# Rigel Ventures

> Rigel Ventures is a VC fund backing Software, Accounting and Cryptocurrency. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Rigel Ventures is a VC fund focused on Software and Accounting. Bringing next-generation tech startups to the stars

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $274k–$2.1M |
| Pre-Seed | $689k–$1.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Accounting | 1 | 25% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 25% |
| Service Industry | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 1 | 25% |
| Kenya | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PREFE | PREFE is a real-time BI platform for FMCG, delivering instant insights on pricing, distribution, and promotions to boost profitability. | $688.6K | Pre-Seed | Jun 18, 2025 |  |
| XBOOKS | XBOOKS LTD specializes in the creation of CryptoBooks software, which allows cryptocurrency users to record and generate reports on their cryptocurrencies and blockchain assets. They provide a variety of specialized features and chain analysis trackers to meet specific needs, as well as the ability to manage all types of virtual assets. | $2.1M | Seed | May 08, 2025 |  |
| OKOA Rescue | OKOA Rescue is a provider of maintenance and repair services intended for the freight and logistics sectors in East Africa, | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Zephorum | Zephorum is the only online platform for digital legacy planning, recovery, management, and remembrance. Zephorum is a pioneering digital legacy management platform that empowers individuals and families to preserve, plan, and recover online content after death—without requiring passwords. Through its secure legaltech infrastructure, Zephorumoffers services like post-mortem data recovery from social networks, cloud archives, and email accounts, as well as tools for users to proactively organize their digital heritage and designate heirs. The platform also provides private memorial spaces, ensuring that digital memories are protected, accessible, and handled with dignity. Zephorum collaborates with businesses and institutions to deliver tailored digital legacy solutions at scale. | $274.3K | Seed | May 01, 2023 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [40Jemz Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/40jemz-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ACN](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acn-4d21) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Angels 4 Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angels-4-impact) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Avvio Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avvio-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Primo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barcamper-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Change Com](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/change-com) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Rigel Ventures invest in?

Rigel Ventures invests primarily in Software, Accounting and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Rigel Ventures's check size?

Rigel Ventures typically joins rounds of $274k–$2.1M at Seed and $689k–$1.1M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Rigel Ventures participates in.

### When did Rigel Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rigel Ventures closed in Jun 2025. 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?

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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