# Steve Schoettler

> Steve Schoettler is a seed investor at Junyo (San Francisco Bay Area) backing EdTech and FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Junyo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/junyo)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2013
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steveschoettler
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/dotsteve

Steve Schoettler is a seed investor at Junyo in San Francisco Bay Area focused on EdTech and FinTech. Steve Schoettler is the Founder and CEO of Junyo and an angel investor. At Junyo, Steve combines a passion for education with two decades of experience in early-stage tech companies that have the power to transform industries. Previously, he was co-founder, employee #1 and VP Platform Services at Zynga, one of the fastest growing companiesever, where he led the development of payment processing, virtual currency purchases, and fraud detection. Prior to Zynga, Steve led teams at GO, General Magic, and Kontiki to develop innovative technologies in mobile, security, and distributed computing. He is a board member of both Full Circle Fund and Indiegogo, and he is actively involved in social entrepreneurship. Steve earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from UC Berkeley.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| Hedge Funds | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sokikom | Sokikom is the only collaborative math program where elementary students help each other learn through a team-based game, as well as being able to learn on their own or with teacher assignments. Unlike any other math program Sokikom was started through 6 SBIR grants from the U.S. Department of Education to positively impact the teaching andlearning of mathematics in our nation. We're using technology to create immersive learning experiences for students while delivering real-time data that allows teachers to adjust their instruction. Sokikom has been shown in multiple studies--including year-long case studies--to increase student performance in state and district test scores. Sokikom has also won the top industry awards for the best educational game by SIIA, Tech & Learning, Edtech Digest, AEP, EDDIES, BESSIES and has been featured in WSJ, Techcrunch, NBC, and Forbes. |  | Seed | Feb 22, 2013 |  |
| Indiegogo | IndieGoGo is a global crowdfunding platform that democratizes the way people raise funds for any project such as creative, entrepreneurial, or cause-related. The platform enables individuals and startups to generate pre-sales and collect feedback from early adopters before they manufacture their products. Since its inception in 2008, Indiegogo hasbeen offering related advice to individuals and startups that seek it and advising corporations on how to staff a team to create and manage a campaign effectively. | $15M | Series A | Jun 06, 2012 |  |
| Indiegogo | IndieGoGo is a global crowdfunding platform that democratizes the way people raise funds for any project such as creative, entrepreneurial, or cause-related. The platform enables individuals and startups to generate pre-sales and collect feedback from early adopters before they manufacture their products. Since its inception in 2008, Indiegogo hasbeen offering related advice to individuals and startups that seek it and advising corporations on how to staff a team to create and manage a campaign effectively. | $1.5M | Seed | Sep 07, 2011 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bee Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ff Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ff-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Insight Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insight-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Compound](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metamorphic-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ridge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ridge-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Junyo

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Junyo.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Steve Schoettler | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-schoettler |

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## FAQ

### What does Steve Schoettler invest in?

Steve Schoettler invests primarily in EdTech, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at 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.

### When did Steve Schoettler last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Steve Schoettler closed in Feb 2013. 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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