About Swisscom Ventures
Swisscom Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. It is primarily based out of Ittigen, Switzerland. As of Jul 2026, Swisscom Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 83 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in Switzerland based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of CDDS Overall, Swisscom Ventures portfolio has seen 5 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 31 acquisitions including key companies like Aircall, Beekeeper and Scandit. A lot of funds co-invest with Swisscom Ventures, with names like Verve Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Swisscom Ventures has team of 18 people including 8 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 4 more
Portfolio IPOs
Swisscom Ventures' List of Top Investments
Swisscom Ventures has a portfolio of 83 companies, including 5 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in LiberoVision and Spacetek.Their portfolio spans across Switzerland, United States, France and 11 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 26 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Swisscom Ventures:
1. Aircall
Provider of cloud-based platform for business communication and customer engagement. The platform delivers integrated voice, SMS, WhatsApp, and social media channels. It offers features such as intelligent voice agents, automated workflows, and real-time coaching. The platform helps teams work smarter and perform at scale.
Key facts about Aircall
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $226M
- Employee Count: 871 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, Kreos Capital and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 23, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. 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: 332 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Kreos Capital, Atomico and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 08, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Scandit
Developer of smart data capture platform for various industry applications. The platform offers barcode scanning, ID scanning, and shelf intelligence capabilities. It provides tools for barcode scanning, ID scanning, and smart label capture. The platform supports multiple frameworks and languages for developers. It offers solutions for retail, supply chain, healthcare, and other industries.
Key facts about Scandit
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Zurich (Switzerland)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $273M
- Employee Count: 363 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Kreos Capital, Atomico and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 09, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Fireblocks
Provider of an online platform for crypto custody, payments, tokenization, and wallet-as-a-service. The platform offers APIs to custody, manage treasury operations, access Defi, mint and burn tokens, and manage their digital asset operation.
Key facts about Fireblocks
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: New York (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $1.04B
- Employee Count: 967 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: CapitalG, Tenaya Capital and 38 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jan 27, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Fastly
Provider of edge cloud platform services for building and delivering applications. The platform enables creation of fast, secure, and scalable sites. It offers network services for secure networks with predictable pricing. The platform provides solutions for ecommerce, streaming media, travel, hospitality, and financial services.
Key facts about Fastly
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $224M
- Employee Count: 1,468 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: August Capital, TrueBridge and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 03, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Swisscom Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Swisscom Ventures has invested in 84 companies over the last 19 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in CDDS and most recent follow-on round was in ANYbotics.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2020 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2018 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swisscom Ventures' Investments by Stage
Swisscom Ventures has made 26 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.23M, 19 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $18.1M and 13 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $35.2M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 26 |
Series B | 19 |
Series C | 13 |
Seed | 11 |
Angel | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Swisscom Ventures' Investments by Sector
Swisscom Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure, Consumer and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 75 Tech companies, 73 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 53 Software companies and at least 34 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 41 |
High Tech | 25 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 20 |
Consumer | 10 |
FinTech | 10 |
Others | 95 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Swisscom Ventures' Investments by Geography
Swisscom Ventures has made most investments in Switzerland (36), followed by United States where it has made 21 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Switzerland | 36 |
United States | 21 |
France | 3 |
Sweden | 3 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Swisscom Ventures' recent investments
Swisscom Ventures has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - CDDS and Aylight.Here are the most recent investments by Swisscom Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 17, 2026 | - | Seed | 6334 | - | |
Jul 06, 2026 | Switzerland | Seed | 8840 | [+2] | |
Nov 18, 2025 | United States | Series B | 6512 | [+2] | |
Oct 01, 2025 | Switzerland | Series A | 7464 | [+2] | |
Jul 01, 2025 | Switzerland | Seed | 7910 | [+2] |
Unicorns in Swisscom Ventures' Portfolio
Swisscom Ventures has 5 unicorns in its portfolio - Preply, beqom, Scandit and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Preply. It became a unicorn in 2026, 3 years after Swisscom Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Swisscom Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | Platform connects language learners with online tutors for personalized lessons | 2012 | Brookline | Series D | yy{akan | ||
42 | Cloud-based employee compensation management software for enterprises | 2009 | Nyon | Series D | tghixak | ||
78 | Developer of smart data capture platform for various industry applications | 2009 | Zurich | Series D | ooorxmi | ||
76 | Provider of an online platform for crypto custody, payments, tokenization, and wallet-as-a-service | 2018 | New York | Series E | fytqtsf | ||
78 | Provider of cloud-based platform for business communication and customer engagement | 2014 | New York | Series D | ekhukoo |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Swisscom Ventures' Portfolio
3 of Swisscom Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Sophia Genetics got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jul 2021 at marketcap of $1.14B and Fastly got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at marketcap of $1.45B.Here are Swisscom Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 23, 2021 | Jul 08, 2014 | Series B | 7656 | |
May 17, 2019 | Jul 16, 2018 | Series F | 5657 | |
- | Dec 16, 2013 | Series A | 8330 |
Acquired companies in Swisscom Ventures' Portfolio
31 companies from Swisscom Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Apono in Jun 2026 by 1Password for $*****.Here are Swisscom Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 15, 2026 | Nov 18, 2025 | Series B | 3426 | |
Jan 26, 2026 | Jun 16, 2015 | Series C | 3544 | |
Aug 04, 2025 | Apr 26, 2021 | Series A | 2575 | |
Jul 02, 2025 | Mar 21, 2017 | Series A | 8228 | |
Nov 04, 2024 | Sep 09, 2021 | Series B | 7137 |
Team profile of Swisscom Ventures
Swisscom Ventures has a team of 18 members including 8 Partners and 4 Principals located in Switzerland and United States. Swisscom Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Swisscom Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Zurich | - | - | |
Partner | Geneva | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Zurich | - | - | |
Partner | Zurich | - | ||
Partner | Zurich | - | ||
Partner | Zurich | - | - | |
Principal | Zurich | - | - | |
Principal | Bern | - |
Co-investors of Swisscom Ventures
Over the past 19 years, 482 investors have co-invested in Swisscom Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Swisscom Ventures: Venture Kick, Europa and 203 others have invested in rounds before Swisscom Ventures. There are 15 companies where Venture Kick has invested before Swisscom Ventures and 8 companies where Europa has invested before Swisscom Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Swisscom Ventures: 105 investors entered a company along with Swisscom Ventures. These include investors like Verve Ventures (7 companies).
- Invested after Swisscom Ventures: A total of 172 investors have invested in Swisscom Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Swisscom (12 companies), Europa (7 companies) and Verve Ventures (4 companies).
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Photonics Startup Aylight Raises €4.5 Million in Pre-Seed Funding RoundStartup Rise EU•Jul 06, 2026•Swisscom Ventures, Elaia
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