About Polytech Ecosystem Ventures
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Bern, Switzerland. As of Dec 2016, Polytech Ecosystem Ventures has invested in 21 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States 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 SwissPay.ch Overall, Polytech Ecosystem Ventures portfolio has seen 7 acquisitions including key companies like Philz Coffee, VoiceBase and Jeeng. A lot of funds co-invest with Polytech Ecosystem Ventures, with names like Edipresse sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Polytech Ecosystem Ventures has team of 1 people.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
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Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
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Polytech Ecosystem Ventures' List of Top Investments
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures has a portfolio of 21 companies. Their most notable investmentis in InpherTheir portfolio spans across United States, Switzerland, Canada and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Polytech Ecosystem Ventures:1. Squirro
Developer of generative AI platforms for enterprise data management tasks. The software integrates semantic search, knowledge graphs, and automated content classification to transform unstructured information into actionable intelligence. It supports service management operations by providing agents with historical data access, sentiment analysis, and automated responses. The technology functions across structured and unstructured data sources, utilizing retrieval-augmented generation to enhance accuracy and response reliability. Designed for use in regulated environments, the platform includes security features for data protection and auditability, while offering integration capabilities with existing business process management and service management tools.
Key facts about Squirro
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Zurich (Switzerland)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $15.5M
- Employee Count: 92 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Salesforce Ventures, Cross Continental Ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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2. Philz Coffee
Key facts about Philz Coffee
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $75M
- Employee Count: 835 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Graph Ventures, Summit Partners and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 13, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Checkbook
Provider of digital payment solutions including real-time, virtual card, and ACH. The company offers tools to disburse payments, request digital checks, and track payments. It provides an application programming interface to track payments, send check batches, and onboard customers. The company also offers integrations for accounting platforms.
Key facts about Checkbook
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: California (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $10M
- Employee Count: 51 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Rocketship, IA Capital Group and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. VoiceBase
VoiceBase is a provider of speech recognition and speech analytics API. It provides a speech analytics platform that uses deep learning to transcribe audio and video recordings. It also provides knowledge extraction to extract keywords and generates overall topics from audio and video recording. It uses speech analytics to evaluate and categorize calls for call centres and AI Predictive Analysis to determine the speaker's intent, and machine learning backed future behaviour prediction.
Key facts about VoiceBase
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $31.5M
- Employee Count: 7 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Band of Angels, Woodside Group and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 14, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Equity-based crowdfunding platform for startups and private markets. It connects accredited investors with startups, businesses and services looking to raise funds or participate in select secondary market opportunities. It also, provides guidance and blogs to assist new users.
Key facts about MicroVentures
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.3M
- Employee Count: 75 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Aventura VC, Ecosystem Ventures and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 29, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures' Investments by Stage
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1M and 1 investment in Series A stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures' Investments by Sector
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 18 Tech companies, 15 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Software companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Media & Entertainment | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures' Investments by Geography
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures has made most investments in United States (2), followed by Switzerland where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 2 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures' recent investments
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Polytech Ecosystem Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Dec 13, 2016 | Switzerland | Seed | 4956 | [+1] | |
Dec 08, 2016 | United States | Series A | 2706 | [+1] | |
Jan 06, 2016 | United States | Seed | 7082 | - |
Acquired companies in Polytech Ecosystem Ventures' Portfolio
7 companies from Polytech Ecosystem Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Philz Coffee in Aug 2025 by Freeman Spogli for $*****.Here are Polytech Ecosystem Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 04, 2025 | - | - | 5585 | |
Nov 04, 2024 | Jan 06, 2016 | Seed | 3691 | |
Jan 26, 2023 | - | - | 3691 | |
Oct 27, 2021 | - | - | 2544 | |
Jun 01, 2017 | - | - | 9817 |
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Team profile of Polytech Ecosystem Ventures
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures has a team of 1 member. Polytech Ecosystem Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Polytech Ecosystem Ventures
Over the past 10 years, 12 investors have co-invested in Polytech Ecosystem Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Polytech Ecosystem Ventures: 4 investors entered a company along with Polytech Ecosystem Ventures. These include investors like Edipresse (1 company).
- Invested after Polytech Ecosystem Ventures: A total of 8 investors have invested in Polytech Ecosystem Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Alexa Fund (1 company), Crosslink Capital (1 company) and Bowery Capital (1 company).
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