# Otto Capital

> Otto Capital is a VC fund in Seattle backing E-Commerce and Marketplace. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/otto-capital-llc/about/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ottocapital?lang=en
- Website: http://www.ottocapital.com/#

Otto Capital is a VC fund in Seattle focused on E-Commerce and Marketplace. Otto Capital, LLC was formed in October 2008 by David M. Otto. Otto Capital evaluates and structures various business initiatives and provides and secures private equity, venture capital and equity and debt financing to start-up and emerging growth companies. Otto Capital has helped to identify and finance businesses in the following sectors:-real estate- oil and gas services- recycling and “clean tech”- over-the-counter health care productsOtto Capital, in evaluating and undertaking prospective opportunities, applies a proprietary framework for evaluating the principal elements of, and ensuring the likelihood of success with respect to, a wide variety of business propositions. Otto Capital’s access to venture, debt and equity financing and its analytical framework for evaluating various business initiatives makes it an ideal partner for early-stage and emerging growth private and public companies.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 60% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 40% |
| CRM | 1 | 20% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 2 | 40% |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Otto | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-otto |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shore | Shore is the leading provider of web-based business solutions for local service providers. The company offers easy and cost-effective access to digital communication and productivity software. The product portfolio spans from Online Booking over a professional CRM system, easy-to-use marketing tools to an efficient iPad-based cash system.Technical knowledge is not required. Shore enables local service providers to benefit from the versatile potential of digital solutions and helps them bring their business to new heights. Founded in 2012, Shore provides its solutions in 10 European countries and opened its first US office in LA in 2015. | $2.7M |  | Sep 01, 2015 |  |
| Bidu | Bidu is an online recommendation, comparison and marketplace portal for insurance and financial services. The company helped millions of consumers compare the prices and benefits of several types of insurance, including auto, travel, home, life, and health insurance, in addition to a variety of financial products, such as credit cards, financingoptions, and loans. Our mission is to help people make smart financial decisions throughout their lives by way of our technology and objective and content. Bidu was named Best of Insurance 2017, of the magazine Revista. It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | $8.9M | Series B | Apr 28, 2014 |  |
| Nifti | Nifti enables users to store and track products and their prices from their favorite websites. | $800K | Seed | Jul 18, 2013 |  |
| GetNinjas | GetNinjas is a local services marketplace in LATAM, for hiring cleaners, private lessons, and hundreds of other services. It connects clients with over 650,000 service providers, generating over U$100M in GMV. GetNinjas was launched in 2011 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil. | $3M | Series A | Apr 06, 2013 |  |
| Bidu | Bidu is an online recommendation, comparison and marketplace portal for insurance and financial services. The company helped millions of consumers compare the prices and benefits of several types of insurance, including auto, travel, home, life, and health insurance, in addition to a variety of financial products, such as credit cards, financingoptions, and loans. Our mission is to help people make smart financial decisions throughout their lives by way of our technology and objective and content. Bidu was named Best of Insurance 2017, of the magazine Revista. It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. |  | Series A | Dec 01, 2012 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MONASHEES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monashees-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bertelsmann](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Otto Capital invest in?

Otto Capital invests primarily in E-Commerce, Marketplace and CRM startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Otto Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Otto Capital?

The team at Otto Capital includes David Otto (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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