# Tim Ringel

> Tim Ringel is a seed investor at Spring Studios (New York) backing E-Commerce and FinTech. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Spring Studios](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spring-studios)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-ringel-8b812b/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/timringel
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tim.ringel

Tim Ringel is a Global CEO at Meet The People. He attended the University of Duisburg-Essen from 1996 to 2001.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 29% |
| FinTech | 3 | 21% |
| Finance | 2 | 14% |
| Big Data | 2 | 14% |
| Software | 2 | 14% |

48 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 29% |
| Series A | 3 | 21% |
| Series E | 1 | 7% |
| Series G | 1 | 7% |
| Series H | 1 | 7% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 4 | 29% |
| United States | 3 | 21% |
| Sweden | 2 | 14% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 7% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 7% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| yamuntu | yamuntu is a creator of an online retail platform designed to help retailers connect with their customers and instantly create nano brand ambassadors. Customers may save money and buy at reasonable pricing in one location according to the company's software, which enables users to order things at appealing discounted prices through theapplication and then post these products on their social media profiles while collecting cashback via PayPal. |  | Seed | May 21, 2021 |  |
| Klarna | Klarna is an eCommerce payment solutions platform for merchants and shoppers.The platform gives customers the freedom to choose how and when to pay. They also offer direct payments, pay after delivery options, and installment plans. Klarna is a regulated bank known for its “buy now, pay later” model that offers shoppers interest-free financing onretail purchases over a period of installments.Klarna was founded in 2005 in Stockholm, Sweden by Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Niklas Adalberth, and Victor Jacobsson. | $460M | Private Equity | Aug 06, 2019 |  |
| SpaceX | Space Exploration Technologies is a space-transportation startup company founded by Elon Musk. SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX develops crew and cargo capsules, engines, cryogenic tank structures, avionics, equipment, guidance, and control software. The company is developing the partially reusablelaunch vehicles Falcon 1 and Falcon 9.Founded in 2002, Space Exploration Technologies is headquartered in Hawthorne, California. |  | Series H | Nov 01, 2017 |  |
| SpaceX | Space Exploration Technologies is a space-transportation startup company founded by Elon Musk. SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX develops crew and cargo capsules, engines, cryogenic tank structures, avionics, equipment, guidance, and control software. The company is developing the partially reusablelaunch vehicles Falcon 1 and Falcon 9.Founded in 2002, Space Exploration Technologies is headquartered in Hawthorne, California. | $351M | Series H | Jul 28, 2017 |  |
| Airbnb | Airbnb is an online community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book accommodations through mobile phones or the internet.The company connects travelers seeking authentic experiences with hosts offering unique, inspiring spaces. Whether the available space is a castle for a night, a sailboat for a week, or an apartment for a month,Airbnb is the easiest way for people to showcase these distinctive spaces to an audience of millions. By facilitating bookings and financial transactions, Airbnb makes the process of listing or booking a space effortless and efficient.With 4,500,000 listings in over 65,000 cities in 191 countries, the company offers the widest variety of unique spaces for everyone, at any price point around the globe. The company was co-founded in August 2008 by Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, and is currently headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $1.5B | Series E | Jun 28, 2015 |  |
| Spotify | Spotify is a commercial music streaming service that provides restricted digital content from a range of record labels and artists. Users can browse through the interface by artist, album, genre, playlist, record label, and direct searches.It also enables individuals to create, share, and edit playlists with other users. If users wantrecommendations, they can integrate their system with Last.fm, an application that provides music recommendations based on listening history. The radio feature installed in Spotify creates random playlists for its users that are related to preferred artists.Spotify is available for mobile device platforms such as Android, Blackberry, Boxee, iOS, Linux, MeeGo, Squeezebox, Windows mobile, and more. | $526M | Series G | Jun 10, 2015 |  |
| COBI | COBI is an integrated system that intelligently connects users' bike with their smartphones. The modular system integrates six accessories into one design object: light, bike-navigation, smartphone holder with charging function, alarm system, bell and bike computer. The result: a completely new riding experience.It's intelligenttechnology is geared towards one purpose: enhancing your biking experience with fun, comfort and safety. The COBI system offers hard- and software upgradeability – plus a developer SDK for third party apps, wearables, wireless sensors, bike components and on-board electronics. COBI upgrades bike and benefits one's life. | $4.4M | Seed | Apr 16, 2015 |  |
| Palantir Technologies | Palantir Technologies offers a suite of software applications for integrating, visualizing, and analyzing information. Palantir software allows analysts within and between government organizations to collaborate and analyze large quantities of data. Palantir Technologies was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. |  |  | Jan 01, 2015 |  |
| Oviva | Oviva is digitizing the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity through a unique behavior change platform.They have developed unique, personalised behaviour change programmes that combine smartphone app and learning portals to support dietitian-led behaviour change for conditions such as type 2 diabetes and complex obesity. Their approach allowspatients to achieve a better health outcome without having to attend clinic appointments, whilst saving health systems significant sums by preventing the development of complications related to these health conditions.Oviva was founded in 2013 and is based in Altendorf (Switzerland) with offices in Zurich (Switzerland), London (United Kingdom), and Berlin (Germany). |  | Series A | Jan 01, 2015 |  |
| Palantir Technologies | Palantir Technologies offers a suite of software applications for integrating, visualizing, and analyzing information. Palantir software allows analysts within and between government organizations to collaborate and analyze large quantities of data. Palantir Technologies was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. |  | Secondary Market | Jan 01, 2015 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [K2 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k2-global) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Manhattan Venture Partners (MVP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manhattan-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [14W](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/14-w) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aglaé Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aglae-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [All Blue Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-blue-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Balyasny Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/balyasny-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Spring Studios

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Spring Studios is a platform where culture, creativity, and ideas come together to transform brands and drive aspiration.

3 contacts available at Spring Studios.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Giuseppe Stigliano | Global CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giuseppe-stigliano |
| Hank Uberoi | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hank-uberoi |
| Tim Ringel | Global CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-ringel |

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

### Similar country
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund
- [Enterprise Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-angels) — VC Fund
- [K1W1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k1w1) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [Consumer Angel Investors in Germany](https://shizune.co/investors/consumer-angel-investors-germany)
- [Marketplace Angel Investors in Germany](https://shizune.co/investors/marketplace-angel-investors-germany)
- [Media (entertainment) Angel Investors in Germany](https://shizune.co/investors/media-entertainment-angel-investors-germany)
- [FinTech Investors in New Zealand](https://shizune.co/investors/fintech-investors-new-zealand)
- [FinTech Angel Investors in New Zealand](https://shizune.co/investors/fintech-angel-investors-new-zealand)
- [Enterprise Angel Investors in New Zealand](https://shizune.co/investors/enterprise-angel-investors-new-zealand)

## FAQ

### What does Tim Ringel invest in?

Tim Ringel invests primarily in E-Commerce, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Tim Ringel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tim Ringel closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 14 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co