Switzerland to increase start-up support via new fund-of-funds

The Swiss Investment Fund (SIF) was set up to invest in Swiss start-ups, which suffer – according to a survey by CTI – from a lack of capital investment in the early stages of funding.

SIF's CHF 500m will be invested in 15-20 venture capital funds that focus on early- or later-stage deals in start-ups across the country. It will not be a cornerstone investor in any of the funds.

The capital from SIF has to be invested in Swiss companies located in Switzerland but the rest of each venture capital fund that received a share of the SIF can be invested anywhere.

Seca is a Swiss association that supports the local private equity, venture capital and corporate finance industries. CTI is a Swiss non-profit organisation founded in 2003; it aims to help Swiss entrepreneurs find early and later-stage capital.

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