Heartcore Capital is a European venture capital investment firm that backs technology companies building the future of travel and consumer experiences.
Portfolio
5
companies
Byway
Byway builds flight-free travel technology that plans personalised multi-stop overland holidays.
Finematter
Finematter is a circular jewellery platform operating an online marketplace for independent creators.
Orbex
Orbex develops space rockets and launch services for small satellites.
Quell
Quell develops fitness gaming technology that combines high-intensity workouts with immersive video games.
Weezy
Weezy delivers groceries and household essentials to customers in fifteen minutes.
Yacine Ghalim
Partner
Yacine is a partner at Heartcore Capital. He also holds investor and board roles across several companies, including Zefir, Taster, and La Fourche.
LinkedInMax Niederhofer
General Partner
Max serves as general partner at Heartcore, alongside holding board and investor roles at companies including Byway, Roadsurfer, and Quell.
LinkedInThe oversubscribed round was led by Heartcore Capital with backing from Eka Ventures and angel investors.
"It was a delight to experience such overwhelming interest from investors enthusiastic about the future of flight-free travel when raising our Series A. I’m thrilled that in Heartcore and Eka we’ve found partners who believe in the joy of journey-based holidays and the potential of JourneyAI to change travel for the better,"
The funding follows backing from six investors, led by a £10.5m injection from the Scottish National Investment Bank.
"Orbex is one of only two space rocket manufacturers in the UK, and the only one to also operate its own spaceport. Our technology is pivotal in making the UK a hub for European orbital launch, and we are entering a critical phase of development. We are building a sustainable, cost-effective launch vehicle to compete with the best of Europe’s spaceflight manufacturers. This additional funding will support our goal to push on into an operational launch phase, and scale our business when the time comes."
The second close of the seed round features backing from tech founders, industry veterans, and Heartcore Capital.
"We are absolutely thrilled and grateful to be backed by such an incredible group of investors."
The funding round was led by Tencent with participation from Khosla Ventures, Heartcore Capital, Social Impact Capital and Naval Ravikant.
"People are no longer happy to wait around for deliveries, and there is strong demand for a more efficient service. Weezy customers love the friendliness of our team, the quality of our produce, and our quick, accurate delivery times. This new funding round will allow us to expand the team and our footprint to bring Weezy to more customers across the UK."
