# Susan Standiford

> Susan Standiford is a seed investor at StepStone backing B2B and FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [StepStone](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stepstone)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/susanstandiford

Susan Standiford is a seed investor at StepStone in London focused on B2B and FinTech. Susan Standiford is Chief Technology Officer at Ingka Group. Ingka Group, formerly know as IKEA Group, is the world’s largest home furnishing retailer and owns and operates 367 IKEA stores in 30 markets (FY18) under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. Susan has started her IKEA career February 2019 and has the overall responsibilityfor technological vision, implementing technology strategies, and ensuring that the technological resources are aligned with the company's business needs. She comes with 25 years of technology experience. Prior to IKEA, she held leading positions in several global businesses such as Oracle, Disney, Zeal, Travelocity and others. Susan brings a strong customer focus in combination with digital & tech capabilities. Susan has an engineering background and comes with a successful track-record in growing and transforming retail businesses, and building and managing strong Tech teams. She is also engaged in many advisory and supervisory boards for start-ups, scale-ups and incubators working with founders for building innovative products. Susan is married to Chris and has a beloved dog called Molly. Her passion is playing tennis and traveling.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Wellness | 1 | 33% |
| Elder Care | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Decorte Future Industries | DFI augments humanity through intelligent clothing. We care for the most vulnerable and empower those pushing the edges of human ability. | $585K | Pre-Seed | Mar 25, 2021 |  |
| Crowdz | Crowdz is the leader in modernizing the traditional Trade Finance industry by auto risk rating assets at the receivable level. Funders can gain valuable insights to make quick decisions that match their investment strategy. Crowdz has auto risk-rated $4.2b of receivables, and funders have financed over $93m utilizing Crowdz technology. Customersand investors include Citibank, Barclays, Meta, EG Funds Management, Techstars Ventures, and Bold Capital Partners, with over $28 million in investment raised to date.Assets sold to private equity. | $6.1M | Seed | May 22, 2019 |  |
| Crowdz | Crowdz is the leader in modernizing the traditional Trade Finance industry by auto risk rating assets at the receivable level. Funders can gain valuable insights to make quick decisions that match their investment strategy. Crowdz has auto risk-rated $4.2b of receivables, and funders have financed over $93m utilizing Crowdz technology. Customersand investors include Citibank, Barclays, Meta, EG Funds Management, Techstars Ventures, and Bold Capital Partners, with over $28 million in investment raised to date.Assets sold to private equity. | $6.1M | Series A | May 22, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Augment Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/augment-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Barclays Corporate Banking](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-plc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bold Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bold-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [WS Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ws-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bullet-time-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About StepStone

VC Fund · Berlin, Germany

StepStone is a recruitment platform that connects applicants and employers together.The platform enables candidates to create personalized profiles including their personal details and preferred jobs. These details would be transferred to recruiters who would get in contact with them if selected. Recruiters are provided with job adverts,candidate search, and recruitment campaigns.StepStone was founded in 1996 by Walter de Brouwer and is based in Berlin.

5 contacts available at StepStone.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Susan Standiford | Chief Product and Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/susan-standiford |
| Christophe de Rassenfosse | Chief Product Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christophe-de-rassenfosse |
| Michael Elsing | Head of Internal IT DACH | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-elsing |
| Moritz Diekmann | Marketing Strategist (external) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moritz-diekmann |
| Patrick Wehrmann | Group Managing Director & CEO, StepStone UK | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-wehrmann |

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## FAQ

### What does Susan Standiford invest in?

Susan Standiford invests primarily in B2B, FinTech and Wellness startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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.

### How do I contact Susan Standiford?

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### When did Susan Standiford last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Susan Standiford closed in Mar 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.

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