# Catagonia Capital

> Catagonia Capital is a VC fund in Berlin backing Apps and Mobile. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/catagonia-capital-&-consulting/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/catagoniaberlin
- Website: https://www.catagonia.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Catagonia

Catagonia Capital is an early stage company based in Berlin, Germany. They invest in software and service companies that make use of online and mobile technologies. In so doing, they rely on disruptive business ideas with the potential to redefine established markets. They actively support theur founding teams with resources and comprehensiveknowledge.They also apply their experiences to founding their own new companies in the areas of mobile Internet, social and local network applications, as well as other online business models.In addition, they provide support to established companies and corporations in expanding their business in strategically significant technology and Internet areas. With the foundation of spin-ins, corporate start-ups with innovative business models, they help parent companies achieve greater long-term growth through innovation.Catagonia Capital GmbH was founded in 2009 by entrepreneur and investor Ralph Eric Kunz.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 2 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Big Data | 1 | 25% |
| Security | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 50% |
| Austria | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ralph Kunz | Founder and Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ralph-eric-kunz |
| Sylvius Bardt | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sylvius-bardt |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| World Data Lab | Making everyone count. The most granular economic, consumer & ESG forecasting. |  | Series A | Mar 22, 2023 |  |
| Tandem | Tandem is the app that connects language learners around the globe. Ten million members are currently using the platform, which enables individuals to connect and learn new languages via text, audio, and video chat. More than 300 languages are currently available, including fictional and sign languages. Tandem was founded by Arnd Aschentrup,Tobias Dickmeis, and Dr. Matthias Kleimann. The company is backed by prominent European investors such as Brighteye Ventures, GPS Ventures, Hannover Beteiligungsfonds, Rubylight Limited, Trind Ventures and Atlantic Labs.  Tandem is available for free on iOS, Android, and the Web. Find out more at www.tandem.net.Tandem was founded in 2015 by Arnd Aschentrup, Tobias Dickmeis, and Matthias Kleimann and was listed by Apple in their "App Store Best of 2015" and by Google in their "Play Store Best of 2017." | $2.2M | Seed | Apr 01, 2016 |  |
| Reparando | Since mid-2015, Reparando offers an incomparable mobile phone repair service and is thus a bright spot for desperate smartphone owners.The founders Vincent Osterloh, Jakob Schoroth and Till Kratochwill recognized the unsatisfactory situation for people with defective iPhones or Samsung mobile phones and decided to change them: "Their mobilephone repair should be specially designed for a high level of quality, friendly and competent staff and an optimal service experience Distinguishing customers "- this is the philosophy of the mobile phones. |  | Seed | Feb 14, 2016 |  |
| testhub | Testhub is a crowd testing company for mobiles, web, and desktop applications. It offers its users with functional testing, test automation, usability testing, accessibility testing, localization testing, security testing, load testing, beta management, mobile SDK, and mobile sentiment analysis services.Testhub is a U.S.-based company that wasfounded in 2012 and it was acquired by Applause on May 5, 2014. |  | Seed | Feb 27, 2012 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atlantic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlantic-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Chi Impact Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chi-impact-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Faber](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/faber-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hannover Beteiligungsfonds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hannover-beteiligungsfonds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Catagonia Capital invest in?

Catagonia Capital invests primarily in Apps, Mobile and Big Data startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Catagonia Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Catagonia Capital?

The team at Catagonia Capital includes Ralph Kunz (Founder and Managing Partner) and Sylvius Bardt (Venture Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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