# Johannes Gnauck

> Johannes Gnauck is a Series A investor at automotiveMastermind, Inc backing SaaS. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: automotiveMastermind, Inc
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Johannes Gnauck is a Series A investor at automotiveMastermind, Inc in New York focused on SaaS and Sales. Johannes Gnauck is co-CEO and Founder of automotiveMastermind (Mastermind),where he focuses on Big Data analysis and behavior prediction technology. With a strong background in the automotive retail world, Gnauck recognized an opportunity to improve and enhance sales at automotive dealerships. He was instrumental in the conception and developmentof the Mastermind technology, which is now the leading provider of predictive analytics and marketing automation technology for the automotive industry. He founded Mastermind with Marco Schnabl in September 2012 with the goal of transforming the car buying and selling process by empowering automotive sales teams with key insights and valuable information on its top prospects. Mastermind is now a leading predictive analytics and marketing automation technology for automotive dealerships. Prior to founding Mastermind, Gnauck worked for more than 10 years in the automotive sales industry. He served nine years in sales at Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart, Germany and at its flagship location in Manhattan. Previously, he served as a Master Certified Sales Consultant at Daimler AG in Germany. Gnauck holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Automotive Marketing and Management from Northwood University. He also holds a degree from a Federal University of Business Administration in Germany, with a focus on the automotive industry. Gnauck works out of Mastermind's New York City headquarters and plays an integral role in utilizing Big Data analytics to further enhance the Mastermind technology. He is fluent in German and English.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 100% |
| Sales | 1 | 100% |
| Big Data | 1 | 100% |
| Customer Service | 1 | 100% |
| Retail Technology | 1 | 100% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Statflo | Statflo enables retailers to augment their human workers and turn their idle time into time they can use to build 1:1 real relationships with past customers using the leading compliant messaging platform. Customers of Statflo achieve double-digit increases in sales within 60 days, increase in-store appointments, increase customer LTV and can fostera path to purchase using outreach. | $12M | Series A | Jun 11, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Elsewhere Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elsewhere-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Generation Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/generation-ventures-9dfb) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Globalive](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globalive-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Round13 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/round13-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About automotiveMastermind, Inc

VC Fund · New York, United States

Passionate marketing, financial and technical professionals bring a number of core competencies to the team, including extensive experience building and using CRM systems, executing direct multi-channel marketing campaigns, managing dealership and vendor relations, sales training, and more.automotiveMastermind:registered:’s core dealer teamconsists of high-volume sales experts and executives with an intimate understanding of the complicated automotive sales process and the unique pain points dealerships and sales teams experience.

5 contacts available at automotiveMastermind, Inc.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Rains | Chief Commercial Officer | — |
| Erik Hess | Vice President of Business Operations | — |
| Giorgia Favaretto-Illig | Vice President of Marketing | — |
| Johannes Gnauck | Founder/Co-CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johannes-gnauck |
| Joseph Kacala | CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Johannes Gnauck invest in?

Johannes Gnauck invests primarily in SaaS, Sales and Big Data startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Johannes Gnauck last invest?

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