Verve Ventures Zurich

What Verve Ventures Zurich does

Verve Ventures (legally Verve Capital Partners AG) is a Zurich- and Zug-based venture capital firm specializing in European deep tech startups at seed stage. Founded in 2010 by Steffen Wagner and Lukas Weber and rebranded from investiere in 2022, the firm invests across three thesis pillars — Energy & Resources, Future of Computing, and Health & Bio — with typical initial ticket sizes of EUR 1-2 million and an annual deployment of EUR 60-70 million, placing it among the top 10% most active startup investors in Europe.

The firm's core product is a digital investment platform (app.verve.vc) that combines a proprietary startup repository collecting hundreds of data points daily, a screening algorithm that scores deal flow, and a fully digital fiduciary enabling video-call investor onboarding, electronic document signing, and consolidated portfolio reporting. The platform also surfaces investment proposals from entrepreneurs and public company profiles. The firm has built a portfolio of more than 140 European deep tech companies including Metafuels, Q.ant, C12, Neustark, Flyability, and Verity, alongside specialized funds for diversified exposure.

Verve generates revenue through management fees on its investment funds, fees on direct investment platform access for qualified, professional, and institutional investors, and bespoke advisory mandates for firms with distinct capital requirements. Distribution combines the self-serve digital platform, a direct investor relations team serving family offices and HNWIs, an institutional channel partnership with Swiss private bank Bergos, and co-investment syndicates alongside leading European VC funds.

Name

Verve Ventures Zurich

Legal name

Verve Capital Partners AG

Website

https://verve.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Verve Ventures is a Zurich-based venture capital firm investing in European deep tech startups at seed stage across Energy & Resources, Future of Computing, and Health & Bio via a proprietary digital investment platform serving sophisticated private and institutional investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Financial Vehicles (525990)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emerging Managers / Seeding Platforms (FSAHAKAI), Venture Capital Fundraising Placement (FSAEALAC)

Keywords

• Venture capital services
• Deep tech investing
• Digital investment platform
• Startup fund management
• Seed stage financing

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fund Management: Verve manages investment funds and earns management fees from institutional and qualified private investors who join Verve's funds.
2. Direct Investment Platform Fees: Investors build personal VC portfolios through the digital platform, paying fees for access to curated deal flow and co-investment opportunities.
3. Advisory & Custom Mandate Services: Custom-built advisory solutions for distinct capital requirements, designed for firms and client mandates.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Verve Ventures is a privately-held European deep-tech venture capital firm that operates a digital investment platform (app.verve.vc) connecting sophisticated investors with European deep-tech seed-stage startups. It manages investment funds, curates a portfolio of more than 140 companies across Energy & Resources, Future of Computing, and Health & Bio, and deploys EUR 60–70 million per year through direct investments and co-investment alongside leading European VCs. The platform supports digital onboarding, electronic document signing, portfolio management, and reporting for investors.

Product overview

Verve Ventures operates a digital venture capital investment platform as its core product, connecting European deep tech startups with sophisticated investors. The platform comprises several integrated components: the Investment Platform (for deal discovery, digital onboarding, and capital deployment), the Business Management Tools (for cap table management, portfolio tracking, and reporting), the Investment Proposal System (for entrepreneurs to submit funding proposals), and the Ecosystem/Company Profiles (public venture profiles). Verve also manages investment funds for diversified exposure and curates a portfolio of over 140 deep tech companies spanning Energy & Resources, Future of Computing, and Health & Bio investment themes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investment Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Portfolio of more than 140 startups with 10-20 new investments per year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BergoscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVerve Ventures partnered with Bergos, an independent Swiss private bank, to offer qualified private investors exclusive access to selected European startups. Bergos became one of the few private banks in the Swiss financial center to offer venture capital investment opportunities.
• FlyabilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlyability develops collision-tolerant indoor drones for industrial inspection. Verve Ventures is an investor and portfolio company. Flyability's portfolio status demonstrates Verve's investment thesis in Industrial Tech & Robotics.
• ONWARD MedicalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortfolio company developing neurostimulation technology for spinal cord injury patients. ONWARD raised USD 32 million financing led by Invest-NL and Olympic Investments. Verve Ventures is a portfolio investor.
• PiomicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortfolio company in the healthcare space receiving hands-on strategic support from Andy Weymann, Verve Ventures Venture Partner.
• EarlySightminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortfolio company in the healthcare space receiving hands-on strategic support from Andy Weymann, Verve Ventures Venture Partner.
• Smith & NephewminorOthersAndy Weymann, Venture Partner at Verve Ventures, previously served as Chief Medical Officer at Smith & Nephew, contributing medical device industry expertise and network.
• Tech Tour Growth AwardsminorOthersFlyability, a Verve Ventures portfolio company, was named Best Sustainability Scale-Up at the 2026 Tech Tour Growth Awards. Tech Tour selected from 500 companies by 100 leading growth investors.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Speedinvest: European early-stage VC with multiple sector-focused funds (deep tech, climate, health) and a strong digital sourcing/portfolio platform. Closely comparable to Verve on thesis-driven deep tech investing and operational platform model.
• Redalpine: Swiss/European early-stage VC investing in deep tech and digital health. Directly comparable on geography, thesis (engineering-driven deep tech), and stage (seed/Series A), competing for many of the same European deep tech founders.
• btov Partners: European VC platform with a digital community-driven model and funds focused on deep tech, industrial, and digital health. Closely comparable to Verve on community/network-driven sourcing, multi-fund structure, and DACH-based deep tech focus.
• Earlybird Venture Capital: One of Europe's largest early-stage deep tech and tech VCs, investing across health, digital, and industrial tech. Directly comparable to Verve on European deep tech seed/Series A focus, multi-fund platform, and institutional LP base.
• HV Capital: European early-to-growth VC with multi-fund platform and digital sourcing infrastructure. Comparable on European seed/growth deep tech investing and on running a structured, multi-fund firm with co-investor networks.

Broad incumbents

• Index Ventures: Major European-headquartered venture firm investing across stages and sectors, including deep tech. Comparable as a co-investor in European rounds and a benchmark for institutional-scale European VC, though broader and later-stage than Verve.
• SeedInvest: US-based online venture capital and private investment platform enabling investors to access startup deals digitally. Comparable on the digital-platform intermediation model and pooling of smaller tickets, though US-focused and broader in sector.

Emerging players

• Companisto: German venture capital and equity crowdfunding platform pooling smaller tickets from a large retail-investor base. Comparable on digitally aggregating smaller investment tickets into VC deals, though more retail-skewed than Verve.
• Crowdcube: European equity crowdfunding platform pooling smaller investor tickets into private companies. Comparable on the digital pooling of smaller tickets and broadening access to private deals, but more retail-oriented than Verve's HNW/qualified-investor focus.

Others

• Bergos Berenberg (private banking partnership): Independent Swiss private bank that partnered with Verve to distribute venture exposure to qualified investors. Relevant as a distribution-channel comparable and an indicator of how Verve's platform plugs into traditional wealth management.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/vervevc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/verveventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments2 records

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