# Asterius

> Asterius is a VC fund in Madrid backing Guides, Hunting and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asteriusvc
- Website: http://asterius.vc/en/

Asterius is a venture capital firm focusing on early stage investments and financial services for developing organizations.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Guides | 1 | 50% |
| Hunting | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| Search Engine | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hunty | Hunty is an online platform with integrated search engine for finding, comparing, and hiring hunting offers for a better hunting experience. | $1.3M | Seed | Oct 09, 2023 |  |
| NUWE | Nuwe is a startup disrupting how tech professionals get hired and improve their skills, while at the same time it changes the way companies do people management and recruitment. To achieve that,we have developed a gamified platform which allows users to take challenges, participate in projects and contribute to Nuwe’s community sharing knowledgeand helping other users out. All of this contributes to their path to getting a job and their professional self-development.Companies can ask for personalized challenges, getting access to a database of validated users. For companies, wanting to participate in Nuwe’s selection processes not only get a database of validated users, but they generate a huge impact within tech communities which helps them gain a better reputation and have access to more qualified talent in the future. Moreover, companies can also ask for internal employee analytics which will help them optimize their overall performance. | $1.3M | Seed | Feb 20, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aim High Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aim-high-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BackFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backfund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BeHappy Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/behappy-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Core Angels Barcelona](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/core-angels-barcelona) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IESE Business School](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/IESE-Business-School) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Demium Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/think-bigger-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Asterius invest in?

Asterius invests primarily in Guides, Hunting and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Asterius last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Asterius closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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