Spicehaus Partners AG is an independent Swiss venture capital investor, fully owned by its partners. We focus on early-stage companies in the technology sector in Switzerland.
Our team uniquely combines investment experience and entrepreneurship. We believe in creating long-term partnerships between entrepreneurs and investors. We actively work with our portfolio companies on their journey to success.
With our unique combination of entrepreneurship and institutional experience, we know what it takes to successfully build a start-up and actively support our portfolio companies.
We focus on real business models and entrepreneurs who want to build sustainably successful companies. Our focus lies primarily on B2B software and we invest after the first successful «proof of concept».
Our aim is to drive digital transformation in Switzerland and make Swiss technology companies internationally successful, thereby creating jobs and driving innovation in Switzerland.
We are grateful to work with so many successful founders and actively support our portfolio companies.
Since 2012, we have invested in 34 start-ups and were part of some of Switzerland’s most successful exits including MOVU (acquired by Baloise) and Bexio (acquired by Mobiliar). We have seen hundreds of pitchbooks and met hundreds of founders and entrepreneurs. Our experience allows us to identify the best teams and help them to grow.
The Spicehaus Swiss Venture Fund was launched in 2019 and invests in technology companies in Switzerland. The current portfolio includes companies from the most innovative sectors such as fintech, proptech, big data, robotics and cybersecurity.
The Spicehaus Swiss Venture Fund invests in EPFL spin-off AICA SA. AICA produces software that can automatically program robots to perform non-static tasks. The software is manufacturer-independent and compatible with the most important robot systems. It enables companies of all sizes to automate non-linear tasks. AICA combines reinforcement learning and close-loop force control to give robots […]
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Full house at AURA in Zurich for the 3rd Spicehaus Gründerball. It is an incredible privilege to spend time with so many inspiring people in one room. Today’s founders are the cornerstone of future success, innovation, job creation and prosperity in Switzerland. Founders are the ones taking that «first step» that is required to create […]
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Our portfolio companies AMNIS and fidentity are both part of the Venturelab Swiss National Fintech Team 2022! Congratulations to Michael Wüst and Thorsten Hau, and to the other 8 participants 🚀 This recognition is very dear to us, as our co-founder Teddy Amberg is a former venture leader as well (National Fintech Team 2017). Read […]
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The founders of our portfolio companies convene at the Spicehaus Super Summit, our platform to share best practices and benefit from each other’s experiences. The main topics included the current market situation, internationalization, team building and hiring, complemented with a great guest speaker Patrick Mollet. What a fantastic spirit! We are grateful to work with […]
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