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Speedinvest

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 344 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $11M, Feb 2023VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AIndustry 4RoboticsBanking

Deploying now
65%of best year46cheques in 12 months, 344 on record
Since the last cheque4days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.7MCheque size, as they say$200K – $3.0MRounds led7 of 344Sole investor40 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 34%
Pitch Speedinvest

Speedinvest highlights

  1. 01

    46 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 40 rounds, median $2.4M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Speedinvest is a leading European Pre-Seed, Seed, and Growth VC fund backing Deep Tech, B2B AI & Infra, Fintech, and fundamental technologies solving real-world problems.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$200K – $3.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Industry 4RoboticsBanking
Based in
Vienna, Austria
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first344 appearances

  1. 2026

    36 rounds

  2. Oct
    MP SpaceSeed · AU · Google News search$16MWith 4 others
  3. Oct
    TechNovaTimePre-seed · US · The SaaS News$3.4MWith 4 others
  4. Oct
    hexafarmsSeed · DE · Google News search$5.4MWith 6 others
  5. Sept
    WayflyerDebt · IE$50MWith 4 others
  6. Sept
    NomosSeed · DE$23MWith 1 other
  7. Sept
    BindbridgeGrant · GB$541KWith 1 other
  8. Aug
    FassetSeries C · BD · TechStartups$68MWith 1 other
  9. Aug
    Kraken TechnologySeries B · GB · Ventureburn$175MWith 13 others
  10. Jul
    GreyparrotSeries B · GB · TechStartups$27MWith 4 others
  11. Jul
    Gyre EnergyPre-seed · GB$1.3MSole investor
  12. Jun
    SeltzSeed · US$13MWith 3 others
  13. Jun
    Astral SystemsSeries A · GB$30MWith 3 others
  14. Jun
    KyrokPre-seed · DE$3.5MSole investor
  15. May
    PrimerSeries C · GB · Ventureburn$100MWith 7 others
  16. May
    Fifth Dimension AISeries A · GB$26MWith 4 others
  17. May
    9amHealthSeries B · US$26MWith 3 others
  18. Apr
    SonaSeries B · GB · Ventureburn$45MWith 7 others
  19. Apr
    Five LivesVenture · GB$2.0MWith 2 others
  20. Apr
    DronamicsVenture · IEUndisclosedWith 4 others
  21. Apr
    BLOCKSPre-seed · DE$6.0MWith 3 others
  22. Mar
    ANDAAO · Disrupt Africa$1.2MLed
  23. Mar
    Charles.coSecondary · FR$297KWith 2 others
  24. Mar
    UpvestSeries D · DE$90MWith 4 others
  25. Mar
    RiviaSeries A · CH$15MWith 2 others
  26. Mar
    Tower.devSeed · DE$6.4MWith 3 others
  27. Mar
    Saúde BlissSeries A · BR$11MWith 3 others
  28. Mar
    DiligentSeed · DE$2.4MWith 1 other
  29. Mar
    BindbridgePre-seed · GB$3.8MWith 1 other
  30. Mar
    EuniceSeed · GB$8.0MWith 2 others
  31. Feb
    Flinn.aiSeries A · AT · Ventureburn$20MWith 4 others
  32. Feb
    ComplyanceSeries A · TechCrunch$20MWith 6 others
  33. Feb
    TWAICEDebt · DE$28MWith 4 others
  34. Feb
    PolaronPre-seed · GB$8.0MSole investor
  35. Feb
    AerskaSeries A · IE$39MWith 3 others
  36. Jan
    HomeCooksVenture · GB$1.9MWith 2 others
  37. Jan
    One.FiveSeries A · DE$16MWith 1 other
  38. 2025

    69 rounds

  39. Dec
    RunwareSeries A · Comcast Ventures$50MWith 7 others
  40. Dec
    LizzyAISeed · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  41. Dec
    Alinia AISeed · ES$7.5MWith 3 others
  42. Dec
    CylibGrant · DE$75MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration13 named

AZAndrea ZitnaPartner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
ASAndreas SchwarzenbrunnerPartner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
DKDaniel Keiper-KnorrFounding Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JAJeroen ArtsPartner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JFJorg FlockExecutive Chairman of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MAMarie-Helene AmetsreiterGeneral Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MLMarkus LangPartner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MOMathias OckenfelsGeneral Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MSMichael SieghartManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
OSOlga ShikhantsovaPartner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
OHOliver HolleChief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
RHRick HaoPartner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
WZWerner ZahntPartner of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 85 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$1.4Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
2+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Speedinvest GMBH
SEC number
CRD 316774

Who backs their funds

2 LPs on record in Speedinvest's funds

Funds
1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: an LP list.

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

KochAboBought by Marley SpoonUndisclosedOct 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Speedinvest. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Speedinvest put money into.

On podcasts

4 episodes naming Speedinvest in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Speedinvest

What does Speedinvest invest in?

Speedinvest invests most often at Seed and Series A (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Industry 4, Robotics and Banking.

How active is Speedinvest?

344 investments on record, 46 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 7. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Speedinvest invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: MP Space (Seed, Oct 2026), TechNovaTime (Pre-seed, Oct 2026) and hexafarms (Seed, Oct 2026).

How big are Speedinvest's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.7M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $3.0M.

Does Speedinvest lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 7 of its 344 investments on record (2%).

Where does Speedinvest invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (34%), Germany (26%) and the United States (11%).

Is Speedinvest investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 46 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Speedinvest invest alongside?

Most often Kima Ventures (20 rounds together), Seedcamp (18 rounds together) and FJ Labs (16 rounds together).

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