About Shapers
Shapers is a venture capital firm founded in 2023. It is primarily based out of Lisbon, Portugal. As of Jun 2026, Shapers is an active investor, having invested in 9 companies, with 5 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to FinTech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Talentir Overall, Shapers portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Ember. A lot of funds co-invest with Shapers, with names like PayPal Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Shapers has team of 3 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Shapers' List of Top Investments
Shapers has a portfolio of 9 companies. Their most notable investments are in Ember and Klearly.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium and 4 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Shapers:
1. Finary
Online portfolio tracker and aggregator platform for individuals. It enables users to track multiple investments in real-time including stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, cryptocurrency, real estate, and more. Users can also keep track of brokerage accounts, bank accounts, startups, precious metals. The application is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Finary
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Paris (France)
- Annual Revenue: €0 - €1M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $45M
- Employee Count: 177 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Hedosophia, Y Combinator and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Klearly
Mobile POS payment acceptance solution for businesses. Enables merchants to use the phone as a payment terminal to accept payments from consumers using QR-code, links, SMS, and more. Enables to receive contactless payments through the NFC chip in smartphones or tablets. Application is made available on Android platform.
Key facts about Klearly
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $22.4M
- Employee Count: 50 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: PayPal Ventures, Shapers and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 13, 2026, $*****
3. Ferovinum
Key facts about Ferovinum
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $23.1M
- Employee Count: 25 as on Mar 31, 2025
- Investors: Pollen Street Group, Notion and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jul 01, 2025, $*****
4. Saturn
Provider of AI-powered wealth management platform. It utilises purpose built, financial services specific data and compliance model. It intelligently gathers insights and integrates with processes and tools, creating a single source of truth to drive.
Key facts about Saturn
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $17.8M
- Employee Count: 68 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: EQT, Zeno Ventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 19, 2025, $*****
Shapers' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Talentir and most recent follow-on round was in Klearly.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Shapers' Investments by Stage
Shapers has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.86M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15.6M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $29.4M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 5 |
Series A | 3 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Shapers' Investments by Sector
Shapers has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the FinTech, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Blockchain - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 8 Tech companies, 6 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 6 Software companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
FinTech | 6 |
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Shapers' Investments by Geography
Shapers has made most investments in United Kingdom (2), followed by Austria where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 2 |
Austria | 1 |
Belgium | 1 |
France | 1 |
Germany | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Shapers' recent investments
Shapers has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Talentir and compri are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Shapers:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 25, 2026 | Austria | Seed | 6830 | [+6] | |
Jun 24, 2026 | Italy | Seed | 2847 | [+2] | |
Mar 04, 2026 | Germany | Seed | 7435 | [+1] | |
Jan 13, 2026 | Netherlands | Series A | 8476 | [+3] | |
Sep 19, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 8513 | [+2] |
Acquired companies in Shapers' Portfolio
1 company from Shapers' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Ember in Aug 2025 by Starling Bank for $*****.Here are Shapers' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 19, 2025 | May 17, 2024 | Series A | 2696 |
Team profile of Shapers
Shapers has a team of 3 members including 3 Partners located in United States. Shapers' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Shapers:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Shapers
Over the past 2 years, 52 investors have co-invested in Shapers's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Shapers: Y Combinator, Speedinvest and 19 others have invested in rounds before Shapers. There are 3 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Shapers and 1 company where Speedinvest has invested before Shapers.
- Top Co-investors of Shapers: 28 investors entered a company along with Shapers. These include investors like PayPal Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after Shapers: A total of 3 investors have invested in Shapers's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include PayPal Ventures (1 company), Italianfoundersfund.com (1 company) and Pollen Street Group (1 company).
Recent News related to Shapers
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TensorX Raises €8M in Seed FundingTech Funding News•Jun 25, 2026•Inovia Capital, Shapers, Tenity, BFC and 3 others
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Compri closes a $3.2 million round: capital for AI software for corporate procurementla Repubblica•Jun 24, 2026•compri, Shapers, DFF Ventures, Picus Capital
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Diligent AI Raises $2.5M To Support KYC And AML Teams With AI AgentsStartup Rise EU•Mar 04, 2026•Diligent, Shapers, Speedinvest, Diligent and 1 other
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Shapers launches $75M fintech fund to back Europe’s most promising startupsTech Funding News•Sep 18, 2025•Shapers
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FINARY raises 25 million euros to accelerate AI applied to wealth managementFrenchWeb•Sep 18, 2025•Shapers, PayPal Ventures, Finary, Hedosophia and 5 others
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Klearly raises EUR 6 million to support SMBs across EuropeThe Paypers•Jan 16, 2025•Klearly, Global Paytech Ventures, Antler, Shapers
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Tap on phone startup Klearly raises €6 million seed roundFinextra•Jan 15, 2025•, Apple, Global Paytech Ventures, Antler and 1 other
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London-based Ferovinum A Funding And Supply Chain Platform For Wine And Spirits Raises Over €20.8 MillionEU-Startups•Sep 19, 2024•Ferovinum, Notion, Shapers, Shaper Capital and 1 other
