# Heartfelt Capital

> Heartfelt Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 64 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 64
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Fund size: $94M
- Last fund: May 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heartfeltcapital
- Website: https://heartfelt.capital

Heartfelt Capital is a early stage startup investor. VC in Berlin.

## Contacts

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

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $547k–$6.2M |
| Pre-Seed | $537k–$2.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 8% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 8% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 6% |
| Wellness | 2 | 3% |
| Health Care | 2 | 3% |

47 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 15 | 23% |
| Seed | 2 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 6 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 8% |
| The Netherlands | 3 | 5% |
| Poland | 1 | 2% |
| Estonia | 1 | 2% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Laurent Kaestli | Coach/Mentor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laurent-kaestli |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TaiSan | TaiSan is Battery Materials company, innovated proprietary quasi-solid gel polymer electrolyte and sodium-potassium metal anode to enable quasi-solid-state sodium battery. It leads to best-in-class energy density. We work with battery and automotive OEMs to scale our technology and signed 19 non-binding MoUs. | $6.2M | Seed | Jul 06, 2026 |  |
| Zalera | Zelara is your AI-driven system for tailored communication. In one unified learning cycle, the system crafts branded messages for every customer, decides on the right variant and timing for each, and learns from every send. The result: 1:1 personalization across your entire customer base. Zelara is designed for all B2C companies with repeatcustomer lifecycles in high-engagement sectors like subscriptions, fintech, e-commerce, and entertainment. For users of API-first CRMs such as Braze, Klaviyo, or Bird, Zelara delivers 1:1 personalization on top of your existing stack. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Zalera | Zelara is your AI-driven system for tailored communication. In one unified learning cycle, the system crafts branded messages for every customer, decides on the right variant and timing for each, and learns from every send. The result: 1:1 personalization across your entire customer base. Zelara is designed for all B2C companies with repeatcustomer lifecycles in high-engagement sectors like subscriptions, fintech, e-commerce, and entertainment. For users of API-first CRMs such as Braze, Klaviyo, or Bird, Zelara delivers 1:1 personalization on top of your existing stack. | $3.5M | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| getquin | getquin is the social network for investors where members can aggregate their investments in one place and interact with a community of like-minded investors. It's about time to make investing finally more inclusive and interactive. | $14M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 19, 2026 |  |
| ManaMind | ManaMind is an AI-powered platform that automates video game quality assurance (QA) testing using autonomous bots to help developers identify bugs faster and cheaper. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Apr 30, 2026 |  |
| DOJO AI | Dojo AI is pioneering the Marketing Operating System (MOS) category, providing challenger brands with enterprise-grade marketing infrastructure. Its proprietary technology combines real-time market intelligence, specialized AI agents, and automated workflow orchestration in one unified platform.The Dojo MOS enables marketing teams to run theirentire operation - from market research and strategy to content creation and campaign execution - through a single, intelligent system. The platform features a proprietary graph engine for real-time market intelligence, marketing-specific language models, and autonomous AI agents trained for specialized marketing tasks.Built for challenger brands looking to compete more effectively, Dojo eliminates the need for multiple point solutions and reduces dependency on external agencies. The platform continuously learns and optimizes, providing companies with compounding advantages as they scale their marketing operations. | $6M | Seed | Apr 22, 2026 |  |
| Cato AI | Cato AI is a Milan-based B2B SaaS startup that uses AI to automate public tender management. | $1.9M | Pre-Seed | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| Superapp | Superappis developing an AI-powered no-code platform designed to create applications for iOS and macOS. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Mar 05, 2026 |  |
| Iqana | Iqana is a fintech company dedicated to investment management, | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Feb 19, 2026 |  |
| Graftcode | Connect any code. No APIs. Call as dependency | $2.5M | Seed | Feb 14, 2026 |  |

10 of 64 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HEARTFELT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heartfelt) — VC Fund, 28 deals together
- [FIRSTPICK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firstpick) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [APX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apxberlin) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Fuel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuel-ventures-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [BADideas.fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/badideas-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Heartfelt Capital invest in?

Heartfelt Capital invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 64 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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

Heartfelt Capital typically joins rounds of $547k–$6.2M at Seed and $537k–$2.1M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Heartfelt Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Heartfelt Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Heartfelt Capital?

The team at Heartfelt Capital includes Laurent Kaestli (Coach/Mentor). 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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