# Steve Brown > Steve Brown is a pre-seed investor at ctrlio (London) backing Fitness and Robotics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [ctrlio](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ctrlio) - Location: London, United Kingdom - Total investments: 3 - Last investment: Feb 2020 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenrbrown1 - X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/stevenrbrown - Website: https://x.com/stevenrbrown Steve Brown is a pre-seed investor at ctrlio in London focused on Fitness and Robotics. Steve Brown - Advisor @ ctrlio ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Pre-Seed | $58k–$79k | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Fitness | 1 | 33% | | Robotics | 1 | 33% | | Mobile Apps | 1 | 33% | | Personal Health | 1 | 33% | | Machine Learning | 1 | 33% | 6 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% | | Series A | 1 | 33% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 1 | 33% | | United Kingdom | 1 | 33% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Solo60 | Solo60 is an on‑demand booking platform that allows users to book private fitness and wellness spaces on-demand, giving individuals, trainers, and therapists access to fully equipped gyms, studios, and treatment rooms without long-term memberships. The app provides flexible hourly bookings, secure entry, and privacy, turning underused spaces intoconvenient, professional wellness hubs. | $58.2K | Pre-Seed | Feb 06, 2020 | | | Solo60 | Solo60 is an on‑demand booking platform that allows users to book private fitness and wellness spaces on-demand, giving individuals, trainers, and therapists access to fully equipped gyms, studios, and treatment rooms without long-term memberships. The app provides flexible hourly bookings, secure entry, and privacy, turning underused spaces intoconvenient, professional wellness hubs. | $79K | Pre-Seed | Aug 10, 2019 | | | Vicarious | Vicarious is an artificial intelligence company that uses the computational principles of the brain to develop general intelligence for robots. The company was founded in 2010 by Dr. Dileep George and D. Scott Phoenix. | $15M | Series A | Aug 21, 2012 | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Felicis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felicis-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Good Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/good-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Open Field Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/open-field-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [SGM Enterprises](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sgm-enterprises-ad13) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Zarco Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zarco-investment-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About ctrlio VC Fund 2 contacts available at ctrlio. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Steve Brown | Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-brown-5 | | John Straw | Non Executive Director, Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-straw | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Courtside Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/courtside-ventures) — VC Fund - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund - [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [SFC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-funding-club) — VC Fund - [Fuel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuel-ventures-fund) — VC Fund - [Business Growth Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-growth-fund) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Sports Angel Investors in United Kingdom](https://shizune.co/investors/sports-angel-investors-united-kingdom) - [Fitness Angel Investors in Europe](https://shizune.co/investors/fitness-angel-investors-europe) - [Proptech Angel Investors in United Kingdom](https://shizune.co/investors/proptech-angel-investors-united-kingdom) - [Sports Angel Investors in Europe](https://shizune.co/investors/sports-angel-investors-europe) - [Mobile Apps Angel Investors in United Kingdom](https://shizune.co/investors/mobile-apps-angel-investors-united-kingdom) ## FAQ ### What does Steve Brown invest in? Steve Brown invests primarily in Fitness, Robotics and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Steve Brown's check size? Steve Brown typically joins rounds of $58k–$79k 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 Steve Brown participates in. ### When did Steve Brown last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Steve Brown closed in Feb 2020. 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? 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