# Stephen Garland

> Stephen Garland is a seed investor at Trustpilot backing FinTech and Payments. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Trustpilot
- Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sgarland
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/_stephen_gar
- Website: http://trustpilot.com

Stephen Garland is a seed investor at Trustpilot in Edinburgh focused on FinTech and Payments. Steve joined Trustpilot in July 2018 from the global leader in Data and Analytics in energy, chemicals and renewables company Woodmac where he served as EVP & CTO, prior to this Steve has held various SaaS executive, and technical roles from start-up through FTSE100Steve provides a proven track record with more than 20 years in ProductDevelopment, and Data organisations in evolving startups to scale-ups and transforming enterprises into high performing SaaS Data Analytics or Product Led Organizations. Steve continues to evolve and accelerate Trustpilots Product and Technology strategy, with a laser focus on growth whilst ensuring we provide the best experience and value for both our consumers and business driven through innovation and talent. Steve holds a BEng in Software Engineering from Edinburgh Napier University.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$3.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Payments | 1 | 25% |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 1 | 25% |
| Information Services | 1 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Detected | Detected was created to help significant business partnerships advance more quickly and confidently in the direction of greater results. Love Ventures, a prestigious angel investment group, and Thomson Reuters Ventures support the startup. | $3.1M | Seed | Jan 12, 2023 |  |
| loveelectric | Loveelectric operates as a vehicle leasing company that makes electric vehicles affordable and accessible for everyone. They offer small electric cars and family electric cars for their customers. They provide the car scheme, and the employer signs and pays for a lease agreement on behalf of the employee. | $1.1M | Seed | Nov 04, 2022 |  |
| loveelectric | Loveelectric operates as a vehicle leasing company that makes electric vehicles affordable and accessible for everyone. They offer small electric cars and family electric cars for their customers. They provide the car scheme, and the employer signs and pays for a lease agreement on behalf of the employee. |  | Seed | May 01, 2022 |  |
| Detected | Detected was created to help significant business partnerships advance more quickly and confidently in the direction of greater results. Love Ventures, a prestigious angel investment group, and Thomson Reuters Ventures support the startup. | $1.1M | Seed | Nov 24, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EmergeVest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emergevest) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Love Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/love-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Marchmont Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marchmont-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Maropost Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maropost-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstart Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstart-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Thomson Reuters Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomson-reuters-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Trustpilot

VC Fund · Copenhagen, Denmark

Trustpilot is a powerful review platform - free and open to all. With more than 58 million reviews of over 270,000 domains, Trustpilot gives people a place to share and discover reviews of businesses, and we give every company the tools to turn consumer feedback into business results. Our mission is to bring people and businesses closer together tocreate ever-improving experiences for everyone. Trustpilot reviews are seen more than 3 billion times each month by consumers worldwide. With offices in Copenhagen, London, New York, Denver, Berlin, Melbourne and Vilnius, Trustpilot's 700 employees represent more than 40 different nationalities.

5 contacts available at Trustpilot.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carolyn Ryan | Chief Strategy Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carolyn-ryan-0014 |
| Peter H. Mühlmann | Founder & CEO | — |
| Brahim Ben Helal | Director of Strategic Development | — |
| Brian Merritt | Vice President Revenue, Americas | — |
| Carolyn Jameson | Chief Legal and Policy Officer | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Stephen Garland invest in?

Stephen Garland invests primarily in FinTech, Payments and Autonomous Vehicles startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Stephen Garland's check size?

Stephen Garland typically joins rounds of $1M–$3.1M 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 Stephen Garland participates in.

### How do I contact Stephen Garland?

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### When did Stephen Garland last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Stephen Garland closed in Jan 2023. 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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