# ZKB Start-up Finance: portfolio, investments and team

> ZKB Start-up Finance is a vc firm. 13 investments on record, latest Jun 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/zkb-start-up-finance (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# ZKB Start-up Finance

Last cheque observed Jun 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Series A Seed Series B

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 13 on record

Since the last cheque **4149** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.9M** Rounds led **0 of 13** Sole investor **3 rounds** Mostly in **Switzerland, 100%**

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## ZKB Start-up Finance highlights

- 01 13 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 91% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $1.1M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **13 appearances**

- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[SmarterBetterCities](https://millionrounds.com/company/smarterbettercities)** Seed · CH **$1.1M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Medyria](https://millionrounds.com/company/medyria)** Series A · CH **$2.4M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Bluetector](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluetector)** Series A · CH **$2.0M** With 4 others
- **2014** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Ampard](https://millionrounds.com/company/ampard)** Series A · CH **$2.6M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[iMusician](https://millionrounds.com/company/imusician)** Series A · CH **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Climeworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/climeworks)** Series B · CH **$3.4M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Uepaa](https://millionrounds.com/company/uepaa)** CH **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[arviem AG](https://millionrounds.com/company/arviem-ag)** Series A · CH **$2.3M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Bluetector](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluetector)** Seed · CH · startupticker.ch **$600K** Sole investor
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[Agile Wind Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/agile-wind-power)** Seed · CH **$1.9M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Uepaa](https://millionrounds.com/company/uepaa)** CH **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Uepaa](https://millionrounds.com/company/uepaa)** Series A · CH **$1.6M** With 1 other
- **2011** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Medudem](https://millionrounds.com/company/medudem)** Series A · CH **$863K** With 2 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 cheque

Series A Seed Series B

Median round joined **$1.9M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.1M**

Led 0 of 13 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2015

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *7*
- Seed *3*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2011 2015

Often in the room with

- [investiere Verve Capital Partners AG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investiere-verve-capital-partners-ag) 8
- [3wVentures Early Stage Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3wventures-early-stage-venture-capital) 6
- [Zürcher Kantonal Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zurcher-kantonalbank-zkb) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as ZKB Start-up Finance. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**investiere Verve Capital Partners AG** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investiere-verve-capital-partners-ag)[**3wVentures Early Stage Venture Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3wventures-early-stage-venture-capital)[**Zürcher Kantonal Bank** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zurcher-kantonalbank-zkb)

## Quick answers about ZKB Start-up Finance

### What does ZKB Start-up Finance invest in?

ZKB Start-up Finance invests most often at Series A and Seed (91% of the rounds on record).

### How active is ZKB Start-up Finance?

13 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2015.

### How big are ZKB Start-up Finance's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.9M.

### Does ZKB Start-up Finance lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 13 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does ZKB Start-up Finance invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Switzerland (100%).

### Is ZKB Start-up Finance investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2015.

### Who does ZKB Start-up Finance invest alongside?

Most often investiere Verve Capital Partners AG (8 rounds together), 3wVentures Early Stage Venture Capital (6 rounds together) and Zürcher Kantonal Bank (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is ZKB Start-up Finance?

ZKB Start-up Finance is a VC firm.

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