Investment Partner

Stefan Kuentz

With over two decades of experience in venture capital, business development, and IT strategy, Stefan Kuentz has built a distinguished career at the intersection of corporate innovation and technology. As a Managing Partner at Swisscom Ventures, alongside Alexander Schläpfer and Pär Lange, Stefan spearheaded investments in high-growth startups across a range of sectors, including cloud communications, digital security, blockchain, and enterprise software. Key portfolio companies include Actility, Fireblocks.io, Cato Networks, and Scandit, among others. Stefan’s strategic leadership has resulted in successful exits such as Amplidata (acquired by Western Digital) and Fastly (NYSE IPO), demonstrating his keen eye for identifying high-potential ventures.

Prior to his role in venture capital, Stefan held senior positions at Swisscom, serving as Head of Business Development and VP of Business Development at Swisscom’s U.S. outpost in Silicon Valley. He drove international partnerships and corporate growth strategies, working closely with tech companies in the U.S. and Europe. This experience not only deepened his understanding of global technology ecosystems but also equipped him with the skills to build synergies between large corporations and innovative startups.

Earlier in Stefan’s career, he was a Principal and Associate Partner at IBM, where he led IT strategy consulting for healthcare and pharmaceutical companies. His technical expertise is complemented by a Certified Expert in Business Information Technology qualification, and he is highly endorsed by peers for their skills in Business Development and Business Modeling.

On a personal side: Outside of his professional life, Stefan is deeply passionate about meditation, often traveling internationally to attend courses that reflect his commitment to personal well-being and mindfulness. He also cherishes spending quality time with his family and enjoys relaxing weekends in Ticino.

 

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Newsroom

News
08.02.2024

Swisscom Ventures’ Strategic Investment in Bitmovin Elevates Swisscom’s blue TV Experience

Press Release
14.11.2022

Cato Networks Reaches $100 Million ARR in Just Five Years to Become Fastest Growing Enterprise Network Security Startup

SASE pioneer’s explosive growth beats popular cloud and consumer companies in reaching this key milestone.

Press Release
13.10.2022

SecuriThings raises $21 million in Series B

The round was led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) and participation from Swisscom Ventures, bringing the company's total amount raised to $39 million.

Press Release
18.07.2022

MATRIXX Software Announces AWS Outposts Ready Designation

Press Release
02.06.2022

Swisscom Expands MATRIXX Software Partnership to Monetize All Services Across Telco, Cloud and Security

Swisscom has expanded its use of MATRIXX Digital Commerce as its single, converged monetization platform.

Press Release
09.02.2022

Scandit, the Smart Data Capture Leader, Announces $150m Series D Investment

New funding will be used to develop tomorrow’s computer vision technologies to further transform traditional industries and processes.

Press Release
13.01.2022

Cognism kicks off 2022 securing $87.5 million investment

Cognism raises $87.5M Series C funding investment as it plans to solidify European leader position and accelerate growth in US market.

Press Release
07.12.2021

Cato Networks Announces Strategic Investment from Swisscom Ventures

The announcement follows last month’s $200M round at a market valuation of $2.5 billion.

Press Release
14.09.2021

Fireblocks Opens New Switzerland Office to Expand Its DACH Footprint

Over the last six months, Fireblocks has doubled the size of its European team to support the increasing number of institutional customers in the region .

Press Release
05.05.2021

Rready AG makes innovation management for companies globally scalable

A team at Swisscom has developed the Getkickbox online solution from Adobe's well-known Kickbox innovation method and has now founded its own startup.

Press Release
21.04.2021

Bitmovin Raises $25 Million

The Series C round led by Swisscom Ventures will drive new innovations in the video streaming industry.

Press Release
26.05.2020

Scandit Raises $80M

The funding will be used to further accelerate global expansion and technology leadership.

Press Release
12.06.2019

Fireblocks raises $ 16 million

Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for securing digital assets in transit, announced its launch out of stealth mode with $16 million.

News
23.05.2019

Successful Fastly IPO

Swisscom Ventures investee Fastly, which operates an edge cloud platform for optimized web and application delivery, raised $180 million with its IPO at NYSE.

Press Release
06.02.2019

New Relic Advances AIOps Strategy with Acquisition of SignifAI

SignifAI provides a leading event intelligence platform that empowers DevOps teams.

Insight
25.01.2019

20 years of Swisscom’s Outpost

In a multi-part series, we look back at the Swisscom Outpost’s 20 years in Silicon Valley.

News
16.07.2018

Fastly Secures $40M Investment

Fastly Secures $40M Investment to Help the World’s Most Important Companies Deliver Secure Content at Scale

Press Release
05.07.2018

Mobiliar acquires bexio

Die Mobiliar, Switzerland’s oldest private insurer, announced the acquisition of bexio, a Swiss startup offering a cloud-based business and accounting software

Press Release
29.01.2018

MATRIXX Software Announces $40 Million in Funding led by Sutter Hill Ventures

Investors include CK Hutchison, Spring Lake Equity Partners and existing investors Swisscom Ventures

News
14.12.2017

MATRIXX Software Launches Digital Commerce Solution on Google Cloud

Single Platform Solution Offers Telcos Rapid Digital Transformation via the Public Cloud

Case Study
14.12.2017

Driving roaming revenues and customer delight for Swisscom Group

Press Release
30.08.2017

A1 digital Acquires Swiss Cloud Provider Exoscale

cloud hosting enabling teams and individuals to host applications, automate infrastructure, store data safely, and run heavy computations

News
04.04.2017

Actility energised by $75m

New capital to accelerate industrial IoT solutions globally with Creadev, Bosch and Inmarsat among the new investors.

News
23.02.2017

bexio secures CHF 7.5m for further growth

Swisscom Ventures plays key role in financing round

Press Release
17.01.2017

HPE to Acquire SimpliVity and Expand Leadership in Growing Hybrid IT Industry

Acquisition boosts HPE’s strategy in the fast-growing, high-margin hyperconverged markets