About Venture Kick
Venture Kick, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2007, is based in Schlieren, Switzerland. With a presence in 16 countries, it has supported around 691 startups in sectors like High Tech, Life Sciences. As of Jun 2025, Venture Kick has 1 unicorn under its belt and has witnessed 58 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include Beekeeper, Climeworks and Metaco. The program is backed by a team of 3 people who primarily support Seed startups based in Switzerland. Its latest investment was a $184K Seed round in Unomr on Apr 15, 2025.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2007
Location
Schlieren, Switzerland
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed, Grant (prize money) &
Locations of Investment
Unicorn in Portfolio
Venture Kick's Portfolio
Venture Kick has a portfolio ofÌý691 companies.Ìý°Õ³ó±ð¾±°ùÌýlatest investmentÌýwas inÌýUnomr(Seed Round) on Apr 15, 2025.ÌýThey haveÌý1 unicornÌýin their portfolioÌý-ÌýClimeworks.ÌýThey have hadÌý7 portfolio exits.ÌýMost notable exits includeÌýBioversys,ÌýNexImmune andÌý.Venture Kick's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Venture Kick has invested in 691 companies over the last 18 years, with an average of 36 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 21 investments, while as of Apr 2025, it has made 6 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Unomr and most recent follow-on round was in .
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌýRound | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2024 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
2023 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
2022 | 70 | 12 | 82 |
2021 | 46 | 14 | 60 |
2020 | 34 | 3 | 37 |
2019 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
2018 | 28 | 4 | 32 |
2017 | 66 | 1 | 67 |
2016 | 41 | 2 | 43 |
Venture Kick's Investments by Stage
Venture Kick has made 314 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $127K, 212 investments in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $42.5K, 2 investments in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $81.3K and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.4M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 314 |
Grant (prize money) | 212 |
Unattributed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Venture Kick's Investments by Sector
Venture Kick has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications, Sustainability Tech and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 485 Tech companies, 456 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 207 Software companies and at least 165 companies focusing on Tech hardware.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 157 |
Life Sciences | 127 |
Enterprise Applications | 107 |
Sustainability Tech | 73 |
HealthTech | 57 |
Others | 539 |
Venture Kick's Investments by Geography
Venture Kick has made most investments in Switzerland (494), followed by United States where it has made 12 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Switzerland | 494 |
United States | 12 |
Germany | 7 |
France | 3 |
India | 2 |
Others | 6 |
Venture Kick's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Venture Kick:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 15, 2025 | Switzerland | Seed | $184K | - | |
Mar 25, 2025 | Switzerland | Seed | $170K | - | |
Mar 21, 2025 | Switzerland | Seed | $170K | - | |
Mar 18, 2025 | Switzerland | Seed | $170K | - | |
Feb 20, 2025 | United States | Seed | $166K | - |
Unicorns in Venture Kick's Portfolio
Here is a list of unicorns in Venture Kick's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Technology solution for carbon removal | 2009 | Zurich | Series E | rrbrn{a |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Venture Kick's Portfolio
Here are Venture Kick's portfolio companies that went public:
Acquired companies in Venture Kick's Portfolio
Here are Venture Kick's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 15, 2024 | Jan 21, 2019 | Seed | $1.1M | |
Nov 14, 2024 | Jun 10, 2022 | Grant (prize money) | $153K | |
Sep 26, 2024 | 2016 | Seed | $10.2K | |
Jul 01, 2024 | 2010 | Grant (prize money) | $9.61K | |
May 08, 2024 | Mar 28, 2019 | Grant (prize money) | Undisclosed |
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Team profile of Venture Kick
Venture Kick has a team of 3 membersÌýincluding 2 PartnersÌýlocated in Switzerland. Venture Kick's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Venture Kick
Over the past 18 years, 563 investors have co-invested in Venture Kick's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Venture Kick:Ìý, FIT and 34 others have invested in rounds before Venture Kick. There are 12 companies where European Union has invested before Venture Kick and 6 companies where FIT has invested before Venture Kick.
- Top Co-investors of Venture Kick:Ìý23 investors entered a company along with Venture Kick. These include investors like Zurcher Kantonalbank (2 companies).
- Invested after Venture Kick:ÌýA total of 504 investors have invested in Venture Kick's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include (79 companies) and EIC Fund (51 companies).
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