# Alpha Star

> Alpha Star is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Art. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alphastarcapital
- Website: https://www.alphastar.capital

Alpha Star is an investment company established in Luxembourg that supports creative endeavors at the nexus of technology, culture, and finance.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Alpha Star. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Alpha Star. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/alpha-star-22c4?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 67% |
| Art | 1 | 33% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stanislas Poniatowski | Founder | 1 | — |
| Alexandre Cadain | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandre-cadain |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sparxell | Sparxell creates the next generation of colors and effects. | $5M | Seed | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| Basalt | Basalt is an end-to-end AI reliability platform designed to help teams build, test, deploy, and monitor AI agents. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| Art Recognition | Art Recognition leverages artificial intelligence to authenticate art pieces. Its platform analyses various parameters such as the brush stroke or overall style from a single picture to determine if the painting is from a specific artist. | $1M | Corporate Round | Oct 29, 2025 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blue Oceans Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-oceans-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cambridge Enterprise Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cambridge-enterprise-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hexa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/efounders) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Entourage](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entourage-33e7) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kima-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Peak](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peak-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Alpha Star invest in?

Alpha Star invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Art and Hardware startups, most often at Seed and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Alpha Star?

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### Who are the partners at Alpha Star?

The team at Alpha Star includes Stanislas Poniatowski (Founder) and Alexandre Cadain (Co-Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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