# Björn Bauermeister

> Björn Bauermeister is a angel investor at SIVentures (prev. Smart Infrastructure Ventures) backing Sports. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SIVentures (prev. Smart Infrastructure Ventures)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smart-infrastructure-ventures)
- Location: Leipzig, Germany
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoern-bauermeister-cfa-1711b622/

Björn Bauermeister is a angel investor at SIVentures (prev. Smart Infrastructure Ventures) in Leipzig focused on Sports and Marketplace. Björn Bauermeister is the co-founder and Co-Founder & General Partner at Smart Infrastructure Ventures.Bjoern Bauermeister, CFA attended Leuphana University of Lüneburg.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 1 | 33% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 33% |
| Sponsorship | 1 | 33% |
| Advertising Platforms | 1 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sponsoo | Sponsoo is an innovative online marketplace that connects non-professional athletes and sport teams with corporate sponsors. Athletes and teams create a profile on sponsoo.com, and sponsors search the database to find the perfect team(s) to sponsor.Important for German investors: Sponsoo is part of the INVEST grant programme that allows privateinvestors to claim back 20% of their investment sum as a grant from the German Department of Commerce. | $1.5M | Series A | Nov 19, 2020 |  |
| Sponsoo | Sponsoo is an innovative online marketplace that connects non-professional athletes and sport teams with corporate sponsors. Athletes and teams create a profile on sponsoo.com, and sponsors search the database to find the perfect team(s) to sponsor.Important for German investors: Sponsoo is part of the INVEST grant programme that allows privateinvestors to claim back 20% of their investment sum as a grant from the German Department of Commerce. | $500K | Convertible Note | Dec 07, 2017 |  |
| Sponsoo | Sponsoo is an innovative online marketplace that connects non-professional athletes and sport teams with corporate sponsors. Athletes and teams create a profile on sponsoo.com, and sponsors search the database to find the perfect team(s) to sponsor.Important for German investors: Sponsoo is part of the INVEST grant programme that allows privateinvestors to claim back 20% of their investment sum as a grant from the German Department of Commerce. | $318K | Angel | Aug 18, 2016 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [European Super Angels Club](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-super-angels-club) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IFB Innovationsstarter](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ifb-innovationsstarter-gmbh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [VR Bank Nord](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vr-bank-nord) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SIVentures (prev. Smart Infrastructure Ventures)

VC Fund · Leipzig, Germany

Early-stage VC backing B2B software startups across Europe. We partner with founders from day one and provide hands-on support.

4 contacts available at SIVentures (prev. Smart Infrastructure Ventures).

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Björn Bauermeister | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bj%C3%B6rn-bauermeister |
| Dirk Frohnert | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dirk-frohnert |
| Eric Weber | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-weber-8f75 |
| Falk Trietsch | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/falk-trietsch |

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## FAQ

### What does Björn Bauermeister invest in?

Björn Bauermeister invests primarily in Sports, Marketplace and Sponsorship startups, most often at Angel and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Björn Bauermeister last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Björn Bauermeister closed in Nov 2020. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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