Founderful raises $140M fund as Switzerland vies for Europe’s tech top spot

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These include Chiral Nano, which develops nanomaterials for silicon chips, and 8inks, which is rejigging the lithium-ion battery.\r\n\r\nFounderful \u2014 formerly Wingman Ventures \u2014 was launched in 2019 by Pascal Mathis, the co-founder of local travel marketplace unicorn GetYourGuide, Eat.ch co-founder Lukas Weder and Alex St\u00f6ckl, former exec at Creathor Ventures.\r\n\r\nThe founder-led VC exclusively backs Swiss startups at the pre-seed or seed stage. Its vision? To transform budding Swiss ventures into global industry leaders.\r\n\r\n"From day one, we have been relentless in our efforts to create a foothold for the Swiss tech ecosystem on the global stage,\u201d said St\u00f6ckl, partner at Founderful.\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u201cFund II is evidence that we have walked the talk, and investors have taken note. This was no easy win, but we fought hard.\u201d\u00a0\r\n\r\nFounderful\u2019s new Fund II is backed by a range of institutions, family offices, and founders from unicorns such as Duolingo, Climeworks, Proton, and Scandit.\u00a0\r\nSilicon alps?\r\nSt\u00f6ckl called the Swiss tech ecosystem a \u201cpowerhouse\u201d that's only just starting to claim its place on the global stage. The Alphine nation has the highest number of unicorn companies per capita in Europe and has ranked first in the Global Innovation Index for\u00a013 years in a row.\u00a0\r\n\r\nBut perhaps the Swiss tech ecosystem's biggest asset is its universities and research institutions. ETH Zurich, for one, now produces more university spin-outs than any other university in Europe. \r\n\r\nWe profiled one of these companies, Oxyle, earlier this year in an in-depth piece about PFAS, commonly known as \u201cforever chemicals.\u201d Led by Dr. Fajer Mushtaq, Oxyle has developed a reactor that mineralises these cancer-causing compounds, breaking apart their carbon-fluorine bonds.\r\n\r\nFounderful led Oxyle\u2019s pre-seed investment in 2022 under its first $90mn fund, which has since been fully deployed across 40 startups.\u00a0\r\n\r\nThe VC claims that these portfolio companies have since created over 1,100 jobs and secured more than $450 million in follow-on funding. Notable successes include Ethon AI, which helps factories like the Lindt chocolate factory save waste, and plastic recycling startup DePoly.\r\n\r\nSeverin Hacker, CTO and co-founder at Duolingo and investor in Founderful\u2019s Fund II called the up-and-coming VC \u201cmeticulous and relentless\u201d in creating value for the founders it backs.\r\n\r\n\u201cTheir approach, combined with the unfolding potential of the Swiss tech ecosystem, probably makes them one of Europe's most promising VC firms,\u201d said Hacker. 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href="https://thenextweb.com/topic/tech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tech</a> ecosystem. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First announced back in February, the fund has already invested in 15 early-stage startups. These include </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chiral Nano, which develops nanomaterials for silicon chips, and 8inks, which is rejigging the lithium-ion battery.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Founderful — formerly Wingman Ventures — was launched in 2019 by Pascal Mathis, the co-founder of local travel marketplace unicorn GetYourGuide, Eat.ch co-founder Lukas Weder and </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alex Stöckl,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">former exec at Creathor Ventures.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The founder-led VC exclusively backs Swiss startups at the pre-seed or seed stage. Its vision? To transform budding Swiss ventures into global industry leaders.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“From day one, we have been relentless in our efforts to create a foothold for the Swiss tech ecosystem on the global stage,” said Stöckl, partner at Founderful. </span></p><div class="inarticle-wrapper channel-cta"><div class="ica-text"><a href="https://thenextweb.com/conference/tnw-webinar-series?utm_source=google&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=global_tnw_media_leads_retargeting_bau_2025-tnw-conference-amsterdam_TNW" data-event-category="Article" data-event-action="In Article Block" data-event-label="Webinar: Unicorn DNA: The Blueprint for Scaling Success" target="_blank"><p class="ica-text__title">Webinar: Unicorn DNA: The Blueprint for Scaling Success</p><p>What does it take to build a unicorn? 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This was no easy win, but we fought hard.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Founderful’s new Fund II is backed by a range of institutions, family offices, and founders from unicorns such as Duolingo, Climeworks, </span><a href="https://thenextweb.com/news/proton-privacy-first-ai-email-assistant-rival-google-microsoft" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Proton</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and Scandit. </span></p> <h2><b>Silicon alps?</b></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stöckl called the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Swiss tech ecosystem a “powerhouse” that’s only just starting to claim its place on the global stage. The Alphine nation has the </span><a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096928/number-of-global-unicorns-by-country/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">highest number of unicorn companies</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> per capita in Europe and has ranked first in the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Global Innovation Index</span> for<span style="font-weight: 400;"> 13 years in a row. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But perhaps the Swiss tech ecosystem’s biggest asset is its universities and research institutions. ETH Zurich, for one, now produces more <a href="https://sifted.eu/articles/stanford-of-europe-spinouts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">university spin-outs</a> than any other university in Europe. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We profiled one of these companies, Oxyle, earlier this year in an </span><a href="https://thenextweb.com/news/startups-fight-to-ban-destroy-pfas-forever-chemicals-with-tech" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">in-depth piece</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> about PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals.” </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Led by Dr. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fajer Mushtaq, Oxyle has developed a reactor that mineralises these cancer-causing compounds, breaking apart their carbon-fluorine bonds.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Founderful led Oxyle’s pre-seed investment in 2022 under its first $90mn fund, which has since been fully deployed across 40 startups. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The VC claims that </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">these portfolio companies have since created over 1,100 jobs and secured more than $450 million in follow-on funding. Notable successes include Ethon AI, which helps factories like the </span><a href="https://thenextweb.com/news/swiss-ai-startup-saving-swiss-chocolate-secures-16m" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lindt chocolate factory</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> save waste, and plastic recycling startup DePoly.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Severin Hacker, CTO and co-founder at Duolingo and investor in Founderful’s Fund II called the up-and-coming VC “meticulous and relentless” in creating value for the founders it backs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Their approach, combined with the unfolding potential of the Swiss tech ecosystem, probably makes them one of Europe’s most promising VC firms,” said Hacker. </span></p> </div> <aside class="c-contributor latest"> <a href="/author/sion" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-event-category="Article" data-event-action="Author" data-event-label="Siôn Geschwindt" data-event-non-interaction="false" > <img alt="Siôn Geschwindt" class="c-contributor__photo js-lazy" data-src="https://img-cdn.tnwcdn.com/image/duotone?fit=240%2C240&gradient=%23660099-%2300CCAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2024%2F11%2Fheadshot-sion-2.jpg&signature=54baffa26ded259efa3d8f558315df00" > <noscript> <img alt="Siôn Geschwindt" class="c-contributor__photo" src="https://img-cdn.tnwcdn.com/image/duotone?fit=240%2C240&gradient=%23660099-%2300CCAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2024%2F11%2Fheadshot-sion-2.jpg&signature=54baffa26ded259efa3d8f558315df00" > </noscript> </a> <div aria-label="Author Bio" class="c-contributor__main"> <h2 class="c-contributor__wrapper"> <span class="c-contributor__heading"> Story by </span> <span class="c-contributor__name" > <a href="/author/sion" class="latest"> Siôn Geschwindt </a> </span> </h2> <p class="c-contributor__text"> <input class="c-contributor__expandInput" id="contributorExpandInput123" name="expand" type="checkbox"> <span class="c-contributor__bio c-contributor__bio--truncated"> Siôn is a climate and energy reporter at TNW. 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