When was Kickstart Innovation founded?

Kickstart Innovation was founded in 2015.

Where is Kickstart Innovation's headquarters located?

Kickstart Innovation's headquarters is located in Zurich (Switzerland).

How big is Kickstart Innovation's investment team?

Kickstart Innovation has a team of 30, including 6 partners.

How many companies has Kickstart Innovation invested in?

Kickstart Innovation has invested in 26 companies, including PriceHubble & Vianova.

Which companies has Kickstart Innovation invested in lately?

VAY & Antavi are the latest investments by Kickstart Innovation.

How many exits has Kickstart Innovation been involved in?

Kickstart Innovation's portfolio has seen 3 acquisitions.

Kickstart Innovation - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

Kickstart Innovation, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2015, is based in Zurich, Switzerland. With a presence in 14 countries, it has supported around 26 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, High Tech. As of Aug 2026, Kickstart Innovation has witnessed 3 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in its portfolio include PriceHubble, Vianova and Nivaura. The program is backed by a team of 30 people who primarily support Grant (prize money) startups based in Switzerland. Its latest investment was a Undisclosed Seed round in VAY on Jul 27, 2021.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Zurich, Switzerland

Portfolio Companies

PriceHubble, Vianova & 24 more

Sectors of Investment

Enterprise Applications, High Tech & 20 more

Stages of Investment

Seed, Grant (prize money) & 1 more

Locations of Investment

Switzerland, United Kingdom & 12 more

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Kickstart Innovation has a portfolio of 26 companies. Their most notable investments are in EntoCube and Veezoo.Their portfolio spans across Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States and 11 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Grant (prize money) and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Kickstart Innovation:

1. PriceHubble

SaaS-driven solution for analyzing and predicting the value of real estate investments. The company claims to aggregate data from multiple sources such as concluded real estate transactions, listings information, information about the environment, data related to accessibility, demographics, socio-economic data, and spatial data to create a solution that lets real estate professionals obtain insights for their portfolio. The company also provides APIs of its solution to real estate professionals who wish to integrate the company's offerings into their own services & literature.

Key facts about PriceHubble

Founded Year: 2015
Location: Zurich (Switzerland)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $34M
Employee Count: 126 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investors: b2venture, Latitude and 12 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 19, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Vianova

Provider mobility data management platform for city transportation. Users can visualize the daily transportation of the city and monitor all mobility services. It aggregates the data from connected and shared mobility such as electric scooters, bicycles, scooters, and more, and analyzes the data to provide insights on the betterment of the cities.

Key facts about Vianova

Founded Year: 2019
Location: Paris (France)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $11.7M
Employee Count: 20 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investors: RATP, XAnge and 10 Others
Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Nov 01, 2023, $*****

3. Nivaura

Cloud-based platform for workflow automation. It provides a blockchain interfaced process automation platform to enable the issuance and administration of decentralized intelligent financial assets. It allows the execution and lifecycle management of decentralized financial assets. It uses the blockchain to automate documentation, distribution, clearing settlement, and servicing. It provides solutions such as transaction management, instrument management, user management, and document structuring.

Key facts about Nivaura

Founded Year: 2016
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $31M
Employee Count: 36 as on Jul 01, 2024
Investors: MiddleGame Ventures, Mouro Capital and 9 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 23, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Veezoo

Veezoo provides a platform to explore data by asking questions. The user needs to choose the data source and ask their questions, veezoo would deliver the desired data visualization in appropriate graphs. It also allows users to deep dive into the data by asking multiple queries.

Key facts about Veezoo

Founded Year: 2015
Location: Zurich (Switzerland)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $6M
Employee Count: 18 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investors: ACE Ventures, Swiss ICT Investor Club and 9 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 22, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Sureify

Platform offering CRM software to the insurance industry. The platform provides software solutions to the insurance industry that bridges the gap between carriers and their current and future policyholders. It is an enterprise software platform that enables insurers to acquire, engage, and cross sell throughout a customer’s lifetime.

Key facts about Sureify

Founded Year: 2012
Location: San Jose (United States)
Stage: Series C
Total Funding till date: $19.8M
Employee Count: 268 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investors: Aspen Capital, Timia Capital and 7 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 28, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Kickstart Innovation has invested in 26 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in VAY and most recent follow-on round was in FlavorWiki.

Here are Kickstart Innovation's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	0	0	0
2025	0	0	0
2024	0	0	0
2023	0	0	0
2022	0	0	0
2021	1	0	1
2020	0	0	0
2019	0	0	0
2018	1	0	1
2017	4	1	5

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Kickstart Innovation has made 16 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $341K, 7 investments in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $20.5K and 1 investment in Series A stage.

Here are Kickstart Innovation's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	16
Grant (prize money)	7
Series A	1

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

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Kickstart Innovation has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech, Food and Agriculture Tech and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 23 Tech companies, 17 Software companies, 16 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 11 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Kickstart Innovation's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	13
FinTech	8
High Tech	7
Food and Agriculture Tech	5
Consumer	4
Others	30

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

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Kickstart Innovation has made most investments in Switzerland (11), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 2 investments.

Here are Kickstart Innovation's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
Switzerland	11
United Kingdom	2
United States	2
China	1
Finland	1
Others	7

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

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Kickstart Innovation has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Kickstart Innovation:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Jul 27, 2021	VAY	Switzerland	Seed	1709	-
Apr 19, 2018	Antavi	Switzerland	Grant (prize money)	9810	-
Nov 22, 2017	FlavorWiki	Switzerland	Grant (prize money)	5766	-
Aug 04, 2017	Vianova	France	Grant (prize money)	1941	-
Jul 19, 2017	FlavorWiki	Switzerland	Seed	7416	-

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3 companies from Kickstart Innovation's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was VAY in Sep 2021 by Nautilus for $*****.

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

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
VAY	Sep 03, 2021	Jul 27, 2021	Seed	1410
Modum	Jun 09, 2021	Nov 10, 2016	Grant (prize money)	7096
Viscopic	May 11, 2021	Nov 07, 2016	Seed	2389

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Kickstart Innovation has a team of 30 members including 6 Partners and 8 Principals located in Switzerland and Czech Republic. Kickstart Innovation's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of top team members in Kickstart Innovation:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Christoph Birkholz	Partner	Zurich	-	1 Email
Katka Letzing	Partner	Zurich	-	1 Email
Georgios Kontoleon	Partner	Zurich	-	1 Email
Jurg Stuker	Partner	Zurich	-	1 Email
Amanda Byrde	Partner	Geneva	-	-
Beat Seeliger	Partner	Zurich	-	-
Oana Ria	Principal	Zurich	-	1 Email
Sara Fedele	Principal	Lugano	-	1 Email
Andrea Bianchi	Principal	Zurich	-	-
Blanka Skacelova	Principal	Prague	-	1 Email
Claire-Marine Pandraud	Principal	Zurich	-	-

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Over the past 11 years, 64 investors have co-invested in Kickstart Innovation's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Kickstart Innovation: Venture Kick, Arctic and 10 others have invested in rounds before Kickstart Innovation. There are 3 companies where Venture Kick has invested before Kickstart Innovation and 1 company where Arctic has invested before Kickstart Innovation.
Top Co-investors of Kickstart Innovation: FIT entered a company along with Kickstart Innovation.
Invested after Kickstart Innovation: A total of 51 investors have invested in Kickstart Innovation's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Europa (3 companies) and Plug and Play Tech Center (2 companies).