About IronCapital
IronCapital, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2015, is based in London, United Kingdom. With a presence in 3 countries, it has supported around 14 startups in sectors like Consumer, Retail. As of Jul 2026, IronCapital has witnessed 4 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include Cheerz, Bluesmart and Foxintelligence. The program primarily supports Seed startups based in France. Its latest investment was a $6.83M Series A round in Foxintelligence on Jul 04, 2017, which also saw participation from Daphni and Global Founders Capital.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stages of Investment
Seed & Series A
Locations of Investment
IronCapital's List of Top Investments
IronCapital has a portfolio of 14 companies. Their most notable investmentis in FoxintelligenceTheir portfolio spans across France, United States and United Kingdom. They have invested in Consumer, Retail, Enterprise Applications and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by IronCapital:1. Cheerz
Cheerz is an online platform to create the personalized photo-based products. It offers products such as photo books, photo calendars, photo wall decor, photo prints, photo scrapbook, photo albums, photo magnets, photo boxes, and photo gifts. Allows users to upload the photos from the devices and create the personalized photo products. It provides an online store to get the photo products delivered to the doorstep. The mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Cheerz
2. Bluesmart
Bluesmart is a Bluetooth-connected suitcase that tracks its own location that offers a variety of features. Features include: self tracking through built-in GPS, a 37W battery for device charging, proximity-triggered lock and built-in digital scales. The Bluesmart companion app tracks position, countries visited, time spent in each, airports visited, total miles traveled, and real-time travel data such time till next flight. Raised $1.366M on a goal of $50k on Indiegogo. Y-Combinator alum.
Key facts about Bluesmart
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $29.8M
- Employee Count: 55 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Zillionize and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 23, 2017, $*****
Cloud based marketing intelligence solutions. The company enables businesses to generate customer & marketing insights and helps to compare with competitors. It works by collecting data, processing transactions, data visualization, measuring shares, and measuring portfolio shares, top brands, and others.
Key facts about Foxintelligence
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $7.89M
- Employee Count: 49 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Partech Partners, Global Founders Capital and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 04, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Youboox
SaaS and app-based collaborative platform that provides free access to ebooks. It offers a digital playback solution by allowing its members to view, browse and read ebooks without buying them on any mobile interface of their choice. They also offer a premium model for ad-free reading without constraint and for offline reading. Its app is available for Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Youboox
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.3M
- Employee Count: 7 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: IronCapital, Keiretsu Forum and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 15, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. WeMoms
WeMoms is a social network for young people and mothers. It allows interactions, provides Q&A platform and forums for women to relate to pregnancy and maternity, allowing free exchange between moms and moms of all ages, whose experiences are as rich and varied as the advice they exchange. They can share tips, advice, addresses, and plan to meet. The company has raised € 600,000 and has a network of 50,000 moms all over France.
Key facts about WeMoms
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $670K
- Employee Count: 21 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: FJ Labs, Fabrice Grinda and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, 2016, $*****
IronCapital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
IronCapital has invested in 14 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Foxintelligence.IronCapital's Investments by Stage
IronCapital has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.47M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.83M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
IronCapital's Investments by Sector
IronCapital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Media & Entertainment, Enterprise Applications, Retail and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 12 Tech companies, 10 Consumer (B2C) companies, 7 Software companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Media & Entertainment | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Retail | 1 |
Vertical SaaS | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
IronCapital's Investments by Geography
IronCapital has made most investments in France (4).IronCapital's recent investments
IronCapital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by IronCapital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 04, 2017 | France | Series A | 1035 | [+10] | |
Apr 27, 2017 | France | Seed | 2227 | ||
Oct 27, 2016 | France | Seed | 4820 | ||
Sep 15, 2016 | France | Seed | 4451 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in IronCapital's Portfolio
1 of IronCapital's portfolio company became public - Lofty.Here are IronCapital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | 2022 |
Acquired companies in IronCapital's Portfolio
3 companies from IronCapital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Foxintelligence in Dec 2021 by NielsenIQ for $*****.Here are IronCapital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 07, 2021 | Jul 04, 2017 | Series A | 8788 | |
Sep 21, 2018 | Apr 27, 2017 | Seed | 7558 | |
Feb 08, 2018 | - | - | 4052 |
Co-investors of IronCapital
Over the past 10 years, 19 investors have co-invested in IronCapital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before IronCapital: Daphni, Kima Ventures and 6 others have invested in rounds before IronCapital. There is 1 company where Daphni has invested before IronCapital and 1 company where Kima Ventures has invested before IronCapital.
- Top Co-investors of IronCapital: 10 investors entered a company along with IronCapital. These include investors like Hexa (1 company).
- Invested after IronCapital: Economy And Finance (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in IronCapital's portfolio after their investments.
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