# Damijan Merlak

> Damijan Merlak is a seed investor at Tokens.net backing Hardware, Software and Health Care. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Tokens.net](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tokens-net)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damian-merlak-4a966716
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/damianmerlak

Damijan Merlak is a seed investor at Tokens.net focused on Hardware and Software. Damijan Merlak - Board member @ Bitstamp

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer Electronics | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Koto Labs | Koto is a family of small, stylish and connected sensors that help you understand how every room in your home or office is affecting your health, comfort and productivity.Koto is the evolution of CubeSensors, an award-winning hardware startup from the heart of Europe that has already shipped thousands of Cubes to over 50 countries worldwide.Koto was cofounded by Ales Spetic and Marko Mrdjenovic. Ales cofounded and ran Zemanta, one of the first successful Easter European startups, where he hired Marko, as VP of Engineering. For Koto they assembled a world class team that has been working on indoor sensors for the past three years. As CubeSensors, the team won the Best Hardware Award at the Launch Festival in San Francisco in March 2013, and the TechCrunch Hardware Battlefield at CES 2014. | $700K | Seed | Jun 19, 2014 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bitstamp by Robinhood](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitstamp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Tokens.net

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Tokens.net.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Damijan Merlak | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/damijan-merlak |

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## FAQ

### What does Damijan Merlak invest in?

Damijan Merlak invests primarily in Hardware, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Slovenia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Damijan Merlak last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Damijan Merlak closed in Jun 2014. 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.

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