investiere raises CHF 1 million for two young companies

Agilentia, the company behind Sherpany, an online investor and governance management platform, just closed an oversubscribed investment round to the tune of CHF 1.84 million, 500’000 of which hailed from investiere’s investor community. Given its notable customers (which include the likes of Nestlé, Novartis, Zurich Insurance Group, Swiss Re and numerous other large companies), Agilentia had no problem securing sufficient funds from other investors. However, beyond additional capital, Agilentia was also seeking strategic investors with corporate networks to help them grow their client base. Within three weeks, key investiere-investors had committed to invest a total of CHF 500’000. As current and former senior executives and board members of some of Switzerland’s largest corporations, these investors have direct access to decision-makers in leading Swiss corporations and will thus significantly help drive Agilentia’s sales efforts.

The second financing round was for the business-to-business tourism startup 3BaysOver that successfully raised CHF 1.2 million, 500,000 of which came from investiere investors. Within two weeks of the launch of 3BaysOver’s investment proposal, the investiere community had already indicated a strong investment interest in this case. In the end, investor interest would reach close to CHF 1.7 million, thus significantly exceeding the target amount of CHF 1 million. This strong interest lead 3BaysOver’s management and the lead investor, Roland Zeller (Swiss internet pioneer, tourism industry veteran and founder of travel.ch), to accommodate additional capital and ultimately raise CHF 1.2 million. "As the lead-investor in this round I liked the professionalism and network of the investiere team,” states Zeller. “I look forward to cooperating with investiere again in the future."

Given the quality of its investor base, lead investors recognize the benefits of collaborating with investiere. In return, the investiere community profits from the lead investor’s expertise, due diligence and deal structuring.

About investiere
investiere is one of Europe’s leading online startup investment platforms. Since 2010, over 20 outstanding startups have used investiere to raise funds from private investors who bring relevant industry expertise and networks to the table. Using the platform, the community, which consists of top investors and industry experts, identifies the most promising investment opportunities which are then further reviewed by experts from relevant industries. A final pre-selection is made by the investiere team and its partners after a careful due diligence. Once approved by the investiere team, investors can invest directly in these pre-selected startups and become shareholders with all voting and property rights provided by the law. investiere systematically combines private investors with selected lead investors as well as institutional co-investors. investiere is operated by Verve Capital Partners AG domiciled Switzerland.