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Founderful

Investor type

VC

Founded

February, 2019

AUM

$223 M

Location

Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A Pre-seed

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 18 February, 2025

Profile

Welcome to Founderful; make yourself at home. First up, some introductions. We're a venture capital firm based in Switzerland. We've been founders ourselves, and our experiences shape the way we invest. We lead with an understanding of founders, offering companionship and support as the first investor. We back founder teams as their lead investor in their first financing round; first, fast, and founder-friendly. We have the courage to invest early, when it matters the most, giving our founders the support they need to get started and convince people of their big ambitions. Take the next step with those who've been in your shoes. Whether it's strategic or operational, our team - built from experienced entrepreneurs and operators in finance, legal, people and culture, marketing, and branding - is here to answer all your questions and more. Get access to our community of investors, made up of the top entrepreneurs from the Swiss and wider European ecosystem. This includes the founders of Duolingo, Climeworks, Scandit, Delivery Hero, Proton, and many other category-defining technology companies.

Industry

Software Security Robotics Real Estate Media and Entertainment Healthcare Services Foodtech Food and Beverage Fintech Transportation Energy HRTech AI Technology

Founderful Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Founderful Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Robotics
AI
Technology
Pre-seed
Seed
Europe
$5-10 m
$83 M
October 2020
Founderful Fund II
Venture Capital (VC)
Robotics
AI
Pre-seed
Seed
Europe
$5-10 m
$140 M
November 2024

Contacts

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Angéline Nathalie Pouget Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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Vivian Qianwen He Partner
Partner
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FAQs about Founderful

Founderful is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Series A and Pre-seed, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Founderful is located in Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Founderful was founded in 2019.
Founderful invests in companies and startups in Software, Security, Robotics, Real Estate, Media and Entertainment, Healthcare Services, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Transportation, Energy, HRTech, AI, Technology.
Founderful invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Founderful invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A, Pre-seed.
Founderful usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Founderful has around $223m assets under management.
Founderful last fund was created/launched in 2024-11-14
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