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Shapers

Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal

Overview

Shapers is backed by global fintech operators and investing in fintech founders across Europe.

Total investments
10
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
6
Active investors
3
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Investment portfolio

  • Talentir

    Participated · Seed · Jun 2026

    Talentir provides an end-to-end outbound payout system covering data collection, reconciliation, compliance, tax management, recipient onboarding, and payment issuance. The startup uses a stablecoin settlement backend to enable near-instant, lower-cost cross-border payouts and combines that with AI that operates within clients’ IT environments. Talentir also acts as a Merchant of Record, taking on legal and compliance responsibilities so clients can retain control of their brand and payee relationships. The company currently has six employees and processes daily payouts in the millions, and it plans to double headcount by the end of 2026. Short-term targets include reaching €100 million in annual payout volume, with a longer-term goal of €1 billion, and the new funding is earmarked for product and international expansion.

  • Compri

    Participated · Seed · Jun 2026

    Compri has developed an AI-native platform centered on a Procurement Intelligence module that embeds autonomous agents into procurement and supply chain workflows. The platform integrates tools for managing requests for proposals, end-to-end order and purchase confirmation automation, supplier onboarding and compliance, and approval workflows for purchase requisitions. Compri’s AI agents centralize data from ERPs, e-mail, Excel, PDF and external databases to handle follow-ups, documentation collection, compliance monitoring and order confirmation control. The company serves customers across sectors including automotive, energy, machinery, transportation, packaging, food & beverage and aerospace & defense. Compri operates in seven international markets. Financially, the company has raised a total of over €5M to date, including a €1.6M pre-seed and the recent €3.2M round.

  • Diligent AI

    Led · Seed · Mar 2026

    Diligent AI is a London-based, Y Combinator-backed startup developing AI agents that read, reason and investigate on behalf of financial crime compliance teams. Its software automates labor-intensive KYC and AML processes such as sanctions screening, adverse media analysis, merchant due diligence and payment alert resolution. By removing repetitive data-gathering, the platform frees human analysts to focus on judgment and strategic decision-making while delivering more consistent risk assessments. The technology is already in use at banks and fintechs across Europe, the Middle East, the United States and Japan, where customers report measurable efficiency gains. Co-founded by Edoardo Maschio and Ahmed Gaber, the company intends to use newly raised capital to expand engineering capacity and speed deployment across the UK and continental Europe. No revenue or user figures were disclosed, but the company positions cost reduction and improved risk detection as key value propositions.

  • Klearly

    Participated · Series A · Jan 2026

    Klearly is an Amsterdam-based fintech that delivers a payments platform purpose-built for hospitality, focusing on reliability during high-volume service periods. Its solution can operate as a standalone payments system or as a payments layer that plugs into existing restaurant POS hardware, removing the need for merchants to replace equipment. Thousands of Dutch merchants already process transactions through Klearly, and the company is expanding into Italy and Belgium via partnerships with restaurant groups and POS vendors. Operators adopting Klearly report smoother service, higher revenue per guest, and improved customer retention. Backed by €20 million in total funding to date, the firm plans to use new capital to bolster its go-to-market presence in Italy, grow its partner network, and continue investing in product development and team expansion across commercial, operations, partnerships, and engineering functions.

  • Saturn

    Participated · Series A · Oct 2025

    Founded in 2023 by Amal Jolly, Michael Ettlinger, and Rohit Vaish, Saturn builds compliance-focused AI that slashes the time advisers and paraplanners spend on documentation, onboarding, and regulatory tasks. The platform can reduce processes that once took four hours to about 20 minutes, freeing advisers to focus on client interaction. Purpose-built for UK regulations such as FCA standards and Consumer Duty, Saturn embeds each firm’s internal policies into every workflow. Its technology is already trusted by more than 600 advisory firms, consolidators, and advice networks including Progeny and Hoxton Wealth. By tackling the £2,000 per-client annual cost that prices most consumers out of advice, Saturn aims to make professional guidance accessible to one billion people. The company’s recent funding strengthens its balance sheet with $15 million to accelerate next-generation AI development and expand its engineering, research, and customer delivery teams.

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