# Stephan Apel

> Stephan Apel is a seed investor in London backing Information Technology and FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2021
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanapel

Stephan Apel is a seed investor in London focused on Information Technology and FinTech. Stephan Apel is the CEO and Founding Partner of Outlier Ventures. He previously worked at Moelis & Company as an Executive Director. Stephan Apel attended Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 67% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ireland | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| bloXmove | BloXmove provides a seamless Mobility Blockchain Platform for urban mobility by building an ecosystem built on alliances. Our decentralized B2B infrastructure interconnects mobility services providers such as scooter, car sharing, public transport etc. to enable 1-click customer journeys from A to Z. We enable service roaming and provide a global“Alliance for Mobility''. | $50K | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2021 |  |
| Digital Fineprint | DFP - Transforming SME underwritingOur award-winning insurance technology helps you collect and manage huge amounts of data about your industry sector to give you the insights you need for better performance. It’s the future of efficient underwriting.The technology we have developed in the form of our powerful data sourcing platform providesinsurers with the granular insights on SMEs they would otherwise find difficult, time-consuming and expensive to acquire. | $400K | Angel | Dec 12, 2016 |  |
| Digital Fineprint | DFP - Transforming SME underwritingOur award-winning insurance technology helps you collect and manage huge amounts of data about your industry sector to give you the insights you need for better performance. It’s the future of efficient underwriting.The technology we have developed in the form of our powerful data sourcing platform providesinsurers with the granular insights on SMEs they would otherwise find difficult, time-consuming and expensive to acquire. |  | Seed | Oct 01, 2016 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1818 Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1818-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blockwall](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockwall-management-gmbh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eos Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eos-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Stephan Apel invest in?

Stephan Apel invests primarily in Information Technology, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Stephan Apel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Stephan Apel closed in Feb 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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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