Business Angels Suisse How: 3 dinner meetings per month, on Wednesday (2nd of the month in Zürich, 3rd in Lausanne / 2nd Thursday in Lake Constance). 3-4 startups per meeting are invited to pitch their startup. Industries: all industries Portfolio: 78 startups financed so far (and around 30 where angels invested outside of the club) Typical size of investment: CHF 150k – 1M Average size of an investment: CHF 250k – 300k (investment by the club) #investments per year: 5-8 #members: 63 Cost: entrepreneurs pay CHF 120.- (to cover the cost of the dinner) to pitch Go Beyond How: Awareness seminars (3/month) or group meetings (3/month) in Zürich, Paris and Geneva. 3-4 startups invited by event. Industries: everything except pharma Portfolio: 24 startups so far (and 9 where angels invested outside of the club) Typical size of investment: CHF 50-1M Average size of an investment: CHF 200k per round #investments per year: #members: >170 Cost: EUR 100.- for the first 2 presentations (the following are free) StartAngels Network How: 3 presentation events (with 4 startups) per year, often with partner organizations. 1-2 startups per event get financed. Industries: everything except pharma Portfolio: 21 startups financed so far Typical size of investment: CHF 1-2M (investment per individual angel: CHF 50-200k – each angel can invest individually) Average size of an investment: CHF 500-700k #investments per year: 3-6 #members: 70 Cost: 0.- Mountain Super Angels How: EntrepreneursDay (1/year) and Investors’ Summit (3-4/year) Industries: software, services, online- and mobile businesses in German-speaking countries (D-A-CH region) Portfolio: 45 companies financed so far Typical size of investment: unknown Average size of an investment: unknown #investments per year: 3-6 #members: unknown Cost: ? b-to-v How: Venture Capital firm how process to due diligence and proposes the investment cases to its affiliated network of business angels Industries: internet and mobile based businesses + advanced technology businesses (including companies which develop medical technologies and clean technologies). Portfolio: 60 startups financed so far Typical size of investment: EUR 20k – 20M Average size of an investment: EUR 500k – 3M #investments per year: 5-20 #members: 120 Cost: ? Club valaisan des Business Angels How: 2-3 presentation events (with 4-5 startups) per year. Industries: everything but based in canton of Valais Portfolio: unknown Typical size of investment: CHF 50k – 1M (investment per individual angel: CHF 50k) Average size of an investment: CHF 100k #investments per year: 2-3 #members: 50 Cost: CHF 50.- (cost of the dinner) + a commission fee (1.0-3.5% on the money raised, depending on the amount successfully raised) A3 Angels How: 5-6 pitching events per year (with 4 startups) Industries: everything but related to EPFL (alumni, R&D project, etc.) Portfolio: 7 startups financed so far Typical size of investment: CHF 50k (investment per individual angel: CHF 5k – 50k) Average size of an investment: CHF 50-100k #investments per year: 3 #members: unknown Cost: 50.- (to cover the cost of dinner) Investiere How: venture capital-focused platform where the community provides the fund (each investor selects individually in which proposed startup he’d like to invest) Industries: ICT, Cleantech, Medtech, Agriculture, Mobile Apps, Logistics, Gastronomy, etc. Portfolio: 20 startups financed since 2010 Typical size of investment: CHF 100k – 1M Average size of an investment: CHF 500k (CHF 25k per individual investor) #investments per year: 8 #members: 3’000 Cost: 6% of capital raised c-crowd How: online platform bringing together investors and entrepreneurs (crowdfunding + marketplace). Industries: open to all industries Portfolio: varies constantly Typical size of investment: CHF 300k – 800k Average size of an investment (per individual): CHF 5k #investments per year: N/A #members: 2’000 Cost: 10% of the capital raised / cost per listing (marketplace) of CHF 250-400 per quartal 7crowd How: crowdfunding platform Industries: open to all industries Portfolio: NetAgenda and Rightclearing Typical size of investment: CHF 100k Average size of an investment (per individual): CHF 1.5k #investments per year: N/A #members: ? Cost: commission fee (10%?) There’s also another event where startups have the opportunity to pitch potential business angels, regularly organized in Switzerland for ICT startups: ICT Investors Day, which happens 4 times a year and twice a year in Lausanne (disclosure: I’m organizing the Lausanne chapter). If you have experience with these clubs (positive or negative), don’t hesitate to share it below in the comments. This blog post should be a first step towards sharing knowledge and experience about business angels clubs! And if you know other active business clubs in Switzerland or if you have the information to complete the few missing point, don’t hesitate to tell me!]]>