Venture Kick is a Swiss startup support programme run by the charitable Kick Foundation through Venturelab. It awards up to CHF 150,000 per project across three stages of CHF 10,000, CHF 40,000 and CHF 100,000, with the first tranche given as a non-repayable grant and the later two as convertible loans; stage three winners can access up to CHF 850,000 more through Kickfund. It backs pre-seed projects spun out of Swiss universities and research institutions, and has supported more than 1,200 startup projects since 2007.
Investment thesis
Venture Kick is a Swiss non-profit funding programme rather than a classic VC fund, run by the charitable Kick Foundation through Venturelab. It awards up to CHF 150,000 per project across three stages, a non-repayable grant followed by two convertible loans, to pre-seed projects spun out of Swiss universities and research institutions, with stage-three winners able to access up to CHF 850,000 more through Kickfund.
Sesamers tracks 2 portfolio companies across 2 rounds, 2 of them as lead investor. Its most recent tracked deal: CHD, Oct 2026.
