About Aperture
Aperture is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of Geneva, Switzerland. As of Sep 2026, Aperture is an active investor, having invested in 10 companies, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to FinTech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of fundcraft Overall, Aperture portfolio has seen 3 acquisitions, namely Monese, Metaco and Inpher. A lot of funds co-invest with Aperture, with names like Zigg Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Aperture has team of 11 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
Aperture's List of Top Investments
Aperture has a portfolio of 10 companies. Their most notable investmentis in TrustapTheir portfolio spans across United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 3 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series B and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Aperture:
1. Monese
Provider of digital bank solutions for individuals and businesses. It offers savings and current accounts, prepaid cards for online offline purchases, bill payments, money transfers, and more. It features multi currency accounts enabling users to transact using multiple currencies. The application is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Monese
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $269M
- Employee Count: 146 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Kreos Capital, Kinnevik and 99 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 01, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Trustap
Provider of secure transaction management platform for marketplaces and e-commerce. The platform offers payment acceptance, shipping and fulfilment tracking, and dispute management. It also provides onboarding and compliance for sellers, along with account management tools. The platform delivers transactional data for tax reporting and insights to monitor trends.
Key facts about Trustap
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Cork (Ireland)
- Annual Revenue: €0 - €1M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $18.9M
- Employee Count: 51 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: MiddleGame Ventures, Partners Resolute and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 10, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Metaco
Metaco provides cryptocurrency custody solutions for banks. It features SILO, a wallet management system based on NIAP - certified hardware to provide cyber & physical security of custody to store cryptocurrency keys and process transactions. It is a multi-account wallet-management system, that can be installed on-premise or accessed as a service.
Key facts about Metaco
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Lausanne (Switzerland)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $18M
- Employee Count: 58 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Verve Ventures, Giesecke+Devrient and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 14, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. allO
Provider of POS software solutions for restaurant and food businesses. The solutions provided are a POS management system, floorplan management, menu editor, order history, team management, shift planning, timesheet, payroll management, and revenue reports, and analytics.
Key facts about allO
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Munich (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $20.5M
- Employee Count: 71 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Zigg Capital, Keen Venture Partners and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 26, 2026, $*****
5. ALT21
Platform offering cloud-based FX hedging platform. Its service portfolio includes hedging-as-a-service, embedded credit, and payments as a service.
Key facts about ALT21
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $57.7M
- Employee Count: 69 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: INV Fintech, Aperture and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 18, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Aperture's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
As of Sep 2026, it has made 6 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in fundcraft.Aperture's Investments by Stage
Aperture has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.73M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $12M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $14M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series B | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Aperture's Investments by Sector
Aperture has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Financial Services, Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Vertical SaaS and Food and Agriculture Tech. Notably, it has invested in 8 Tech companies, 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 5 Software companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Financial Services | 3 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Aperture's Investments by Geography
Aperture has made most investments in United Kingdom (2), followed by Germany where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 2 |
Germany | 1 |
Ireland | 1 |
Luxembourg | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Aperture's recent investments
Aperture has made 6 investments in 2026 so far. fundcraft and Trustap are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Aperture:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 09, 2026 | Luxembourg | Series B | 7928 | ||
Jun 10, 2026 | Ireland | Series B | 7782 | ||
May 26, 2026 | Germany | Series A | 7617 | [+4] | |
Mar 11, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 1699 | [+4] | |
Feb 12, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7008 | [+4] |
Acquired companies in Aperture's Portfolio
3 companies from Aperture's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Inpher in Nov 2024 by Arcium for $*****.Here are Aperture's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 04, 2024 | - | - | 7032 | |
Oct 10, 2024 | - | - | 8221 | |
May 17, 2023 | - | - | 9496 |
Team profile of Aperture
Aperture has a team of 11 members including 5 Partners and 2 Principals located in Switzerland, United States and 1 more location. Aperture's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Aperture:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Geneva | - | ||
Partner | Geneva | - | - | |
Partner | Geneva | - | - | |
Partner | Birmingham | - | - | |
Partner | Dublin | - | - | |
Principal | Geneva | - | ||
Principal | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Aperture
Over the past year, 54 investors have co-invested in Aperture's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Aperture: MiddleGame Ventures, aperture.capital and 37 others have invested in rounds before Aperture. There are 3 companies where MiddleGame Ventures has invested before Aperture and 2 companies where aperture.capital has invested before Aperture.
- Top Co-investors of Aperture: 15 investors entered a company along with Aperture. These include investors like Zigg Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Aperture
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Former Temenos CEO, Max Chuard, Joins Aperture Capital as Strategic InvestorFintech Finance•Mar 30, 2026•Aperture, Swiss-Vc
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Kayna Raises €1.5m to Expand in UK and USAFintech Finance•Mar 11, 2026•Kayna, Enterprise Ireland, Digital Irish, Aperture and 5 others
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Groov secures GBP 1.5 mln in Seed fundingThe Paypers•Nov 08, 2024•Groov, Fuel Ventures, Aperture, aperture-cp.com and 1 other
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Fundcraft Increases Series A To €11 MillionEl Referente•Nov 04, 2024•fundcraft, MiddleGame Ventures, 3VC Seed, Aperture and 1 other
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fundcraft Raises €5 Million Series A Round Led by Aperture CapitalFintech Finance•May 07, 2024•fundcraft, Aperture, SIX, Aperture Investors and 1 other
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Targets $20 Trillion Payments Market with V3TR Trademark FilingBitcoin Ethereum News•Feb 25, 2024•Aperture
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Kayna, the insurtech set to revolutionize small business insurance, raises €1 millionFintech Finance•Sep 20, 2023•Kayna, Delta Partners, MiddleGame Ventures, Aperture and 3 others
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