# Pente Capital

> Pente Capital is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and Wine And Spirits. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pentecapital/
- Website: https://pentecapital.com/

Pente Capital is a VC fund in London focused on Food and Beverage and Wine And Spirits. At Pente, we invest in entrepreneurs and operators who aim to build great businesses. The teams we partner with are true builders, whether they work with wireframes, code, physical products or ideas.We see the emergence of a kinder and more sustainable world, powered by a new generation of businesses. A world where life's luxuries areredefined as design being the central determinator of quality. We are working with the most promising founders and businesses to catalyze change with radical, empathetic visions for a better future.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $186k–$2.4M |
| Series A | $10M–$19M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 9 | 47% |
| Wine And Spirits | 3 | 16% |
| Brewing | 2 | 11% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 11% |
| Health Care | 2 | 11% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 42% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 32% |
| Series A | 2 | 11% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 5% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 68% |
| Sweden | 2 | 11% |
| Austria | 1 | 5% |
| Germany | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Bartenstein | Founder & Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-bartenstein |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WatchHouse | WatchHouse is a coffee roastery that serves coffee in a wide variety of flavors. Proudly originating in a former 19th century watch house on London’s iconic Bermondsey Street in 2014, WatchHouse has fast become the local hero of choice fueled by a commitment to 'Modern Coffee'; a holistic approach to making the local cafe experienceexceptional. Since then WatchHouse has undergone rapid growth to bring unique specialty coffees with distinct flavors to London and the UK through their ten ‘Houses’ and growing direct-to-consumer coffee subscription offering. | $10.3M |  | Jan 02, 2024 |  |
| Pentire Drinks | Pentire Drinks is a beverage company that offers botanical, non-alcoholic spirits. The company was founded by Alistair Frost and is headquartered in Wadebridge, England. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| WatchHouse | WatchHouse is a coffee roastery that serves coffee in a wide variety of flavors. Proudly originating in a former 19th century watch house on London’s iconic Bermondsey Street in 2014, WatchHouse has fast become the local hero of choice fueled by a commitment to 'Modern Coffee'; a holistic approach to making the local cafe experienceexceptional. Since then WatchHouse has undergone rapid growth to bring unique specialty coffees with distinct flavors to London and the UK through their ten ‘Houses’ and growing direct-to-consumer coffee subscription offering. | $10M | Series A | Dec 22, 2023 |  |
| Mytos | Mytos is building a fully-automated cell manufacturing platform for biotech, starting with the drug development industry | $19M | Series A | Nov 30, 2023 |  |
| FlexSea | FlexSea develops novel biomaterials derived from renewable marine resources to replace current primary plastic packaging. | $2.4M | Seed | Oct 03, 2023 |  |
| Solo Coffee | Solo Coffee manufactures coffee. They produce products such as espresso shots, coffee concentrate, Mr. Black espresso martini kits, Liisa Chisholm x Solo, and Solo gift boxes. They allow consumers to directly buy coffee from a seller over the internet using a web browser or a mobile app. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 20, 2023 |  |
| Pickles | Pickles is transforming pet care in the UK as the first 'next generation' vet by seamlessly blending digital and in-person services. Taking a vertically integrated approach we are 're-bundling' pet care around the vet relationship and capturing the maximum share of the value chain. | $185.8K | Seed | Mar 30, 2023 |  |
| Hedvig | Hedvig is a new approach to insurance. It’s about freedom and being ok with your life, no matter what happens to you. We provide fair help everyone’s entitled to. | $31.1M | Series B | Mar 10, 2023 |  |
| MOTH: | MOTH: is a beverages company that provides ready-to-drink cocktail for family and friends. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| ALTR | ALTR is a beverage company that offers technology and non-destructive process for reducing alcohol or drinks with less alcohol. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Indico Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indico-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Adelis Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adelis-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Btomorrow Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/btomorrow-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Buckley Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/buckley-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Food Foundry](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/food-foundry) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Pente Capital invest in?

Pente Capital invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits and Brewing startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Pente Capital's check size?

Pente Capital typically joins rounds of $186k–$2.4M at Seed and $10M–$19M 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 Pente Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Pente Capital?

Public channels for Pente Capital include LinkedIn 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 Pente Capital?

The team at Pente Capital includes Michael Bartenstein (Founder & Managing Director). 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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