# Cem Garih

> Cem Garih is a seed investor in London backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 35 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 35
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cemgarih/?originalSubdomain=uk
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/cemgarih?lang=en

Cem Garih is a seed investor in London focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Investor

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.5M–$11M |
| Pre-Seed | $460k–$1M |
| Series A | $5M–$38M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 9 | 26% |
| FinTech | 6 | 17% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 17% |
| Consumer | 4 | 11% |
| Internet | 4 | 11% |

51 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 15 | 43% |
| Series A | 9 | 26% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 11% |
| Series C | 3 | 9% |
| Series D | 2 | 6% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 14 | 40% |
| India | 4 | 11% |
| Kenya | 3 | 9% |
| Ghana | 1 | 3% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sapiom | The agentic economy is here, but it cannot progress until AI agents can autonomously access and operate across real-world systems and services.Sapiom gives AI agents trusted access to the API economy.We provide the essential infrastructure (KYA, wallets, spending and usage controls, and multi-rail payments) to unlock secure, programmaticcommerce for the AI era.Built for the next era of commerce where agents buy, sell, and negotiate on our behalf.We're backed by world-class investors and are hiring exceptional engineers in SF to define the financial infrastructure for the agentic era.Learn more & join us: https://www.sapiom.ai | $35M | Series A | Aug 05, 2026 |  |
| Sapiom | The agentic economy is here, but it cannot progress until AI agents can autonomously access and operate across real-world systems and services.Sapiom gives AI agents trusted access to the API economy.We provide the essential infrastructure (KYA, wallets, spending and usage controls, and multi-rail payments) to unlock secure, programmaticcommerce for the AI era.Built for the next era of commerce where agents buy, sell, and negotiate on our behalf.We're backed by world-class investors and are hiring exceptional engineers in SF to define the financial infrastructure for the agentic era.Learn more & join us: https://www.sapiom.ai | $15.8M | Seed | Feb 05, 2026 |  |
| TuMeke Ergonomics | TuMeke offers an ergonomic assessment platform to eliminate workplace musculoskeletal injuries. Its platform includes a phone and web app that work together to allow teams to collaborate across locations, get automatic recommendations on postures to investigate, and a dashboard to track performance over time. The company was founded in 2019 andis based in San Mateo, California. | $2.5M | Seed | Oct 20, 2022 |  |
| Troop | Troop builds tools for investors to align their values and manage risks in an evolving world. | $4.3M | Seed | Jul 28, 2022 |  |
| Moment | Moment develops AI software for investment management and wealth management operations. The company provides tools for financial advisors and investment firms to manage portfolios, workflows, and investment processes. | $3M | Seed | May 18, 2022 |  |
| SESO | SESO is a labor marketplace for agriculture. U.S. agriculture loses $15B annually because of a shortage of labor. The company is addressing this problem by connecting U.S. farms with qualified seasonal workers via America’s agricultural guest worker program (H-2A). Our service offering includes recruiting, qualifying, and training workers; H-2Avisa automation, and workforce management software to help employers stay compliant with complex local and federal laws. We are providing agricultural employers with a better quality workforce at a lower cost and agricultural workers with meaningful, safe employment opportunities. | $25M | Series A | Apr 14, 2022 |  |
| TradeX | TradeX is an exchange where you can trade directly on world events like inflation rate, movies collections or the next president. We are removing chaos from stock trading tools and providing direct exposure to events which affects asset prices and super simple to understand. | $834K | Seed | Jan 11, 2022 |  |
| TradeX | TradeX is an exchange where you can trade directly on world events like inflation rate, movies collections or the next president. We are removing chaos from stock trading tools and providing direct exposure to events which affects asset prices and super simple to understand. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 11, 2021 |  |
| Sequin | Sequin is building a suite of credit products for women, starting with a debit card that builds credit. | $5.7M | Seed | Sep 15, 2021 |  |
| Shara | Shara is a social trust network with financial features built in that allows SMEs to extend loans to their most reliable customers. | $6M | Seed | Sep 01, 2021 |  |

10 of 35 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Esas Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esas-ventures) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Greenoaks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greenoaks-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [4DX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4dx-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Golden Palm Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-palm-investments) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [JAM Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jam-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Cem Garih invest in?

Cem Garih invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 35 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Cem Garih's check size?

Cem Garih typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$11M at Seed, $460k–$1M at Pre-Seed and $5M–$38M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Cem Garih participates in.

### When did Cem Garih last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cem Garih closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 35 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?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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