# Darren Reiss

> Darren Reiss is a seed investor backing EBooks, EdTech and Education. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Darren Reiss is a seed investor focused on EBooks and EdTech. Darren Reiss

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EBooks | 1 | 100% |
| EdTech | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| Publishing | 1 | 100% |
| Subscription Service | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Perlego | Perlego is an online library subscription service for textbooks and non-fiction titles. Having partnered with over 3,000 publishers, it gives its users unlimited access to over 650,000 eBooks and publications via an affordable monthly subscription. It aims to make learning accessible to all. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in London,England. | $655K | Seed | Aug 31, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Henosis Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henosis-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Redbus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redbus-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Darren Reiss invest in?

Darren Reiss invests primarily in EBooks, EdTech and Education startups, most often at Seed 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 Darren Reiss last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Darren Reiss closed in Aug 2016. 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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