# Erik Podzuweit

> Erik Podzuweit is a seed investor at Scalable Capital backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Scalable Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scalable-capital)
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-podzuweit-156a4567/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/erikpodzuweit
- Website: https://x.com/erikpodzuweit
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577478891773

Erik Podzuweit is a seed investor at Scalable Capital in Munich focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Erik Podzuweit is based out of Munich, Bayern and is the Founder, Co-CEO of Scalable Capital. Erik previously worked at Westwing Home & Living as a Co-CEO Germany. Erik Podzuweit attended the Kiel University. Erik Podzuweit has received Winner European Rugby North Sea Cup 2012, German 7s Rugby Champion 2010 in their career.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.5M–$10M |
| Series A | $15M–$43M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 3 | 75% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 75% |
| Impact Investing | 2 | 50% |
| B2B | 1 | 25% |
| Credit | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 2 | 50% |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| getquin | getquin is the social network for investors where members can aggregate their investments in one place and interact with a community of like-minded investors. It's about time to make investing finally more inclusive and interactive. | $15M | Series A | Jun 01, 2022 |  |
| Alaan | Alaan is a financial technology platform that provides corporate cards and expense management tools for businesses to manage company spending and financial operations. The platform enables organizations to issue physical and virtual corporate cards, set spending controls, monitor transactions in real time, and automate expense tracking andreconciliation processes. Alaan also integrates with accounting and enterprise resource planning systems, allowing finance teams to sync transaction data, invoices, and supporting documents directly into their accounting workflows. Its services include budgeting controls, approval workflows, reporting dashboards, and automated receipt and tax data extraction to support compliance and financial oversight. The platform is used by businesses across sectors such as retail, logistics, healthcare, hospitality, and professional services to centralize and manage operational expenses digitally. | $2.5M | Seed | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| UpScalio | UpScalio is an eCommerce brand investor and operator that provides financial services to invest in, grow, and buy businesses. It provides funds to digital brands selling on eCommerce marketplaces like Amazon, Myntra, Flipkart and Nykaa and manages key operations for them including multi-marketplace management, digital marketing, branding,logistics, sourcing, finance, and business operations. | $42.5M | Series A | Aug 17, 2021 |  |
| Velocity | Velocity is India’s leading financial solution provider for digitally native businesses. It aims to build the future of banking and financial services for new-age businesses in India. The company was founded by Abhiroop Medhekar, Atul Khichariya, and Saurav Swaroop in 2020. | $10.3M | Seed | Mar 24, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MPGI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mpgi-2) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Presight Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/presight-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Valar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valar-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [468 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/468-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [APX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apxberlin) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alteria Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alteria-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Scalable Capital

VC Fund · Munich, Germany

Scalable Capital is a fintech company that makes investing and wealth management more accessible through a digital platform. It offers online brokerage services for stocks, ETFs, funds, cryptocurrencies, and other financial products, alongside automated portfolio management for investors seeking hands-off solutions. The company combines intuitivetechnology with low-cost investing to help individuals build, manage, and grow their wealth across several European markets.

5 contacts available at Scalable Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam French | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-french-2 |
| Alexander Seipp | CPO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-seipp |
| Andreas Schranzhofer | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-schranzhofer |
| Erik Podzuweit | Founder, Co-CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erik-podzuweit |
| Florian Prucker | Founder & Co-CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/florian-prucker |

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## FAQ

### What does Erik Podzuweit invest in?

Erik Podzuweit invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Impact Investing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Erik Podzuweit's check size?

Erik Podzuweit typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$10M at Seed and $15M–$43M 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 Erik Podzuweit participates in.

### When did Erik Podzuweit last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Erik Podzuweit closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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