# Dan Stern

> Dan Stern is a funding round investor at Piper Private Equity (London) backing Beauty and Sports. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Piper Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/piper-private-equity)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-stern-677497b
- Website: http://www.piper.co.uk/our-team/dan-stern/

Dan Stern is a funding round investor at Piper Private Equity in London focused on Beauty and Sports. Dan Stern is the Partner at Piper Private Equity.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 1 | 50% |
| Sports | 1 | 50% |
| Fitness | 1 | 50% |
| Training | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VIEVE | Make-up brand by the famous artist Jamie Genevieve. A beauty brand built upon inclusivity, self-expression and positivity. | $12.1M |  | Dec 22, 2025 |  |
| Wattbike | Wattbike is the ultimate indoor bike and collects real-time data with scientific accuracy and improve both fitness and cycling technique. | $15.1M | Private Equity |  |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Active Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pembroke VCT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pembroke-vct) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Venrex](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venrex-investment-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Piper Private Equity

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Piper is a specialist private equity firm focused on investments in consumer brands with strong growth potential. Working in partnership with management teams, their goal is to build well-run, industry-leading companies with superior operating results and attractive growth prospects that will command a strategic premium at exit.

5 contacts available at Piper Private Equity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crispin Tweddell | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crispin-tweddell |
| Dan Stern | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-stern |
| Elizabeth Gibson | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/libby-gibson |
| Rory Gibbs | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rory-gibbs |
| Annabel Feather | Associate Partner, Talent | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/annabel-feather |

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## FAQ

### What does Dan Stern invest in?

Dan Stern invests primarily in Beauty, Sports and Fitness startups, most often at Funding Round and Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 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 Dan Stern last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dan Stern closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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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