# Stephane Gantchev

> Stephane Gantchev is a seed investor at LAUNCHub Ventures (Sofia) backing Software and EdTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [LAUNCHub Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launchub)
- Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgantchev
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/sgantchev
- Website: https://x.com/sgantchev

Stephane Gantchev is a seed investor at LAUNCHub Ventures in Sofia focused on Software and EdTech. Stephane Gantchev based out of Sofia, Sofia City and is the Partner of LAUNCHub. Stephane previously worked at Imbrica as a VP Business Development. Stephane Gantchev attended the Technical University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.8M–$2.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 100% |
| EdTech | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| zick learn | zick learn is an innovative startup in the corporate education industry, committed to solving standard e-learning failure through our unique product: we can move completion rate from 5%-15% (which, depending on the market research you decide to trust, is the current market standard for corporate trainings) to over 85%. Our capability ofdelivering bite-sized training right in the pocket of our Clients' employees enables us to provide incredible engagement and completion rates to our target market. Founded by Matteo Penzo (serial entrepreneur, 2 exits, former frog design executive leader), Andrea Goggi (serial entrepreneur, 1 exit, former EY Digital leader) and Pietro Stracquadanio (+15 years leading software development projects for the HR industry), and backed by a dynamic team, we are set to redefine corporate education industry and drive significant value. | $703.9K | Pre-Seed | Jan 16, 2023 |  |
| Calliper | Calliper is an analytics platform that assist startups build data-driven teams by concentrating on the metrics. It helps to connect the tools and consolidate the metrics. | $1.8M | Seed | Jun 13, 2022 |  |
| Orbiit | Orbiit uses AI to reimagine virtual networking and knowledge-sharing. Built for the community manager, Orbiit's systematic engagement platform provides algorithmic matching, logistics, insights, and more to help community managers foster growth, and drive impact.Orbiit was founded in 2018 by Bilyana Freye and Luuk Derksen and isheadquartered in New York. | $2.7M | Seed | May 27, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [B Heroes](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b-heroes) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Company Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/company-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Company Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/company-ventures-ec86) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Forum Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forumventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [High Alpha](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-alpha-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About LAUNCHub Ventures

VC Fund · Sofia, Bulgaria

LAUNCHub Ventures is a leading early-stage VC actively investing in SEE&CEE tech startups in Seed and Series A stages.

5 contacts available at LAUNCHub Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lyuben Belov | Managing Partner & Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lyuben-belov |
| Rumen Iliev | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rumen-iliev |
| Stephane Gantchev | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephane-gantchev |
| Irina Dimitrova | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/irina-dimitrova |
| Mirela Yordanova | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirela-yordanova |

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## FAQ

### What does Stephane Gantchev invest in?

Stephane Gantchev invests primarily in Software, EdTech and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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.

### What is Stephane Gantchev's check size?

Stephane Gantchev typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$2.7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Stephane Gantchev participates in.

### When did Stephane Gantchev last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Stephane Gantchev closed in Jan 2023. 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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