When was Venture Kick founded?

Venture Kick was founded in 2007.

Where is Venture Kick's headquarters located?

Venture Kick's headquarters is located in Schlieren (Switzerland).

How many companies has Venture Kick invested in?

Venture Kick has invested in 737 companies, including Beekeeper & PwC.

Which companies has Venture Kick invested in lately?

Stellar Alpina & Foldcast are the latest investments by Venture Kick.

How many exits has Venture Kick been involved in?

Venture Kick's portfolio has seen 5 IPOs and 65 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Venture Kick's portfolio?

There are 2 unicorns in Venture Kick's portfolio.

Venture Kick - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

1. Beekeeper

Provider of enterprise communication platform for multiple industries. It allows users to communicate with employees and team members. Its features include secure one-to-one, group messaging, private & personalized updates to the individual, content management, chatbots, information sharing, employee surveys, engagement analytics, and feedback polling. It also provides smart automation features such as workflow-based communication and scheduling of internal messaging campaigns.

Key facts about Beekeeper

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Zurich (Switzerland)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $146M
Employee Count: 337 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: Kreos Capital, Atomico and 27 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 08, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

2. PwC

Provider of financial audit, strategy consulting, cloud transformation, assurance, and tax services. Its other services include organizational design, people analytics, workforce strategy, digital operation, and risk assurance. It provides guidance in such areas as technology, regulation, customer experience, the productivity agenda and other issues.

Key facts about PwC

Founded Year: 1998
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Stage: Funding Raised
Employee Count: 15,719 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: Next Venture Labs, Corda Campus and 5 Others
Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Nov 30, 2023, $*****

3. ETH Zurich

Provider of higher education and research across multiple academic disciplines. It offers bachelor's and master's degree programs, along with continuing education opportunities. The institution facilitates doctoral studies and postdoctoral research. It encompasses various departments, including architecture, engineering, sciences, and humanities.

Key facts about ETH Zurich

Founded Year: 1855
Location: Germany
Stage: Funding Raised
Employee Count: 1,000 - 4,999 as on Mar 01, 2026
Investors: Swisscom, Military Health and 5 Others
Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), May 23, 2025, $*****

4. Pix4D

Pix4D provides cloud and AI-based photogrammetry software for drone mapping. Its features include 3D scanning, image optimization for drone mapping, industrial inspection and asset management using drone images. It caters to agriculture, construction, mapping, surveying, inspection and public safety.

Key facts about Pix4D

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Prilly (Switzerland)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $2.43M
Employee Count: 192 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: SAP.iO, Europa and 2 Others
Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jun 01, 2015, $*****

5. SWISSto12

Developer of communication devices for microwave and millimeter wave transmissions. It uses 3D printing technology for developing a material characterization kit that provides real-time access to the dielectric and magnetic properties of the samples. Its calibration kit comes with data acquisition and analysis software. It mainly caters to the aerospace sector.

Key facts about SWISSto12

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Lausanne (Switzerland)
Stage: Series C
Total Funding till date: $88.6M
Employee Count: 251 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: UBS, Swisscanto and 12 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 16, 2026, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Venture Kick has invested in 737 companies over the last 19 years, with an average of 35 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 30 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 25 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Stellar Alpina and most recent follow-on round was in Alp Bio.

Here are Venture Kick's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	23	2	25
2025	26	4	30
2024	17	5	22
2023	7	8	15
2022	70	12	82
2021	47	14	61
2020	34	3	37
2019	28	0	28
2018	28	4	32
2017	65	1	66

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Venture Kick has made 356 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $246K, 216 investments in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $43.5K, 2 investments in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $81.3K and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.4M.

Here are Venture Kick's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	356
Grant (prize money)	216
Unattributed	2
Series A	1

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

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Venture Kick has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications, Sustainability Tech and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 532 Tech companies, 503 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 270 Software companies and at least 191 companies focusing on Tech hardware.

Here are Venture Kick's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
High Tech	161
Life Sciences	139
Enterprise Applications	135
Sustainability Tech	81
HealthTech	57
Others	590

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

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Venture Kick has made most investments in Switzerland (534), followed by United States where it has made 13 investments.

Here are Venture Kick's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
Switzerland	534
United States	13
Germany	9
France	3
China	2
Others	7

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

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Venture Kick has made 25 investments in 2026 so far. Stellar Alpina and Foldcast are the latest among them.

Here are the most recent investments by Venture Kick:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Sep 04, 2026	Stellar Alpina	Switzerland	Seed	7535	-
Aug 31, 2026	Foldcast	Switzerland	Seed	1392	-
Aug 31, 2026	Panda Therapeutics	-	Seed	7443	-
Jul 30, 2026	Maus Robotics	Switzerland	Seed	2488	-
Jul 22, 2026	Immitra Bio	Switzerland	Seed	4220	OCCIDENT [+6]

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Venture Kick has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Cyberhaven and Climeworks. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Cyberhaven. It became a unicorn in 2025, 1 years before Venture Kick first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Venture Kick's portfolio:

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Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
64	Cyberhaven	Developer of a data detection and response security platform	2016	Enterprise Infrastructure [+1]	San Jose	Series D	vvu{zqr
59	Climeworks	Provider of direct air capture technology and carbon removal services	2009	Environment Tech [+1]	Zurich	Series E	jzlztu{

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5 of Venture Kick's portfolio companies have become public. Bioversys got listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SWX), in Feb 2025 at marketcap of $234M and NexImmune got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $127M.

Here are Venture Kick's portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Bioversys	Feb 07, 2025	May 27, 2009	Seed	5950
NexImmune	Feb 12, 2021	-	-	2285
Aerotainment Labs	-	-	-	1654
Pregnolia	-	-	-	4953
WealthArc	-	-	-	4196

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65 companies from Venture Kick's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was ZuriMED Technologies in Aug 2026 by Stryker for $*****.

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

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
ZuriMED Technologies	Aug 31, 2026	Sep 10, 2015	Seed	2040
NexMR	Jul 14, 2026	Mar 30, 2022	Grant (prize money)	4869
Qnami	Jun 03, 2026	Jun 14, 2018	Seed	5307
Camlin	Jun 02, 2026	-	-	7978
MiraEx	Jun 02, 2026	-	-	2883

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Venture Kick has a team of 7 members including 2 Partners located in Switzerland. Venture Kick's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

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Over the past 19 years, 679 investors have co-invested in Venture Kick's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Venture Kick: Europa, MassChallenge and 51 others have invested in rounds before Venture Kick. There are 13 companies where Europa has invested before Venture Kick and 8 companies where MassChallenge has invested before Venture Kick.
Top Co-investors of Venture Kick: 48 investors entered a company along with Venture Kick. These include investors like Zurcher Kantonalbank (5 companies).
Invested after Venture Kick: A total of 578 investors have invested in Venture Kick's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Europa (79 companies) and EIC Fund (51 companies).