Rene Rechtman
Angel Investor
London, United Kingdom
Rene Rechtman is a Series A investor in London focused on Education and Social Media. René Rechtman has been a successful part of the media, entertainment and tech environment since 1998 both as an entrepreneur and investor. René has completed three significant exits. Most recently, selling Maker Studios to The Walt Disney Company, prior Goviral to AOL and in 2005 leading Tradedoubler to IPO. René has been listed in Wired Europe’sTop 100 most influential list several times.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Rene Rechtman invests in
Stages Rene Rechtman invests in
Countries Rene Rechtman invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Series A
- $5.5M–$22M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Education 2 (29%)
- Social Media 2 (29%)
- Information Services 2 (29%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (29%)
- EdTech 1 (14%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (43%)
- Seed 1 (14%)
- Angel 1 (14%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (14%)
Country
- United Kingdom 5 (71%)
- Denmark 2 (29%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fanvue is an AI-driven developer monetization platform. | $22M / Series A / Jan 16, 2026 | ||
| Podcastle is an AI-powered content creation platform that helps podcasters, educators, marketers, and other creators to produce professional-quality audio and video content like podcasts and audiobooks. The company’s goal is to democratize access to content creation by offering an end-to-end suite of tools encompassing creation, editing,transcription, voice duplication, and distribution. | $13.5M / Series A / Feb 01, 2024 | ||
| Kinnu is a learning engine that allows to explore new concepts and master any field of study. Kinnu allows to choose from an ever-expanding list of themes such as artificial intelligence, modern art, intermittent fasting, psychology, philosophy, history, and scientific breakthroughs. | $6.5M / Seed / Jul 05, 2023 | ||
| Tattoodo is a content provider focused on the tattoo culture and lifestyle. With 20 million monthly users, Tattoodo has fast become the no. 1 destination for tattoo lovers around the world! From inspiration and custom designs to lifestyle and entertainment. It covers all aspects of the global and ever-growing tattoo culture and works tirelessly todeliver relevant content and brand new services to its audience.The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. | $5.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 03, 2019 | ||
| RFRSH Entertainment is an esports marketing and media rights company working with a growing number of the best esports teams - established organisations as well as a new crop of player-owned teams. We are the professional force behind the teams that builds their brand and enhances sports performance to accel teams into top placements. Theyrepresent the team’s commercial and media rights, connecting them with the top brands in the world for sponsorships and marketing agreements. | $7.6M / Jun 28, 2017 | ||
| GameAnalytics is one of the world’s most popular analytics tools for games, used by indie developers, games studios, and established publishers around the world. Our network is approaching 100,000 games, which are played by more than 1.2 billion people each month. Since our launch back in 2012, GameAnalytics has received over $8M in funding fromhigh-profile tech investors, including Michael Arrington (Founder of TechCrunch) and Jimmy Maymann (CEO at Huffington Post).In 2016, the company was acquired by the leading mobile advertising company, Mobvista. For more information, visit https://www.gameanalytics.com | $5.5M / Series A / Dec 18, 2014 | ||
| Changing the experience of reading and writing stories for teens all over the world. Movellas is a self-publishing platform based around the Japanese concept of mobile short stories. The market in Japan has exceeded 82 million people, meaning it became the fastest growing form of literature amongst Japanese teenagers.Users can create theirown stories and publish to the social and interactive community, with fellow readers able to comment, give feedback and assist in developing each story. Anyone can create their own 'movella' and it is accessible via the web or mobile device. | $450K / Angel |
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FAQ
What does Rene Rechtman invest in?
Rene Rechtman invests primarily in Education, Social Media and Information Services startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Rene Rechtman's check size?
Rene Rechtman typically joins rounds of $5.5M–$22M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Rene Rechtman participates in.
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When did Rene Rechtman last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Rene Rechtman closed in Jan 2026. 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.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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