Verve Ventures

Quick read

Verve Ventures is a multi-stage VC firm founded in 2010, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland (formerly operating as Investiere). It runs a digital co-investment platform that lets qualified private and institutional investors back European deep tech startups deal-by-deal, writing tickets from EUR 500k to several million across Seed through Series B and beyond. With over 170 portfolio companies and more than EUR 130 million deployed, it's one of the most active venture investors in Europe.

Key facts

Founded

2010

Employees

45+

Sectors

generalist, healthcare, climate, ai, hardware

Website

www.verve.vc/

Investment thesis

Verve Ventures backs science and technology-driven deep tech startups across Europe — spanning digital, hardware, climate, and health/bio — from Seed through Series B, using a digital co-investment platform that lets private and institutional investors select deals individually. The firm targets core enabling technologies with the potential to rebuild industries at a global scale.

Recent activity

• Apr 2026investment
  Verve Ventures backed Groove Quantum in its latest round, marking the firm's most recent recorded investment per PitchBook. pitchbook.com
• Feb 2026investment
  Participated in Metafuels' Series A-II round (closed 19 Feb 2026), a sustainable aviation fuel deep tech company. cbinsights.com
• Feb 2026investment
  Joined the $250M+ round in Axelera AI alongside Invest-NL and CDP Venture Capital. tracxn.com
• 2025leadership
  Martin Scholl, former CEO of Zürcher Kantonalbank for 16 years, joined Verve Ventures as a board member. uk.linkedin.com
• 2025investment
  Participated in Aktiia's CHF 27 million funding round led by Redalpine, alongside Khosla Ventures, Molten Ventures, Translink Capital and 415 Capital. linkedin.com
• 2025investment
  Backed Artiria's round led by 4FOX Ventures, joined by the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering and Zürcher Kantonalbank. linkedin.com
• 2025investment
  Co-invested in Turn2X, a Munich-based climate deep tech startup, in a €4.3M Seed round led by LEA Partners. zoominfo.com
• 2024investment
  Groover closed an $8M Series A led by OneRagtime and Trind Ventures; Verve Ventures participated as an existing investor alongside Partech and Bpifrance. linkedin.com

Notable investments

• Groove QuantumUndisclosedApr 2026pitchbook.com
• MetafuelsSeries A-IIFeb 2026cbinsights.com
• Axelera AIGrowthFeb 2026tracxn.com
• AktiiaSeries B2025linkedin.com
• ArtiriaUndisclosed2025linkedin.com
• Turn2XSeed2025zoominfo.com
• Memo TherapeuticsSeries C2024uk.linkedin.com
• WingtraGrowth2024zoominfo.com
• GrooverSeries A2024linkedin.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Martin Scholl · Board Member
  LinkedIn
• Lorenzo Fabritius · Team Member
  LinkedIn
• Steffen Wagner · Co-founder & CEO
• Lukas Weder · Co-founder
• Andreas Aepli · Partner

Sources

• Verve Ventures | LinkedIn
• European Deep Tech Venture Capital Investor | Verve Ventures
• Verve Ventures - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding
• Verve Ventures Portfolio Investments – CB Insights
• Verve Ventures investment portfolio | PitchBook
• Verve Ventures - 2026 Investor Profile – Tracxn
• Verve Ventures - Overview & Similar Companies | ZoomInfo
• Verve Ventures: Funding, Team & Investors | Startup Intros

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• Redalpine · Multi-stage VC, Zurich·
• Swisscom Ventures · CVC, Bern·
• btov Partners · Multi-stage VC, St. Gallen + Berlin·
• Wingman Ventures · Seed VC, Zurich

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