Swisscom Ventures

What is Swisscom Ventures?

Swisscom Ventures is the venture capital arm of Swisscom AG, Switzerland's leading telecommunications and IT service provider, headquartered in Zurich. Since its inception in 2007, Swisscom Ventures has invested in over 80 technology companies, significantly focusing on Software, Business Solutions, FinTech, Hardware, CleanTech, HealthTech, Material Science, Investment Management, and Mobile sectors.

With a strategy of making investments ranging from $1 million for early-stage opportunities to $20 million for growth phases, Swisscom Ventures actively infuses capital to help startups scale. Their investment portfolio includes Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, and Pre-IPO stages, holding up to $75 million as the maximum investment for a single entity, with a minimum threshold of $1 million. Operating not only in Switzerland with offices in Zurich, Bern, and Lausanne but also internationally via their Silicon Valley location in the USA, Swisscom Ventures positions itself as a strategic investor by providing more than just capital.

They also facilitate entrepreneurs' access to Swisscom's technical infrastructure, market channels, and expertise. Their operated infrastructure includes a carrier-grade secure data and ICT environment.

The targeted investment domains such as Telco & IT Cloud, DeepTech, Cybersecurity, as well as Big Data & AI, align with this strategy, leveraging Swisscom's technology and market experts to enhance the growth of their portfolio companies.

In addition, by managing over $650 million in assets and advisory, one-third of which is financed by Swisscom and the rest by 20 institutional investors, Swisscom Ventures reinforces its commitment to fostering the future of technology innovation. The venture capital firm also promises operational support by connecting startups with experts from various fields such as technical development, finance, sales, marketing, and talent development.

Their network further includes customer relationships in Switzerland, a strong distribution network, partnerships with global tech companies, and co-investment activities with prominent Silicon Valley investors.

What they say:

Swisscom Ventures is the venture capital arm of Swisscom AG, the leading telecommunications and IT provider in Switzerland. Since our inception in 2007, we have invested in over 80 IT, communication and deeptech companies.

What we look for: We invest in Series A / B / C rounds with tickets of $ 5 - 10million and as co-investors when it comes to investments outside Switzerland. Back at home, we lead financing rounds and also do Seed investments from time to time with a minimum of $1m in a round.

How we help: As a strategic investor, we offer entrepreneurs access to our technical infrastructure and market channels.