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Heartfelt Capital

Venture capital

Berlin · Pre-Seed–Series B · 3 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Heartfelt Capital backs exceptional founders at the earliest stage, aiming to be their first investor as they build transformative companies across Europe and the US. The firm concentrates on the 0-to-1 phase and helping companies reach product-market fit. Its team of investment professionals brings varied international backgrounds and early-stage experience. Backed by anchor investors including Axel Springer and Porsche, the firm offers deep networks of entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, and potential corporate customers in Europe. It typically writes initial checks of €100-400k, investing solo or alongside other early backers, and provides follow-on capital in subsequent rounds.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 6, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series B
Check
$108K – $432K
HQ
Berlin, DE
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
152

Team · 3 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 121 of 152 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×67SaaS ×49Enterprise Software ×20Fintech ×18Consumer ×15Cleantech ×14Developer Tools ×11Logistics & Supply Chain ×11

HQs:Germany×25United Kingdom×18United States×7Spain×3France×3Netherlands×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 44 portfolio companies
57%
solo founders
25 of 44 mapped founding teams
45%
repeat founders
of 40 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×252 founders×173 founders×14+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 40 founders with education data

Harvard Business School ×2Heidelberg University ×2IE Business School ×2INSEAD ×2Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ×2Nova School of Business and Economics ×2Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya ×2University of Oxford ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 40 founders with career history

Spotify ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×2

5 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 41 with degree data)

Investments · 152 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12022 · 12 dated

Agstackedagstacked.com

AgStacked develops an AI-powered platform for managing fresh produce supply chains, focusing on quality management, waste reduction, and supply chain efficiency.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainAmsterdam, NL

Emily Harayda(CEO)Jonathan Mitnik(CTO)Daan Helsloot(Head of Engineering)

AI agents for Accounts Receivablewithgradient.co

Gradient is an accounting firm that combines AI with financial expertise to handle accounting, taxes, compliance, reporting, and filings for startups.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Co-investorsKima Ventures

Aide Healthaide.healthin𝕏

Aide is a digital health app that helps patients self-manage multiple chronic conditions between clinic visits, improving medication adherence at scale.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Ian Wharton(Founder)in

Co-investors1818 Venture CapitalFuel VenturesOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)Salica InvestmentsZEMU Venture Capital1818 Ventures

Alongalongspace.comin𝕏

Along provides a buyer engagement platform with AI-powered deal management tools designed to help B2B sales teams improve deal predictability and close rates through data-driven insights.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Julian(Co-founder)Freddy(Co-founder)

Co-investorsRobin Capital

Ambrambr.aiin

Ambr AI is a voice-based AI training platform that lets employees practise high-stakes workplace conversations — such as sales negotiations, performance reviews, and customer de-escalation — through customizable, realistic AI roleplay simulations.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechLondon, GB

Jamie Wood(Founder)inSteph Newton(Founder)in

Co-investorsFuel VenturesGenuine Capital Ventures

Anytaxanytax.io

AnyTax provides white-label tax software solutions that financial platforms can integrate to offer tax filing, forecasting, and planning features to their users.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Art Of Xart-of-x.comin𝕏

Art of X builds Minds, a platform that simulates audiences for product and research teams to gather feedback and validate decisions without conducting traditional user research at scale.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaS

Artificient Mobility Intelligenceartificient.com

AI-powered video telematics using computer vision from autonomous driving research.

Co-investorsLifetime Ventures

Askuiaskui.comin𝕏

AskUI provides a computer-use agent that operates software the way a human tester would—taking screenshots, interpreting steps in plain language, and clicking, typing, and scrolling—so tests survive UI changes without selectors, recordings, or object maps.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSKarlsruhe, DE

Dominik Klotz(Founder)inJonas Menesklouin

Co-investorsLEA Partners468 CapitalEurazeo

Asynchronicsasynchronics.comin

Asynchronics develops NeXosim, a simulation framework for space systems that enables high-fidelity modeling and validation of spacecraft and satellite hardware.

Deep TechDeveloper ToolsSpace Tech

Adam Chikha(Co-Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)HEC Paris IncubatorSunfish Partners

Atopiaatopia.spacein

Atopia offers a no-code platform for creating and exploring immersive, multiplayer virtual exhibitions across VR and web browsers.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Augmented Hearingaugmentedhearing.ioin

Augmented Hearing develops AI-powered speech enhancement technology that isolates and clarifies voice signals in noisy environments using deep learning and psychoacoustics.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechGovTechHardwareMedical Devices

MetteMartin

Axepilotaxepilot.ai

Axe Pilot generates fully structured, auditable financial models in Excel from plain-English descriptions of a company, metrics, and scenario, using AI.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Beatvestbeatvest.comin

beatvest offers short investment learning modules that guide users step by step through building their own investments, using plain language without financial jargon.

EdTechFintech

Bendi Seedbendi.aiin

Bendi provides AI-powered supply chain mapping and risk intelligence software, helping companies handle supplier disclosures, compliance, and risk management across sustainability, ethical trade, and labour requirements.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsFuture Planet Capital

bending wordsbendingwords.comin

BendingWords develops Sharp, an AI-powered tutoring platform using adaptive learning and agentic planning for French high school students across all subjects.

AI & Machine LearningEdTech

Bidcrunchbidcrunch.comin

Bidcrunch is an AI-powered search engine for public procurement tenders and government contracts in Spain.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechBarcelona, ES

Co-investorsEnzo Ventures

Bigfootthebigfoot.com
Bluedotbluedot.coin𝕏

Bluedot builds EV charging and fleet management software to help drivers and businesses adopt electric vehicles.

CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSaaSPalo Alto, US

Ferhat Babacan(Founder)inSelinay Parlak(Founder)in

Co-investorsOperator StackTreeo VCRevo CapitalY Combinator

Botelbotel.ai
Campfire FMjoincampfire.fmin

Campfire is a mobile app (iOS and Android) that lets podcast fans join communities around their favorite shows, interact with other fans and hosts, and access exclusive bonus content.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocial

Caplendcaplend.de
Cato AIget-cato.comin

Cato is a platform that helps companies identify and bid on public procurement opportunities (gare d'appalto) more efficiently.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software

Co-investorsItalian Founders Fund

Certificcertific.co

Tallinn, EE

Taavet Hinrikus(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsChange VenturesFirstpickSpecialist VC

Chainreactorchainreactor.bioin

Chainreactor builds patented modular benchtop bioreactors and accompanying software that replicate industrial-scale physics, letting biomanufacturers design, predict, and test cell behavior before scaling up production.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareLisbon, PT

Chargetripchargetrip.comin

Chargetrip develops software tools for routing electric vehicles to charging stations and managing EV charging networks, serving charging station operators, fleet operators, and vehicle manufacturers.

CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSaaS

BoardVaughn Blake(Board Member)Christophe Defert(Chairman of the Board)Ashley Horvat(Independent Board Member)Christian Bryn(Board Member)David Klein(Board Observer)

Co-investorsBlue Bear Capital Partners

Charles
Cinogetcino.comin𝕏

Cino provides a shared virtual card solution that allows groups to automatically split expenses among members based on customizable ratios, with transactions processed through Apple Pay or Google Pay.

Fintech

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalConnect VenturesConnect VenturesSie VenturesTera Ventures

Claimitclaimit.ai

Claimit.ai is an AI platform that automates courier and shipping claims for businesses, handling lost and damaged parcel claims, invoice auditing against contracted carrier rates, and analytics for supply chain visibility.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Andy W.(Founder)in

Co-investorsFuel VenturesPitchdrive

Codio Impactcodioimpact.comin

Codio Impact is an ESG software provider focused on industrial sectors such as construction, energy, waste management, and circular economy, offering AI-supported, sector-specific compliance recommendations for mid-sized companies since 2022.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechSaaSMünchen, DE

Tilman Kemper(Co-founder & Managing Director)inSonja Radovic Paul(Co-founder)

Co-investorsOctopus Ventures

Coformusecoform.comin

Coform is a curated, practitioner-run community for Solutions Engineers, Forward Deployed Engineers, and Solutions leaders, hosting small in-person meetups and crowdsourcing best practices across teams.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSocial

Edward Kandel(Co-Founder)inNick Jablonka(Co-Founder)inYuji Higashi(Co-founder)Chris White(Co Founder)

Co-investorsRedbus Ventures

Colossyancolossyan.comin𝕏

Colossyan is an AI video platform that converts expert knowledge into personalized training and enablement videos without editing or production expertise.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSLondon, GB

Dominik Mate Kovacs(Founder)in

Co-investorsDay One CapitalEmerge EducationHEARTFELT_Oktogon VenturesLakestarLAUNCHub Ventures

Cooperhirecooperhire.ioin𝕏

Cooper is an AI-powered applicant tracking system (ATS) designed for growing small and medium-sized businesses with lean recruiting teams.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Cori Clinicalcori-clinical.comin

Cori Clinical builds an AI platform that automates the authoring and management of clinical trial documentation, including protocols, consent forms, and regulatory submissions.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Jorn Jansen Schoonhoven(Co-founder & CEO)inPatricio Fernandez Weisson(Co-founder & CTO)inEmma Ogburn(Chief Clinical Officer)in

Crowncrown-procurement.com
Cyclecycle.ecoin𝕏

Cycle.eco builds emission-free local transportation solutions for urban areas, focusing on decarbonizing city transport and replacing polluting vehicles and congestion.

Circular EconomyClimate TechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationBerlin, DE

Luis Orsini-Rosenberg(Founder)in

Co-investorsTechstarsThird SphereVisionaries Club

Datacydatacy.comin𝕏May 2022

Datacy measures and optimizes the consumer journey across discovery, validation, search, comparison, and purchase by tracking behavior signals across AI, social, search, commerce, and retail channels.

ConsumerMarketing TechSan Jose, US

Paroma Indilo(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDana Wright(Director)

Co-investorsAuxxoData TechExcelestar VenturesGraham Walker VentureLoftyInc CapitalUlu Ventures

Dc Connecteddc-connected.ai

AI-based virtual technician platform providing automated vehicle diagnostics and repair support for digital workshop management.

Co-investorsVENPACE

Dealcodedealcode.aiin

dealcode offers an AI-powered B2B sales suite that de-anonymizes business website visitors, finds decision-makers with their business emails and phone numbers, and writes them into the CRM through automated workflows.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

AlexanderDennis

DeepL
Dieterdieter-datenschutz.de

Dieter Datenschutz is an all-in-one data protection software that helps companies implement GDPR requirements, generating documents such as privacy policies and records of processing activities through guided yes/no questions.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Co-investorsExtraVallis

Dogodogo.appin

Dogo is a gamified mobile app that provides personalized dog training programs with guidance from certified trainers.

ConsumerEdTechWellness & Fitness

Rasa(Co-founder, Veterinary Doctor)Tadas(Co-founder, Software Developer)Eliza(Co-founder)

Co-investorsCaesar VenturesChange VenturesR/GA Ventures

DojoAIdojoai.comin𝕏

DOJO AI is an AI marketing system that continuously monitors channels (Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, GA4, websites) and builds a per-client knowledge graph, deploying specialized agents that analyze campaigns and execute marketing work autonomously.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Antonio Alegria(Founder)in

Co-investorsFX2 Group

doshidoshi.appin

Doshi provides a platform that helps banks and lenders turn customer behaviour into guidance, embedding financial education within institutions' existing banking systems.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFintechSaaS

Co-investorsHansmann Family Office

eazeeaze.de

Co-investorsEnjoyventure Management

Eleoseleos.co.ukin𝕏

Eleos offers life insurance and income protection to consumers in the UK, with an app-based process that explains cover in plain English, provides instant answers, and connects users to licensed experts by WhatsApp, email, or phone.

FintechInsurTech

Co-investorsFuel Ventures

Elevistaelevista.ai

Elevista offers AI-powered conversational agents and tools for content creators, businesses, and enterprises to increase audience engagement and conversion.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSLondon, GB

Eluviumeluvium.aiin

Eluvium provides AI agents that analyze company spend, automate supplier sourcing (generating RFQs, engaging suppliers, and evaluating bids), and help procurement teams secure better pricing across categories like packaging, facilities, logistics, marketing, and IT.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Ric

Co-investorsSimya VC

Emocionalemocional.ai
Enao Visionenaovision.comin𝕏

Enao offers an iPhone-based AI system for visual quality control on manufacturing production lines, detecting defects, enforcing quality rules, and tracing quality from incoming goods to outgoing logistics.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardware

Envergeenverge.ai

Enverge offers self-serve, on-demand NVIDIA GPU instances (from DGX Spark to Blackwell B300) billed by the minute, running on surplus renewable energy and accessed over SSH.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechCloud Computing

Envoyenvoy.comin𝕏

Envoy provides a unified workplace platform that integrates visitor management, emergency management, digital signage, mailroom management, and space planning tools for organizations operating across multiple locations.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBrighter CapitalGraph VenturesMenlo VenturesMGV.VCCatalyst Investors+1 more

Fabrikatörfabrikator.ioin

Fabrikator provides supply chain management software for e-commerce businesses, helping DTC founders optimize inventory and operations by integrating with Shopify stores.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsBackbone Ventures

Fixed Constructionfixedconstruction.co.ukin

Fixed offers a mobile app that helps construction workers find and apply to jobs, with profile creation, job alerts, and one-click applications.

Construction TechHR TechMarketplaces

Floxmindfloxmind.comin

FloxMind provides a hardware-agnostic intelligence platform for orchestrating robotic automation in warehouses, serving third-party logistics providers and brands.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Yanwen Chen(Co-Founder & CEO)inQuirino Zagarese(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsSure Valley Ventures

Forloopforloop.aiin

Forloop provides a no-code platform for data cleaning, joining, and transformation into model-ready formats, serving data teams and business users who need to work with internal and external data sources.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Dominik Vach(Founder)in

Co-investorsDEPO VenturesRockstart

GCTgreenlyte.techin

Greenlyte produces e-methanol, a low-carbon synthetic fuel for deep-sea shipping, by converting CO₂ and hydrogen using renewable electricity.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergy

Co-investorsAuxxoCarbon Removal PartnersEarlybird Venture CapitalGGFGreen Generation FundHEARTFELT_+1 more

Geniegenieframework.com

Genie is an open source, full-stack web framework for the Julia programming language, with low-code and no-code tools (including Genie Builder) for turning Julia code and data models into interactive, production-ready web apps, backends, GUIs and APIs.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsExpa

Genie TechBiogenietechbio.com
Getjuniper.Cogetjuniper.co.uk

Co-investorsExceptional Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Heartfelt Capital made?
Heartfelt Capital has 149 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Heartfelt Capital invest at?
Heartfelt Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What is Heartfelt Capital's typical check size?
Heartfelt Capital typically writes checks of $108K – $432K.
What sectors does Heartfelt Capital focus on?
Heartfelt Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Defense Tech, Developer Tools, Energy, Fintech, FoodTech, Gaming, Healthtech, HR Tech, InsurTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, SaaS, Sales Tech, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
Where is Heartfelt Capital located?
Heartfelt Capital is headquartered in Berlin, DE.
Does Heartfelt Capital lead rounds?
Heartfelt Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Heartfelt Capital co-invest with?
Heartfelt Capital most often shares deals with Fuel Ventures, HEARTFELT_, Auxxo, among 126 tracked co-investors.

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