What stage does XR Invest invest at?

XR Invest invests at the Seed, Series A stages.

What sectors does XR Invest focus on?

XR Invest focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS.

Where is XR Invest located?

XR Invest is headquartered in Zug, CH.

XR Invest

Venture capital

Zug · Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked

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Investment thesis

XR Invest invests at the intersection of medtech and digital health, backing companies with entrepreneurial, industrial and clinical potential. The team draws on senior operating, investment and clinical expertise across the US, Europe and Israel. It targets globally oriented healthcare and medical device startups, having previously invested in companies such as Digital Surgery, Synoste, Precision OS, Augmedics and Medbelle, several of which achieved acquisitions by major medical technology companies.

Invests inBiotech Digital Health Healthtech Medical Devices SaaSCanadaEuropeGermanyIsraelNorth AmericaSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUnited StatesZug

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Series A

Zug, CH

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2016

Tracked investments

Team · 4 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Beat Merz· PhD· Zurich, Switzerlandin

Beat Merz is Managing Director of New Harbor Venture Partners and an active business angel with over 22 years as a medtech venture investor at firms including NMT, HBM Healthcare Investments, Ares Lifesciences and AO Invest. He holds a PhD in Biomechanics from ETH Zurich and an MBA from the University of Strathclyde.

Ulf Claesson· President· Zurich, Zurich, Switzerlandin

Ulf Claesson has 25 years of experience building businesses for corporations, industrial investors and VCs across the Americas, Europe and Asia, with senior executive roles at Hewlett-Packard and IBM and involvement in over twenty M&A transactions. He invests in globally oriented deep tech companies, serves on company boards, and is a professor in practice at ETH Zurich.

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Amitai Ziv· Prof.· Israel

Prof. Amitai Ziv directs the Integrated Rehabilitation Hospital and the Extended Reality Hub at Sheba Medical Center's Innovation Center, founded the Israel Center for Medical Simulation, and is an Associate Dean at Tel-Aviv University Medical School and Adjunct Associate Professor at Mayo Clinic.

Dominik Mayer· Zurich, Zurich, Switzerlandin

Dominik Mayer led operations at AO Invest, evaluating and investing in healthcare startups globally. He previously worked at big data startup Jumpshot and digital health VC XL Health, and holds a Master's in Business Innovation from the University of St.Gallen.

What they invest in

from 2 of 5 portfolio companies

Healthtech ×2Medical Devices ×2Enterprise Software ×1Hardware ×1

HQs:United States×1

Investments · 5 tracked

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Augmedicsaugmedics.comin 𝕏Jun 2020

Augmedics develops xvision (X2), an augmented reality surgical navigation system that overlays 3D anatomy in the surgeon's field of view for spine procedures.

HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesArlington Heights, US

Nissan Elimelech(Chief Executive Officer)

Digital Surgeryacquired by Medtronic

Surgical technology company acquired by Medtronic.

Medbelle

Precision OS

Company involved in an acquisition/management buy-out.

Synostesynoste.comin

Globus Medical develops and manufactures musculoskeletal medical devices and enabling technologies for surgeons and healthcare providers treating patients with musculoskeletal disorders.

Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Exits · 1

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Digital Surgeryacq. by Medtronic

Frequently asked questions

What stage does XR Invest invest at?: XR Invest invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does XR Invest focus on?: XR Invest focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS.
Where is XR Invest located?: XR Invest is headquartered in Zug, CH.

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