# Astral Capital

> Astral Capital is a VC fund in Chestnut Hill backing Delivery and Internet. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chestnut Hill, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2016
- Lead investor: 100%
- Fund size: $50M
- Last fund: Dec 2017
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/11150720/

Astral Capital is an investor in emerging tech companies, healthcare, AR, B2B, and Ed-Tech. In a world where most software products can be built and launched in a matter of months, Astral Capital focuses on Founder-owned businesses that have figured out how to grow aggressively without raising tons of equity. Jon Karlen founded AstralCapital in 2016 based on his conviction - from 10 years as a venture capitalist - that the best way to build software businesses is on the backs of happy customers.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Astral Capital. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Astral Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/astral-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Delivery | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series D | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jon Karlen | Founder | 28 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PillPack | PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that sorts medication by dose and offers door-to-door delivery. They fill, sort, and deliver all medications in personalized packets based on when you need to take them. Their service helps you take the right meds at the right time, every time. | $31.1M | Series D | Sep 06, 2016 |  |
| Klaviyo | Klaviyo is a marketing automation and email platform designed to help grow businesses.From personalized newsletters to automated emails like abandoned carts, order follow-ups, and personalized thank you's, Klaviyo makes it easy for stores to set up email marketing without the need for expensive systems and lots of people. It integratesnatively with customer data sources and builds the technology to house data at scale, creates experiences across channels, and measures the results.The company was founded in 2012 and based in Boston, Massachusetts. | $7M | Series A |  |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Accomplice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accomplice-atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ACME Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acme-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cherry Tree Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cherry-tree-investments-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CRV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crvvc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Entrée Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entree-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Astral Capital invest in?

Astral Capital invests primarily in Delivery, Internet and Software startups, most often at Series A and Series D stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Astral Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Astral Capital?

The team at Astral Capital includes Jon Karlen (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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