What Session.vc does

Session.vc is a privately-held Swiss venture capital firm headquartered in Zürich, founded in 2019. The firm operates under a 'Founders for Founders' model, providing investment capital alongside hands-on operational support to early-stage tech-enabled growth companies in the Software and Consumer space. It is led by three founder-investors—Martin Altorfer (Founding Partner), Philippe Bubb (Founding Partner), and Jeremias Meier (Partner)—who collectively bring over three decades of operator experience and a public track record of four successful founder exits, including two unicorn outcomes (notably the exit of Bexio to Mobiliar in 2018).

The firm's core offering is not a technology product but an operating-investor service bundle: equity capital, board and mentorship participation, and willingness to assume temporary executive roles in portfolio companies. Focus areas include company building, data-driven marketing, go-to-market strategy, product management, and sales scaling, with a demonstrated emphasis on SaaS and, more recently, AI-enabled vertical software (Cerrion, an AI video agent platform for manufacturing; deskbird, an AI-powered Workplace Intelligence platform). There is no proprietary technology stack, product roadmap, or software IP disclosed; the firm's 'technology' is its investment process and partner network rather than a buildable platform.

As a VC firm, Session.vc generates revenue through equity investments and the carried interest on successful exits, with capital deployment driven by direct founder relationships, referral networks, and Swiss/European ecosystem participation rather than traditional marketing channels. The firm operates with 3-10 employees (three founding partners plus a small support team), no institutional LP structure is disclosed, and ownership appears concentrated with the three founding partners. Active 2025 investment activity (Cerrion Series A in November 2025, deskbird Series B in September 2025) signals ongoing capital deployment and an emerging thematic tilt toward AI-enabled B2B SaaS.

Name

Session.vc

Legal name

Session.vc

Website

https://session.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Session.vc is a Zürich-based early-stage venture capital firm that backs software and consumer startups with capital and hands-on operator support from three founder-investors with multiple prior exits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Geography-Focused Venture Capital (Regional/Emerging Markets) (FSANAAAE)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Early-stage equity funding
• Startup mentorship programs
• Operator-led venture capital
• Founder support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns / Carried Interest: Session.vc generates returns through equity investments in portfolio companies. As a VC firm, revenue is derived from carried interest on successful exits, including two unicorn exits among their track record of four successful exits as founders.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Session.vc is a Swiss venture capital firm that invests its own capital in early-stage tech-enabled growth companies in the software and consumer space. Beyond writing equity checks, the firm provides hands-on operational support, including taking on temporary executive roles, serving on boards, and advising portfolio companies on company building, data-driven marketing, go-to-market strategy, and sales scaling.

Product overview

Session.vc is a venture capital firm operating under the "Founders for Founders" model. Rather than offering a technology product, the firm provides investment capital and hands-on operational support to early-stage tech-enabled growth companies. Their approach centers on an owner-operator mindset, with founding partners who have experience building companies from inception to exit. The firm offers mentorship, board advisory roles, and temporary executive support to portfolio companies, with focus areas including company building, data-driven marketing, go-to-market strategy, product management, and scaling sales operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early-stage venture capital investment Equity investment (seed and early-stage rounds) in tech-enabled growth companies in the software and consumer sectors, designed for founders building companies from inception toward exit.
• Hands-on operational and executive support for portfolio companies Operator support provided to portfolio companies including temporary executive roles (e.g., Executive Chairman), board participation, and direct mentoring across company building, data-driven marketing, go-to-market strategy, and sales scaling, targeted at founders of early-stage tech-enabled growth companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Four successful exits as founders, including two unicorns
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Speedinvest: Vienna-based early-stage European VC with a sector-focused, founder-led approach and multiple vertical funds (including SaaS/consumer). Highly comparable operating model to Session.vc's owner-operator stance in European early-stage software investing.
• Point Nine Capital: Berlin-based seed-stage investor in B2B SaaS with an operator-heavy, hands-on approach. Closely mirrors Session.vc's Software focus and hands-on support model at the European seed stage.
• Atlantic Labs: Berlin-based early-stage fund backing science- and technology-driven founders with deep operating involvement. Comparable in its founder-led, conviction-driven approach to early-stage European tech investing.
• btov Partners: Swiss/European early-stage VC with a strong operator network and digital-technology focus. Direct geographic and stage competitor to Session.vc within the Swiss tech ecosystem.
• Redalpine: Zurich-headquartered early-stage VC investing across European software and consumer/financial services. Directly comparable by geography, stage, and sector focus to Session.vc.
• HV Capital: Munich-based early-stage investor with a long track record in European SaaS and consumer. Comparable as a German-speaking European VC backing founder-led software companies from seed to growth.

Broad incumbents

• Creandum: Stockholm-based early- to growth-stage European VC. Directly comparable as a co-investor alongside Session.vc in Cerrion's Series A, with broader fund size and stage range.
• Octopus Ventures: London-based early-stage VC that led deskbird's Series B alongside Session.vc. Comparable as a co-investor and broader incumbent in European early-stage SaaS investing.
• Y Combinator: Global seed-stage accelerator and investor that co-invested in Cerrion alongside Session.vc. Comparable as an early-stage capital partner in the same founder ecosystem.

Regional players

• Wayra (Telefónica Ventures): Corporate-backed European early-stage investor with presence across multiple geographies including Switzerland. Compares as a regional early-stage capital source with different geographic emphasis than Session.vc's Swiss core.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments20 records

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