# Johann von Sothen

> Johann von Sothen is a pre-seed investor at Sunna Ventures backing InsurTech and Insurance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sunna Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sunna-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johann-von-sothen-07869334/

Johann von Sothen is a pre-seed investor at Sunna Ventures in San Francisco Bay Area focused on InsurTech and Insurance. Johann von Sothen is the co-founder of Solfácil and also Venture Fellow of Sunna Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| InsurTech | 1 | 100% |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Guarda | Guarda provides parametric insurance against extreme weather events, using satellite data to protect farmers and agribusinesses. | $816.6K | Pre-Seed | Dec 16, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Colligo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colligo-3d24) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Randon Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/randon-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sunna Ventures

VC Fund

Sunna Ventures is a climate tech focused venture capital firm.

2 contacts available at Sunna Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Johann von Sothen | Venture Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johann-von-sothen |
| Luis Arbulu | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luis-daniel-arbulu |

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## FAQ

### What does Johann von Sothen invest in?

Johann von Sothen invests primarily in InsurTech, Insurance and Financial Services startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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