# Hardlymountain

> Hardlymountain is a VC fund backing E-Commerce and Artificial Intelligence. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Baden, Austria
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hardlymountain
- Website: https://www.hardlymountain.com/

Hardlymountain is a VC fund in Baden focused on E-Commerce and Artificial Intelligence. Hardlymountain Capital backs ambitious teams with scalable companies that have a lot of room for growth.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 15% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 15% |
| Pet | 1 | 8% |
| SaaS | 1 | 8% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 8% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 46% |
| Seed | 4 | 31% |
| Series A | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Austria | 6 | 46% |
| Germany | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Johannes Braith | Founder | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johannes-braith |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HelloBello | HelloBello offers freshly cooked and cooled delivered human-grade food tailored to each dog’s nutritional needs. HelloBello is a PetTech company with a strong focus on the German speaking markets (for now). HelloBello’s personalized meals are free of any by-products and are portioned, packaged, and delivered directly to your door. By working with aspecialized veterinarian, HelloBello is able to derive each dog’s exact nutritional needs based on a proprietary algorithm. The recipes are made of natural sources like millet and seaweed, instead of heavy use of supplements, which makes it easier for the dog to absorb and get true nutritional benefits.Our credo in German is " ... Frisch. Individuell. Geliefert. - Frischfutter ist einfach besser ..." | $4.1M | Series A | Jan 09, 2025 |  |
| Halm | Halm is building a modern outdoor homecare brand for consumers. |  | Seed | Oct 25, 2023 |  |
| Shopstory | Shopstory provides AI-based marketing software that makes online shops more profitable. Shopstory replaces marketing agencies, reduces costs, improves online store Google Ads & SEO performance, and automates keyword research. Shopstory aims to boost sales, cut costs, and save time. | $1.1M | Seed | May 25, 2023 |  |
| Talentir | Content Monetization |  | Seed | Apr 28, 2023 |  |
| Talentir | Content Monetization |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 27, 2023 |  |
| Talentir | Content Monetization |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2022 |  |
| Coinpanion | Coinpanion makes investing in digital assets such as cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and DeFi products as easy as investing in stocks with ETFs. | $4M | Seed | Apr 12, 2022 |  |
| nyra health | nyra health is an artificial intelligence and evidence-based neurological research tablet app that offers a revolutionary form of therapy. nyra health was founded in 2020 and was headquartered in Vienna, Austria. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| Halm | Halm is building a modern outdoor homecare brand for consumers. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| Dance Masterclass | Dance Masterclass is an operator of an online dance training platform where anyone can learn from the best dancers and choreographers. The platform of company provides inspirational and educational content to everyone, allowing users to watch a series of streams in which competent ballet dancers demonstrate and explain various techniques. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2021 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-invest-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Calm/Storm VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calm-storm-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Companion Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/companion-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Founders of Europe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-of-europe) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hansmen Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hansmen-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Peak Pride](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peak-pride) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Hardlymountain invest in?

Hardlymountain invests primarily in E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence and Pet startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Hardlymountain's check size?

Hardlymountain typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$4M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Hardlymountain participates in.

### How do I contact Hardlymountain?

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### Who are the partners at Hardlymountain?

The team at Hardlymountain includes Johannes Braith (Founder). 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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