SSpeedinvest
Speedinvest is a Vienna-based venture capital firm founded in 2011 that backs European technology start-ups from pre-seed to growth stage. It invests through sector-focused teams covering AI & infrastructure, fintech & DeFi, health & bio, deep tech, industrial tech, and marketplaces & consumer, with offices in Vienna, Berlin, London, Munich, Paris and Abu Dhabi and a dedicated Middle East and Africa growth strategy. The firm manages more than €1.2 billion and has built a portfolio of over 400 companies, including Bitpanda, GoStudent, wefox, Wayflyer, TIER Mobility, Pleo and Tide.
SectorsAI & Infrastructure, Fintech & DeFi, Health & Bio, Deep Tech, Industrial Tech, Marketplaces & Consumer
VC MapSeed
Team
Andreas Schwarzenbrunner
General Partner
Daniel Keiper-Knorr
Founding Partner, Fundraising
Marie-Helene Ametsreiter
General Partner
Oliver Holle
CEO & Managing Partner
Stefan Klestil
General Partner, Si F
Werner Zahnt
Founding Partner, Corporate Development
Young Sohn
Chairman
Andrea Zitna
Partner
Deepali Nangia
Partner
Jeroen Arts
Partner
Rana Abdel Latif
Partner
Tom Filip Lesche
Partner
Will Wells
Partner
Heinrich Gröller
Venture Partner
Philipp Stangl
Venture Partner
Robert Lang
Venture Partner
Sameer Singh
Venture Partner
Portfolio companies 9
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AAlinia AI
led Pre-seed, 2024
SSeqera
led Seed, 2021
G
Genie
led Pre-seed, 2023
CCobee
led Pre-Series A, 2020
TToqio
led Seed, 2021
IIomed
entered at Seed, 2020
B
Bnext
entered at Series A, 2019
CCareerOS
per company site
Exited or sunsetted (1)
S
Sunhero
led Seed (estimated), 2022
Funding rounds 16
Open as list →| Date | Company | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | Alinia AI | Seed | $7.5M |
Mouro Capital
+3 more
|
| 2025-05-06 | Seqera | Series B | $26M |
Addition
+5 more
|
| 2024-06-05 | Alinia AI | Pre-seed | $2.4M |
Speedinvest, Precursor Ventures
+7 more
|
| 2023-10-05 | Genie | Pre-seed | €1.1M |
Speedinvest
+5 more
|
| 2023-03-13 | Sunhero | Series A | €10M |
Planet A Ventures, Vorwerk Ventures
+3 more
|
| 2022-11-21 | Cobee | Series B | €40M |
Octopus Ventures, Notion Capital
+3 more
|
| 2022-10-24 | Seqera | Series A | €22M |
Addition
+4 more
|
| 2022-09-29 | Toqio | Series A | €18.7M |
AlbionVC
+5 more
|
| 2022-02-14 | Sunhero | Seed (estimated) | €3.5M |
Speedinvest
+1 more
|
| 2021-09-07 | Seqera | Seed | $5.5M |
Talis Capital, Speedinvest
+2 more
|
| 2021-07-27 | Cobee | Series A | €14M |
Balderton Capital
+4 more
|
| 2021-07-06 | Toqio | Seed | €8M |
Seaya Ventures, Speedinvest
+1 more
|
| 2020-09-03 | Iomed | Seed | €2M |
Adara Ventures
+2 more
|
| 2020-08-03 | Bnext | Series A | €11M |
Lead unknown
+10 more
|
| 2020-02-09 | Cobee | Pre-Series A | €2.1M |
Speedinvest, Target Global
+5 more
|
| 2019-10-02 | Bnext | Series A | approximately €3.3M |
Lead unknown
+8 more
|
Often invests with 18
Open as list →News 8
Open as list →| Published | Article |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 |
Speedinvest launches MEA fund backed by Mubadala, QIA, and EIB Global ↗
Wamda
2026-04-21 |
| 2026-03-28 |
Austrian VC Speedinvest Cuts 10% of Staff Amid Push for AI-Era Efficiency ↗
Trending Topics
2026-03-28 |
| 2025-10-14 |
Speedinvest Growth: When Early Founder Relationships Meet Growth Capital ↗
Speedinvest
2025-10-14 |
| 2025-09-15 |
Molten Ventures Anchors Speedinvest Continuation Vehicle ↗
Molten Ventures
2025-09-15 |
| 2025-05-06 |
Scaling the Future of Scientific Software: Seqera Raises $26M Series B ↗
Seqera
2025-05-06 |
| 2024-06-12 |
Pluxee to acquire Cobee, an innovative Spanish digital player in Employee Benefits ↗
Pluxee
2024-06-12 |
| 2024-01-31 |
With more than €1B in AUM, Speedinvest announces final close of latest fund at €350M ↗
Tech.eu
2024-01-31 |
| 2023-10-05 |
Genie's open source web framework for Julia programming language attracts $1.2M ↗
Tech.eu
2023-10-05 |