# Tim Schumacher

> Tim Schumacher is a seed investor at eyeo (Cologne) backing E-Commerce and Apps. See 34 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [eyeo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eyeo)
- Location: Cologne, Germany
- Total investments: 34
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 26%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timschumacher
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/timschu
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimSchumacher

Tim Schumacher is a Managing General Partner at World Fund. Tim previously worked at Sedo.com as a Member Board Of Directors. He attended University of Cologne and Stockholm School of Economics.Tim Schumacher Co-Founded and was the longtime CEO of the publicly traded company Sedo AG, which currently has revenues of 130m euros per year andmaintains approximately 350 employees. Since 2012 he has dedicated his professional career to the German startup scene, acting both as a business angel and mentor for young companies with economic potential. His current startups, among many others, are Eyeo/Adblock Plus, Aklamio, Hitfox and Ecosia.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $247k–$7.3M |
| Pre-Seed | $217k–$2.4M |
| Series A | $1M–$23M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 12% |
| Apps | 3 | 9% |
| SaaS | 3 | 9% |
| Internet | 3 | 9% |
| Software | 3 | 9% |

63 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 35% |
| Series A | 6 | 18% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 15% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 9% |
| Angel | 2 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 14 | 41% |
| Sweden | 2 | 6% |
| United States | 2 | 6% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freshflow | Freshflow is harnessing AI to build the food supply chain technology of the future and tackle global food waste. | $10M | Series A | Jun 03, 2026 |  |
| Freshflow | Freshflow is harnessing AI to build the food supply chain technology of the future and tackle global food waste. | $7.3M | Seed | May 20, 2025 |  |
| Peec AI | Enabling companies to analyse and improve their visibility in AI search results. | $1.9M | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2025 |  |
| Faircado | We despise waste - of time, of money, of resources. We created Faircado to tackle all three at once: a solution that increases the circularity of produced goods while making you save time, money and the planet when shopping. Second-hand first. How do we do it? We created a smart algorithm that aggregates available offers from the biggest pre-ownedmarketplaces into one platforms, comparing their price and sustainability score, to indicate which second-hand option is better for the planet. Want to know more? Download our browser extension here: https://faircado.com/ | $2.4M | Pre-Seed | May 28, 2024 |  |
| CareerOS | CareerOS is a Career Execution Platform that allows you to plan, manage, and execute your career search from one place. Students get a competitive advantage, while universities gain real-time insights into student networking activities, providing the Career Team with the data necessary to enhance student outcomes. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Feb 15, 2024 |  |
| CareerOS | CareerOS was founded to help universities, career teams, and students work in harmony toward one shared goal: improving career outcomes through better collaboration, streamlined support, and data-driven career development solutions. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Feb 15, 2024 |  |
| SunRoof | SunRoof manufactures 2-in-1 solar roofs and innovative façades that generate electricity without having to install traditional photovoltaic modules. This is the best replacement for a regular roof, offering the highest efficiency, the lowest carbon footprint, and a unique aesthetic. Our mission is to speed up the global transition to renewables bydeveloping beautiful roofs that, by generating electricity, will cover the energy demand of the entire building. | $14.8M |  | Jan 19, 2023 |  |
| SunRoof | SunRoof manufactures 2-in-1 solar roofs and innovative façades that generate electricity without having to install traditional photovoltaic modules. This is the best replacement for a regular roof, offering the highest efficiency, the lowest carbon footprint, and a unique aesthetic. Our mission is to speed up the global transition to renewables bydeveloping beautiful roofs that, by generating electricity, will cover the energy demand of the entire building. | $14.6M | Series A | Jan 19, 2023 |  |
| TreeCard | Treecard is a fullstack green finance platform, allowing consumers to spend, save and invest responsibly. They are the exclusive finance partner of Ecosia, and their first product is a wooden payment card that funds reforestation via the interchange fees generated. | $22.9M | Series A | Nov 30, 2022 |  |
| Surfe | Surfe connects CRM to LinkedIn through a browser extension. Create and enrich contacts, find qualified emails, and synchronize LinkedIn conversations - directly from your prospect's LinkedIn profile to your CRM in one click. Stop wasting time on manual lead capturing and data entry. | $4M | Seed | Oct 25, 2022 |  |

10 of 34 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Capnamic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capnamic-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Nordic Alpha Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nordic-alpha-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [TS Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ts-ventures-gmbh) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [b2venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/btovpartners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Caesar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caesar-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About eyeo

VC Fund · Cologne, Germany

With the help of an international community of volunteers, eyeo develops open source software that millions of people use every day to have a better online experience. Its solutions such as Adblock Plus, which, with over 300 million downloads is the most popular add-on/extension ever, put users in control over the kind of content they seeonline. Beyond that, the company builds software that encourages positive, informative advertising, and privacy protection practices.Eyeo is an international team, about half of whom work in the main Cologne office and the other half remotely. Eyeo was founded in 2011, when Till Faida met Wladimir Palant; and the two decided to take Palant’s sometimes hobby, Adblock Plus, and try and change a billion-dollar industry with it.

5 contacts available at eyeo.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tim Schumacher | Chairman and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-schumacher |
| Christian Dommers | Head of Business Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-dommers |
| Ciprian Hacman | Senior DevOps Engineer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ciprian-hacman |
| Job Plas | Senior Manager of Global Partnerships | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/job-plas |
| Jutta Horstmann | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jutta-horstmann |

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## FAQ

### What does Tim Schumacher invest in?

Tim Schumacher invests primarily in E-Commerce, Apps and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 34 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Tim Schumacher's check size?

Tim Schumacher typically joins rounds of $247k–$7.3M at Seed, $217k–$2.4M at Pre-Seed and $1M–$23M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Tim Schumacher participates in.

### When did Tim Schumacher last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tim Schumacher closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 34 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.

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