Stephan Schwahlen

Senior Advisor Philanthropy at Effektiv Spenden

📍 Berlin Metropolitan Area, Germany🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 21 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2021
Operator-angel🌍 Germany
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Business Angel
Aug 2021
ROONIQ is a cutting-edge computer vision company which is defining a new category in industrial goods inspection. Industry 4.0 has not yet reached the goods ingestion area which remains a source of costly errors and delays. 3D goods inspection brings reliable accuracy to the goods-in area, delivering efficiency gains for the whole production process. ROONIQ’s software solution produces unrivalled 3D goods inspection, offering high accuracy automatic object recognition in all lighting conditions (even with no light) for use on conventional mobile devices. ROONIQ grew out of years of computer vision product development by the founding team based in Germany and the UK.
Seed investor
Jul 2015
Die Good Hood GmbH betreibt mit der Nachbarschaftsplattform nebenan.de Deutschlands größtes soziales Netzwerk für Nachbar:innen. Als Sozialunternehmen ist es unser Ziel, Nachbar:innen wieder miteinander in Austausch zu bringen und so zu einer lebendigen, helfenden und sicheren Nachbarschaft beizutragen. Wir sind überzeugt, dass funktionierende Nachbarschaften eine Antwort auf viele unserer aktuellen, gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen liefern. Impressum: https://nebenan.de/imprint
Investor
2005
smava is a leading loan portal in Germany. We make personal loans transparent, fair and affordable for consumers. Based on digital processes, smava compares loan offers from more than 20 banks, ranging in value from €1,000 to €120,000. In this way, borrowers can choose and conclude the deal most favourable to them. On average, borrowers pay at smava more than 35 percent less for their loan compared to the national average. In 2018, the volume of loans originated through smava was over $2 billion, with a total of more than $5 billion since inception. As one of the largest fintech businesses in Germany, smava employs around 600 staff with over 40 nationalities under the direction of an experienced management team with strong backgrounds in finance and technology. The company is based in Berlin. To date, highly renowned investors such as Vitruvian, Verdane Capital, Runa Capital and Earlybird have invested a total of $135 million in smava. Become a part of the smava-story now!
Experience · 12 entries
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2023
Co-Founder
Jun 2023
Researching what works best In order to defend, strengthen and advance liberal democracies, we research, analyze, and publish highly effective interventions executed by outstandingly efficient not-for- profit organizations. In doing so we help donors everywhere who are committed to safeguarding and advancing liberal democracy to achieve maximum impact with their democracy donations.
2021
Business Angel
Aug 2021
ROONIQ is a cutting-edge computer vision company which is defining a new category in industrial goods inspection. Industry 4.0 has not yet reached the goods ingestion area which remains a source of costly errors and delays. 3D goods inspection brings reliable accuracy to the goods-in area, delivering efficiency gains for the whole production process. ROONIQ’s software solution produces unrivalled 3D goods inspection, offering high accuracy automatic object recognition in all lighting conditions (even with no light) for use on conventional mobile devices. ROONIQ grew out of years of computer vision product development by the founding team based in Germany and the UK.
2019
Founder
Sep 2019
You have the means. We know a thing or two. Together we discover the intersection between what is important to you – and what actually makes the world a better place. You will be surprised what you can achieve with us. Fight poverty, for example. Slow down climate change. Alleviate animal suffering. Defend democracy. Reduce existential risks. Advance research. Not tomorrow. Now.
2015
Seed investor
Jul 2015
Die Good Hood GmbH betreibt mit der Nachbarschaftsplattform nebenan.de Deutschlands größtes soziales Netzwerk für Nachbar:innen. Als Sozialunternehmen ist es unser Ziel, Nachbar:innen wieder miteinander in Austausch zu bringen und so zu einer lebendigen, helfenden und sicheren Nachbarschaft beizutragen. Wir sind überzeugt, dass funktionierende Nachbarschaften eine Antwort auf viele unserer aktuellen, gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen liefern. Impressum: https://nebenan.de/imprint
Social Impact Consulting GmbH (Benckiser Stiftung)
Associated Consulting Partner
May 2015
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