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Rushed for time? Here is the top 5 Early Stage Venture investors for Venture Capital startups. Scroll down for more information on these investors or to view the rest of the investors.
Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ACE & Company | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe | ||
Highland Europe | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe | ||
Seedstars | Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe | ||
Alpana Ventures | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe | ||
Reference Capital SA | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed, Venture | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe |
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We’ve ranked the top Venture Capital Early Stage Venture investors in Geneve. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Venture Capital Investors & Funds (Geneve)
ACE & Company
ACE & Company (“ACE”), founded in 2005, is a global investment group specialized in private investments with total assets of over $1.6 bn across three investment strategies and investment solutions. With headquarters in Geneva and offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, and Cairo, ACE’s global presence brings the company in direct contact with sourcing partners, investment firms, as well as entrepreneurs and provides investors unparalleled access to a network of opportunities. ACE’s passion is for finding investment opportunities where we have an advantage through many years of relationship building, a carefully developed position of knowledge in the sectors which we are active, and a culture of efficiency to gain first mover’s advantage. ACE’s purpose is to offer investors a long-term and collaborative investment approach that values honesty, transparency and rigorous execution, so that our strategies not only provide unique access to value accretive, risk-managed deals, but fosters what we consider our bedrock—trust. ACE’s progress has been marked by a globally respected track record since the Company was founded in 2005. In the last four years we have increased our total assets by fivefold and in 2017 received the Swiss Financial Supervisory Authority (FINMA) authorization.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Highland Europe
Highland Europe invests in rapidly growing European internet, mobile, and software companies that address large market opportunities and have over €10 million in annualized revenues. They can provide acquisition finance or lead secondary transactions as well as making primary investments. Their capital enables management teams to accelerate growth and build a lasting, valuable business. Highland Europe was launched in 2012 and closely collaborates with Highland Capital Partners, an independent global venture capital firm with a twenty-seven year investment experience and offices in Boston and Palo Alto.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Seedstars
Seedstars International Ventures is an industry-agnostic venture capital fund dedicated to global emerging and frontier markets. We’ve invested in over 30 countries across Latam, Africa, MENA, CEE and Asia backing ventures working to solve key societal challenges such as access to financial services, healthcare, education or commerce. The Fund is part of the Seedstars Group, founded in 2012 in Switzerland with a network covering over 90 countries.
Stages: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Alpana Ventures
Alpana Ventures is a Swiss VC focusing on digital transformation. Since 2016 we backed 45 founder teams with 3 Funds, supporting them in their journey towards a positive impact. Committed to value creation, we discover deep tech solutions in Switzerland, Europe and the US. We invest to embed them into innovative business models and back them to become global market leaders. Applying ESG criteria, our portfolio companies help create a more sustainable future.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Health Diagnostics, Venture Capital
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Reference Capital SA
Founded in 1983, Reference Capital (formerly Genevest SA) is a Swiss-based private investments advisor with one of the longest track records in Europe. It helps a curated group of large European industrial and financial families invest in top-tier Venture Capital Funds around the world. Reference Capital is actively deploying assets into a growing network of VC Funds active in Life Sciences, Digital Technologies and Sustainability with presence in the US, Europe, Israel, China and India. RefCap advises selectively its clients with direct investments but always alongside a qualified VC with sector expertise in the target company business.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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French Partners
French Partners is the first co-investment club dedicated to qualified investors wishing to accompany and finance companies led locally by French entrepreneurs. French Partners targets start-ups and growing SMEs with revenues of up to several tens of millions of euros, who already have or wish to accelerate their international presence, as well as innovative investment funds. French Partners invests from €1 million to €5 million, often on a minority basis, alone or in co-investment, in the capital of companies founded and managed by french entrepreneurs internationally.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Startive Ventures
Startive Ventures is a boutique technology investment company. We are focused on global technology and Internet startup opportunities and look at investments both internationally and in our own backyard. With a vast experience in building successful global consumer-focused Internet brands Startive is a partner that provides more help than just capital. We also recognize entrepreneurs need to focus on developing ideas, running & growing their businesses, and not dealing with investor overhead.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Secondary Market, Seed
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, Incubators, Venture Capital
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TNF
TNF, The New Frontiers, is an international investment firm headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with an investment office at the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), and has investments and interests across the globe. We are a focused team of recognised experts searching to unlock entrepreneurial and disruptive potential. By bringing our capital, connections, and capabilities, we are a partner in growth and a catalyst for innovation and industry disruption. TNF was formed over a decade ago by Erkin Bek, following his entrepreneurial success in the energy trading industry since the late 1990’s. Today TNF invests in a concentrated set of businesses across sectors such as future financial market infrastructure, cybersecurity, and commodity trading, amongst others.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed, Venture
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Asset Management, Venture Capital
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Leorsa Innovations
Leorsa Innovations invests in companies with big ideas that aspire to be the best in the world. Excited by technological breakthroughs and cutting-edge ideas, Leorsa invests in a variety of companies from the initial seed round through to series A. Leorsa provides these companies with unparalleled support from world class scientists and researchers to drive both growth and revenue.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Finance, Information Technology, Venture Capital
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Ares Life Sciences
Ares Life Sciences AG is a venture capital firm specializing in expansion and late stage investments. The firm seeks to invest in life sciences sector with a focus on pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, diagnostics, medical technology, and healthcare services. In pharmaceuticals, it seeks to invest in innovative drugs, generics, and specialty to OTC. In biotechnology, it seeks to invest in in novel biological products and biosimilars.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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