Innovationsstiftung der Schwyzer Kantonalbank
Bahnhofstrasse 3, Schwyz, 6430, Switzerland
Overview
The Innovationfund by SZKB is an established and successful tech-focussed venture capital investor, with a capital of CHF 20 million. As a lead investor in companies such as Doodle, TrekkSoft, ElectricFeel, Dacuda, Codecheck, and Assetmax, the Innovation Fund has shaped many entrepreneurial success stories in Switzerland. We specialise in first-round financings and act as lead investor in most of our investments. The Innovationfund is legally set up as a foundation, is managed by an entrepreneurial board of trustees and acts legally and strategically independently of the SZKB.
- Total investments
- 3
- Lead investments
- 2
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 0
Sector focus
- Financial Services
- FinTech
Investment portfolio
- Moodtalk
Led · Seed · Jun 2023
Moodtalk offers a software platform that complements human exchange with structured workflows to surface team issues, share solutions and make behavior change measurable during culture transformations and strategy implementation. More than 150 teams at companies including CSS Versicherung, Axpo and the Psychiatrische Dienste Aargau already use the platform. Moodtalk says its product reduces the time between recognizing and solving team challenges by a factor of 10 and increases employee satisfaction and retention by over 30%. The platform provides real-time transparency for company leadership and HR to track behavioral change and act early. The company intends to scale its mission with increased speed and quality following its recent financing.
- DillySocks
Participated · Equity · Feb 2020
DillySocks is a Zurich-based sock startup that sells socks through more than 400 retail points across Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The company recently offered 500,000 new tokenized shares on its website using Aktionariat's technology. Over 80 people have purchased tokenized shares and roughly 330,000 of the offered 500,000 shares were sold within five days. The sale generated about CHF 280,000 in fresh capital to fund growth and planned internationalization, with a focus on the DACH region. DillySocks reports steady revenue growth since founding, with year-on-year increases exceeding 50% in the last two years, and management expects to grow revenue fivefold by 2025. Co-founder and CCO Fabian Knup said the company was surprised by the strong interest and may consider bringing more new investors on board if strategically sensible. DillySocks, founded in 2013 by Sean Pfister, Fabian Knup and Claudio Lumbiarres, is a Swiss colored socks label known for creative designs that emphasize style, uniqueness and comfort. The company follows a multi-channel sales strategy and has achieved early success in the Swiss market with plans to further expand internationally. DillySocks focuses on sustainable production: every pair is produced in Portugal under the Oeko Tex Standard 100 using high-quality European cotton. Its packaging uses recycled paper and 100% biodegradable PLA instead of plastics. The brand highlights a responsible approach to sustainability alongside its design and commercial strategy. The company recently completed a growth funding round to support further expansion.
- Yonder AG
Led · Equity · Sep 2019
Yonder builds dynamic, role-specific operational manuals to help airline operators manage documentation and compliance instead of relying on static manuals. Its product delivers the right information at the right time for the right role. Customers include the Swiss Air Force and Edelweiss Air. The founding team—Thomas Vogel, Marc Rauch, Alexander Skrabal, and Christoph Mächler—brings deep aviation and documentation expertise, with Vogel and Rauch having helped grow Xovis. Yonder recently closed a CHF 2.2M funding round with institutional and private investors to support growth and product development. The company is strengthening its governance and advisory capabilities by adding industry veterans to its board and advisory board.
Team
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