# Stefan Menden

> Stefan Menden is a pre-seed investor backing Career Planning and EdTech. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/stefanmenden
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/stefanmenden
- Website: http://www.mendenventures.com

Stefan Menden is a pre-seed investor in Berlin focused on Career Planning and EdTech. Entrepreneur & Investor with focus on HR-Tech MD (Interim) Xing (2022) Investor in Start-Ups and Turnaround Cases - Eurocentres (sold to Bayswater Education) - Ameropa - Arsipa (Fund) - JustBook (sold to Secret Escapes) - Staufenbiel Institut (sold to SQUEAKER) - TAM-Akadmie - miBaby - Hyre Talents - Consultingheads - PrepLounge - SQUEAKER -European PiratesummitConsultant Oliver Wyman, Munich/Dubai Venture Capital Associate Straub Ventures, London YPO Berlin

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $858k–$1.6M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.2M–$1.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Career Planning | 3 | 60% |
| EdTech | 2 | 40% |
| Education | 2 | 40% |
| Human Resources | 2 | 40% |
| B2B | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 2 | 40% |
| Austria | 1 | 20% |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lillian Care | Lillian is building a nationwide network of health facilities in Germany. | $1.6M | Seed | Jun 18, 2024 | https://lillian-care.de |
| Huzzle | Digital Career Companion for students | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Apr 17, 2024 | https://www.huzzle.app |
| CareerOS | CareerOS is a Career Execution Platform that allows you to plan, manage, and execute your career search from one place. Students get a competitive advantage, while universities gain real-time insights into student networking activities, providing the Career Team with the data necessary to enhance student outcomes. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Feb 15, 2024 | https://thecareeros.com/home |
| CareerOS | CareerOS was founded to help universities, career teams, and students work in harmony toward one shared goal: improving career outcomes through better collaboration, streamlined support, and data-driven career development solutions. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Feb 15, 2024 | https://www.careeros.com/ |
| Bonrepublic | Bonrepublic offers key components of the solutions, including creating both personal and corporate goals. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Vienna, Austria. | $858.1K | Seed | Feb 07, 2022 | https://bonrepublic.com/ |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Super Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/super-angels) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Vimajo Family Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vimajo-family-office) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [10x Founders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-founders) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [APX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apxberlin) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atlantis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlantis-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Caesar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caesar-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Stefan Menden invest in?

Stefan Menden invests primarily in Career Planning, EdTech and Education startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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

Stefan Menden typically joins rounds of $858k–$1.6M at Seed and $1.2M–$1.8M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Stefan Menden participates in.

### How do I contact Stefan Menden?

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### When did Stefan Menden last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Stefan Menden closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 5 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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