# Stefan Glänzer

> Stefan Glänzer is a seed investor at White Bear Yard backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 42 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [White Bear Yard](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/white-bear-yard)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 42
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/stefanglaenzer/en
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/StefanGlaenzer

Stefan Glänzer is a seed investor at White Bear Yard in London focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Stefan is an entrepreneur and investor from Germany who enjoys living in London. He is the co-founder of companions.de, companionsTV, ricardo.de and myblog.de. He is the founding investor and executive Chairman of Mendeley.com and RjDj.me and has been and in the same role at Last.fm. Stefan is a firm believer in European entrepreneurship andan active angel. He holds a PhD in foreign exchange risk management and was a professional DJ for 15 years.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $573k–$3.2M |
| Angel | $197k–$828k |
| Series A | $2M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 7 | 17% |
| Financial Services | 7 | 17% |
| Social Media | 4 | 10% |
| SaaS | 3 | 7% |
| Banking | 3 | 7% |

73 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 19 | 45% |
| Angel | 7 | 17% |
| Series A | 7 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 2% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 13 | 31% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 31% |
| United States | 3 | 7% |
| Spain | 2 | 5% |
| Serbia | 1 | 2% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Minitap | Minitap is an AI-driven mobile development company that assists with monitoring mobile devices. | $4.1M | Seed | Sep 08, 2025 |  |
| Mozart AI | Artho has revealed its first product, Mozart AI, a groundbreaking AI-powered Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) that aims to accelerate and magnify human creativity. This hybrid musician will have complete control over their musical vision with no creative friction. They will create, engineer, and perform at the speed of their imagination. They willoutperform and innovate the best pure human artists by combining human artistry with AI co-creation. We are a team of musicians, technologists, and creative visionaries. | $737.8K | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| HEY HOLY | HEY HOLY is redefining dog nutrition with the world’s first breed-specific dog food sold in a subscription. We believe every dog deserves food tailored to their unique health needs – because a German Shepherd isn’t a Chihuahua.Backed by science and crafted with only high-quality ingredients, HEY HOLY supports better digestion, fewer intolerances,and healthier, longer lives for dogs. Thousands of owners have already made the switch, choosing HEY HOLY to give their dogs personalized care and optimal health outcomes. | $2.1M | Seed | Oct 19, 2023 |  |
| SAPI | Our embedded credit solution provides platforms with a flexible end-to-end lending program that enables them to offer fast and attractive financing for their merchants, to grow their ecosystems and businesses. |  |  | Mar 28, 2022 |  |
| Spotahome | Spotahome is a mid- to long-term residential rentals platform that is reinventing the property market. It offers the most complete property and room listings for stays above 30 days, bookable exclusively through online viewings which saves tenants and property owners time and money. The company creates the listing at no cost to the landlord - aprofessional photographer ("Homechecker") visits the property and creates the audio-visual materials including high quality photos, HD video tours, detailed floor plans and honest property and neighbourhood descriptions. By offering the most complete property listings, it allows tenants to book their property from anywhere in the world without the need for in-person viewings. It also offers guarantees against default payments and damages. Spotahome is growing rapidly, fueled by a $40M Series B funding round led by Kleiner Perkins, the first leading Silicon Valley VC in a Spanish company. It is present in 11 cities across 8 countries in Europe.Spotahome was launched by Alejandro Artacho, Bryan McEire, Hugo Monteiro and Bruno Bianchi in March 2014 and has offices in both Madrid, Spain and London, UK. | $28.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 07, 2021 |  |
| Reneo | Reneo is the leading end-to-end asset transformation- and decarbonization platform for residential real estate in Germany. Using proprietary software technology to identify and realize the ecological and economic potential of stranded assets. | $15.1M | Series A | Jun 01, 2021 |  |
| ClickClickDrive | ClickClickDrive is a developer of a search engine designed for users to find driving schools.The company's platform helps users to find information on different driving schools, find evaluations/recommendations published by driving students and also offers an easy-to-use theory application to help them prepare for the exam, enabling usersto choose the best driving school for them. |  | Angel | Nov 11, 2018 |  |
| Auro | Auro is a mobile fitness-tech solution providing you with a personal trainer in your ear. We believe that fitness is at its effective best, when it is personalized, engaging, and accessible anytime. We break down the barriers to exercise by providing millions of people all over the world access to a personal trainer along with the best of contentthat boutique studio fitness has to offer.We’re creating a truly motivating, connected fitness experience that keeps people coming back for more by combining world class instructors, killer playlists and data science led personalisation.Our mission is to transform lives by making fitness experiences awesome, accessible and affordable. | $573K | Seed | Jul 19, 2018 |  |
| Spotahome | Spotahome is a mid- to long-term residential rentals platform that is reinventing the property market. It offers the most complete property and room listings for stays above 30 days, bookable exclusively through online viewings which saves tenants and property owners time and money. The company creates the listing at no cost to the landlord - aprofessional photographer ("Homechecker") visits the property and creates the audio-visual materials including high quality photos, HD video tours, detailed floor plans and honest property and neighbourhood descriptions. By offering the most complete property listings, it allows tenants to book their property from anywhere in the world without the need for in-person viewings. It also offers guarantees against default payments and damages. Spotahome is growing rapidly, fueled by a $40M Series B funding round led by Kleiner Perkins, the first leading Silicon Valley VC in a Spanish company. It is present in 11 cities across 8 countries in Europe.Spotahome was launched by Alejandro Artacho, Bryan McEire, Hugo Monteiro and Bruno Bianchi in March 2014 and has offices in both Madrid, Spain and London, UK. | $40M | Series B | Jun 06, 2018 |  |
| LIFT99 | Founders' success is often defined by their physical location. Tapping into top startup ecosystems need expensive relocation and time. LIFT99 connects startup founders across borders by sharing unique knowhow through an invite-only online platform. Founders connect over burning topics like fundraising, entering new markets, hiring, etc. LIFT99supports founders across their lifecycle and uses behavioral and company data to provide the highest value to founders.The online platform is supported by physical co-growing centers in emerging markets (CEE) and founder-focused events. | $2.3M | Seed | May 25, 2018 |  |

10 of 42 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Passion Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/passion-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Seaya](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seaya-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Charlotte Street Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charlotte-street-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [HOWZAT Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/howzat-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [14W](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/14-w) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [EWOR](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ewor) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About White Bear Yard

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

White Bear Yard (144a Clerkenwell Road, London United Kingdom EC1R 5DF) is a hub for new startup and digital technology and media companies. Established by Stefan Glaenzer, Eileen Burbidge and Robert Dighero in July 2009 with an initial 2500 sq ft, the total space over two floors is approx 7000 sq ft plus roof terrace.

3 contacts available at White Bear Yard.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stefan Glänzer | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stefan-glaenzer |
| Eileen Burbidge | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eileen-burbidge |
| Robert Dighero | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-dighero |

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## FAQ

### What does Stefan Glänzer invest in?

Stefan Glänzer invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Social Media startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 42 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Stefan Glänzer's check size?

Stefan Glänzer typically joins rounds of $573k–$3.2M at Seed, $197k–$828k at Angel and $2M–$15M 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 Stefan Glänzer participates in.

### When did Stefan Glänzer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Stefan Glänzer closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 42 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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