# Bulb Capital

> Bulb Capital is a VC fund in Basel backing E-Commerce and Beauty. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Basel, Switzerland
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- Website: http://bulbcapital.com

Bulb Capital is a VC fund in Basel focused on E-Commerce and Beauty. Bulb Capital is the successor of the successful venture capital club deal department of Sallfort Privatbank led by Michael Bornhaeusser. The company invests in companies in the tech sector mainly in the US, UK and Latam. Michael and his team have a strong trac record by investing in companies such as Farfetch, Lending Club, Ubiquisys, HappiestBaby, Rocket Lawyer, Trocafone, etc. With six exits in 6 years, they are one of the most successful VC investors in Switzerland.

## Contacts

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

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $5.8M–$7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 67% |
| Beauty | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Fashion | 1 | 33% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 67% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Bornhaeusser | Chairman and Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-bornhaeusser |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Happiest Baby | Happiest Baby (www.happiestbaby.com) is a mission-driven technology company dedicated to helping parents succeed at their most important job–raising healthy, happy children. Happiest Baby created SNOO, the world's first smart sleeper using advanced robotic technology, implementing Dr. Karp's landmark 5 S’s method for soothing babies.SNOO has won 29 international honors, including the National Sleep Foundation Innovation of the Year and is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution as an iconic example of 21st Century form and function. The benefits of SNOO to reduce postpartum depression, SIDS, and help drug exposed babies are being studied at top medical centers.Happiest Baby is dedicated to developing science-based products and services to enhance child well-being and to help solve everyday parenting challenges. Based in Los Angeles, California, Happiest Baby, Inc. was founded in 2001 by Dr. Harvey Karp (pediatrician, child development specialist) with his wife and business partner, Nina Montée-Karp.Happiest Baby's hero product SNOO reduces infant crying, boosts sleep and prevents rolling over. That makes SNOO the safest, most effective baby bed ever made. SNOO was designed in collaboration with the celebrated industrial designer, Yves Behar, and a team of MIT-trained engineers.Some of Happiest Baby's investors are Greycroft, Google Ventures, Lux Capital, Felicis Ventures and Obvious Ventures...as well as several influential parent advisors/investors, including Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Maria Sharapova and Zoe Saldana, in their goal to give support to parents and children across the country and around the world. | $59M | Series C | Jun 01, 2021 |  |
| TROCAFONE | Trocafone is the first end-to-end e-commerce marketplace of LATAM that enable people to buy and sell used electronics hassle free, focused on smartphones in Brazil. At Trocafone they improve the selling and buying experience by acquiring the devices from sellers, refurbishing and re-selling them as pre-owned certified. Buyers enjoy the greatdeals of a peer-to-peer marketplace combined with the service, convenience, and safety of a retail store. Sellers enjoy a streamlined experience since It takes seconds to sell an item, and shipping is effortless with Trocafone's pre-addressed, pre-stamped mailers. | $5.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 04, 2020 |  |
| AMARO | AMARO is a RetailTech that operates an omni-channel ecosystem for fashion, beauty and home products in the premium mass market | $7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 24, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Barn Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barn-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lauder Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lauder-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wayra](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wayra) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bulb Capital invest in?

Bulb Capital invests primarily in E-Commerce, Beauty and Mobile startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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

Bulb Capital typically joins rounds of $5.8M–$7M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Bulb Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Bulb Capital?

Public channels for Bulb Capital include 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 Bulb Capital?

The team at Bulb Capital includes Michael Bornhaeusser (Chairman 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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