Sharing insights, knowledge and news from inside the nest.
Our investment manager Tobias explains how we underscore with this investment Migros commitment to the area of used goods trade and circular economy.
We met Michael Wendt, CEO of bestsmile, and talked with him about the takeover by Sparrow Ventures, why work experience and education aren't the most important things in recruiting employees, mistakes you should avoid as a start-up and where the journey of bestsmile should go in the future.
Born as an idea in 2020, WePractice, a new startup from Sparrow Ventures' think tank, is growing rapidly. Silvan Schumacher, COO of the mental health startup, reveals what the path from idea to mental health startup looked like.
Part 2 of the Sparrow Ventures Portfolio-Nest-Series, where Kilian, Co-Founder & CEO of VIU gives insights into the journey of VIU and how it is to have Sparrow Ventures as an Investor Partner on board.
Stefan provides in-depth insight on how no-code helps us to validate hypotheses up to 10 times faster than working purely with code during the venture building process at Sparrow Ventures.
Yan from our Investment Team shares the reasons and our motivation behind the funding of HelloBetter along with the potential we see for their solution in the Swiss market.
Get all the insights and details on our venture project YUNO and find out why we see a need for it in the Swiss market.
This is part 1 of the Sparrow Ventures Portfolio-Nest-Series, where we chat with people from our portfolio companies about their personal journey, their startup and partnership with us as investor.
Next to the entrepreneurial scene in Switzerland that has been maturing over the last two decades, a subgroup of investors is on the rise.
Felix Brunner, CEO of Sparrow Ventures, is leaving the company at his own request and will be succeeded by Lorenz Lüchinger as of 1st November 2021.
We sat down with Walter, who is heading our Tech team. Read on to find out more about the role the team takes in the venture building process and what…
We sat down for a chat with Caroline to find out more about the role and responsibilities Product Owners hold in the venture building process. She…
At the beginning of 2021, we invested in the Swiss-Finish startup Selma Finance and Yan from our Investment Team explains why we are glad to be on…
When was the last time you made a hypothesis? I would guess It’s been shorter than you might think. We constantly make basic hypotheses or assumptions…
We take a close look at the Swiss Startup and Investor landscape together with Tobias, who is a Senior Investment Manager on our team while providing…
We sat down with Timo, who recently started as Chief Venture Officer in our team. Read on to find out more about him as a person and what he is…
Alexander from the Product Owner Team elaborates on the advantages that the usage of new No-Code solutions holds for Venture Building.
Looking back at a rollercoaster ride with all its ups and downs from founding his first startup, Silvan from our Venture Architect team shares five of…
Culture is the identity of your company in order to reach common goals. Not able to overlook the parallels from cultivating a garden, Marco from our…
Hiring the right people for your startup, especially in an early stage, is arguably the most essential element on its overall road to success. Elisa…
Along the product journey, Alexander presents in this article the discovery stage, at which prioritized product specifications are handed over to the…
At the end of 2019, we invested in the Swiss startup bestsmile and Yan from our Investment Team explains why we are glad to be on board as a partner…
As part of our learning and growing culture during the venture building process, Alexander shares approaches and best practices for the product…
The disruption and accelerated trends of Covid-19 within the food industry
Gian dives into why failure is a calculated risk when building ventures and how we reap the benefits from it by using knowledge and learnings…
Want to be an employee and entrepreneur at the same time? It is possible in the role of a Venture Architect.
Yan from the investment team shares his take on why he thinks startups have a strong partner with us on their side, which also links to the reasons he…
