# Jan-Gisbert Schultze

> Jan-Gisbert Schultze is a Series A investor at Acton Capital backing E-Commerce and Fashion. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Acton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acton-capital-partners)
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Dec 2019
- Lead investor: 86%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-gisbert-schultze/?originalSubdomain=de
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jgschultze
- Website: https://actoncapital.com/team/dr-jan-gisbert-schultze/

Jan-Gisbert Schultze is a Series A investor at Acton Capital in Munich focused on E-Commerce and Fashion. Jan-Gisbert Schultze is Founding Partner at Acton Capital, where his main investment focus is DTC, fashion/lifestyle and consumer internet. Prior to venture capital, Jan was part of McKinsey & Company before he joined HBM in 1998, supervising all international activities of the Burda Rizzoli joint venture in Turkey, Greece, Italy, Asia,Germany and France as well as two major publishing profit centers, including CHIP Group. Jan holds a Master’s and a PhD in Business Administration from University of Hamburg and University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 57% |
| Fashion | 3 | 43% |
| Retail | 2 | 29% |
| Shopping | 2 | 29% |
| Lifestyle | 2 | 29% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Series D | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 29% |
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Finland | 1 | 14% |
| Russian Federation | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ArtNight GmbH | ArtNight GmbH offers unique do-it-yourself art workshops. |  | Series A | Dec 03, 2019 |  |
| Koio | Koio Collective is a consumer goods company that offers calf-skin leathers and hand-finished footwear for gents and ladies. The company is driven by its mission is to to create their personal dream shoe, one that would accompany them on any quest and adapt to any situation. The company was founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, UnitedStates. | $6M | Series A | Oct 22, 2019 |  |
| Koio | Koio Collective is a consumer goods company that offers calf-skin leathers and hand-finished footwear for gents and ladies. The company is driven by its mission is to to create their personal dream shoe, one that would accompany them on any quest and adapt to any situation. The company was founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, UnitedStates. | $3M | Series A | Apr 11, 2018 |  |
| Freska | Freska, voted one of the hottest tech start-ups in Finland, is an online home services company currently disrupting the traditional home cleaning industry in the Nordics, backed by top-tier VCs (Acton, Spintop and Addventure) post Series A. Freska delivers top quality cleaning services with total flexibility for the customer to select a time,decide on the service and manage the subscription in an easy-to-use online interface or a native app. However, Freska does not only clean homes, it creates real jobs. All Freska cleaners have been subject to a thorough recruitment process followed by a thorough Freska-onboarding. They are all skilled professionals and core members of the Freska family, knowing that they will earn a good living from their job and have a community that supports them. |  | Series A | Feb 08, 2018 |  |
| Eloquii | ELOQUII offers an online plus size clothing store featuring women's plus size fashion, clothes, and accessories. The company designs trend-leading, fast fashion apparel in sizes 14-28 under its own brand. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York and Columbus, Ohio. | $15M | Series B | Apr 07, 2016 |  |
| KupiVIP | KupiVIP is a Russian online fashion retailer selling discounted fashion and home goods from high-street and luxury brands. It has grown rapidly to become a household name in Russia, with 6 million customers. The online fashion retailer hosts up to 20 private online flash sales every day.KupiVIP was launched in 2008 by Vladimir Kholyaznikov,Mikhail Konoplev, and Oskar Hartmann. It is based in Moscow, Russia. | $38M | Series D | Jun 21, 2012 |  |
| mytheresa.com | mytheresa.com is an online shop, offering fashion savvy customers world wide a well edited selection of today’s top brands and emerging collections, hassle free twenty-four hours a day.mytheresa.com features not only top established brands like Balmain, Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin and Marc Jacobs but also up and coming stars like Alexander Wang,Peter Pilotto and Erdem. Our name and reputation has also led to an exclusive partnership with Tod’s, who has chosen mytheresa.com as their online retailer. |  |  | Jan 19, 2010 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brand Foundry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brand-foundry-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Balderton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/balderton-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [European Bank for Reconstruction and Development](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-bank-for-reconstruction-and-development-ebrd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Grace Beauty Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grace-beauty-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Acton Capital

VC Fund · München, Germany

Acton Capital is a leading later-stage venture capital investor with presence in Munich and Vancouver. Since 1999, the Acton team backs startups in the fields of fintech, SaaS, consumer health, mobility & logistics, education or future of work on their way to market leadership. With over two decades of investment experience in tech-enabledbusiness models, the team has invested 700+M EUR in more than 199 companies across five fund generations. Acton Capital invests worldwide, with a strong focus on Europe and North America.

5 contacts available at Acton Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bettina Engert | Director/Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bettina-engert |
| Christoph Braun | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christoph-braun |
| Dominik Alvermann | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dominik-alvermann |
| Fritz Oidtmann | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fritz-oidtmann |
| Jan-Gisbert Schultze | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-gisbert-schultze |

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## FAQ

### What does Jan-Gisbert Schultze invest in?

Jan-Gisbert Schultze invests primarily in E-Commerce, Fashion and Retail startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jan-Gisbert Schultze last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jan-Gisbert Schultze closed in Dec 2019. Shizune tracks 7 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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