# Baleen Capital

> Baleen Capital is a VC fund in New York backing Financial Services and Credit. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baleen-capital
- Website: http://baleencap.com

Baleen Capital is a private equity firm that invests in the information technology and consumer products and services sectors. The company was founded in 2012 by Fang Li and is based in New York, New York, United States.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3M–$48M |
| Series A | $3.3M–$155M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 2 | 33% |
| Credit | 1 | 17% |
| Retail | 1 | 17% |
| FinTech | 1 | 17% |
| Fitness | 1 | 17% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 33% |
| Italy | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fang Li | Founder and Managing Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fang-li-4c82 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MAGIC AI | MAGIC is the UK's first AI Home Gym that helps people get personally trained by the world’s best athletes in their own home. | $5M | Seed | Nov 25, 2024 |  |
| Scalapay | Founded in 2019 by Simone Mancini and Johnny Mitrevski, Scalapay is a financial technology company specializing in "Buy Now, Pay Later" (BNPL) services, aimed at transforming how consumers shop both online and in-store. While headquartered in Milan, Italy, the company has rapidly expanded across Europe, providing a flexible paymentsolution that allows customers to split their purchases into three interest-free instalments. | $155M | Series A | Sep 09, 2021 |  |
| Hypervolt | Hypervolt is a vertically integrated energy transition company, creating a new wave of grid management technologies, and empowering adoption of EVs and decarbonisation of transportation in the mobility sector. | $3.3M | Series A | May 01, 2021 |  |
| Hypervolt | Hypervolt is a vertically integrated energy transition company, creating a new wave of grid management technologies, and empowering adoption of EVs and decarbonisation of transportation in the mobility sector. | $3.5M | Seed | May 01, 2021 |  |
| Scalapay | Founded in 2019 by Simone Mancini and Johnny Mitrevski, Scalapay is a financial technology company specializing in "Buy Now, Pay Later" (BNPL) services, aimed at transforming how consumers shop both online and in-store. While headquartered in Milan, Italy, the company has rapidly expanded across Europe, providing a flexible paymentsolution that allows customers to split their purchases into three interest-free instalments. | $48.5M | Seed | Jan 28, 2021 |  |
| Treasure Financial | Secure, High-Return, Liquid Cash Management. | $3M | Seed | Sep 25, 2020 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fasanara Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fasanara-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ithaca Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ithaca-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flucas Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flucas-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IW Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iw-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Katalyst Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katalyst-ventures-management-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Baleen Capital invest in?

Baleen Capital invests primarily in Financial Services, Credit and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Baleen Capital's check size?

Baleen Capital typically joins rounds of $3M–$48M at Seed and $3.3M–$155M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Baleen Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Baleen Capital?

Public channels for Baleen Capital include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Baleen Capital?

The team at Baleen Capital includes Fang Li (Founder and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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