# Foreign investors in Switzerland (2026 list) > 417 foreign investors in Switzerland, 93% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, Sequoia Capital. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-switzerland (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Foreign investors in Switzerland Updated 7 November 2026 Firms based outside Switzerland that we have watched back a company there in the last two years. Useful when the local market is thin, or when you want a backer who can open doors abroad. [See all 417 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fforeign-investors-in-switzerland)The top 25 **417** investors on the list *-3* this week **11,112** cheques in 12 months *-14%* against the market **$11M** median round they joined *+31%* against the market median **93%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **65%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) *Deploying now* Government · United States **1,869** **$926K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 5 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,610** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,598** **$12M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 9 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 11 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) *Deploying now* Government · France **1,151** **$4.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,128** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,038** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 15 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 17 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **951** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 18 [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **884** **$38M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 20 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 21 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 23 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **758** **$73M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **715** **$615K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 25 [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **705** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **392 more on this list** All 417 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fforeign-investors-in-switzerland) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)** Series A · $51M *With* [Energy Impact Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-impact-partners) - **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *With* [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) - **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *With* [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) - **5** Nov **[Soter Insure](https://millionrounds.com/company/soter-insure)** Series B *With* [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) - **5** Nov **[Siggy](https://millionrounds.com/company/siggy)** Pre-seed · $6M *Led by* [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) - **5** Nov **[Pure Data Centres Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/pure-data-centres-group)** Debt · $1.9B *With* [ABN AMRO Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abn-amro-clearing) ## Stages This Year 6,620 rounds - Venture **20%** - Seed **19%** - Series A **16%** - Pre-seed **9%** - Series B **8%** - Other **28%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **2,434** - Biotech **585** - Healthcare **427** - Fintech **371** - Big Data & Analytics **324** - Energy **272** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 3,310 Q1 25 3,256 Q2 25 3,551 Q3 25 3,836 Q4 25 3,615 Q1 26 3,039 Q2 26 2,426 Q3 26 631 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [Foreign investors in United States 1,267](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-united-states) - [Foreign investors in United Kingdom 1,145](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-united-kingdom) - [Foreign investors in Germany 553](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-germany) - [Foreign investors in Canada 546](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-canada) - [Foreign investors in France 461](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-france) - [Foreign investors in Australia 388](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-australia) - [Foreign investors in Singapore 343](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-singapore) - [Foreign investors in Netherlands 337](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-netherlands) - [Foreign investors in Brazil 323](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-brazil) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about foreign investors in Switzerland ### Who are the most active foreign investors in Switzerland? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, Sequoia Capital, National Science Foundation and Andreessen Horowitz. ### How many foreign investors in Switzerland are there? 417 are on record. 93% made an investment in the last 12 months and 65% have led a round. ### Which stages do foreign investors in Switzerland back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (27%) and Series A (22%). ### How big are the rounds foreign investors in Switzerland join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $11M. ### Which sectors do foreign investors in Switzerland back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare. ### Which foreign investors in Switzerland lead the most rounds? Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), General Catalyst (97 led) and Sequoia Capital (91 led). ### Where are foreign investors in Switzerland based? Most of the leading investors here are based in the United States (21 of the top 25); the rest in France and European Union. ### What have foreign investors in Switzerland invested in recently? Recent rounds include Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Energy Impact Partners), Harbinger (Series D+, Nov 2026, with Fidelity) and T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with Tengxun Touzi). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)