# Sander van de Rijdt

> Sander van de Rijdt is a seed investor at PlanRadar backing Artificial Intelligence and SaaS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [PlanRadar](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defectradar)
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sander-van-de-rijdt-6b0366a3/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sander.rijdt

Sander van de Rijdt is a seed investor at PlanRadar in Vienna focused on Artificial Intelligence and SaaS. Sander van de Rijdt is based out of Vienna, Wien, and is the co-CEO and co-founder of PlanRadar. Sander previously worked at IV Consult GmbH as a co-founder. Sander van de Rijdt attended the University of Technology, Vienna. Sander van de Rijdt has been awarded Austria - Entrepreneur of the Year 2022.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 75% |
| SaaS | 2 | 50% |
| Analytics | 2 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smash | Smash designs and operates our courts in the manner that we would want as players: world-class facilities rather than just functional structures, a genuine community rather than a mass-market business. |  | Seed | Apr 07, 2026 |  |
| Circly | Determining tomorrow's needs through sales figures is one of Circly's core competencies, but we go one step further:Circly develops interactive AI construction modules for retailers. Thanks to our modular concept, our users can choose the influencing factors themselves and weight them differently, so that the AI can be adapted to thecompany at any time.With Circly, the supply chain and warehouse utilization can be brought to the next level. We are about to pilot the system and are looking for retailers who are interested in case studies.Description: Machine Learning based Prediction System for the retail sector to forecast the demand in order to avoid food waste, out of stocks and overstock. Other benefits include insights into customer segments and groups, product trends, the possibility of dynamic pricing and marketing! |  | Convertible Note | Nov 26, 2024 |  |
| Shopstory | Shopstory provides AI-based marketing software that makes online shops more profitable. Shopstory replaces marketing agencies, reduces costs, improves online store Google Ads & SEO performance, and automates keyword research. Shopstory aims to boost sales, cut costs, and save time. | $2.1M | Seed | Oct 04, 2023 |  |
| ToolSense | Connecting the way OEMs do business.ToolSense enables OEMs to improve customer service, generate insights for R&D and increase customer loyalty - through digitizing their products with the 'ToolSense NOW' IIoT platform and 'ToolSense IOT' Hardware.ToolSense is the winner of Austrian Foreign Trade Award "Born GlobalChampion 2018", ORF Futurezone Award "Best IoT Startup 2017", part of Deutsche Telekom's "hub:raum NB-IoT Warp Program", part of SAP's "Startup Focus Program" and part of University of Applied Sciences Technikum Vienna's "Student Startup Incubator Program". | $8.4M | Series A | Dec 12, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [aws Gründungsfonds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aws-grnderfonds) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Calm/Storm VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calm-storm-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kt-ventures-00df) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Matterwave Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matterwave-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PricewaterhouseCoopers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pwc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Schütz Family Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sch%C3%BCtz-family-office) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About PlanRadar

VC Fund · Vienna, Austria

PlanRadar offers a SaaS solution for documentation and communication in construction and real estate projects (e.g. construction documentation, task and defect management. due diligence, etc.).Today, there are in each real estate project on average 1-2 issues per 100ft². PlanRadar's solution with web access and native apps for all kinds ofmobile devices (iOS, Android, Windows) supports the user in recording, documentation, communication, and tracking of any kind of information.Project & site managers, architects & planners, specialists, technicians, property &facility managers or investors and owners can record any kind of information (e.g. tasks, defects, ec.) in a cost & time-saving way directly on the site with their tablet or smartphone and assign them in real-time to responsible project stakeholders.PlanRadar has already more than 7,000 customers and more than 60,000 users from 45 different countries worldwide. Thousands of our users save already 7 working hours every single week.

5 contacts available at PlanRadar.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Clemens Hammerl | CPO and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clemens-hammerl |
| Constantin Köck | CTO. Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/constantin-k-ck |
| Domagoj Dolinsek | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/domagoj-dolinsek |
| Ibrahim Imam | Co-Founder, Group-Co-CEO, CEO MENA & APAC | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ibrahim-imam |
| Sander van de Rijdt | Co-Founder, Co-CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sander-van-de-rijdt |

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## FAQ

### What does Sander van de Rijdt invest in?

Sander van de Rijdt invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, SaaS and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sander van de Rijdt last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sander van de Rijdt closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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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