# Hessen Kapital

> Hessen Kapital is a VC fund backing Software, Health Care and Information Technology. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 31%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.hessen-kapital.de/

Hessen Kapital is a VC fund focused on Software and Health Care. Public investment management company - institutional investor

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 31% |
| Health Care | 3 | 19% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 19% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 19% |
| SaaS | 2 | 13% |

50 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 31% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 25% |
| Series A | 4 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 19% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 14 | 88% |
| United States | 2 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Frankfurt International Bank | FIB stands for sound structuring, clear decision-making and long-term responsibility. FIB support export transactions from early involvement through to reliable execution – pragmatic, transparent and efficient. | $5.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Focused Energy | Focused Energy develops laser-driven fusion technology to create sustainable energy sources. The company focuses on innovative approaches to harness fusion power, aiming to generate clean energy through advanced scientific methods. By leveraging insights from research and development, Focused Energy explores various pathways for achieving practicalfusion applications. Their work builds upon established frameworks in the field, contributing to a future where fusion energy can play a significant role in meeting global energy needs. The company collaborates with scientific institutions and industry partners to advance its mission of making fusion energy a viable option for widespread use. | $240M | Series A | May 27, 2026 |  |
| READO | READO is a social reading app. It is the central place where people organize their books, discover new titles, and connect with others through reading. The app encourages users to read more and turns books into a social experience through features like mood-based ratings and page-based discussions.Our vision is to build the number one communityfor readers worldwide and to develop community-driven business models on top of it. We believe that building a product centered around real emotional connections, network effects, and user-generated content is one of the most sustainable, valuable, and defensible opportunities in today's digital landscape. | $1.2M | Seed | Jan 12, 2026 |  |
| Korial | Energy Robotics has launched one of the first commercially available software platforms for industrial applications that combines three essential components of intelligent control of mobile autonomous robots: a hardware-independent robot operating system, cloud-based fleet management, and AI-powered data analysis. The robots are used for remoteinspection and monitoring, especially in industries with harsh and demanding environments such as the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries, but also increasingly in the energy and security industries. The company relies on a SaaS model to do this, offering its software solution and associated IT infrastructure along with hardware from various third-party vendors. | $13.5M | Series A | Oct 07, 2025 |  |
| Akribion Genomics | Akribion Genomics develops gene-editing tools and cancer therapies using CRISPR nuclease technology. | $8.3M | Seed | Feb 04, 2025 |  |
| Omnipeak.AI | Omnipeak is an AI-powered software solution that automates account-based marketing campaigns, improves lead generation, and optimizes sales interactions for go-to-market teams. |  | Pre-Seed | May 23, 2024 |  |
| Oska Health | Oska Health delivers digital-enabled care solutions for chronic kidney disease patients, a top clinical need for healthcare payers. By leveraging evidence-based medical best practices and behavioral science, Oska Health aims to empower individuals with kidney disease to mitigate their risk of cardiovascular complications and kidney failure whilesimultaneously lowering costs of care. The company partners with healthcare payers to provide a comprehensive solution that includes a personal coach, a state-of-the-art health app, and intelligent treatment plan algorithms, all designed to help individuals establish new routines and achieve optimal health outcomes. | $2.7M | Pre-Seed | Mar 06, 2023 |  |
| Captiq | CAPTIQ will be the first alternative online financing solution available the needs of chamber professions. CAPTIQ operates a B2B platform, which is the granting of loans Chambersber simplifies, for example, for the establishment of a doctor's office, an engineering office or a law firm. Especially at Amounts under 100,000 euros, it can justfor entrepreneurs oneTo be challenged to receive a classic bank loan for this purpose such volumes are not economically attractive to traditional financiers are. Alternative online financing is common for these professionals not accessible as the vast majority of these chamber occupationsn not formed as corporations; P2P financing platforms turn, are not based on the requirements of loan amount and term aligned. CAPTIQ offers rating-dependent financing to marketable ones Conditions in the range from 5,000 to 750,000 euros. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 27, 2023 |  |
| Meat App | Meat App is a marketplace for sustainably produced meat and butcher's products. | $589.6K | Pre-Seed | Jun 03, 2022 |  |
| STRAFFR GmbH | STRAFFR is a consumer product that they develop and design. They provide products that include sports bags and personal care products. They offer products that are available for shopping online. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications. |  | Seed | Apr 19, 2022 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Futury Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futury-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Hessen Kapital I](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hessen-kapital-i-gmbh) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blue Bear Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-bear-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BM H Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bm-h-beteiligungs-managementgesellschaft-hessen) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bruker Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruker-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Calm/Storm VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calm-storm-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hessen Kapital invest in?

Hessen Kapital invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hessen Kapital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hessen Kapital closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 16 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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