About Founderful
Founderful is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of Zurich, Switzerland. As of Mar 2026, Founderful is an active investor, having invested in 67 companies, with 11 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Switzerland based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Lobbyai Overall, Founderful portfolio has seen 6 acquisitions including key companies like AirConsole, Ava and Bring!. A lot of funds co-invest with Founderful, with names like Acequia Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Founderful has team of 15 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Founderful's List of Top Investments
Founderful has a portfolio of 67 companies. Their most notable investments are in ZuriQ and Adaptyv Biosystems.Their portfolio spans across Switzerland, United States, Germany and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 23 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Founderful:1. AirConsole
Provider of online multiplayer video games using smartphones as controllers. It offers a selection of games accessible through a web-based console. Users connect their smartphones to control the games. The platform allows players to change games through a menu.
Key facts about AirConsole
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Zurich (Switzerland)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $6.23M
- Employee Count: 11 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Alpana Ventures, RealGrowthHacking and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 11, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
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: 39 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: ACE & Company, Sequoia Capital and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 10, 2025, $*****
3. Ava
Provider of a wearable fertility tracking device. It provides a smart bracelet that keeps tracking the ovulation cycle and continuously monitors various body parameters. The platform uses proprietary algorithms which detect exactly where an individual is in her cycle, and hence precisely predict the day of ovulation and most fertile days. The Ava fertility tracker also gives feedback on an individual's sleep and heart rate and monitors cycle health. It needs to be synchronized with the Ava app for getting insights.
Key facts about Ava
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Zurich (Switzerland)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $42.6M
- Employee Count: 3 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: b2venture, Zurcher Kantonalbank and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 30, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Chiral Nano
Provider of nanodevice assembly solutions. It offers robotic nanoassembly machines and nanodevice foundry services for automated placement of 1D and 2D nanomaterials on wafers using mechanical transfer methods. It includes sub-micron precision alignment, wafer-scale integration, and machine vision-enabled robotics for cleanroom-free production. It supports substrate fabrication, material growth, and characterization workflows.
Key facts about Chiral Nano
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Zurich (Switzerland)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $15.8M
- Investors: Crane Venture Partners, Quantonation and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 06, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Web based revenue management software for small hotels. It offers features such as algorithm based dynamic pricing, competitor benchmarking, account management, market analytics and BI, and more. It is available on a monthly subscription basis.
Key facts about Room Price Genie
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Zug (Switzerland)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $78.4M
- Employee Count: 156 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Mutschler Ventures, Zurcher Kantonalbank and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 18, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Founderful's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Founderful has invested in 67 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 9 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 16 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Lobbyai and most recent follow-on round was in Chiral Nano.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2025 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
2024 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
2023 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2022 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
2021 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
2020 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Founderful's Investments by Stage
Founderful has made 51 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.09M and 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.44M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 51 |
Series A | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Founderful's Investments by Sector
Founderful has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Sustainability Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 58 Tech companies, 49 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 35 Software companies and at least 18 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 27 |
High Tech | 16 |
Sustainability Tech | 9 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 7 |
Vertical SaaS | 7 |
Others | 60 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Founderful's Investments by Geography
Founderful has made most investments in Switzerland (48), followed by United States where it has made 4 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
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Switzerland | 48 |
United States | 4 |
Germany | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Founderful's recent investments
Founderful has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Lobbyai and Chiral Nano are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Founderful:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 26, 2026 | - | Seed | 7793 | - | |
Feb 06, 2026 | Switzerland | Seed | 1844 | ||
Jan 22, 2026 | - | Seed | 6940 | [+1] | |
Dec 15, 2025 | Switzerland | Seed | 5452 | [+1] | |
Nov 13, 2025 | Switzerland | Seed | 6071 | [+7] |
Acquired companies in Founderful's Portfolio
6 companies from Founderful's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were AirConsole in Oct 2025 by KPIT.Here are Founderful's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Oct 15, 2025 | Nov 21, 2019 | Series A | 4188 | |
Dec 10, 2024 | Jun 06, 2022 | Seed | 3154 | |
Jul 20, 2022 | - | - | 2625 | |
Sep 15, 2021 | May 12, 2020 | Series A | 3634 | |
Jan 30, 2020 | - | - | 2694 |
Team profile of Founderful
Founderful has a team of 15 members including 5 Partners and 5 Principals. Founderful's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Founderful:
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Co-investors of Founderful
Over the past 7 years, 199 investors have co-invested in Founderful's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Founderful: Venture Kick, Y Combinator and 15 others have invested in rounds before Founderful. There are 10 companies where Venture Kick has invested before Founderful and 3 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Founderful.
- Top Co-investors of Founderful: 103 investors entered a company along with Founderful. These include investors like Acequia Capital (5 companies).
- Invested after Founderful: A total of 79 investors have invested in Founderful's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Zurcher Kantonalbank (4 companies), Venture Kick (2 companies) and 2100 Ventures (2 companies).
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