Carl Bauer
Founding Partner @ Eos Venture Partners
London, United Kingdom
Carl Bauer is a Series A investor at Eos Venture Partners in London focused on FinTech and Software. Carl joined Eos as a member of the investment committee in 2016 before also joining as a General Partner in early 2017. Carl has spent his career as financial services investment banker mostly focused on insurance. He has held senior positions at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Credit Suisse and Greenhill over a 25 year period.On theInsurTech/Fintech front, Carl has advised clients in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, France and Scandinavia including as a member of associated advisory boards. He is also an active venture capital investor and sits on a number of advisory boards.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 56%
Last updated:
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Industries Carl Bauer invests in
Stages Carl Bauer invests in
Countries Carl Bauer invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Series A
- $3.1M–$14M
- Series B
- $13M–$15M
- Secondary Market
- $3.1M–$3.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 3 (33%)
- Software 3 (33%)
- Consulting 2 (22%)
- Financial Services 2 (22%)
- Information Services 2 (22%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (33%)
- Series B 2 (22%)
- Secondary Market 2 (22%)
- Seed 1 (11%)
- Angel 1 (11%)
Country
- Switzerland 2 (22%)
- United Kingdom 2 (22%)
- Germany 1 (11%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| CyberSmart is an automated compliance platform that helps you to identify, fix, certify and protect against security incidents to your business. CyberSmart provides a cybersecurity platform that enables small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to combat the constant threat of cyber-attacks and increasing regulation in an ever-evolving technologicallandscape and increasingly connected digital operating space. | $15.3M / Series B / Feb 23, 2023 | ||
| JAROWA is a Fintec company located in Switzerland. | $14.5M / Series A / Jul 27, 2022 | ||
| Yarowa is a digital marketplace and transaction platform that aggregates vendors and solutions for individuals, insurers, and property management. The company offers digital solutions for the claims process and collaborates with over 80 insurance companies. Yarowa aims to build service vendor communities and connect them to clients and end users,simplifying the order process and reducing process costs. The platform supports dynamic FNOL and automated cover checks, providing easy handling of products and solutions for surge events. | $12.9M / Series A / Jul 27, 2022 | ||
| JAROWA is a Fintec company located in Switzerland. | $3.5M / Secondary Market / Jul 18, 2022 | ||
| Yarowa is a digital marketplace and transaction platform that aggregates vendors and solutions for individuals, insurers, and property management. The company offers digital solutions for the claims process and collaborates with over 80 insurance companies. Yarowa aims to build service vendor communities and connect them to clients and end users,simplifying the order process and reducing process costs. The platform supports dynamic FNOL and automated cover checks, providing easy handling of products and solutions for surge events. | $3.1M / Secondary Market / Jul 18, 2022 | ||
| CyberSmart is an automated compliance platform that helps you to identify, fix, certify and protect against security incidents to your business. CyberSmart provides a cybersecurity platform that enables small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to combat the constant threat of cyber-attacks and increasing regulation in an ever-evolving technologicallandscape and increasingly connected digital operating space. | $3.1M / Series A / Jun 18, 2021 | ||
| OptioPay operates a fully serviced open banking solution without IT integration for businesses from various industries. End-customers receive value-added products and services in return for their bank account data to save time and money through exclusive cashbacks, higher-value vouchers, contract optimisation, offers for sustainable consumption andCO2 compensation, as well as discounts and other personalised recommendations. In addition to well-known partners such as AboutYou, Adidas, Amazon, Douglas, Ikea, Lieferando, Otto, Rewe, Reebok and Zalando, OptioPay’s top 100 corporate clients include DZ Bank, Comdirect Bank, Sparkasse, Commerzbank, HDI, AXA, Gothaer, Fonds Finanz, Blau Direkt, Deutsche Post, BS Energy and Basler Kantonalbank. OptioPay was founded in 2014 in Berlin by CEO Marcus Börner and COO Oliver Oster. It employs more than 65 people from 24 countries and currently operates in the DACH-region and The Netherlands. | $13.2M / Series B / May 04, 2021 | ||
| DFP - Transforming SME underwritingOur award-winning insurance technology helps you collect and manage huge amounts of data about your industry sector to give you the insights you need for better performance. It’s the future of efficient underwriting.The technology we have developed in the form of our powerful data sourcing platform providesinsurers with the granular insights on SMEs they would otherwise find difficult, time-consuming and expensive to acquire. | $400K / Angel / Dec 12, 2016 | ||
| DFP - Transforming SME underwritingOur award-winning insurance technology helps you collect and manage huge amounts of data about your industry sector to give you the insights you need for better performance. It’s the future of efficient underwriting.The technology we have developed in the form of our powerful data sourcing platform providesinsurers with the granular insights on SMEs they would otherwise find difficult, time-consuming and expensive to acquire. | $400K / Seed / Oct 01, 2016 |
Co-Investors
About Eos Venture Partners
Eos Venture Partners is a Strategic Venture Capital Fund focused on insurance. Eos invests in early and growth stage insurance technology businesses whilst working closely with our Limited Partners to accelerate their innovation strategy.
Eos Venture Partners Contacts
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James Tootell
Investment Director
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Sam Evans
Founding Partner
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Stephen McGovern
Senior Associate
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Stephen McGovern
Senior Associate
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Carl Bauer
Founding Partner
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FAQ
What does Carl Bauer invest in?
Carl Bauer invests primarily in FinTech, Software and Consulting startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Carl Bauer invest in?
Carl Bauer typically joins rounds of $3.1M–$14M at Series A, $13M–$15M at Series B and $3.1M–$3.5M at Secondary Market. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Carl Bauer's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Carl Bauer took part in.
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When did Carl Bauer last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Carl Bauer closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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