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Emerald Technology Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 69 cheques on record.

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SeedSeries ASeries BEnergyMaterialsWater

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62%of best year8cheques in 12 months, 69 on record
Since the last cheque55days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MRounds led3 of 69Sole investor10 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 27%
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Emerald Technology Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    8 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $5.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We invest in sustainable industrial innovationFrom their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
EnergyMaterialsWater
Based in
Zurich, Switzerland
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first69 appearances

  1. 2026

    7 rounds

  2. Sept
    NLM PhotonicsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  3. Jul
  4. Jul
    VytalVenture · DE$16MWith 3 others
  5. May
    Thea EnergySeries B · US · TechCrunch$100MWith 16 others
  6. May
    SG EnviroVenture · SGUndisclosedWith 1 other
  7. May
    P2 ScienceUS · Firms' own news pages$23MWith 9 others
  8. Mar
    Fido TechVenture · GBUndisclosedSole investor
  9. 2025

    11 rounds

  10. Nov
    Sofi FiltrationGrant · FI$1.0MWith 2 others
  11. Oct
    enspiredSeries B · AT$17MWith 2 others
  12. Oct
    INERATECVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  13. Sept
    XamplaSeries A · GB · Firms' own news pages$14MWith 7 others
  14. Sept
    FREDsenseSeries A · CA$7.0MWith 3 others
  15. Aug
    WaterlySeries A · US$4.0MSole investor
  16. Aug
    SG EnviroVenture · SG$6.2MSole investor
  17. May
    Cajo TechnologiesVenture · FIUndisclosedSole investor
  18. Mar
    VytalGrowth · DE · Silicon Canals$16MWith 7 others
  19. Feb
    bNovate TechnologiesGrant · CH$4.2MWith 1 other
  20. Jan
    StormHarvesterSeries A · GB$10MWith 4 others
  21. 2024

    13 rounds

  22. Dec
    Mantis RoboticsVenture · US$5.0MSole investor
  23. Dec
    EmbotechSeries B · CH$26MWith 2 others
  24. Nov
  25. Oct
    Fido TechVenture · GBUndisclosedSole investor
  26. Oct
    xFarm TechnologiesSeries C · CH$40MWith 4 others
  27. Sept
    NanoGraf CorporationGrant · US$60MWith 3 others
  28. Jun
    KilimoSeries A · AR$7.5MWith 3 others
  29. May
    EologixVenture · ATUndisclosedWith 1 other
  30. Apr
    ActnanoSeries C · US$40MWith 1 other
  31. Apr
    P97 NetworksDebt · US$10MWith 2 others
  32. Jan
    PapticGrowth · FI · Firms' own news pages$4.9MWith 4 others
  33. Jan
    INDRASeries A$4.0MSole investor
  34. Jan
    MoviePass (NEW)Seed · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  35. 2023

    2 rounds

  36. Aug
    SpotlightSeries A · US · Firms' own news pages$6.7MWith 4 others
  37. Aug
    sewtsSeries A · DE$7.7MWith 2 others
  38. 2022

    1 round

  39. May
    Meeat Food Tech OySeed · FI$8.5MSole investor
  40. 2021

    3 rounds

  41. Dec
    Believer MeatsSeries B$347MWith 1 other
  42. Sept
    Open Mineral AGSeries C · CH$33MWith 1 other
  43. Jul
    DeepSea TechnologiesSeries B · GR$5.9MWith 1 other
  44. 2019

    2 rounds

  45. Oct
    Future MeatIL · Nocamels$14MWith 1 other
  46. Sept
    Spear Power SystemsSeries B$15MWith 2 others
  47. 2018

    1 round

  48. Jun
    Tropic BiosciencesSeries A · GB · FinSMEs$10MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

CVCharles VasletSenior PartneriForm ADV
GDGina DomanigManaging PartneriForm ADV
HDHans DellenbachSenior PartneriForm ADV
MMMarkus MoorSenior PartneriForm ADV
NCNeil CameronPartneriForm ADV
PHPhilipp HaslerInvestment DirectoriForm ADV

We also hold 68 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$679Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Emerald Technology Ventures AG
SEC number
CRD 284858

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 3 we have independently watched raise

ESPIF PDFKara5Portfolio

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

SynapSenseBought by PanduitUndisclosedMay 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Emerald Technology Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Emerald Technology Ventures put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Emerald Technology Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Emerald Technology Ventures

What does Emerald Technology Ventures invest in?

Emerald Technology Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Energy, Materials and Water.

How active is Emerald Technology Ventures?

69 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Emerald Technology Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: NLM Photonics (Venture, Sept 2026), Alva Industries (Jul 2026) and Vytal (Venture, Jul 2026).

How big are Emerald Technology Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

Does Emerald Technology Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 3 of its 69 investments on record (4%).

Where does Emerald Technology Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (27%), the United Kingdom (14%) and Finland (14%).

Is Emerald Technology Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Emerald Technology Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Nth Power (6 rounds together), Sequoia Capital (4 rounds together) and American River Ventures (3 rounds together).

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