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 $29.5M (across 62 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
125
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
9
Team
LW
Lukas Weber
Partner
RB
Romeo Butler
Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
168 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aylight | 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 |
| UUepaa | Series A | — | Jan 2026 |
 FMC | Series C | — | Nov 2025 |
 Ferroelectric Memory | Series C | — | Nov 2025 |
 Sizable Energy | Seed | $8M | Oct 2025 |
 Lexroom AI | 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 AI | Seed | — | Mar 2025 |
| Ferroelectric Memory | Series C | — | Jan 2025 |
| NNuclera Ltd | Series C | $75M | Oct 2024 |
| NNuclera Ltd | Series A | $75M | Oct 2024 |
 Somagenetix | Series A | — | Oct 2024 |
 Phlair | Seed | — | Sep 2024 |
 neustark | Growth | $69M | Jun 2024 |
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Top Co-Investors
Swisscom Ventures15 shared
Zürcher Kantonalbank15 shared
High-Tech Gründerfonds8 shared
Innovation Industries7 shared
Swisscanto Private Equity7 shared
Redalpine6 shared
Bpifrance5 shared
Techstars5 shared
Excellis5 shared
Translink Capital4 shared
Khosla Ventures4 shared
imec.xpand4 shared
UVC Partners4 shared
Cherry Ventures4 shared
Atlantic Labs4 shared
Kurma Partners4 shared
Octopus Ventures4 shared
Startup Wise Guys4 shared
OTB Ventures4 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026