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Zurich directory · 57 firms

Venture capital firms in Zurich

Zurich venture money sits at the crossing point of three worlds: ETH spinouts in deep tech and robotics, the Crypto Valley corridor down to Zug, and the life-science capital that follows Basel's pharma cluster east. FirmScope maps 57 venture firms investing from Zurich - university-affiliated seed funds, corporate venture arms of the insurers and banks, and independent partnerships writing first cheques into Swiss and DACH startups. Every entry verified by hand: the fund exists, it is investing, and the stage and sector shown match what it actually backs.

The list is below. The full directory carries working links for every fund, named contacts where published, and filters by stage and sector - useful whether you are raising, researching or trying to land a rare analyst seat.

22
Venture (Generalist)
17
Early Stage
7
Growth
6
Pre-Seed

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25 of the 57 firms on the list

FirmFocusTeam size
Emerald Technology VenturesVenture (Generalist)51-200
Sparrow VenturesGrowth51-200
ACE VenturesEarly Stage11-50
Alphorn VenturesGrowth11-50
Aravis SAGrowth11-50
Blue HorizonVenture (Generalist)11-50
Constructor CapitalEarly Stage11-50
Convergence PartnersVenture (Generalist)11-50
COREangels Big Data & AI EuropeVenture (Generalist)11-50
CuratedPre-Seed11-50
DIventures Management GmbHMulti-Stage11-50
EquityPitcher VenturesVenture (Generalist)11-50
Operator CircleVenture (Generalist)11-50
PlanvenGrowth11-50
redalpineVenture (Generalist)11-50
Riceberg VenturesEarly Stage11-50
S2S VenturesPre-Seed11-50
Verve VenturesMulti-Stage11-50
Young VenturesEarly Stage11-50
āltitudeEarly Stage2-10
Arkadian VenturesVenture (Generalist)2-10
Bernegger VenturesVenture (Generalist)2-10
Blitz CapitalEarly Stage2-10
Carbon Removal PartnersEarly Stage2-10
DART VenturesVenture (Generalist)2-10

Ordered by team size, then name. Websites, LinkedIn pages, search and filters are in the full directory.

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What counts as venture capital here

Funds and structured angel groups that invest from a Zurich base - independent partnerships, university-linked seed vehicles, corporate venture arms and the crypto-native funds that anchor the Zug corridor.

Pure family offices without a venture programme and the growth-equity arms of the global platforms are excluded; they play a different game with different doors in.

Full detail on sourcing and verification is on the methodology page.

Common questions

How many VC firms are based in Zurich?

FirmScope currently tracks 57 venture firms in Zurich, including the funds serving the ETH spinout pipeline and the Crypto Valley corridor. Updated as funds launch and wind down.

Do Zurich VC funds hire analysts?

Rarely and quietly - most Swiss funds run lean teams and fill junior seats through their networks. That is precisely why a direct, well-researched approach outperforms waiting for a posting that never appears.

What sectors dominate Zurich venture?

Deep tech and robotics out of ETH, fintech and digital assets around Zug, plus biotech and medtech riding Switzerland's life-science base. Generalist funds exist but sector conviction is the norm.

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