# Pale Fire Capital

> Pale Fire Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Internet. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 69%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Pale Fire Capital is a VC fund focused on Software and Internet. The moon’s an arrant thief. And her pale fire she snatches from the sun…

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $46k–$1.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 19% |
| Internet | 2 | 13% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 13% |
| SaaS | 1 | 6% |
| Hotel | 1 | 6% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 25% |
| Seed | 3 | 19% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 19% |
| Series A | 1 | 6% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 6% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Czech Republic | 7 | 44% |
| Poland | 1 | 6% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan Barta | partner | 15 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-barta |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Groupon | Groupon is a deal-of-the-day website that offers discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies. It is known as an online e-commerce platform that provides its users with the ability to purchase any product. Groupon offers consumers a vast marketplace of deals all over the world. Its users have the ability to discover variousproducts on the web or on mobile with Groupon Local; enjoy vacations with Groupon Getaways; and find a curated selection of electronics, fashion, home furnishings, and more with Groupon Goods.Groupon provides merchants with a collection of products and services, including customizable deal campaigns, credit card payment processing capabilities, and point-of-sale solutions. The platform was launched in 2011 and is based in Chicago Heights, I.L. |  | Post-IPO Equity | Nov 28, 2022 |  |
| Groupon | Groupon is a deal-of-the-day website that offers discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies. It is known as an online e-commerce platform that provides its users with the ability to purchase any product. Groupon offers consumers a vast marketplace of deals all over the world. Its users have the ability to discover variousproducts on the web or on mobile with Groupon Local; enjoy vacations with Groupon Getaways; and find a curated selection of electronics, fashion, home furnishings, and more with Groupon Goods.Groupon provides merchants with a collection of products and services, including customizable deal campaigns, credit card payment processing capabilities, and point-of-sale solutions. The platform was launched in 2011 and is based in Chicago Heights, I.L. |  | Post-IPO Equity | Nov 28, 2022 |  |
| Acond | Acond is a family-owned Czech manufacturer of heat pumps. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 12, 2022 |  |
| Valuo Technologies | Valuo Technologies displays images and ads for sold homes. Additionally, data from the cadastre are retrieved. The descriptions and images of the sold properties are available to users. Users who search by location only see offers that are pertinent to them. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 02, 2022 |  |
| Daytrip | Daytrip is a platform for traveling with local drivers. It allows independent travelers to get the most out of their vacation by connecting them to local drivers, who drive them from one city to another with their own cars, discovering local sights and culture on the way.It gives travelers an opportunity to see otherwise unreachable countrysidesights, meet real locals and get to know local history, culture and current affairs first-hand. Daytrip is an entirely new approach to traveling, combining the comfort of package holidays with the flexibility of independent planning and authenticity of backpacking. | $6.9M | Series A | Feb 21, 2022 |  |
| Mubi.pl | Mubi.pl offers motor insurance, travel insurance, and sports insurance solutions. |  | Seed | Sep 29, 2021 |  |
| Roivenue | Roivenue is an award-winning suite for marketing strategy decision-making. It is the most precise way to manage your entire marketing investment.Using data-driven attribution models and CLV, it allows marketers to identify under-performing campaigns, address over-invested channels, and make decisions that maximize ROI. Unlike tools designed fordata analysts, like Google Analytics, Roivenue lets you see the big picture, and make informed overall budget decisions tuned to your specific goals. | $46.3K | Seed | Aug 06, 2021 |  |
| Davinci Travel System | DAVINCI travel system is B2B online platform for booking and management of group reservations at hotels. DAVINCI ensure customer satisfaction and provide the highest quality group booking services to clients. Through the automation of online group booking, DAVINCI is able to provide our clients with wholesale rates as well as cater to individualclient needs. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 16, 2021 |  |
| Sportlito | Sportlito allows every fan to experience the most thrilling events of their favorite players and organizations through visual stories. Sportlito was founded by Antonin Parma. | $3.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 12, 2021 |  |
| LitFin |  |  |  | Oct 20, 2020 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Garage Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garage-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Euroventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/euroventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [J&T Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-t-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [N1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nation-1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Pale Fire Capital invest in?

Pale Fire Capital invests primarily in Software, Internet and E-Commerce startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Czech Republic. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Pale Fire Capital's check size?

Pale Fire Capital typically joins rounds of $46k–$1.3M 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 Pale Fire Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Pale Fire Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Pale Fire Capital?

The team at Pale Fire Capital includes Jan Barta (partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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