitment efforts.

SQUAKE

Seed Round in 2023
SQUAKE offers a carbon emissions calculation platform aimed at promoting sustainability in the travel and logistics sectors. Their solution features a single application programming interface (API) that integrates seamlessly into existing digital infrastructures, allowing businesses to perform precise carbon calculations for various activities, including air, road, and sea travel, as well as accommodations and warehousing. By adhering to national and international standards, SQUAKE's platform not only facilitates accurate carbon measurement but also automates carbon reduction and compensation processes. This includes functions such as vendor selection for sustainable alternatives, inventory management, invoicing, and the retirement of carbon credits. Through these efforts, SQUAKE supports businesses in their journey towards reducing their carbon footprint and contributes to sustainable development initiatives.

Fermify

Seed Round in 2023
Fermify operates a digital B2B platform that allows dairy companies to produce precision fermentation-based casein, which is identical to cow casein, in a more sustainable manner and at over 50% lower costs. By utilizing advanced technology to domesticate microorganisms, the platform addresses the challenges of large-scale milk protein production, enabling cheese manufacturers to create cheese alternatives without reliance on cow's milk. This innovative approach caters to the growing demand for sustainable dairy solutions while ensuring consistency and quality in cheese production.
FABRİKATÖR BİLGİ TEKNOLOJİLERİ A.Ş. is a Turkish company based in Istanbul that specializes in developing a cloud-based manufacturing management platform tailored for small and mid-size enterprises. Founded in 2018, the company offers its flagship product, Fabrikator, which encompasses a range of functionalities including inventory management, cost calculation, manufacturing planning, order management, and production process management. Additionally, the software supports bill of materials, unit conversion, multi-user access, barcode scanning, multiple language options, and production reporting. FABRİKATÖR serves various sectors such as textile, food, mechanics, and carpentry, providing essential tools to help business owners focus on manufacturing while streamlining operational tasks.

Faircado

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Faircado operates a sustainable shopping platform designed to enhance the circularity of produced goods by promoting second-hand purchases. The platform employs a smart algorithm that aggregates offers from major pre-owned marketplaces, allowing users to compare prices and sustainability scores of second-hand items across various categories, including electronics and books. This centralized approach enables consumers to make informed decisions while shopping, ultimately saving time, money, and resources. Faircado's commitment to reducing waste aligns with its mission to foster a more sustainable shopping experience.

Aepsy

Angel Round in 2022
Aepsy operates a psychotherapy platform that aims to provide convenient and stigma-free access to mental health treatments. The platform connects individuals and employees with selected psychotherapists through various methods, including online chat, videotelephony, or in-person meetings, based on the users' preferences. Additionally, Aepsy offers self-help exercises that allow individuals to engage in treatment independently, helping them manage mental stress. This dual approach not only supports personal mental health but also assists employers in fostering a culture of mental well-being in the workplace.

Amplo

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Amplo is a smart maintenance platform. That provides automated diagnostic services, IoT asset management, an IoT machine expert system, and root cause analysis solutions. The company's customers inquiries are addressed through email and online applications.

Findependent

Seed Round in 2022
Findependent goal is to enable you to make more of your savings with findependent and thus to be able to live more financially independently and self-determined - financially independent or findependent for short.

Fermify

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Fermify operates a digital B2B platform that allows dairy companies to produce precision fermentation-based casein, which is identical to cow casein, in a more sustainable manner and at over 50% lower costs. By utilizing advanced technology to domesticate microorganisms, the platform addresses the challenges of large-scale milk protein production, enabling cheese manufacturers to create cheese alternatives without reliance on cow's milk. This innovative approach caters to the growing demand for sustainable dairy solutions while ensuring consistency and quality in cheese production.

Exakt Health

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Exakt Health is a healthcare platform focused on sports injuries, offering a mobile app that assists users in self-diagnosing common injuries. The app generates tailored rehabilitation plans based on individual needs, allowing users to engage in daily exercises and receive treatment advice. By facilitating access to professional physiotherapy through its platform, Exakt Health aims to empower patients with the tools and guidance necessary for effective recovery and rehabilitation.

SQUAKE

Seed Round in 2021
SQUAKE offers a carbon emissions calculation platform aimed at promoting sustainability in the travel and logistics sectors. Their solution features a single application programming interface (API) that integrates seamlessly into existing digital infrastructures, allowing businesses to perform precise carbon calculations for various activities, including air, road, and sea travel, as well as accommodations and warehousing. By adhering to national and international standards, SQUAKE's platform not only facilitates accurate carbon measurement but also automates carbon reduction and compensation processes. This includes functions such as vendor selection for sustainable alternatives, inventory management, invoicing, and the retirement of carbon credits. Through these efforts, SQUAKE supports businesses in their journey towards reducing their carbon footprint and contributes to sustainable development initiatives.

CareerFairy

Seed Round in 2021
CareerFairy GmbH operates an innovative online platform that connects emerging talent with employers. Founded in 2019 and based in Zurich, Switzerland, the company specializes in live stream-based recruitment services. By utilizing technology, CareerFairy enables companies to communicate their mission and workplace culture directly to potential candidates through live streaming events. This approach allows students and job seekers to gain real-time insights into various roles and company environments, helping them find positions that align with their personalities and aspirations. Additionally, the platform facilitates feedback collection, enabling employers to assess the effectiveness of their recruitment efforts.

Flytrex

Series C in 2021
Flytrex is the largest drone-based food delivery service in the United States, primarily operating in North Carolina and Texas. The company has successfully fulfilled over 120,000 orders for various partners, including notable chains such as Little Caesars, Papa John's, and El Pollo Loco. Flytrex's service is designed to offer rapid delivery, reducing costs from $10 to $1 per package and cutting delivery times from 20 minutes to under 5. With a strong customer retention rate of 45% after two years and a household penetration of 70% within its service range, the company has garnered significant customer satisfaction, reflected in its high Net Promoter Score of 75. Flytrex employs advanced automated drone technology operated via a cloud-based control system, facilitating efficient deliveries even to hard-to-reach areas while minimizing operational expenses for retailers and delivery companies.

Dropz

Seed Round in 2021
Dropz specializes in producing innovative beverage products that offer a healthy and sustainable alternative to conventional sweet drinks. The company creates small aroma pearls made from pressed fruits and herbs, which dissolve in tap water to impart natural flavors. This approach not only enhances the taste of ordinary water but also encourages the consumption of local tap water, thereby reducing reliance on bottled beverages and the associated environmental impact. Dropz's products are crafted from natural extracts and vitamins, ensuring that users can enjoy a variety of flavorful drinks without compromising on health or sustainability.

peers.

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Peers specializes in providing online group courses aimed at alleviating stress and depressive moods. Their offerings are designed to align with individual symptoms, situations, and personality traits. The courses include group guidance and incorporate behavioral therapy methods, allowing participants to engage in supportive learning environments. Each course consists of a ninety-minute video session per week, providing structured content to help individuals manage their emotional well-being effectively. However, it is important to note that the services do not include curative treatment or any medical or psychotherapeutic advice.

The nu company

Series A in 2021
The nu company GmbH, founded in 2016 and based in Leipzig, Germany, specializes in the online production and sale of chocolate. The company emphasizes the importance of natural, functional, and flavorful nutrition, striving to create delicious combinations of organic ingredients that promote health and enjoyment. Additionally, The nu company is committed to environmental sustainability, pledging to plant a tree for each product sold and utilizing compostable packaging materials.

Levo

Convertible Note in 2021
Levo is a marketplace that provides consumers with the ability to purchase and manage promissory notes while retaining their existing banking relationships. It offers a regulated treasury management platform that facilitates intelligent cash management services. Through its Crowdsaving mechanism, Levo enables users to access favorable interest rates on their savings without requiring minimum deposit amounts. This collective savings system allows consumers to optimize their idle cash by implementing customized investment and working capital strategies, enhancing their overall financial management.

Imburse

Series A in 2021
Imburse is a cloud-based payments integration platform that connects enterprise systems to various payment rails, providers, and technologies, facilitating both collections and payouts. The platform enables seamless integration with core systems such as CRM and ERP, allowing businesses to initiate payments while benefiting from a unified reporting framework. Designed with enterprise security and compliance in mind, Imburse offers instant access to various payment methods including card collections, debit orders, and e-wallets, ensuring operational insulation from the complexities of the payments landscape. This enterprise SaaS solution supports multi-tenancy deployments, enabling customers to quickly deploy any payment provider or technology without impacting their operations or finances. By streamlining payment processes, Imburse helps businesses enhance customer engagement and drive operational efficiency.

Threatray

Seed Round in 2021
Threatray specializes in code-based threat intelligence, providing software that analyzes extensive malware repositories and feeds. By offering advanced analytics tools, the company enables enterprise security and incident response teams to gain a comprehensive understanding of cyber threats. Its platform focuses on analyzing data streams at the code level, identifying similarities with known threats, and swiftly detecting unknown malicious artifacts. This capability helps organizations protect against data leaks and secure their sensitive information effectively.

Neon

Series A in 2021
Neon is an independent Swiss mobile account.

Boostbar

Seed Round in 2021
Boostbar AG developed a smart food vending machines sold to other businesses.

Flytrex

Convertible Note in 2021
Flytrex is the largest drone-based food delivery service in the United States, primarily operating in North Carolina and Texas. The company has successfully fulfilled over 120,000 orders for various partners, including notable chains such as Little Caesars, Papa John's, and El Pollo Loco. Flytrex's service is designed to offer rapid delivery, reducing costs from $10 to $1 per package and cutting delivery times from 20 minutes to under 5. With a strong customer retention rate of 45% after two years and a household penetration of 70% within its service range, the company has garnered significant customer satisfaction, reflected in its high Net Promoter Score of 75. Flytrex employs advanced automated drone technology operated via a cloud-based control system, facilitating efficient deliveries even to hard-to-reach areas while minimizing operational expenses for retailers and delivery companies.

Threatray

Seed Round in 2021
Threatray specializes in code-based threat intelligence, providing software that analyzes extensive malware repositories and feeds. By offering advanced analytics tools, the company enables enterprise security and incident response teams to gain a comprehensive understanding of cyber threats. Its platform focuses on analyzing data streams at the code level, identifying similarities with known threats, and swiftly detecting unknown malicious artifacts. This capability helps organizations protect against data leaks and secure their sensitive information effectively.

The nu company

Convertible Note in 2020
The nu company GmbH, founded in 2016 and based in Leipzig, Germany, specializes in the online production and sale of chocolate. The company emphasizes the importance of natural, functional, and flavorful nutrition, striving to create delicious combinations of organic ingredients that promote health and enjoyment. Additionally, The nu company is committed to environmental sustainability, pledging to plant a tree for each product sold and utilizing compostable packaging materials.

Spyce

Convertible Note in 2020
Spyce is a restaurant based in Somerville, MA, founded in 2015, that aims to transform the dining experience through automation and innovative cuisine. The company has developed a fully robotic kitchen that integrates a refrigerator, dishwasher, stove-top, and a robotic chef to prepare meals from fresh ingredients without human intervention. This technology allows Spyce to offer a menu of globally-inspired seasonal salads and warm bowls, providing consumers with affordable and healthy fast food options without sacrificing quality. By combining culinary creativity with advanced automation, Spyce is reimagining the fast-food industry and setting new standards for efficiency and taste.

Startchy

Series A in 2020
Startchy is a company based in Beirut, Lebanon, with an additional office in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in manufacturing natural edible coating solutions aimed at extending the shelf life of fruits and vegetables. Founded in 2017, Startchy has developed a novel, organic coating synthesized from starch-based bioplastics. This innovative solution not only doubles the shelf life of fresh produce but also helps preserve color, reduce respiration, and minimize transpiration rates in temperature-controlled environments. By providing a natural, harmless, and flavorless alternative to traditional wax and plastic methods, Startchy enables resellers and exporters of fruits and vegetables to maintain product quality and freshness more effectively.

Voliro

Seed Round in 2020
Voliro is a pioneer in mobile robotics, specializing in innovative solutions for work at heights through advanced flying robots. These robots are designed for contact-based tasks, leveraging a proprietary tiltable rotor system that transforms conventional drones into versatile robotic platforms capable of precise environmental interaction. Their unique 360° drone design enables inspections on curved and sloped surfaces, setting them apart in the market. Voliro's aerial robots can be equipped with various payloads, including Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) sensors and Lightning Protection System (LPS) sensors, to enhance the efficiency and reliability of inspections. The company focuses on delivering automated nondestructive testing inspections, ultrasonic thickness measurements, and thermal imaging, allowing clients to achieve asset inspection and monitoring services that are safer, faster, and more cost-effective.

Acodis

Venture Round in 2020
Acodis is a developer of document digitalization software that transforms various types of documents into structured data quickly and efficiently. Utilizing artificial intelligence, Acodis' machine learning engine can read and comprehend documents similarly to humans, allowing businesses to automate data extraction across multiple formats and layouts. This capability significantly reduces the time and effort spent on manual data entry, enhances accuracy, and improves overall productivity. The software supports documents in any language and integrates seamlessly with existing systems, enabling users to export data via API to enhance their ERP, CRM, or RPA systems. By streamlining document processing, Acodis empowers organizations to derive valuable insights and optimize their business operations.

Neon

Venture Round in 2020
Neon is an independent Swiss mobile account.

yamo

Series A in 2020
Yamo is dedicated to providing parents with healthier food choices for their children through its range of organic baby food products. The company's offerings serve as nutritious alternatives to junk food, catering to kids of all ages. Yamo operates a direct-to-consumer subscription model, allowing parents to conveniently receive products online. Additionally, its products are available in grocery stores, including Coop in Switzerland and select Edeka and Rewe locations in Germany. By focusing on quality and taste, Yamo aims to make it easier for parents to find and purchase wholesome food options for their children.

Alaya

Seed Round in 2020
Alaya is a global software provider that specializes in creating a digital platform for employee engagement and corporate social responsibility (CSR). The platform facilitates the activation of purpose-driven initiatives within organizations by enabling employees to participate in various activities, such as volunteering, promoting sustainability, and supporting diversity and inclusion efforts. Through simple actions like biking to work or adopting energy-saving practices, employees can contribute to meaningful change while organizations can measure the impact of these activities. Alaya's mission is to foster a culture where employees are actively engaged in making a positive impact, aligning their actions with the company’s values and goals.

Imburse

Convertible Note in 2019
Imburse is a cloud-based payments integration platform that connects enterprise systems to various payment rails, providers, and technologies, facilitating both collections and payouts. The platform enables seamless integration with core systems such as CRM and ERP, allowing businesses to initiate payments while benefiting from a unified reporting framework. Designed with enterprise security and compliance in mind, Imburse offers instant access to various payment methods including card collections, debit orders, and e-wallets, ensuring operational insulation from the complexities of the payments landscape. This enterprise SaaS solution supports multi-tenancy deployments, enabling customers to quickly deploy any payment provider or technology without impacting their operations or finances. By streamlining payment processes, Imburse helps businesses enhance customer engagement and drive operational efficiency.

Neon

Series A in 2019
Neon is an independent Swiss mobile account.

Flytrex

Series B in 2019
Flytrex is the largest drone-based food delivery service in the United States, primarily operating in North Carolina and Texas. The company has successfully fulfilled over 120,000 orders for various partners, including notable chains such as Little Caesars, Papa John's, and El Pollo Loco. Flytrex's service is designed to offer rapid delivery, reducing costs from $10 to $1 per package and cutting delivery times from 20 minutes to under 5. With a strong customer retention rate of 45% after two years and a household penetration of 70% within its service range, the company has garnered significant customer satisfaction, reflected in its high Net Promoter Score of 75. Flytrex employs advanced automated drone technology operated via a cloud-based control system, facilitating efficient deliveries even to hard-to-reach areas while minimizing operational expenses for retailers and delivery companies.
Business users can describe their forms and rules, but have trouble creating a process flow chart. With atfinity, we turn forms and rules into executable processes including an intuitive GUI for process users like clients. For example banking clients use our software to onboard their clients and government agencies for parents to sign up their child for middle school.

Neon

Convertible Note in 2018
Neon is an independent Swiss mobile account.

Threatray

Seed Round in 2018
Threatray specializes in code-based threat intelligence, providing software that analyzes extensive malware repositories and feeds. By offering advanced analytics tools, the company enables enterprise security and incident response teams to gain a comprehensive understanding of cyber threats. Its platform focuses on analyzing data streams at the code level, identifying similarities with known threats, and swiftly detecting unknown malicious artifacts. This capability helps organizations protect against data leaks and secure their sensitive information effectively.

yamo

Venture Round in 2018
Yamo is dedicated to providing parents with healthier food choices for their children through its range of organic baby food products. The company's offerings serve as nutritious alternatives to junk food, catering to kids of all ages. Yamo operates a direct-to-consumer subscription model, allowing parents to conveniently receive products online. Additionally, its products are available in grocery stores, including Coop in Switzerland and select Edeka and Rewe locations in Germany. By focusing on quality and taste, Yamo aims to make it easier for parents to find and purchase wholesome food options for their children.

SuperMeat

Seed Round in 2018
SuperMeat is an Israeli biotech and food-tech company founded in 2015 and based in Tel Aviv. It specializes in producing cultured meat from chicken cells in a safe, controlled environment, eliminating the need for animal slaughter. This innovative approach to meat production aims to enhance nutritional security and reduce carbon emissions. By growing meat in a sterile setting, SuperMeat ensures that its products are free from antibiotics and the risk of fecal contamination, such as salmonella. The company emphasizes sustainability, as its clean meat production requires significantly fewer resources—99% less land and 90% less water—compared to traditional methods. SuperMeat aspires to transform the meat industry, offering a healthier and more sustainable food source for the future.
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