# Nova Founders Capital

> Nova Founders Capital is a VC fund in London backing FinTech and InsurTech. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2017
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/nova-founders
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/novafounders
- Website: http://www.novafounders.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NovaFounders

Nova Founders Capital is a global investment company that identifies opportunities for creating or investing in innovative internet businesses. They've launched multiple successful businesses in Asia-Pacific, LatAm and Europe, while following their goal of creating the next billion dollar financial tech giants.Nova Founders Capital can anddo engage in all internet models, but place a strong emphasis on the financial services industry.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $7M–$40M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 3 | 50% |
| InsurTech | 2 | 33% |
| Auto Insurance | 2 | 33% |
| Personal Finance | 2 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 33% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 50% |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | 1 | 17% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 17% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Raphael Strauch | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raphael-strauch |
| Stefan Bruun | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stefan-bruun |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ComparaGuru | Coru is a financial gym platform enabling financial wellness, starting in Mexico. By employing the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence, Coru enables a financial coach for everyone. | $7M | Series A | Jun 21, 2017 |  |
| Hyphen Group | Hyphen Group is a network of finance companies. They empower and connect people to a better financial future through innovative tools, personalized digital experiences, and expert insights, and accelerate the digitization of the financial industry. | $50M | Series B | Jun 01, 2017 |  |
| CompareEuropeGroup | CompareEuropeGroup is a financial comparison platform for insurance, banking, and telco products, such as car insurance, personal loans, credit cards, and broadband subsriptions.The company operates the leading online comparison platforms for financial, TELCO and utility products across Europe. Created with the purpose of helping consumers tosave time and money, the platform offers a free and easy market comparison across 600 products, along with a simple application process. CompareEuropeGroup’s core values including complete transparency, independence and trust, along with a commitment to building the most convenient, comprehensive and educational platforms available. | $21.9M | Series A | Jan 11, 2017 |  |
| Hyphen Group | Hyphen Group is a network of finance companies. They empower and connect people to a better financial future through innovative tools, personalized digital experiences, and expert insights, and accelerate the digitization of the financial industry. | $40M | Series A | Apr 22, 2015 |  |
| Hyphen Group | Hyphen Group is a network of finance companies. They empower and connect people to a better financial future through innovative tools, personalized digital experiences, and expert insights, and accelerate the digitization of the financial industry. | $6M | Seed | Sep 18, 2014 |  |
| Lion & Lion | Lion & Lion is an award-winning, integrated digital agency operating in Asia. Founded in 2012, we focus on transparent and measurable results through a data-driven and strategically-led approach to digital marketing. We have established ourselves in the region with offices in 6 major cities including Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Hong Kong,Singapore, Taipei and Ho Chi Minh City, alongside a growing portfolio of clients including The Coca-Cola Company, Google, L’Oréal, Nestlé, Danone, and more.Lion & Lion is a subsidiary of Septeni Holdings Co., Ltd (4293 JASDAQ). |  | Seed |  |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Nova Founders Capital invest in?

Nova Founders Capital invests primarily in FinTech, InsurTech and Auto Insurance startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Nova Founders Capital's check size?

Nova Founders Capital typically joins rounds of $7M–$40M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nova Founders Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Nova Founders Capital?

Public channels for Nova Founders Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Nova Founders Capital?

The team at Nova Founders Capital includes Raphael Strauch (Managing Partner) and Stefan Bruun (Managing Partner). 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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