# Fortino Capital

> Fortino Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 74 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zaventem, Belgium
- Total investments: 74
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 47%
- Last fund: Jun 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fortinocapitalpartners/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/fortinocapital
- Website: https://fortinocapital.com/

Fortino Capital is a VC fund in Zaventem focused on Software and Information Technology. Fortino Capital will provide expansion capital and expertise, to exceptional entrepreneurs and companies in Europe and the USA, for building growth enabling SAAS based software platforms, mainly designed for SMEs and for building brands and go-to-market strategies, for media and high-end product manufacturing companies. Additionally, Fortino willinvest in companies that have the ambition to reinvent their business model through applying best-in-class management practices and state-of-the-art technologies.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$6M |
| Series A | $4.3M–$17M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 27 | 36% |
| Information Technology | 19 | 26% |
| SaaS | 16 | 22% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 16 | 22% |
| Analytics | 8 | 11% |

96 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 23 | 31% |
| Seed | 20 | 27% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 11% |
| Series B | 6 | 8% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 4% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Belgium | 20 | 27% |
| The Netherlands | 12 | 16% |
| Germany | 6 | 8% |
| United States | 4 | 5% |
| France | 3 | 4% |

14 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Baudouin Jolly | Associate Partner and Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baudouin-jolly |
| Duco Sickinghe | Managing Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/duco-sickinghe |
| Filip Van Innis | Investment Director | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/filip-van-innis |
| Jeroen Van Godtsenhoven | Operating Advisor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeroen-van-godtsenhoven |
| Marcel van der Heijden | Partner | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcel-van-der-heijden |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Operations1 | With Operations1 the B2B software company cioplenu GmbH delivers a cloud software for adaptive employee-led production processes (Adaptive Process Execution). The solution provides intuitive worker guidance and connects the organization in manufacturing companies. Customers such as Bosch, Stabilo or Trumpf benefit with Operations1 from increasedproductivity, enhanced quality and higher machine availability. At its core, the modular solution uses digital documents such as work instructions and checklists for process guidance and is used in a wide range of application areas such as maintenance, quality inspection, HSSE, audits and in manufacturing and assembly processes. Around the document core, planning, analysis, and incident management functionalities complete the offering to holistically accompany operational employees in their daily work.The clipboard becomes a tablet, complexity becomes simplicity, blindspot becomes transparency. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 29, 2026 |  |
| Mkind | Mkind builds intelligent robots for high-mix manufacturing, developing advanced automation solutions that can adapt to diverse production requirements, improve operational efficiency, and support manufacturers in handling complex, low-volume, and frequently changing product lines. | $3.4M | Pre-Seed | Jun 23, 2026 |  |
| Billy Grace | Billy Grace offers analytics, automation, creative solutions, artificial intelligence, and machine learning solutions for marketing. | $3.7M | Seed | May 15, 2026 |  |
| Valeria HR | Valeria HR is a digitized workforce management platform driven by AI. | $2M | Seed | Feb 05, 2026 |  |
| Donna | Donna operates as an AI Copilot for Sales Teams Deal intelligence to manage and convert pipeline on autopilot. | $4.8M | Seed | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| Donna | Donna operates as an AI Copilot for Sales Teams Deal intelligence to manage and convert pipeline on autopilot. | $4.8M | Seed | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| revel8 | revel8 (formerly Company Shield) helps organizations stop GenAI-powered social engineering attacks with real-time, personalized simulations across email, SMS, chat, voice, and video. The AI-driven platform mirrors real attack tactics, adapts to each user’s risk profile, and reinforces awareness through gamified, habit-forming training. | $6.6M | Seed | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| Tanso | Tanso Technologies is a software company based in Munich that offers a carbon intelligence suite to industrial companies, with its solution for Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF), Product Carbon Footprint (PCF), and ESG management for ESRS compliance. Tanso’s solution is supported by the European Innovation Council (EIC), as well as notable VCfunds like Capnamic and UVC Partners, and angel investors, and is used by leading German industrial companies.More information about Tanso can be found here: www.tanso.de | $13.9M | Series A | Aug 05, 2025 |  |
| SIDES | SIDES (formerly SimplyDelivery) is a Berlin-based startup that provides cloud software for restaurant chains, ghost kitchens or individual businesses. | $11.4M | Series A | Jul 30, 2025 |  |
| D2X Group | D2X is launching the first regulated crypto derivatives exchange operational 7-days-a-week. Its initial product listing features cash-settled BTC and ETH futures and options. The exchange operates from the Netherlands under an MTF licence (MiFID II). Backed by strategic investors including Point72, Flow Traders, and GSR, D2X aims to facilitate theinstitutional adoption of the asset class. | $5M |  | Jul 29, 2025 |  |

10 of 74 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Pitchdrive](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pitchdrive) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Syndicate One](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/syndicate-one) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Fortino Capital invest in?

Fortino Capital invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 74 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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

Fortino Capital typically joins rounds of $2M–$6M at Seed and $4.3M–$17M 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 Fortino Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Fortino Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Fortino Capital?

The team at Fortino Capital includes Baudouin Jolly (Associate Partner and Co-Founder), Duco Sickinghe (Managing Partner) and Filip Van Innis (Investment Director), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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