Speedinvest

Name

Speedinvest

Legal name

Speedinvest

Website

https://speedinvest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Fund Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed) (FSANAAAA), Late-Stage Venture Capital (Series C+) (FSANAAAC)

Keywords

• Venture capital fund
• Pre-seed investments
• Growth-stage equity
• Startup funding
• Portfolio management

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Fund Management: Speedinvest generates revenue through management fees and carried interest on the funds it manages across multiple vehicles, including a MENA flagship fund backed by Mubadala and QIA, a Speedinvest Africa Fund (target €200M) backed by EIB Global, and growth-stage funds. The firm also earns returns from successful portfolio exits (e.g., Bitpanda, Curve, Cobee, Ona acquired by OpenAI).
2. Fund-of-Funds and LP Capital Deployment: Speedinvest raises capital from institutional LPs, sovereign wealth funds (Mubadala, QIA), development finance institutions (EIB Global), and strategic partners (NEA) and deploys that capital into pre-seed, seed, and growth-stage investments across multiple sector-specific funds.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Core offering

Speedinvest is a European venture capital firm that deploys capital from pre-seed (€250K–€5M) through growth (€5M–€30M, Series B to pre-IPO) into technology startups across eight specialized sector verticals: AI & Infra, Climate Tech & Industrial Tech, Deep Tech, Fintech & DeFi, Health & Bio, Marketplaces & Consumer, Growth, and Middle East Africa & Beyond. The firm leads 85% of initial investments and bundles capital with a Network & Portfolio Success platform delivering 6,000+ warm introductions per year, talent support, and discounted perks to portfolio founders.

Product overview

Speedinvest operates a sector-specialist venture capital platform, structured as eight specialized investment verticals (AI & Infra; Climate Tech & Industrial Tech; Deep Tech; Fintech & DeFi; Health & Bio; Marketplaces & Consumer; Growth; and Middle East, Africa & Beyond) that run as the firm's primary "products" for deploying capital from pre-seed (€250K–€5M) through growth (€5M–€30M, Series B to pre-IPO). These investment products are bundled with the Network & Portfolio Success Platform (6,000+ intros/year, talent support, perks, events), the Founder Portal (portal.speedinvest.com) and LP Portal (investor.speedinvest.com) for stakeholder reporting, the public Pitch Submission (Typeform-hosted), and the Speedinvest Knowledge Hub (blog and market maps) as the core supporting modules. Regional fund wrappers (Speedinvest Africa Fund, the MENA Flagship Fund, the Si f Fund, and the Growth Fund) sit on top of the vertical structure, while the joint venture with SBI Ventures Europe extends the platform to Japan. The firm maintains 6 offices across EMEA (Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, Vienna, Abu Dhabi) and has a portfolio of 400+ companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Si F Fund: Speedinvest's fintech & DeFi fund vehicle led by Stefan Klestil as General Partner.
• Speedinvest Africa Fund
• Speedinvest MENA Fund

Products and services

• AI & Infra Investment Vertical Specialist venture investment in AI infrastructure, agent platforms, B2B AI applications, and core enabling layers (models, data, orchestration, security, monitoring, deployment), from pre-seed through growth stages, targeting tech founders across Europe.
• Climate Tech & Industrial Tech Investment Vertical Venture investments in energy, infrastructure, construction, manufacturing, mobility, and defense technologies addressing climate volatility, supply chain disruption, and geopolitical instability, targeting European founders from pre-seed to growth.
• Deep Tech Investment Vertical Venture capital investments in advanced AI, quantum computing, energy, materials discovery, robotics, defense, and outer space startups, including academic spinouts and engineering-led teams across Europe.
• Fintech & DeFi Investment Vertical Venture capital investments in insurance, investing, lending, real estate, banking, digital assets, and embedded finance, including the Si f Fund focused on crypto and DeFi, for European founders from pre-seed to growth.
• Health & Bio Investment Vertical Venture capital investments in tech-enabled healthcare, life sciences services, therapy discovery and delivery, and clinical trial execution for European founders, combining AI/ML with healthcare workflow and regulatory expertise.
• Marketplaces & Consumer Investment Vertical Venture capital investments in consumer and marketplace startups exhibiting network effects, technology-leveraged products, and novel behavioral interactions, across Europe.
• Growth Stage Fund Growth-stage venture fund writing €5M–€30M checks from Series B to pre-IPO across fintech, AI, infrastructure, mobility, and defense, operated in strategic partnership with NEA to combine US growth-stage experience with EMEA market access for European scale-ups.
• Middle East, Africa & Beyond Investment Vertical Venture capital investments in fintech, embedded finance, health, climate, B2B AI, and consumer companies for founders across the Middle East, Africa, and other growth markets, with on-the-ground regional presence.
• Network & Portfolio Success Platform Portfolio support platform for Speedinvest-backed founders that delivers 6,000+ warm introductions annually to entrepreneurs, industry experts, board advisors, and top-tier investors, complemented by a vetted talent database, discounted partner perks, tailored events, and self-service resources.
• Speedinvest Africa Fund Dedicated Africa-focused venture capital fund with a €200 million target size, investing at seed and Series A in fintech-enabled startups across payments, lending, banking, health, education, and mobility in 12 African countries, backed by a €40M EIB Global commitment.
• Speedinvest MENA Flagship Fund Flagship Middle East and Africa growth-stage venture capital fund backed by Mubadala Investment Company, Qatar Investment Authority, and the European Investment Bank, investing in fintech, health, climate, AI, and consumer services through dedicated regional teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,000+ warm intros delivered to portfolio companies annually
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship.

• SBI Ventures EuropeflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026SBI Ventures Europe and Speedinvest established a Joint Venture to enhance their venture capital activities and expand investments in Europe and globally. The partnership facilitates investments in funds with focus on financial infrastructure, climate, and deep tech, and aims to bridge Japanese and European innovation and investment ecosystems.
• New Enterprise Associates (NEA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019NEA is Speedinvest's strategic partner for growth-stage investing, combining decades of US growth-stage experience with Speedinvest's EMEA access and expertise. Together they back Europe's most ambitious scale-ups from Series B to pre-IPO, with check sizes of €5M–€30M. NEA is noted as early backers of Workday and Salesforce.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Direct peers

• Notion Capital: London-based European venture capital firm investing in enterprise software and fintech from seed to growth; comparable in stage range and European geographic focus, with sector overlap particularly in fintech where Speedinvest has dedicated exposure.
• Target Global: Berlin/Israeli-based pan-European venture capital firm investing from seed to growth across consumer, fintech, mobility, and AI; comparable in stage range, geographic orientation, and growth-stage continuity model.
• Atomico: London-headquartered pan-European venture capital firm founded by Niklas Zennström; invests across multiple stages and sectors with a partner-led, founder-focused model that closely mirrors Speedinvest's approach to European tech investing.
• Index Ventures: London/San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing from seed to growth stages across European and US tech ecosystems; comparable multi-stage continuity and sector breadth make it a near-direct competitor for European deal flow.
• Earlybird Venture Capital: Berlin-based pan-European early- and growth-stage venture capital firm with sector-specialized funds (digital, industrial, health); overlaps directly with Speedinvest's stage range, sector structure, and DACH ecosystem presence.
• Balderton Capital: London-based European venture capital firm investing from seed to Series A; comparable in stage focus and geographic orientation toward European tech founders, with a partner-led, lead-investor orientation similar to Speedinvest.
• HV Capital: Munich-based German venture capital firm (formerly Holtzbrinck Ventures) investing across seed, early, and growth stages in European tech; directly comparable DACH-rooted multi-stage VC with overlapping fintech and growth portfolios.
• Creandum: Stockholm-based European venture capital firm backing early- and growth-stage tech companies across the Nordics and wider Europe; comparable in stage range, sector breadth, and lead-investor positioning on European rounds.
• Cherry Ventures: Berlin-based European pre-seed and seed venture capital firm investing across multiple sectors; directly comparable to Speedinvest's early-stage check sizes (€250K–€5M) and pan-European founder network approach.

Broad incumbents

• Accel: Global venture capital firm with a substantial London-based European operation and broader geographic reach; comparable as a multi-stage investor in European tech but operates at meaningfully larger fund scale and brand recognition than Speedinvest.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/speedinvest
• Facebookfacebook.com/speedinvestcom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/speedinvest

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments582 records

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