# Bootstrap Europe

> Bootstrap Europe is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and FinTech. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 31%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bootstrap-europe-s-c-sp/
- Website: http://bootstrap-europe.com/

Bootstrap Europe is a VC fund in Zürich focused on Artificial Intelligence and FinTech. Fast growth companies often require additional money to fuel scale, yet their founders and their investors do not want to be diluted. Venture Debt is a way to postpone the next valuation event, and to provide a company with additional time to increase its value prior to a future funding round or an acquisition. The Bootstrap Europe team hassupported entrepreneurs and their investors in more than 200 European transactions. Their Venture Debt fund is backed by successful entrepreneurs who in turn are providing a stable source of capital to the next generation of innovators.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 23% |
| FinTech | 2 | 15% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 15% |
| Retail Technology | 2 | 15% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 15% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 5 | 38% |
| Series B | 3 | 23% |
| Series A | 1 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 8% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 38% |
| France | 2 | 15% |
| Sweden | 1 | 8% |
| Finland | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fatou Diagne | Partner and Co-founder | 0 | — |
| Fatou Diagne | Partner and Co-founder; Managing Partner | 0 | — |
| Nick Coleman | Chief Operating Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-coleman |
| Stephanie Heller | Managing Partner and Founder | 0 | — |
| Stephanie Heller | Managing Partner and Founder; Partner and Co-founder | 2 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sivers Semiconductors | Sivers Semiconductors is a renowned supplier, publicly traded under SIVE. The wholly owned subsidiaries Sivers IMA and CST Global develop, manufacture and sell cutting-edge chips, components, modules, and subsystems based on proprietary advanced semiconductor technology in microwave, millimeter wave and optical semiconductors. Headquarters inStockholm, Sweden. | $11.3M | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 06, 2026 |  |
| Sivers Semiconductors | Sivers Semiconductors is a renowned supplier, publicly traded under SIVE. The wholly owned subsidiaries Sivers IMA and CST Global develop, manufacture and sell cutting-edge chips, components, modules, and subsystems based on proprietary advanced semiconductor technology in microwave, millimeter wave and optical semiconductors. Headquarters inStockholm, Sweden. | $17M | Post-IPO Debt | Feb 24, 2026 |  |
| Dexory | Dexory captures real-time insights of warehouse operations using fully autonomous robots and Artificial Intelligence.Dexory is paving the way for AI and robotics to completely transform the world of logistics, automating data collection and building digital twin technology that unlocks insights across all levels of warehouse operations. It is aplatform that delivers real-time information for the receiving, storing, and dispatch stages, allowing companies unprecedented access to their operations.The fully autonomous mobile and modular robots measure, track, and find goods across warehouses without workflow disruption. The data is fed real time into digital twins, allowing logistics and warehouses to quickly respond to operational challenges they face on a daily basis. | $65M | Debt Financing | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Animaj | Animaj is a next-generation media company that builds global kids' and family franchises for the digital generation. By combining human creativity with proprietary AI tools and audience intelligence, they scale iconic brands like Pocoyo across YouTube, streaming platforms, apps, and consumer products. | $86.1M | Series B | Jun 18, 2025 |  |
| Animaj | Animaj is a next-generation media company that builds global kids' and family franchises for the digital generation. By combining human creativity with proprietary AI tools and audience intelligence, they scale iconic brands like Pocoyo across YouTube, streaming platforms, apps, and consumer products. |  | Debt Financing | Jun 18, 2025 |  |
| Dexory | Dexory captures real-time insights of warehouse operations using fully autonomous robots and Artificial Intelligence.Dexory is paving the way for AI and robotics to completely transform the world of logistics, automating data collection and building digital twin technology that unlocks insights across all levels of warehouse operations. It is aplatform that delivers real-time information for the receiving, storing, and dispatch stages, allowing companies unprecedented access to their operations.The fully autonomous mobile and modular robots measure, track, and find goods across warehouses without workflow disruption. The data is fed real time into digital twins, allowing logistics and warehouses to quickly respond to operational challenges they face on a daily basis. | $80M | Series B | Oct 01, 2024 |  |
| Habito | Habito provides Habito Plus, a homebuying service which brings a buyer’s mortgage application, conveyancing needs and surveys under one solution, and a proprietary broker portal, which gives more than 3,000 external brokers exclusive access to the company’s own buy-to-let mortgage products and Instant Decision technology capabilities. The firm isnow looking to bring to market a suite of innovative residential mortgage products for all types of homeowners. |  |  | Jun 02, 2023 |  |
| Boxy | Boxy is building a micro retailer by designing a new store format that is fully autonomous and deployed where people work and live. | $28.4M | Series A | Feb 17, 2022 |  |
| Fnatic | Fnatic is a global esports entertainment brand focused on seeking out, leveling up, and amplifying gamers and creators. Founded by Sam and Anne Mathews in 2004 in the early days of the professional video gaming industry, Fnatic has since helped shape the new world sport into a fast-growing phenomenon.Today, driven by its ability to advanceesports performance, Fnatic is the channel through which the most forward-thinking brands communicate with young people. It delivers content, experiences, and activations through offices and facilities in cities between Los Angeles and Tokyo. | $17M | Series B | May 25, 2021 |  |
| Habito | Habito provides Habito Plus, a homebuying service which brings a buyer’s mortgage application, conveyancing needs and surveys under one solution, and a proprietary broker portal, which gives more than 3,000 external brokers exclusive access to the company’s own buy-to-let mortgage products and Instant Decision technology capabilities. The firm isnow looking to bring to market a suite of innovative residential mortgage products for all types of homeowners. |  | Debt Financing | Feb 08, 2021 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [JP Morgan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jp-morgan-chase) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Atomico](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atomico) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Augmentum Fintech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/augmentum-fintech) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CapHorn Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caphorn-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capnamic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capnamic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bootstrap Europe invest in?

Bootstrap Europe invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, FinTech and Manufacturing startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series B stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Bootstrap Europe?

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### Who are the partners at Bootstrap Europe?

The team at Bootstrap Europe includes Fatou Diagne (Partner and Co-founder), Fatou Diagne (Partner and Co-founder; Managing Partner) and Nick Coleman (Chief Operating Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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