Where is Fongit's headquarters located?

Fongit's headquarters is located in Geneva (Switzerland).

How many companies has Fongit invested in?

Fongit has invested in 144 companies, including Proton & nsave.

Which companies has Fongit invested in lately?

Immitra Bio & TheraPPI are the latest investments by Fongit.

How many exits has Fongit been involved in?

Fongit's portfolio has seen 9 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Fongit's portfolio?

There is 1 unicorn in Fongit's portfolio.

Fongit - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

Fongit, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 1991, is based in Geneva, Switzerland. With a presence in 14 countries, it has supported around 144 startups in sectors like Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications. As of Oct 2026, Fongit has 1 unicorn under its belt and has witnessed 9 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in its portfolio include Proton, nsave and Goodwall. The program is backed by a team of 9 people who primarily support Seed startups based in Switzerland. Its latest investment was a $2.94M Seed round in Immitra Bio on Jul 22, 2026, which also saw participation from OCCIDENT and Another.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1991

Location

Geneva, Switzerland

Portfolio Companies

Proton, nsave & 142 more

Sectors of Investment

Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications & 32 more

Stages of Investment

Seed, Grant (prize money) & 2 more

Locations of Investment

Switzerland, France & 12 more

Unicorn in Portfolio

Sonar

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Fongit has a portfolio of 144 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in MPC and OrbiWise.Their portfolio spans across Switzerland, France, United States and 11 more locations. They have invested in Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications, High Tech and 31 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Grant (prize money) and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Fongit:

1. Proton

Provider of encrypted email, calendar, VPN, password management, and cloud services. It offers tools for secure communication, private scheduling, online activity protection, and password management. The company provides cloud storage, document editing, and spreadsheet collaboration. It also features an AI assistant focused on user privacy and an email alias service.

Key facts about Proton

Founded Year: 2014
Location: Geneva (Switzerland)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $2M
Employee Count: 982 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: EIC Fund, The TOP 100 and 4 Others
Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Mar 31, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. nsave

Multi-currency accounts and investment services provider. It offers a secure, multi-currency account for holding and exchanging funds, facilitating transfers and payments. Additionally, it provides access to US stocks and ETFs, enabling investment in a variety of assets. A cash payout service allows for worldwide money transfers. A Mastercard is linked to the account for global spending. Future services include wealth management and higher-yield investment options.

Key facts about nsave

Founded Year: 2022
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $22.5M
Employee Count: 63 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: ACE & Company, TQ Ventures and 10 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 10, 2025, $*****

3. Goodwall

Online learning community for students and young professionals. The platform enables students and graduates to showcase their profiles professionally and receive job and admission opportunities based on their preferences and potential. Also provides mentors for guidance. Available for Android and iOS platforms.

Key facts about Goodwall

Founded Year: 2014
Location: Geneva (Switzerland)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $10.8M
Employee Count: 103 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Verve Ventures, EIC Fund and 10 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 06, 2023, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. KOMGO

Blockchain-based loan management solutions for trade finance. It offers solutions such as Konsole for authenticated messaging, Market for processing transactional data, Check for onboarding, trakk for keeping track of invoices, contracts, guarantees, warranties, and more. It provides a risk-based trading environment.

Key facts about KOMGO

Founded Year: 2018
Location: Geneva (Switzerland)
Stage: Series C
Total Funding till date: $28.9M
Employee Count: 104 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: ING Ventures, Societe Generale and 8 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 04, 2023, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Taurus

Provider of institutional digital asset infrastructure offering custody, tokenization, and trading solutions. It enables secure custody of cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets, issuance and lifecycle management of tokenized securities, and regulated trading services. The platform supports multi-asset operations across public and permissioned blockchains, offering integrated solutions for custody, settlement, collateral management, and trading, with deployment options including cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments, primarily serving banks, asset managers, and regulated financial entities.

Key facts about Taurus

Founded Year: 2018
Location: Geneva (Switzerland)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $65M
Employee Count: 123 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Pictet Group, UBS and 8 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 14, 2023, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Fongit has invested in 144 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Immitra Bio and most recent follow-on round was in TheraPPI.

Here are Fongit's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	2	1	3
2025	0	1	1
2024	2	3	5
2023	8	2	10
2022	10	3	13
2021	11	0	11
2020	1	0	1
2019	2	0	2

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Fongit has made 29 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $890K, 7 investments in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $55.3K, 4 investments in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $252K and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $102K.

Here are Fongit's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	29
Grant (prize money)	7
Conventional Debt	4
Series A	2

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Fongit has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 95 Tech companies, 89 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 45 Software companies and at least 26 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Fongit's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Life Sciences	17
Enterprise Applications	7
High Tech	6
Consumer	4
HealthTech	4
Others	27

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Fongit has made most investments in Switzerland (37), followed by France where it has made 2 investments.

Here are Fongit's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
Switzerland	37
France	2
Japan	1
Romania	1
United Kingdom	1
Others	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Fongit has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Immitra Bio and TheraPPI are the latest among them.

Here are the most recent investments by Fongit:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Jul 22, 2026	Immitra Bio	Switzerland	Seed	9257	OCCIDENT [+6]
Jun 04, 2026	TheraPPI	France	Seed	7221	PULSALYS
Feb 25, 2026	Clee Medical	Switzerland	Seed	8280	HTGF [+4]
Sep 08, 2025	EarlySight	Switzerland	Seed	6307	Verve Ventures [+4]
Jun 25, 2024	HekeTiss	Switzerland	Seed	8948	-

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Fongit has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Sonar. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Sonar which became a unicorn in 2022, 4 years before Fongit first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Fongit's portfolio:

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Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
60	Sonar	Developer of static code analysis tools for continuous code inspection	2008	Enterprise Infrastructure [+1]	Vernier	Series D	ufyjllq

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9 companies from Fongit's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Farmer Connect in Aug 2025 by Agridence for $*****.

Here are Fongit's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Farmer Connect	Aug 19, 2025	-	-	7605
TOKENY	May 20, 2025	-	-	4940
Roboteq	Dec 03, 2019	-	-	1776
Quartz Bio	Jan 10, 2018	-	-	6028
Linkage Biosciences	Jul 11, 2017	-	-	3757

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Fongit has a team of 9 members including 1 Partner and 2 Principals located in Switzerland. Fongit's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of all team members in Fongit:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Jean-Pierre Pedrazzini	Partner	Switzerland	-	-
Monica Malcarne	Principal	Nyon	-	1 Email
Alexandra Osvath	Principal	Geneva	-	1 Email

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Over the past 14 years, 103 investors have co-invested in Fongit's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Fongit: Venture Kick, Europa and 24 others have invested in rounds before Fongit. There are 10 companies where Venture Kick has invested before Fongit and 3 companies where Europa has invested before Fongit.
Top Co-investors of Fongit: 27 investors entered a company along with Fongit. These include investors like Swiss ICT Investor Club (3 companies).
Invested after Fongit: A total of 50 investors have invested in Fongit's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include EIC Fund (5 companies) and Europa (4 companies).