# Cristian Young > Cristian Young is a funding round investor at Smedvig Ventures (London) backing SaaS and Travel. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Smedvig Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smedvig-capital) - Location: London, United Kingdom - Total investments: 1 - Last investment: Dec 2023 - Lead investor: 100% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristian-young-0980a32/ - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/cristianyoung - Website: https://x.com/cristianyoung Cristian Young is a funding round investor at Smedvig Ventures in London focused on SaaS and Travel. Cristian is CFO of Smedvig Capital, which he joined in 2007 from KPMG’s Operational Restructuring practice in London. He began his career with KPMG in the financial sector audit practice where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA). From there he joined the restructuring practice, where he focused on bank side financial advisory work as wellas working capital and cost management projects across multiple industry sectors.Cristian has a degree in Business and German from Nottingham University and speaks fluent German having spent some time, in his early career, working with Siemens Business Services in Munich.Cristian’s role at Smedvig Capital covers much of the Firm’s third party Private Equity investing as well as advisory projects on the direct investment side and internal structuring and compliance. He is currently a board member of PPC and LoveSpace, and has previously held a board role at Ocean Outdoor and Blink Point. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | SaaS | 1 | 100% | | Travel | 1 | 100% | | Tourism | 1 | 100% | | Hospitality | 1 | 100% | | Property Management | 1 | 100% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | UnderTheDoormat | UnderTheDoormat Group is a prop-tech company that empowers property owners, portfolio owners and property companies to generate higher income through the short-term rental industry. Our mission is to help every property fulfil its potential every day, by to connecting them with quality guests through our 3 products.Firstly, we operate short termrentals for those who don’t have the capabilities - UnderTheDoormat London has 300 units across the city, including the flagship aparthotel 3 Sloane Gardens operated on behalf of Cadogan Estate. Secondly, we distribute for providers who can provide quality hospitality, but not distribution. The tech landscape in short term rentals is hugely fragmented, and our B2B SaaS platform Hospiria integrates the stack so property companies and managers have a ready-made platform so they can focus on what they’re good at - hosting guests. And finally, our TrustedStays platform is the world’s first platform which connects professional home rentals with Government and Corporate procurement. Until now, short-term rentals haven’t been able to enter this world, and we’re connecting it.All three arms enable owners to earn higher return from short term accommodation. | | | Dec 13, 2023 | | 1 of 1 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Second Century Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/second-century-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Smedvig Ventures VC Fund · London, United Kingdom Smedvig Ventures helps B2B tech teams scale more confidently. We invest between €4-8m in rounds of up to €20m across Europe. We support our select portfolio of ambitious teams from early traction to inspiring success stories focusing on taking founder led businesses to strong leadership teams and from product market fit to go-to market fit onwards.We’ve made this journey countless times over more than two decades and provide focused input that creates the biggest impact. The Smedvig family have been passionate about innovation for over 100 years. Put simply, having their complete backing means we can give you ours. 5 contacts available at Smedvig Ventures. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Cristian Young | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cris-young | | Jon Lerner | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jon-lerner-2 | | Rob Toms | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-toms | | Alistair Cairns | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alistair-cairns | | Freddie Kalfayan | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/freddie-kalfayan | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund - [SFC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-funding-club) — VC Fund - [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Cristian Young invest in? Cristian Young invests primarily in SaaS, Travel and Tourism startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Cristian Young last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Cristian Young closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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