# Ian Marsh

> Ian Marsh is a Series B investor at DN Capital (London) backing E-Commerce and Grocery. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DN Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dn-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 19%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-marsh-30934a5

Ian Marsh is a Series B investor at DN Capital in London focused on E-Commerce and Grocery. Ian Marsh is the Founder & Managing Director, UK at Rocket Internet GmbH.Before joining Rocket Internet as Managing Director in the UK, Ian worked for Bain Capital and Bain & Company in London as well as for McKinsey & Company in Madrid. Ian holds a Master's degree from the HEC Paris and has studied Modern History &Economics at Balliol College, Oxford University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 19% |
| Grocery | 2 | 13% |
| Software | 2 | 13% |
| SaaS | 1 | 6% |
| Toys | 1 | 6% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 5 | 31% |
| Series A | 2 | 13% |
| Series C | 2 | 13% |
| Seed | 1 | 6% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 6% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 3 | 19% |
| Germany | 2 | 13% |
| Italy | 1 | 6% |
| France | 1 | 6% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 6% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edurino | Edurino is an e-learning platform that introduces digital learning responsibly and playfully for children aged 4-8. The platform gets kids started with digital learning and gets them ready for school. Children are invited to explore the world of learning through play by the company, which combines physical toys and a digital learning app. Whilekids learn through play, parents can monitor each child's progress in learning and set limits on how much time they spend on screens. When the allotted screen time has passed, the app independently signals the end of play and turns off the device. As a result, the learning journey can be tailored to each child's developmental stage. | $18.9M | Series B | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Job&Talent | Jobandtalent is an on-demand staffing marketplace that aims to make the labor market much more liquid and transparent, helping companies to hire in a more flexible way and with the mission of being part of the reduction of unemployment in the world. The labor market has evolved from a very structured state into an extremely flexible one. Companiesare demanding flexibility which has resulted in the growth of liquidity in the market. However, the flexible state of the labor market is also leaving the workers in a vulnerable and unprotected employment situation. Jobandtalent has created a Workforce as a Service (WaaS) platform in order to make this labor flexibility beneficial for both companies and workers alike.The company has offices in the UK, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, and Colombia, and has plans for further expansion to France and Italy by the end of the year. | $103.6M | Series F | Apr 10, 2025 |  |
| Lanes & Planes | Lanes & Planes GmbH is the Travel Management solution as Software-as-a-Service that truly maps all areas of the business travel in a digital way. | $35M | Series B | Oct 16, 2023 |  |
| Edurino | Edurino is an e-learning platform that introduces digital learning responsibly and playfully for children aged 4-8. The platform gets kids started with digital learning and gets them ready for school. Children are invited to explore the world of learning through play by the company, which combines physical toys and a digital learning app. Whilekids learn through play, parents can monitor each child's progress in learning and set limits on how much time they spend on screens. When the allotted screen time has passed, the app independently signals the end of play and turns off the device. As a result, the learning journey can be tailored to each child's developmental stage. | $11.2M | Series A | Mar 01, 2023 |  |
| Housfy | Housfy develops a digital platform designed to sell flats and houses between private individuals. The company's digital platform eliminates intermediation in the sale of houses, offering all the necessary tools for sellers and buyers to connect directly online, enabling home buyers and sellers to avoid traditional agencies and save brokeragefees. | $31.5M | Series B | May 11, 2022 |  |
| Job&Talent | Jobandtalent is an on-demand staffing marketplace that aims to make the labor market much more liquid and transparent, helping companies to hire in a more flexible way and with the mission of being part of the reduction of unemployment in the world. The labor market has evolved from a very structured state into an extremely flexible one. Companiesare demanding flexibility which has resulted in the growth of liquidity in the market. However, the flexible state of the labor market is also leaving the workers in a vulnerable and unprotected employment situation. Jobandtalent has created a Workforce as a Service (WaaS) platform in order to make this labor flexibility beneficial for both companies and workers alike.The company has offices in the UK, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, and Colombia, and has plans for further expansion to France and Italy by the end of the year. | $500M | Series E | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| Genially | Genially is the world-leader in interactive visual communication. Use Genially as your all-in-one online tool to create stunning presentations, interactive images, infographics, dossiers, quizzes, resumes, etc. and enrich them with interactivity and animation effects in seconds. You no longer need a team of designers and programmers to make animpact with striking, visual communication in a flash. Use interactive and animated effects to easily distribute information in layers that viewers can explore and discover. Leave outdated content creation software behind, and stun and engage your audience with Genially. The Wow Effect is just a few clicks away.Choose from over 1000 templates, or start from scratch. Join a community of millions of users worldwide that includes businesspeople, teachers, marketers, designers and companies like Hulu, Danone, Michelin and Heineken. The future of communication awaits you. | $20M | Series B | Sep 22, 2021 |  |
| Housfy | Housfy develops a digital platform designed to sell flats and houses between private individuals. The company's digital platform eliminates intermediation in the sale of houses, offering all the necessary tools for sellers and buyers to connect directly online, enabling home buyers and sellers to avoid traditional agencies and save brokeragefees. | $11.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 15, 2021 |  |
| Foodles | Foodles is a re-invented canteen for SMEs that offers autonomous internal restoration solutions. The company can either open a canteen in the office or hand out meal vouchers to financially contribute to everyone’s lunch. The company provides connected fridges to offices in which starters, main courses, and desserts are available for purchase. Thecompany also has a pre-order service, which the company provides a proposal of daily specials for pre-order, the dish is then directly delivered in an office, in a bag with the employee's name. Foodles addresses small companies with its full-stack solution.Foodles was founded on 2014 and is headquartered in Clichy, France. | $36.6M | Series B | Sep 15, 2021 |  |
| Genially | Genially is the world-leader in interactive visual communication. Use Genially as your all-in-one online tool to create stunning presentations, interactive images, infographics, dossiers, quizzes, resumes, etc. and enrich them with interactivity and animation effects in seconds. You no longer need a team of designers and programmers to make animpact with striking, visual communication in a flash. Use interactive and animated effects to easily distribute information in layers that viewers can explore and discover. Leave outdated content creation software behind, and stun and engage your audience with Genially. The Wow Effect is just a few clicks away.Choose from over 1000 templates, or start from scratch. Join a community of millions of users worldwide that includes businesspeople, teachers, marketers, designers and companies like Hulu, Danone, Michelin and Heineken. The future of communication awaits you. |  | Secondary Market | Jul 21, 2021 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Atomico](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atomico) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [InfraVia Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infravia-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Aldea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aldea-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Kibo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kibo-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Seaya](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seaya-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About DN Capital

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

DN Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests primarily in Europe and North America. The firm focuses on companies that plan to establish operations on both sides of the Atlantic, and strives to help its companies build international businesses. Founded in 2000, the company has operations in London and Silicon Valley. DN Capital’sprevious funds are top performers and the firm is one of the lead investors in companies such as Endeca (sold to Oracle), Shazam (one of the world’s leading mobile app), Auto1 (world's largest used car marketplace), Purplebricks (IPO London) and Quandoo (sold to Recruit).

5 contacts available at DN Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Casey Swerner | Venture Capital | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/casey-swerner |
| Cedric Sellin | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cedric-sellin |
| Frank Kelcz | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-kelcz |
| Guy Ward Thomas | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guy-ward-thomas |
| Ian Marsh | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-marsh |

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## FAQ

### What does Ian Marsh invest in?

Ian Marsh invests primarily in E-Commerce, Grocery and Software startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ian Marsh last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ian Marsh closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 16 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?

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