# Foundamental

> Foundamental is a VC fund in Berlin backing Construction and Software. See 112 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 112
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundamental/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/foundamental
- Website: https://foundamental.com

Foundamental is a VC fund in Berlin focused on Construction and Software. Early investors in Infra.Market, Enter, Permitflow, Tazapay, Speckle, Snaptrude, Wiz Freight.Foundamental partners with the most ambitious builders from day zero. Our minds are locked on our search for those who build the next 100 legendary technology companies in the real world.We search for vertical singularities often overlooked by others,spending 365 days a year dedicated to 3D design, construction, blue-collar workforce, robotics, supply chains, logistics, and opportunistically, industrial manufacturing and aerospace.Our expertise comes from our team's diverse background across technology, venture, and industrial operations, including prior successes with Spotify, Uber, Lyft, Zetwerk and more. Across the Foundamental portfolio, we had the privilege to build alongside daring category creators such as Infra.Market, Enter, Speckle, Snaptrude, Tazapay and SafeAI.We aspire to be the earliest partner, leading pre-seed, seed and Series-A rounds globally, and by principle reserving more than 50% of each fund for follow-ons. We put in the work outside of board meetings, leveraging our deep understanding and unique convictions to help founders navigate adversity in the critical early years.We are building the preeminent vertical technology investment firm for the real world, one legendary company at a time.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$11M |
| Pre-Seed | $524k–$3.5M |
| Series A | $3.6M–$26M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Construction | 27 | 24% |
| Software | 21 | 19% |
| Real Estate | 11 | 10% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 8 | 7% |
| SaaS | 7 | 6% |

82 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 35 | 31% |
| Series A | 24 | 21% |
| Pre-Seed | 18 | 16% |
| Series B | 10 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 3% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 21 | 19% |
| India | 10 | 9% |
| Germany | 6 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 4% |
| France | 4 | 4% |

15 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Zobler | General Partner | 26 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-zobler |
| Patric Hellermann | General Partner | 29 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patric-hellermann |
| Shubhankar Bhattacharya | General Partner | 35 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shubhankar-bhattacharya |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Faktus | Le partenaire financier de vos chantiers publics. Le financement de BFR rapide et accessible pour les entreprises du bâtiment | $10.4M | Seed | Oct 30, 2025 |  |
| Enter | baupal seeks to democratize sustainable and customized architecture, making design, energy assessments, permitting and cost evaluations more accessible and straightforward for private builders and smaller construction projects. baupal is an online building application service that takes advantage of digital processes and efficient team structuresto streamline design, planning and permitting processes for a range of small-scale projects.baupal was established in December, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. | $23.2M | Series B | Jun 24, 2025 |  |
| CalcTree | CalcTree brings engineering teams, designs and calculations together. In traditional engineering design and construction, projects all begin with a design process. Architects, civil, mechanical, electrical and geotechnical engineers, as well as contractors and builders all work together to design structures down to the last bolt before a shoveleven touches the ground. This process is slow, expensive and a complete mess both literally and digitally. It’s rife with data fragmentation and complexity, and CalcTree is solving that.Learn about CalcTree's mission, backstory and current investors here: https://www.calctree.com/about | $3.8M | Pre-Seed | May 28, 2025 |  |
| GreenFortune | GreenFortune is one of the fastest growing window and door system brands in India. Their unique tech-driven approach with a highly capable Design and Technical Services team makes them a preferred partner to fabricators and a preferred brand to customers. Their products are manufactured with over 25+ years of global experience from India, Germanyand Japan. The brand has built a strong reputation for Quality with Affordability. GreenFortune’s International investors from Japan and Singapore provide a strong base for their international partnerships. GreenFortune is committed to bringing the strength of our network to our fabricators. | $4.5M | Seed | Mar 26, 2025 |  |
| Reneo | Reneo is the leading end-to-end asset transformation- and decarbonization platform for residential real estate in Germany. Using proprietary software technology to identify and realize the ecological and economic potential of stranded assets. | $46.9M |  | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| Desteia | Desteia operates as a logistics platform that provides end to end visibility to users. | $8M | Seed | Feb 04, 2025 |  |
| Infra.Market | Infra.Market is a construction solutions company that creates a multi-product building materials brand, they are transforming the ecosystem through leveraging technology and scaling innovation. Infra.Market offers a wide range of construction materials, including cement, steel, chemicals, and more, catering to various needs within the constructionindustry. The platform is a one-stop shop for construction materials, leveraging technology to simplify procurement and logistics. | $121M | Series F | Jan 23, 2025 |  |
| Tangible | Tangible is a climate technology company focused on building sustainable materials that are not harmful to the environment. Tangible is a unified software platform that catalyzes the adoption of sustainable building materials by allowing real estate developers, architects, and contractors to seamlessly identify, manage, and report on products thatmeet their carbon, environmental, and social goals.Founded in 2021 by Nicole Granath and Anneli Tostar, Tangible is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 07, 2025 |  |
| Speckle | Speckle is a collaborative data hub connecting various AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) tools, facilitating effective global project delivery for teams. The company promotes an open ecosystem aimed at overcoming the challenges of working in a fragmented industry, providing digital infrastructure for 3D designs such as buildings andbridges. | $12.5M | Series A | Oct 25, 2024 |  |
| Desteia | Desteia operates as a logistics platform that provides end to end visibility to users. | $3.5M | Pre-Seed | Aug 25, 2024 |  |

10 of 112 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Tiger Global Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiger-global) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
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- [Axilor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axilor-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Foundamental invest in?

Foundamental invests primarily in Construction, Software and Real Estate startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 112 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Foundamental's check size?

Foundamental typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$11M at Seed, $524k–$3.5M at Pre-Seed and $3.6M–$26M 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 Foundamental participates in.

### How do I contact Foundamental?

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### Who are the partners at Foundamental?

The team at Foundamental includes Adam Zobler (General Partner), Patric Hellermann (General Partner) and Shubhankar Bhattacharya (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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