# Kathaka

> Kathaka is a VC fund backing E-Commerce, SaaS and Beauty. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Kathaka is a VC fund focused on E-Commerce and SaaS. Kathaka

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 43% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| Beauty | 1 | 14% |
| Gaming | 1 | 14% |
| Mobile | 1 | 14% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Series C | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 43% |
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Kenya | 1 | 14% |
| Germany | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Peppy | Peppy is a digital health platform that supports underserved areas of healthcare including menopause, fertility and pregnancy. We work with leading employers, connecting their team members with human experts so they can access personalised support at the touch of a button, on the secure Peppy app. Because everyone's health journey matters. | $45M | Series B | Jan 10, 2023 |  |
| Kapu | Kapu operates as a B2C Ecommerce start-up. | $8M | Seed | Dec 04, 2022 |  |
| 1v1Me | 1v1Me is an application that allows the user to play one on one matches in their favorite video games for cash. It is a community where anyone can meet and play with other members. The company was founded in 2020 and based in New York. | $2M | Seed | Jun 27, 2022 |  |
| Revea | Revea is a us-based one-of-its-kind precision skincare company. | $6M | Seed | Apr 21, 2022 |  |
| Papier | Papier offers customizable stationery such as wedding cards, notebooks, planners, and notecards. Founded in London in 2015, Papier's aim is to inspire people to connect with each other in a more thoughtful way and more often. As digital messages proliferate in their lives, receiving something beautifully made through the letterbox isappreciated now more than ever before - Papier makes this simple and easy to do.At their core, is a love of art and design, words, and of course, paper. Their carefully curated collection of designs, married with quality printing and premium paper, stands us apart from other online card and invitation sites. | $50M | Series C | Feb 13, 2022 |  |
| Lick | Lick building a disruptive home decor brand that is obsessed with helping people transform their home with ease and a smile. | $23M | Series A | Jun 07, 2021 |  |
| Zeotap | Zeotap is the AI-powered Customer Data Platform that helps enterprises unlock the true value of their customer data - faster, smarter, and with enterprise-grade precision. With plug-and-play connectors and a flexible, modular design, Zeotap integrates effortlessly into existing ecosystems, delivering 3x faster time-to-value than traditional CDPs.Trusted by leading global brands, Zeotap combines the industry’s most advanced ID Extension and identity resolution with AI-powered orchestration - enabling unmatched match rates, smarter segmentation, and real-time activation. Designed for business teams and loved by IT, Zeotap makes it easy to unify, activate, and scale customer data - while staying fully compliant with global privacy regulations.Smarter data. Stronger outcomes. Built for business. | $42M | Series C | Jul 15, 2020 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Felix Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felix-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [305 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/305-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AlbionVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albion-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alpha Edison](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-edison) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ascension](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascension-ventures-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Base Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base-capital-f609) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kathaka invest in?

Kathaka invests primarily in E-Commerce, SaaS and Beauty startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kathaka last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kathaka closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 7 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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