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Key people at Swiss Founders Fund.
Swiss Founders Fund is a St. Gallen-based early-stage venture capital firm specializing in pre-seed and seed investments. It backs and builds innovative companies led by strong founding teams, demonstrating agility in capitalizing on market opportunities. The firm actively seeks disruptive ideas and a balanced blend of key attributes in its portfolio.
Christian Mischler and Patrick Degen founded Swiss Founders Fund in 2013. Their insight derived from a critical need for early-stage capital and strategic support for nascent ventures. They established the firm to bridge this crucial funding and mentorship gap within the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The firm serves promising startups, providing essential initial capital and guidance to foster their growth. Swiss Founders Fund’s vision is to cultivate new successful businesses by identifying and empowering founders with groundbreaking concepts and the determination to execute them, thereby enriching the global innovation ecosystem.
Key people at Swiss Founders Fund.
Swiss Founders Fund has 7 tracked investments across 7 companies. The latest tracked deal is $1.4M Seed in Joy in December 2025.
| Date | Company | Round | Lead Investor(s) | Co-Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | Joy | $1.4M Seed | — | Carsten Puschmann, Janna Ensthaler, Oliver Stoll, Angel Invest, Roman Pimonov |
| Mar 5, 2024 | RemotePass | $5.5M Series A | ALI Karabey | A15, Access Bridge Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, Flyer ONE Ventures, Khwarizmi Ventures, Oraseya Capital |
| Apr 27, 2022 | Oware | $3.3M Pre-Seed | — | +92 Ventures, Flexport Fund, Ratio Ventures, Michael Friedman, Charlie Graham Brown, Sketchnote Partners, The Osiris Group, Walled City Co |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Freterium | $4.0M Seed | Partech Ventures | AAF Management Ltd., Akshay Kothari, Cristina Cordova, Nate Lipscomb, Shola Akinlade, CDG Invest, Flexport, Outlierz Ventures, Y Combinator |
| Nov 1, 2019 | N-Dream AG (AirConsole) | $3.0M Dream AG (AirConsole) - Series A | Thomas Kaiser | Redalpine Venture Partners, Tobias Reichmuth, Christian Wenger, Alpana Ventures, EquityPitcher Ventures, SICTIC |
| May 1, 2018 | GotCourts | $1.0M Seed | Verve Ventures | Fortyone |
| Oct 25, 2017 | GuestReady | $3.0M Seed | Roman Abramovic | Fabio Cannavale, Senn & Partners, Xponova |
