# Nicholas Francis > Nicholas Francis is a seed investor at Francis Family Funds (Copenhagen) backing SaaS and Robotics. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Francis Family Funds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francis-family-funds) - Location: Copenhagen, Denmark - Total investments: 4 - Last investment: Apr 2024 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://dk.linkedin.com/pub/nicholas-francis/1/494/868 - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/unitynich Nicholas Francis is a seed investor at Francis Family Funds in Copenhagen focused on SaaS and Robotics. Nicholas Francis is based out of Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, and is the Founder of Francis Family Funds. Nicholas previously worked at framebunker as a Co-Founder. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $983k–$8.1M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | SaaS | 1 | 25% | | Robotics | 1 | 25% | | Software | 1 | 25% | | Biotechnology | 1 | 25% | | Machine Learning | 1 | 25% | 8 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 50% | | Series A | 1 | 25% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Denmark | 1 | 25% | | United States | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Reshape Biotech | Reshape Biotech builds lab robots that automate the everyday tasks of microbiologists, from filling plates to analyzing images. | $20M | Series A | Apr 09, 2024 | | | Reshape Biotech | Reshape Biotech builds lab robots that automate the everyday tasks of microbiologists, from filling plates to analyzing images. | $8.1M | Seed | Feb 09, 2023 | | | Waterplan | Waterplan creates a water resilience planning platform for managing water availability in facilities. The company employs artificial intelligence to automatically collect operational data from businesses and combine it with local water satellite imagery to provide a real-time financial assessment of water risk and to offer modified mitigation andadaptation options. | $2.6M | Seed | Nov 04, 2021 | | | Reshape Biotech | Reshape Biotech builds lab robots that automate the everyday tasks of microbiologists, from filling plates to analyzing images. | $982.8K | Seed | May 23, 2021 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [ACME Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acme-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [FundersClub](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fundersclub) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [21st.BIO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/21st-bio) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Astanor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astanor-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Climate Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Francis Family Funds VC Fund · Hørsholm, Denmark Francis Family Fund is the family investment. 1 contacts available at Francis Family Funds. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Nicholas Francis | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicholas-francis | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund - [ARCH Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arch-venture-partners) — VC Fund - [OrbiMed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orbimed-advisors) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Vaekstfonden](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/v%C3%A6kstfonden) — VC Fund - [PSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/preseed-innovation) — VC Fund - [Seed Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seed-capital) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Biotechnology Investors in Denmark](https://shizune.co/investors/biotechnology-investors-denmark) - [Biotechnology Angel Investors in Denmark](https://shizune.co/investors/biotechnology-angel-investors-denmark) - [Biotech Angel Investors in Europe](https://shizune.co/investors/biotech-angel-investors-europe) - [Biotech Angel Investors in Denmark](https://shizune.co/investors/biotech-angel-investors-denmark) - [Climate Investors in Denmark](https://shizune.co/investors/climate-investors-denmark) - [SaaS Angel Investors in Denmark](https://shizune.co/investors/saas-angel-investors-denmark) ## FAQ ### What does Nicholas Francis invest in? Nicholas Francis invests primarily in SaaS, Robotics and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Denmark. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Nicholas Francis's check size? Nicholas Francis typically joins rounds of $983k–$8.1M 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 Nicholas Francis participates in. ### When did Nicholas Francis last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Nicholas Francis closed in Apr 2024. Shizune tracks 4 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? 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