I provide capital for early stage Swiss startups in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.
Besides the financial support I help these startups with my knowledge, experience, and network.
Depending on the needs of the startup and the size of my investment I take on an official role in the Board or Advisory Board of the startup.
I am an active member of Business Angels Switzerland. BAS is an association giving young entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their projects and start-ups to seasoned investors and successful entrepreneurs to obtain financing for the project, coaching, or both.
My portfolio includes:
Steuern Sparen Schweiz let’s you upload your tax return as a PDF – our AI analyzes the document in less than 60 seconds and checks whether you’ve claimed all relevant deductions. You only pay a one-time fee of CHF 20 if we can show you tax savings of more than CHF 50. No savings = no cost.
Babylat is a new device to improve preterm nutrition. The innovative device enriches the macronutrient content of human milk onsite. I am a non-executive member of the Board of Babylat.
ROSE is an end-to-end sustainability management software, providing a complete solution from data gathering to targets implementation and cross-department collaboration.
Revario develops high-performance, eco-friendly trail running sportswear while pulling off the feat of 100% local production.
Inventify builds a next-generation no-code platform with enterprise-grade architecture and highly scalable infrastructure.
Dizmo turns data into insights, into decisions, and into actions, a new class of interactive decisioning workspace.
3D2cut makes everybody an expert vine pruner through artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR). I am a non-executive member of the Board of 3D2cut.
Alao will let you compare and find your perfect mobile and internet plan with just two clicks.
LS Instruments creates instruments for particle sizing and contact-free rheology with help from next-generation light scattering technologies that enables native sample characterization.
Moost is offering data super powers to Smart Home companies. Their mission is to make today’s connected homes truly smart. Their platform turns data from connected devices into proactive notifications. I am member of the Advisory Board of Moost.
Spectyou is a central digital streaming and networking platform for theatre, dance & performing arts. I am a non-executive member of the Board of Spectyou.
Uepaa provides digital lone worker protection for iOS and Android.
Your startup?
When you have an interesting startup that I should look at, just contact me and send me the pitch deck at henrico.dolfing@roughtrailventures.com.
My focus is on startups that:
> are located in Switzerland.
> are early stage (i.e. FFF or pre-seed).
> have a B2B or B2B2C business model.
> involve SaaS or have software as a major component of their offering.
> solve a real problem.
> help making the world a little bit better.
