Venture capital firm

Seedstars

Swiss-born venture firm investing in business-to-business startups at pre-seed and seed across emerging markets

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Seedstars is a venture capital firm that began in Switzerland and invests in emerging markets outside China. It backs founders building business-to-business technology companies at the pre-seed and seed stage.

The firm has been building its investment business since 2012. It says it has invested in more than 100 companies across 40 countries, and that 13 of those were new in the last twelve months. It argues that emerging markets hold most of the world's people but attract little venture funding.

What Seedstars offers

Pre-seed and seed investment: takes a lead or follows in a round and seeks a small ownership stake alongside other funds.
Financial technology: payments, credit, banking, insurance and infrastructure.
Commerce: marketplaces, e-commerce enablers, supply chain and cross-border trade.
Software: vertical SaaS, workflow automation, data and analytics, and AI tools.
Founder support: executive advisers plus practical go-to-market and growth help.

Customers and markets

B2B founders in emerging economies, including Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Key facts

Founded: 2012
Origin: Switzerland
Portfolio: over 100 companies in 40 countries

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Seedstars is ranked on 3 TrustList rankings: #5 on 1, #13 on 1 and #24 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Seedstars has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Venture capital firm · 3 rankings

#5of 16
Mexico city
It is the only one of the 16 here listing pre seed and seed stage.
Of the 16 here, 3 also cover SaaS and 2 also cover series e; 7 also work in New York City and 6 also work in Sao Paulo.
Behind NXTP Labs, ahead of BofA Securities.
#13of 207
Pre seed
It is one of 37 here listing seed stage.
Its profile: “It backs founders building business-to-business technology companies at the pre-seed and seed stage.”
Of the top 71 here, 37 also cover seed stage and 22 also cover series a; 12 also work in San Francisco and 10 also work in Silicon Valley.
Behind Flat6 Labs, ahead of SMRK VC Fund.
#24of 291
Seed stage
It is one of 18 here listing pre seed.
Its profile: “It backs founders building business-to-business technology companies at the pre-seed and seed stage.”
Of the top 54 here, 18 also cover pre seed and 10 also cover partners; 3 also work in Boston and 3 also work in Paris.
Behind JME Ventures, ahead of Sovereign's Capital.