Polytech Ventures

Polytech Ventures is a venture capital firm that primarily invests in seed, early-stage and startups. The firm seeks to invest in the financial services, healthcare, software, big data and internet of things sectors. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

They are based in Switzerland and in Silicon Valley with a strong international focus. Their strategic location at EPFL in Lausanne grants them access to an innovation center, while their permanent presence in Silicon Valley gives them access to the startup ecosystem.

Polytech Ventures is made up of investment professionals and industry experts with an industrial network. They see their role as building the bridge between Swiss and European start-ups with the United States where their portfolio companies will have access to new markets, ideas, people and opportunities.

Timeline

Funded Companies

Company

Description

Industry

Website

Location

Qwil

Qwil is a company founded by Trevor Branon, Paul Tiplady and Johnny Reinsch.

Seevibes is a Quebec-based big data company founded by Laurent Maisonnave.

Flowcast is a San Francisco-based company founded by Ken So.

Genome based medical diagnostics of cancer and some rare conditions company

Bioinformatics

Diagnosis

Big data

Molecular diagnostics

saphetor.com

Lausanne

Headnote

Headnote is a San Francisco-based company.

Software as a service (SaaS)

BlueFox.io is a Sunnyvale, California-based company.

Retail

Telecommunication

bluefox.io

Sunnyvale, California

Altoida

Altoida is a La Jolla-based company founded by Adrian Locher, Ioannis Tarnanas and Fabian Wahle.

Artificial intelligence (AI)

A company providing home care data analytics using the internet of things to monitor and detect chronic diseases, abnormal behaviors, preventative activities, and treatment compliance.

Internet of things (IoT)

Big data

Medication management

Smart home

domo-safety.com/en/

Lausanne