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Fortino Capital

Borsbeeksebrug 36, Antwerpen, Flanders, 2600, Belgium

Overview

Fortino Capital will provide expansion capital and expertise, to exceptional entrepreneurs and companies in Europe and the USA, for building growth enabling SAAS based software platforms, mainly designed for SMEs and for building brands and go-to-market strategies, for media and high-end product manufacturing companies. Additionally, Fortino will invest in companies that have the ambition to reinvent their business model through applying best-in-class management practices and state-of-the-art technologies.

Total investments
53
Lead investments
28
Investments · 12mo
5
Active investors
8

Sector focus

  • Brand Marketing
  • SaaS
  • Sales Automation
  • Telecommunications
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Investment portfolio

  • mkind

    Participated · Seed · Jun 2026

    mkind develops AI-native robotic work cells intended to automate variable industrial tasks such as surface finishing, welding and coating. Its system is designed to learn new parts in minutes without requiring code, targeting processes that have been difficult to automate due to variability and manual labor reliance. The company aims to provide flexible robotics for high-mix production environments where manufacturers face labor shortages. The €3 million pre-seed funding will support early-stage development of mkind’s flexible robotics platform. The startup is headquartered in Munich and is positioning its technology to help European manufacturers increase automation in complex production workflows.

  • Billy Grace

    Led · Equity · Jun 2026

    Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Billy Grace began as an AI performance-analysis tool and has since evolved into a broader marketing infrastructure platform. The product combines first-party tracking, attribution models and AI-driven budget optimization to help companies understand campaign contribution and optimize where to spend the next marketing euro. The company emphasizes a GDPR-compliant, European-first positioning and aims to reduce dependence on American advertising and analytics tools. Billy Grace serves clients such as Patagonia, Toms, Carhartt, O’Neill, Fatboy, Otrium and Moco Museum and works with Databricks as a technology partner. After raising €3.3 million in growth capital from Fortino Capital and angel investors, it plans to use the funds to expand across Europe with the UK as its first major international market. The company is targeting European market leadership in independent marketing performance data as it scales.

  • Valeria

    Participated · Equity · Feb 2026

    Barcelona-based Valeria has developed an AI-native payroll engine that automates onboarding, payroll calculations, contract management and compliance for companies with constantly changing workforces. The software integrates directly with operational and workforce systems, resolving 94 % of client queries and eliminating manual paperwork that traditional payroll providers cannot handle. Launched in January 2025, the platform is already used by more than 100 companies that struggle with variable shifts, frequent onboarding/off-boarding and complex labour regulations. The company currently employs 18 people, largely engineers and operators drawn from firms like Uber, Getir and Glovo. Valeria’s architecture is being built from scratch to support cross-border expansion, with AI connecting directly to government systems to simplify international compliance. With fresh capital in hand, the team plans to deepen product automation, enlarge its workforce and enter additional European markets.

  • Donna

    Participated · Seed · Dec 2025

    Donna is a Ghent-based startup that builds a multimodal AI assistant specifically for sales representatives who spend most of their time on the road. The platform integrates with Salesforce, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365, HubSpot, Outlook, and Google Calendar, offering personalized pre-meeting briefings, automatic in-meeting note capture, and AI-generated follow-up emails in more than 40 languages. Customers report up to 75 % less administrative work, a 10× boost in CRM adoption, cleaner data, and conversion rates that are up to 20 % higher. Founded by Nicolas Christiaen, Jonas Deprez, and Xander Berkein, the company differentiates itself from generic sales-enablement tools by focusing on mobile workflows and real-time context delivery. Diversity is a stated priority, with over 40 % of its engineering and product team identifying as women or minorities. With fresh seed capital, Donna plans to accelerate adoption, deepen enterprise integrations, and expand into North America over the next year. The $4.8 million seed round also strengthens its financial position to solidify market leadership as the AI assistant of choice for field sales.

  • revel8

    Participated · Seed · Sep 2025

    Founded in 2024 by Julius Muth, Tom Müller, and Robert Seilbeck, revel8 develops an AI-native platform that mirrors modern attacker tactics to defend organizations from deepfake-driven cyber-attacks. The system rapidly replicates emerging social-engineering methods, leverages OSINT to tailor simulations to each employee, and delivers adaptive, role-aware training playlists that evolve with user behaviour and performance. By exposing staff to realistic, multi-channel attack simulations in real time, the company aims to reduce breaches caused by human error and build lasting security cultures. Revel8 positions its approach as a superior alternative to traditional e-learning by focusing on in-the-moment, context-relevant exercises. Since launch, the company has secured €7 million in total funding, including its recent seed round. The fresh capital will be used to scale the team, enhance enterprise capabilities, and accelerate global expansion.

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