Verve Ventures (formerly Investiere) is a network- and technology-driven venture capital firm headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, specializing in European deep tech investments. Founded in 2010, it invests in science- and technology-driven startups across areas including future computing, energy and resilience, and health and bio.
Average disclosed round size is $27.1M (across 51 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
104
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
10
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
125 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAylight | Pre-Seed | — | Jul 2026 |
 Atana | Seed | $27.5M | Jun 2026 |
| AAxelera | Series C | $250M | Mar 2026 |
 Axelera AI | Series C | — | Feb 2026 |
| AAtana Elements | Seed | $27.5M | Jan 2026 |
 FMC | Series C | — | Nov 2025 |
| FFerroelectric Memory Company | Unknown | — | Nov 2025 |
 Sizable Energy | Seed | $8M | Oct 2025 |
 Lexroom | Series A | — | Sep 2025 |
 Factor2 Energy | Unknown | $9.1M | Sep 2025 |
 Q.ANT | Series A | — | Jul 2025 |
 CREAL | Series A | $8.9M | Jul 2025 |
 Kyron.bio | Seed | — | May 2025 |
| AAktiia (rebranding to Hilo) | Series B | — | May 2025 |
 Hilo | Series B | $42M | May 2025 |
 Poppins | Unknown | — | Apr 2025 |
 Zero Point Motion | Pre-Seed | — | Mar 2025 |
| Lexroom | Seed | — | Mar 2025 |
 Nuclera | Series C | $75M | Oct 2024 |
| NNuclera Ltd | Unknown | $75M | Oct 2024 |
| SSomaGenetix | Series A | — | Oct 2024 |
 Phlair | Seed | — | Sep 2024 |
 Neustark | Growth | $69M | Jun 2024 |
| CC12 | Unknown | — | Jun 2024 |
 Limula | Seed | — | May 2024 |
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Top Co-Investors
Zürcher Kantonalbank13 shared
Swisscom Ventures11 shared
Innovation Industries6 shared
Excellis6 shared
imec.xpand5 shared
Kurma Partners5 shared
Swisscanto Private Equity5 shared
Bpifrance4 shared
Redalpine4 shared
Octopus Ventures4 shared
High-Tech Gründerfonds4 shared
Techstars4 shared
Schroders Capital4 shared
Club degli Investitori4 shared
Fyrfly Venture Partners3 shared
Motier Ventures3 shared
Khosla Ventures3 shared
HCVC3 shared
UVC Partners3 shared
Last updated: 9 September 2026