Sparrow Ventures

Profile and portfolio

Parent Migros-Genossenschafts-BundHQ Zurich, SwitzerlandFounded 2018

Sparrow Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund, a consumer goods and retail company. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland. It invests at the growth stage. Sectors it names: consumer and retail, fintech, healthcare and digital health, climate and energy. The program has closed.

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Growth to Growth

Data behind this graphic

Data behind this graphic
Item	Value
Stage range	Growth to Growth
Sectors	Consumer and retail, Fintech, Healthcare and digital health, Climate and energy, Logistics and supply chain
Geography	Europe
Offices	Zurich, Switzerland

Sources: S2 Migros press release: Yuno rental start-up; S1 Migros press release: restructuring of innovation development.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
Offices: Zurich, Switzerland

Investment regionsS2 S1

Europe

LeadersS2

Lorenz LüchingerCEO of Sparrow VenturesFind on LinkedIn Firm page

Sparrow Ventures on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund	Single source	S1
Parent industry	Consumer goods and retail	Single source	S1
Founded	2018	Single source	S1
Headquarters	Zurich, Switzerland	Single source	S2
Status	Closed	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S1
Stages	Growth (inferred from announced rounds)	Estimate	S2

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 8 companies.S1

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

1 companies on the Sparrow Ventures portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

Firm	Shared	Companies in common
TX Ventures	1	Selma

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the Sparrow Ventures list

8 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S1 Read the firm's list.

Hello Better
Nomady
Properti
Revendo
Selma Finance
Viu
WePractice
Yuno

History

2018Sparrow Ventures founded for the Migros Group.S1
2023Migros board stops financing venture building on 2023-10-26 and moves start-up stakes to Corporate Finance.S1

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website sparrow-ventures.com/

Sources

S1Migros press release: restructuring of innovation developmentFirm
S2Migros press release: Yuno rental start-upFirm
S3Sparrow Ventures LinkedIn company pageThird-party report

Disclaimer and corrections

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