Shapers: New $75 million fund just for fintechs

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September 18

Former Hedosophia investor Philippe Teixeira da Mota , who previously promoted investments in N26, Scalable Capital, and Qonto for the London-based VC, has now founded the Shapers fund together with his brother Thomas. The fund has a $75 million capital base and focuses exclusively on fintech startups . Previous investors in the fund include founders of major fintechs such as N26 and Qonto, as well as Bitpanda and Affirm . The fund is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.

Shapers has already made eight investments , including in the French wealth app Finary , whose most recent funding round also included PayPal and LocalGlobe . No German startups are currently in the portfolio.

UnternehmerTUM has launched a new accelerator track for startups in the agrifood sector, with plant breeding company KWS as its first partner. The goal is to promote and scale technical solutions addressing areas such as soil health, biostimulants, and smart sensor technology. Startups benefit from targeted mentoring, network access, and workshops, while industry partners like KWS contribute their expertise in the field of sustainable agricultural technologies. The accelerator is part of the XPRENEURS incubator and is aimed at startups along the entire agricultural value chain.