# Ken Baumann

> Ken Baumann is a seed investor in Santa Fe backing EdTech and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Santa Fe, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2012
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/kenbaumann
- Website: http://kenbaumann.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kenbaumann

Ken Baumann is a seed investor in Santa Fe focused on EdTech and Software. Ken Baumann is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors at SWEETSPOT. Ken was a star of ABC Family's Secret Life of the American Teenager which concluded its fifth and final season last summer. While working fulltime, he also founded a non-profit publishing company (Sator Press) that discovers innovative and challengingliterature. Ken's first two novels and a nonfiction book about the video game EarthBound were published last year. Ken is a seed investor in Memrise, an online learning platform combining art with science to provide game-like learning experiences. Passionate about learning and literature, Ken is currently a freshman at St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ken also donates his time to Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles raising funds for pediatric IBD.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Language Learning | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Memrise | Memrise is a language learning platform available in iOS, android, and web. It has more than 150 language courses across 25 languages. The app has over 40 million registered users, all courses are totally free to learn, and there is no advertising. There are extra features and learn modes that can be unlocked with a Memrise Pro subscription.Memrise has been profitable since late 2016. | $1.1M | Seed | Feb 16, 2012 | http://www.memrise.com |
| Memrise | Memrise is a language learning platform available in iOS, android, and web. It has more than 150 language courses across 25 languages. The app has over 40 million registered users, all courses are totally free to learn, and there is no advertising. There are extra features and learn modes that can be unlocked with a Memrise Pro subscription.Memrise has been profitable since late 2016. | $60K | Angel | Oct 17, 2011 | http://www.memrise.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techammer](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techammer) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Audrey Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/audrey-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Avalon Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avalon-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Balderton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/balderton-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lerer Hippeau](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lerer-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ken Baumann invest in?

Ken Baumann invests primarily in EdTech, Software and Education startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Ken Baumann last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ken Baumann closed in Feb 2012. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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