Pitchkit
Government
Switzerland
Last Deal Oct 2026

Venture Kick

Check Size
€10K – €150K

Investment Focus

Investment Stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Geographic Focus

Switzerland

Investment Thesis

Philanthropic three-stage funding program for Swiss university spinouts, backed by private donors. Provides up to CHF 150K per startup across three competitive stages. Has funded 1,121 startups and catalysed CHF 12.3B in follow-on investment since 2007.

How to Pitch Venture Kick

No Stated Policy
Venture Kick hasn't published an outreach policy. A short, specific cold email is the safest default.

Recent Deals

Auto-extracted from press releases.

Round-Size Sweet Spot

From 5 recent deals

P25

€162K

Median

€163K

P75

€166.5K

Stated range: €10K to €150K

Activity Trend

Pacing down · -67%

Last 90d

1

Prior 90d

3

Year ago

0

Portfolio Highlights

Climeworks - direct air capture CO2 removal pioneer, $1B+ funded (unicorn, 2010 finalist)
Cyberhaven - data behavior analytics and insider threat protection (unicorn)
MindMaze - VR/AR neuroscience rehabilitation platform
Lunaphore - automated spatial biology and cancer diagnostics platform

Focus and check size from the firm's website. Website reachable as of Aug 2026.

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