Speedinvest

Speedinvest GmbH is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 and based in Vienna, Austria, specializing in early-stage investments in technology-related startups across Europe. The firm focuses on sectors such as deep tech, fintech, health, industrial tech, consumer marketplaces, software as a service, and climate tech. Speedinvest typically invests between €0.25 million and €3 million in pre-seed to Series A stages, aiming to take minority stakes of up to 20% in its portfolio companies. The firm emphasizes operational support, often taking on active roles within the companies it invests in for periods ranging from six months to a year. With additional offices in cities including San Francisco, Berlin, Paris, London, and Munich, Speedinvest seeks to leverage a global network to enhance its contributions to Europe’s startup ecosystem.

Marie-Helene Ametsreiter

General Partner, Portfolio Success

Jeroen Arts

Partner

Charlie Boles

Senior Associate

Erik Bovee

Partner and Co-founder

Michael Breidenbrücker

Partner

Felix Faltin

Principal

Felix Fein

Associate

Jörg Flöck

Managing Partner

Heinrich Gröller

Partner

Guzel Gumerova

Partner

Frederik Hagenauer

Partner

Rick Hao

Partner

Marcel van der Heijden

General Partner

Oliver Holle

CEO and Managing Partner

Daniel Keiper-Knorr

Founding Partner, Fundraising

Stefan Klestil

General Partner Sif

Namratha Kothapalli

Principal

Timothy Krause

Associate

Markus Lang

Partner

Tom Lesche

Partner

Alexis Majos

Fintech & Software Investor

Enrique Martínez-Hausmann

Associate

Klaus Matzka

Partner

Marie Muhr

COO

Deepali Nangia

Partner

Florian Obst

Principal

Mathias Ockenfels

General Partner

Toyosi Ogedengbe

Senior Associate

Alvaro Perezcano

Associate

Franz Salzmann

Partner

Leonard Schmid

Associate

Michael Schuster

Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner

Andreas Schwarzenbrunner

Partner

Olga Shikhantsova

Partner

Michael Sieghart

Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director

Evgeny Slavin

Associate

Philip Specht

Senior Associate

Nina Wöss

Associate

Werner Zahnt

Partner and Co-Founder

Andrea Zitna

Partner

Severin Zugmayer

Senior Associate

Michael breidenbruecker

Partner

Schremser, Klaus-M.

Venture Partner

Past deals in DACH

TIER Mobility

Convertible Note in 2023
TIER Mobility is a Berlin-based provider of sustainable micro-mobility sharing-solutions. TIER is the fastest-growing micro-mobility company worldwide, expanding its operations to 32 European cities in less than nine months. Through its platform and focus on operational excellence, TIER allows for the integration of all micro-mobility assets. This enables TIER to enter strategic partnerships with public transportation, and other mobility providers such as SIXT. Currently, TIER has strategic partnerships with public transportation providers in Berlin, Munich, and Bonn. The company is lead by an experienced founder team with a proven track record in sustainability and technology with the vision to transform the quality of life in cities.

Prewave

Series A in 2023
Prewave GmbH researches and develops machine learning technology. The company's solution analyzes social media data with machine learning techniques to predict upcoming risk events in supply chain networks. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Necture

Series A in 2023
Necture is a company based in Vienna, Austria, focused on enhancing urban mobility through data-driven solutions. By transforming raw urban data into actionable insights, it enables mobility services to become profitable and sustainable. Necture offers core services that include demand prediction, demand fulfillment, predictive charging, policy compliance, and dynamic pricing. Founded in 2014, the company is dedicated to improving mobility decisions and shaping the future of urban transportation on a global scale.

Sunhero

Series A in 2023
Sunhero delivers custom-built solar panel solutions. Sunhero offers consumers a hassle-free method of installing customised photovoltaic solar systems on their homes, be that either purchasing outright or renting for a 20 year period.

Bliq

Series A in 2022
People and goods move inefficient today because actionable information is missing. At Bliq, we build a powerful mobility information engine that boosts productivity of urban street mobility. We leverage real-time data streams from more than 24M connected vehicles and Computer Vision on the Edge to build the world’s most advanced street-level sensor network. Today, we provide street-level intelligence with two products: Bliq Park helps drivers find car parking 3x faster with predictions and real-time data on available car parking. Bliq Ride makes taxi and rideshare drivers earn 30% more with better positioning close to passengers.

Ledgy

Series B in 2022
Ledgy AG, a technology company, operates Software-as-a-Service platform to manage and exchange securities in private companies. Its platform is used for shares management for companies and shareholders. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Milano Vice

Seed Round in 2022
Milano Vice's objective is to create a new virtual food brand by collaborating with cooks to create and transport pizzas to your home. Milano Vice concentrates on the partners, goods, and technologies that will help provide efficient customer service. Milano Vice was established in October 2021 in Berlin, Germany.

CELUS

Series A in 2022
CELUS provides a cloud-based software platform designed to automate the development of electronics. As demand for electronics and embedded systems rises, the shortage of qualified electronics engineers poses a significant challenge, as the number of engineers is declining. CELUS addresses this issue by streamlining the complex and time-consuming processes involved in electronics development, which include parts selection, schematic design, PCB layout, and embedded software development. By integrating these interdependent tasks, CELUS enhances efficiency and supports the growing needs of the electronics industry.

planqc

Seed Round in 2022
planqc's quantum computers store information in individual atoms – nature's best qubits. Quantum information is processed by arranging these qubits in highly scalable arrays and manipulating them with precisely controlled laser pulses. planqc’s unique combination of quantum technologies is the fastest way to scale to thousands of qubits, a prerequisite for industry-relevant quantum advantage.

Upvest

Series B in 2022
Upvest GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, specializes in providing a blockchain application programming interface (API) designed to enhance wallet experiences for end users. The company's technology supports decentralized applications, tokenized platforms, exchanges, and wallet services, enabling them to integrate with major open-source protocols such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and ERC20, with plans to support additional platforms like Stellar, EOS, and Tezos. Upvest also empowers financial institutions by offering a modular and scalable API that facilitates the inclusion of diverse investment products within their applications. By connecting to leading asset providers and exchanges, Upvest aims to deliver competitive investment options with high execution speed and favorable pricing.

Molecule

Seed Round in 2022
Molecule GmbH is a company that has developed a virtual accelerator platform aimed at facilitating the translation of scientific discoveries into new therapeutics. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, with an additional office in Berlin, Germany, Molecule connects scientists with the necessary funding for therapeutic development. This platform also links private investors directly with scientists, promoting the advancement of various treatments for patients. By streamlining the innovation process within the pharmaceutical industry, Molecule seeks to enhance the efficiency of bringing novel therapeutics to market.

CoachHub

Series C in 2022
CoachHub operates a digital coaching platform that provides personalized coaching services through bi-weekly video sessions with certified business coaches. Founded in 2018 and based in Berlin, Germany, the company caters to a diverse range of industries, including automotive, consumer goods, energy, fashion, financial services, and more. The platform is designed to be accessible via web and smartphone applications, enabling live coaching interactions that aim to enhance leadership skills, improve team performance, and support professional growth for employees at all career levels. CoachHub's vision emphasizes the importance of individualized coaching, striving to have a personal coach for every employee to guide them in achieving measurable progress in their professional endeavors.

Bliq

Series A in 2022
People and goods move inefficient today because actionable information is missing. At Bliq, we build a powerful mobility information engine that boosts productivity of urban street mobility. We leverage real-time data streams from more than 24M connected vehicles and Computer Vision on the Edge to build the world’s most advanced street-level sensor network. Today, we provide street-level intelligence with two products: Bliq Park helps drivers find car parking 3x faster with predictions and real-time data on available car parking. Bliq Ride makes taxi and rideshare drivers earn 30% more with better positioning close to passengers.

byrd

Series C in 2022
byrd technologies GmbH is a third-party logistics and fulfillment company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2016. The company specializes in digital fulfillment services tailored for e-commerce businesses, offering solutions such as warehousing, pick and pack, shipping, quality control, and batch fulfillment. By operating an extensive fulfillment network, byrd connects online merchants with an international warehouse system, enabling retailers to provide advanced shipping options without the need to establish their own logistics infrastructure. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular e-commerce systems like Shopify and collaborates with logistics partners across multiple countries. In addition to its core markets in Germany and Austria, byrd has expanded its operations to include fulfillment locations in the UK and plans to launch new sites in the Netherlands and France. With the capacity to ship 10,000 orders daily from over ten warehouses, the company manages a storage space exceeding 500,000 square meters while also offering services like shipment tracking and product return management.

Raus

Seed Round in 2022
Raus is a hospitality-tech startup that offers new opportunities to take a break from big city life. Raus serves as a welcome escape from the seemingly endless demands and constant stimuli of modern life with perfectly simple cabins, close enough for a spontaneous getaway, far enough away to completely unwind.

Go Tiger

Pre Seed Round in 2022
GoTiger is an online supermarket. That offers vegetables, beverages, fruits, meat, rice, noodles, soy, and stir sauces. They also offer gift vouchers.

Yokoy

Series B in 2022
Yokoy automates spend management for medium and large enterprises with artificial intelligence, combining expense management, supplier invoice management and smart corporate cards into one single intuitive platform.

Resourcify

Venture Round in 2022
Resourcify GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Hamburg, Germany, operates a neutral cloud platform designed for efficient management of waste and recycling operations. The platform offers various features such as container pick-up and exchange services, detailed container information, collection scheduling, and the generation of legally compliant documentation and reports. In addition, the company has developed an application called Mein Recycling, which simplifies waste management for businesses by allowing them to manage their waste, collections, and recyclers in a single interface. This app also facilitates seamless connections between waste management companies and their customers. Resourcify's overarching vision is to promote a zero-waste future by driving the digital transformation of the waste sector, thereby supporting the principles of the circular economy.

Sunhero

Seed Round in 2022
Sunhero delivers custom-built solar panel solutions. Sunhero offers consumers a hassle-free method of installing customised photovoltaic solar systems on their homes, be that either purchasing outright or renting for a 20 year period.

remberg

Series A in 2022
remberg GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Munich, Germany, specializes in digitizing the service of industrial machinery and equipment. The company provides a cloud-based Asset-Relationship-Management System designed for manufacturers, service providers, and operators. This innovative platform facilitates efficient management of assets, enhancing operational capabilities and service delivery within the industrial sector.

TIER Mobility

Series D in 2021
TIER Mobility is a Berlin-based provider of sustainable micro-mobility sharing-solutions. TIER is the fastest-growing micro-mobility company worldwide, expanding its operations to 32 European cities in less than nine months. Through its platform and focus on operational excellence, TIER allows for the integration of all micro-mobility assets. This enables TIER to enter strategic partnerships with public transportation, and other mobility providers such as SIXT. Currently, TIER has strategic partnerships with public transportation providers in Berlin, Munich, and Bonn. The company is lead by an experienced founder team with a proven track record in sustainability and technology with the vision to transform the quality of life in cities.

Billie

Series C in 2021
Billie GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany, is a fintech startup founded in 2016 that specializes in pre-financing invoices and online factoring services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company aims to improve working capital management through a fully automated invoice financing solution, addressing the order-to-cash challenges faced by SMEs. Billie's platform facilitates expedited B2B invoicing and payments by utilizing big data analytics and digital processes, allowing for instant financing of purchases directly at the online point-of-sale. In addition to its invoice factoring services, Billie offers a pay-after-delivery product to help SMEs secure improved payment terms, enabling them to manage outgoing invoices efficiently without hidden fees or excessive paperwork.

Unstoppable Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Unstoppable Finance is building an intuitive crypto wallet bringing Decentralized Finance to everyday investors globally.

Unstoppable Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Unstoppable Finance is building an intuitive crypto wallet bringing Decentralized Finance to everyday investors globally.

Inkitt

Series B in 2021
Inkitt GmbH owns and operates an online community for writers and readers of stories. The company also publishes books based on crowd wisdom. It offers Inkitt, an online platform for authors to share, review, and promote their writings. The company provides its services for various categories, such as horror, fandoms, fantasy, romance, sci-fi, thriller, mystery, humor, action, adventure, children, drama, poetry, erotica, and more. It also operates an application for readers. Inkitt GmbH was formerly known as Inkitt UG (haftungsbeschränkt). The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Schüttflix

Venture Round in 2021
Schüttflix GmbH provides construction material delivery services through its application. It offers sand, crushed rock, and gravel. It connects suppliers, customers, and truckers via an application. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Gütersloh, Germany.

CoachHub

Series B in 2021
CoachHub operates a digital coaching platform that provides personalized coaching services through bi-weekly video sessions with certified business coaches. Founded in 2018 and based in Berlin, Germany, the company caters to a diverse range of industries, including automotive, consumer goods, energy, fashion, financial services, and more. The platform is designed to be accessible via web and smartphone applications, enabling live coaching interactions that aim to enhance leadership skills, improve team performance, and support professional growth for employees at all career levels. CoachHub's vision emphasizes the importance of individualized coaching, striving to have a personal coach for every employee to guide them in achieving measurable progress in their professional endeavors.

Afilio

Series A in 2021
Afilio - Gesellschaft für Vorsorge mbH operates an internet platform designed for the preparation and administration of pension and estate documents. Founded in 2017 and based in Berlin, Germany, Afilio enables users to create and manage a variety of important legal documents, including living wills, preventive powers of attorney, pension plans, and testament templates. The platform also facilitates the ordering and drafting of individual authorizations, transmission of information to government authorities, and notifications regarding legal changes affecting users' documents. By focusing on the automated management of pension documents, Afilio aims to help individuals protect themselves and their families against emergencies and the challenges associated with aging, such as illness.

Refurbed

Series B in 2021
Refurbed GmbH is an online marketplace based in Vienna, Austria, specializing in the sale of refurbished electronic goods. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on offering a wide range of products, including smartphones, laptops, tablets, televisions, and kitchen appliances, all at prices up to 40% lower than new items. Refurbed's products undergo a comprehensive 40-step refurbishment process, ensuring they look and function like new. Each device comes with a minimum 12-month guarantee, highlighting the company's commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. By promoting the purchase of refurbished products, Refurbed not only helps consumers save money but also supports environmentally sustainable practices in the electronics market.

Refurbed

Series B in 2021
Refurbed GmbH is an online marketplace based in Vienna, Austria, specializing in the sale of refurbished electronic goods. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on offering a wide range of products, including smartphones, laptops, tablets, televisions, and kitchen appliances, all at prices up to 40% lower than new items. Refurbed's products undergo a comprehensive 40-step refurbishment process, ensuring they look and function like new. Each device comes with a minimum 12-month guarantee, highlighting the company's commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. By promoting the purchase of refurbished products, Refurbed not only helps consumers save money but also supports environmentally sustainable practices in the electronics market.

Raus

Seed Round in 2021
Raus is a hospitality-tech startup that offers new opportunities to take a break from big city life. Raus serves as a welcome escape from the seemingly endless demands and constant stimuli of modern life with perfectly simple cabins, close enough for a spontaneous getaway, far enough away to completely unwind.

FERNRIDE

Series A in 2021
Fernride offers logistics customers the end-to-end integration of driverless vehicles into their processes. Building on 10 years of research, Fernride is developing the leading teleoperation platform which allows humans to safely remote monitor, assist and control vehicles from afar. Thus, Fernride is redefining the job of the driver who will evolve from a 1:1 remote operator to a highly effective fleet manager who assists up to 50 highly automated vehicles from the comfort of an office. Partnering with leading OEMs, Fernride enables the remote operation and full automation of driverless fleets - swap body or trailer trucks, forklifts, shuttles, or other vehicles.

byrd

Series B in 2021
byrd technologies GmbH is a third-party logistics and fulfillment company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2016. The company specializes in digital fulfillment services tailored for e-commerce businesses, offering solutions such as warehousing, pick and pack, shipping, quality control, and batch fulfillment. By operating an extensive fulfillment network, byrd connects online merchants with an international warehouse system, enabling retailers to provide advanced shipping options without the need to establish their own logistics infrastructure. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular e-commerce systems like Shopify and collaborates with logistics partners across multiple countries. In addition to its core markets in Germany and Austria, byrd has expanded its operations to include fulfillment locations in the UK and plans to launch new sites in the Netherlands and France. With the capacity to ship 10,000 orders daily from over ten warehouses, the company manages a storage space exceeding 500,000 square meters while also offering services like shipment tracking and product return management.

Resourcify

Venture Round in 2021
Resourcify GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Hamburg, Germany, operates a neutral cloud platform designed for efficient management of waste and recycling operations. The platform offers various features such as container pick-up and exchange services, detailed container information, collection scheduling, and the generation of legally compliant documentation and reports. In addition, the company has developed an application called Mein Recycling, which simplifies waste management for businesses by allowing them to manage their waste, collections, and recyclers in a single interface. This app also facilitates seamless connections between waste management companies and their customers. Resourcify's overarching vision is to promote a zero-waste future by driving the digital transformation of the waste sector, thereby supporting the principles of the circular economy.

wefox

Series C in 2021
wefox is a digital insurance company based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2015. It aims to enhance safety and minimize risks by transforming the insurance landscape through technology. The company focuses on selling insurance through intermediaries rather than direct channels, leveraging analytics to achieve better loss ratios than the market average. With over 90% straight-through processing, wefox operates a central product factory that enables rapid and cost-effective deployment of product innovations across international markets. The company has established a network of thousands of digitally enabled advisors throughout Europe, which enhances customer satisfaction, reduces customer acquisition costs, and improves cross-selling opportunities while decreasing churn.

receeve

Seed Round in 2021
Receeve is a digital debt servicing platform headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, focused on enhancing operational efficiency in the financial sector. The platform employs artificial intelligence to provide comprehensive debt servicing solutions, which aim to improve effectiveness and transparency in transactions for businesses, financial institutions, and investment funds. By leveraging advanced technology, Receeve seeks to transform traditional debt management practices, enabling its clients to achieve significant operational gains. The company is committed to assembling a team of dedicated professionals who share a common vision for success within the FinTech industry.

Hr Speedinvest Heroes

Venture Round in 2021
Operator of an HR management platform intended to provide recruiting and organizational development services for startups. The company's services include an audit of HR processes, HR Consulting, and workshops, compensation and benefits, HR biases, recruiting, culture, and employer branding, enabling businesses to outsource their HR functions and hire the right fit for their team.

Gitpod

Venture Round in 2021
Gitpod is a developer platform that automates the provisioning of ready-to-code development environments, designed to enhance productivity for software engineering teams. By eliminating the need for manual setup of local environments, Gitpod allows teams to save significant time and streamline their workflows. The platform is natively integrated with popular version control systems such as GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket, facilitating the automatic and continuous prebuilding of development environments for various branches. This feature enables team members to instantly access fresh environments for new tasks, whether they are developing new features, fixing bugs, or conducting code reviews. Gitpod's open-source solution also supports language engineering and automated provisioning, further simplifying the development process and fostering collaboration among team members.

CoachHub

Series B in 2020
CoachHub operates a digital coaching platform that provides personalized coaching services through bi-weekly video sessions with certified business coaches. Founded in 2018 and based in Berlin, Germany, the company caters to a diverse range of industries, including automotive, consumer goods, energy, fashion, financial services, and more. The platform is designed to be accessible via web and smartphone applications, enabling live coaching interactions that aim to enhance leadership skills, improve team performance, and support professional growth for employees at all career levels. CoachHub's vision emphasizes the importance of individualized coaching, striving to have a personal coach for every employee to guide them in achieving measurable progress in their professional endeavors.

Storyclash

Venture Round in 2020
Storyclash GmbH is a real-time social media monitoring and analytics software company based in Linz, Austria, founded in 2015. The platform enables users, including editors, marketers, and researchers, to track articles, posts, videos, and social media interactions such as shares, comments, and likes. By analyzing these interactions, Storyclash helps its clients identify trending content, monitor competitors, and make informed decisions to enhance website traffic. Key features of the platform include content analysis, competitor tracking, and a big screen mode for visualizing trends. Notable customers of Storyclash include leading media outlets such as Heute, EXPRESS, KURIER, Heftig, and SALZBURG 24.

Gitpod

Seed Round in 2020
Gitpod is a developer platform that automates the provisioning of ready-to-code development environments, designed to enhance productivity for software engineering teams. By eliminating the need for manual setup of local environments, Gitpod allows teams to save significant time and streamline their workflows. The platform is natively integrated with popular version control systems such as GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket, facilitating the automatic and continuous prebuilding of development environments for various branches. This feature enables team members to instantly access fresh environments for new tasks, whether they are developing new features, fixing bugs, or conducting code reviews. Gitpod's open-source solution also supports language engineering and automated provisioning, further simplifying the development process and fostering collaboration among team members.

Bitpanda

Series A in 2020
Bitpanda GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Vienna, Austria, operates a cryptocurrency trading platform that serves as a retail broker for buying and selling digital assets. The company aims to simplify the investment process, promoting transparency and accessibility in the financial market. By leveraging blockchain technology and digitized assets, Bitpanda removes traditional financial barriers, allowing users to trade cryptocurrencies with low fees and on a 24/7 basis. The platform emphasizes real-time settlement, empowering individuals to take control of their financial futures.

CANDIS

Series B in 2020
CANDIS GmbH, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, specializes in developing software that automates financial processes for small and medium-sized enterprises. The company's solutions streamline tasks such as invoice collection, data capture, pre-accounting, and payments by utilizing artificial intelligence. This automation allows businesses and their tax advisors to save time and enhance collaboration within finance teams. With a commitment to advancing its technology, CANDIS serves thousands of clients, reflecting its significant impact on the financial operations of its users.

byrd

Series A in 2020
byrd technologies GmbH is a third-party logistics and fulfillment company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2016. The company specializes in digital fulfillment services tailored for e-commerce businesses, offering solutions such as warehousing, pick and pack, shipping, quality control, and batch fulfillment. By operating an extensive fulfillment network, byrd connects online merchants with an international warehouse system, enabling retailers to provide advanced shipping options without the need to establish their own logistics infrastructure. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular e-commerce systems like Shopify and collaborates with logistics partners across multiple countries. In addition to its core markets in Germany and Austria, byrd has expanded its operations to include fulfillment locations in the UK and plans to launch new sites in the Netherlands and France. With the capacity to ship 10,000 orders daily from over ten warehouses, the company manages a storage space exceeding 500,000 square meters while also offering services like shipment tracking and product return management.

doctorly

Seed Round in 2020
doctorly GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Berlin, Germany, offers a cloud-based practice management platform designed to streamline operations for healthcare professionals. The application provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that enables digital appointment booking, video conferencing, and management of electronic health records. Additionally, doctorly includes features for patient health analysis, aimed at enhancing efficiency and reducing costs for medical practices. The company's team consists of a diverse group of tech entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals, and design specialists, all committed to improving the healthcare landscape in Germany.

ivary

Series B in 2020
Ivary is a company that specializes in developing diagnostic devices aimed at helping users monitor and enhance their health. Founded by Dr. Angelica Kohlmann and Thomas Kupper, Ivary is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, with additional offices in Vienna and New York. The company offers a home test kit that utilizes a small blood sample and advanced software algorithms to provide users with insights into their fertility trajectories related to Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) levels until menopause. While originally based in Vienna, Ivary has expanded its services to customers in various regions, including Austria and Spain.

Schüttflix

Venture Round in 2020
Schüttflix GmbH provides construction material delivery services through its application. It offers sand, crushed rock, and gravel. It connects suppliers, customers, and truckers via an application. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Gütersloh, Germany.

Bitpanda

Venture Round in 2020
Bitpanda GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Vienna, Austria, operates a cryptocurrency trading platform that serves as a retail broker for buying and selling digital assets. The company aims to simplify the investment process, promoting transparency and accessibility in the financial market. By leveraging blockchain technology and digitized assets, Bitpanda removes traditional financial barriers, allowing users to trade cryptocurrencies with low fees and on a 24/7 basis. The platform emphasizes real-time settlement, empowering individuals to take control of their financial futures.

Planetly

Seed Round in 2020
Planetly is building the software to analyze, reduce and offset your carbon footprint. They believe in transparency & action to fight the climate crisis. Therefore we made it our mission to build the tools for the economy to step up to their responsibility! With our software you analyze the footprint of your organization based on your real data, you find where you can reduce it in the most pragmatic way and you offset the rest.

TWAICE

Series A in 2020
TWAICE Technologies GmbH develops battery analytics software in the form of digital twins. The platform enables electric vehicle and battery manufacturers, fleet operators, and financial service providers to accelerate product development, improve performance, ensure long-term reliability, extend life, and mitigate financial risks of batteries. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

FinCompare GmbH

Series A in 2020
FinCompare GmbH operates a financing platform for small and medium-sized enterprises where they can overview the financing options available for their company. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

CELUS

Funding Round in 2020
CELUS provides a cloud-based software platform designed to automate the development of electronics. As demand for electronics and embedded systems rises, the shortage of qualified electronics engineers poses a significant challenge, as the number of engineers is declining. CELUS addresses this issue by streamlining the complex and time-consuming processes involved in electronics development, which include parts selection, schematic design, PCB layout, and embedded software development. By integrating these interdependent tasks, CELUS enhances efficiency and supports the growing needs of the electronics industry.

ready2order

Seed Round in 2020
ready2order was started as a hobby project with the main purpose to eliminate administrative overhead for entrepreneurs by providing a digital cash-register application. Since summer 2015 we have simplified the daily business of more than 10.000 entrepreneurs of small businesses with our Point of Sale. Additionally, we launch new verticals such as payment and banking. Currently, we open the German market which offers a huge growth opportunity to 10x. There are countless small businesses out there that we rely on every day. The cool new coffee shop, the hairdresser I trust or the kebab shop around the corner. All of them are lovely people, with great ideas, who love to go the extra mile for their customers and their passion. It is time to strengthen the small businesses and finally bring clarity into the jungle of self-employment, guidelines, and laws! That is why we have to push the boundaries of what is possible together. Because we do not accept that so many obstacles are put in the way of small businesses. Instead, we use smart software and thus take our fate into our own hands. We are building a tool with experts from tax consulting, business, compliance and law, which enables small businesses to have the freedom to make their own decisions and to do what is important to them and what makes their company what it is.

Gronda

Venture Round in 2020
Gronda GmbH, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Wattens, Austria, operates an online community tailored for professionals in the gastronomy, hotel, and catering industries. The platform connects chefs, waiters, baristas, and other industry personnel, facilitating networking and collaboration. Gronda also features a mobile application that allows culinary professionals to share and discover new recipes daily from award-winning chefs. This enables users to organize and monetize their culinary expertise while providing food enthusiasts with access to diverse culinary content. The company has a presence in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy, aiming to enhance the professional experience within the hospitality sector.

hi.health

Seed Round in 2020
hi.health offers people with private health insurance convenient and safe access to health care billing via app or web. Users can easily submit their invoices digitally and hi.health takes care of the further processing, billing and customer service providing a seamless user experience. With the integrated “library” users receive a transparent overview of relevant digital health products and services, that are (partially) covered by their insurance. hi.health operates at the intersection of digital health, fintech and insurtech. While each of these rapidly growing markets are already exciting in themselves, their combination in one product is unique. The company was founded by Sebastian Gruber and Fredrik Debong in July 2019. Since hi.health launched in Germany at the end of 2019 several thousand users already use the independent billing app.

receeve

Seed Round in 2020
Receeve is a digital debt servicing platform headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, focused on enhancing operational efficiency in the financial sector. The platform employs artificial intelligence to provide comprehensive debt servicing solutions, which aim to improve effectiveness and transparency in transactions for businesses, financial institutions, and investment funds. By leveraging advanced technology, Receeve seeks to transform traditional debt management practices, enabling its clients to achieve significant operational gains. The company is committed to assembling a team of dedicated professionals who share a common vision for success within the FinTech industry.

CoachHub

Series A in 2019
CoachHub operates a digital coaching platform that provides personalized coaching services through bi-weekly video sessions with certified business coaches. Founded in 2018 and based in Berlin, Germany, the company caters to a diverse range of industries, including automotive, consumer goods, energy, fashion, financial services, and more. The platform is designed to be accessible via web and smartphone applications, enabling live coaching interactions that aim to enhance leadership skills, improve team performance, and support professional growth for employees at all career levels. CoachHub's vision emphasizes the importance of individualized coaching, striving to have a personal coach for every employee to guide them in achieving measurable progress in their professional endeavors.

FERNRIDE

Seed Round in 2019
Fernride offers logistics customers the end-to-end integration of driverless vehicles into their processes. Building on 10 years of research, Fernride is developing the leading teleoperation platform which allows humans to safely remote monitor, assist and control vehicles from afar. Thus, Fernride is redefining the job of the driver who will evolve from a 1:1 remote operator to a highly effective fleet manager who assists up to 50 highly automated vehicles from the comfort of an office. Partnering with leading OEMs, Fernride enables the remote operation and full automation of driverless fleets - swap body or trailer trucks, forklifts, shuttles, or other vehicles.

remberg

Seed Round in 2019
remberg GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Munich, Germany, specializes in digitizing the service of industrial machinery and equipment. The company provides a cloud-based Asset-Relationship-Management System designed for manufacturers, service providers, and operators. This innovative platform facilitates efficient management of assets, enhancing operational capabilities and service delivery within the industrial sector.

TIER Mobility

Series B in 2019
TIER Mobility is a Berlin-based provider of sustainable micro-mobility sharing-solutions. TIER is the fastest-growing micro-mobility company worldwide, expanding its operations to 32 European cities in less than nine months. Through its platform and focus on operational excellence, TIER allows for the integration of all micro-mobility assets. This enables TIER to enter strategic partnerships with public transportation, and other mobility providers such as SIXT. Currently, TIER has strategic partnerships with public transportation providers in Berlin, Munich, and Bonn. The company is lead by an experienced founder team with a proven track record in sustainability and technology with the vision to transform the quality of life in cities.

Inkitt

Series A in 2019
Inkitt GmbH owns and operates an online community for writers and readers of stories. The company also publishes books based on crowd wisdom. It offers Inkitt, an online platform for authors to share, review, and promote their writings. The company provides its services for various categories, such as horror, fandoms, fantasy, romance, sci-fi, thriller, mystery, humor, action, adventure, children, drama, poetry, erotica, and more. It also operates an application for readers. Inkitt GmbH was formerly known as Inkitt UG (haftungsbeschränkt). The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Billie

Series B in 2019
Billie GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany, is a fintech startup founded in 2016 that specializes in pre-financing invoices and online factoring services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company aims to improve working capital management through a fully automated invoice financing solution, addressing the order-to-cash challenges faced by SMEs. Billie's platform facilitates expedited B2B invoicing and payments by utilizing big data analytics and digital processes, allowing for instant financing of purchases directly at the online point-of-sale. In addition to its invoice factoring services, Billie offers a pay-after-delivery product to help SMEs secure improved payment terms, enabling them to manage outgoing invoices efficiently without hidden fees or excessive paperwork.

Aucobo

Series A in 2019
Aucobo GmbH, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, specializes in the manufacturing of smart watches designed for industrial applications. These watches enhance manufacturing processes by providing real-time data and improving the productivity of both machines and personnel. They offer logistics support through immediate pick-up instructions and feedback functions. In addition to hardware, Aucobo operates a cloud platform that allows users to seamlessly connect various machines, software, and sensors. This platform enables users to automate processes independently, significantly reducing integration costs and increasing flexibility for manufacturing companies.

Legal OS

Seed Round in 2019
Legal OS GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in creating, managing, and analyzing legally compliant and individualized contracts. The company provides a comprehensive library that facilitates collaboration on legal documents, offering tools for self-assembling contracts and automating business processes. Legal OS is designed to serve law firms and legal departments, enabling the efficient production of both simple and complex contracts. Its innovative solutions emphasize speed and compliance, making the process of generating legal documents seamless and user-friendly.

GoStudent

Convertible Note in 2019
GoStudent sells memberships for a global school connecting students with world-class teachers in a 1-1 virtual learning setting. GoStudent builds infrastructure for teachers allowing them to focus on the teaching part and everything else being taken care of. The screening, onboarding and maintaining of teachers is data driven and gives them a 2-year advance against possible competition. Their model is scalable in every country globally since it does not depend on local curriculum and content generation. Felix Ohswald and Gregor Müller founded it in 2016, with its headquarters in Vienna in Austria.

TWAICE

Seed Round in 2019
TWAICE Technologies GmbH develops battery analytics software in the form of digital twins. The platform enables electric vehicle and battery manufacturers, fleet operators, and financial service providers to accelerate product development, improve performance, ensure long-term reliability, extend life, and mitigate financial risks of batteries. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

zerolens

Pre Seed Round in 2019
zerolens GmbH develops a virtual 3D photo studio web and mobile application that helps brands to create images for marketing activities. The company’s solution is used for shooting bundles, banner, and ad-images; creating photo sets to find the best images; shooting photos for social media; and generating GIFs for products. Its software allows creatives, companies, and brands to do photo shootings for their marketing. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

Adverity

Series B in 2019
Adverity GmbH is a marketing analytics platform that specializes in transforming data from various marketing applications and media tools into actionable insights. Founded in 2014 and based in Vienna, Austria, the company offers a web-based solution that collects, normalizes, and analyzes data from a diverse range of sources, including big data platforms, databases, and spreadsheets. Its platform features a flexible API-like connector builder and a data transformation engine that creates accurate and aligned datasets. By automating data integration and reporting, Adverity enables marketing teams to optimize campaigns, manage client reporting through shareable dashboards, and connect sales and marketing performance. The platform's powerful data visualizations help users demonstrate the return on investment of multichannel campaigns, revealing real-time opportunities for growth. Adverity supports the marketing intelligence of prominent brands and agencies, enhancing their ability to make data-driven decisions efficiently.

Refurbed

Seed Round in 2019
Refurbed GmbH is an online marketplace based in Vienna, Austria, specializing in the sale of refurbished electronic goods. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on offering a wide range of products, including smartphones, laptops, tablets, televisions, and kitchen appliances, all at prices up to 40% lower than new items. Refurbed's products undergo a comprehensive 40-step refurbishment process, ensuring they look and function like new. Each device comes with a minimum 12-month guarantee, highlighting the company's commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. By promoting the purchase of refurbished products, Refurbed not only helps consumers save money but also supports environmentally sustainable practices in the electronics market.

Refurbed

Seed Round in 2019
Refurbed GmbH is an online marketplace based in Vienna, Austria, specializing in the sale of refurbished electronic goods. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on offering a wide range of products, including smartphones, laptops, tablets, televisions, and kitchen appliances, all at prices up to 40% lower than new items. Refurbed's products undergo a comprehensive 40-step refurbishment process, ensuring they look and function like new. Each device comes with a minimum 12-month guarantee, highlighting the company's commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. By promoting the purchase of refurbished products, Refurbed not only helps consumers save money but also supports environmentally sustainable practices in the electronics market.

LAMA

Seed Round in 2019
LAMA is providing video interviews as a service. We help businesses produce personalized video interviews in minutes, for a fraction of the cost of a professional video team. Users can conduct an interview directly through our app, and seamlessly integrate the video on their websites, blogs etc. We also have our own magazine, where we help entrepreneurs promote themselves and learn from each other.

drag&bot

Seed Round in 2018
drag&bot GmbH, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, specializes in developing user-friendly web-based software for the programming and operation of industrial robots. The software features a graphical user interface that allows inexperienced users to create program sequences by simply dragging and dropping reusable function blocks, eliminating the need for prior programming knowledge. To facilitate ease of use, drag&bot offers a variety of wizard assistants that simplify the parameterization of functions such as movement and object localization. The platform supports various applications, including de-/palletizing, force-controlled assembly, and collaborative tasks between robots and humans, making it suitable for medium-sized businesses seeking to adopt robotic automation. Additionally, the software is designed to be robot-independent, providing flexibility across different hardware components.

CoachHub

Seed Round in 2018
CoachHub operates a digital coaching platform that provides personalized coaching services through bi-weekly video sessions with certified business coaches. Founded in 2018 and based in Berlin, Germany, the company caters to a diverse range of industries, including automotive, consumer goods, energy, fashion, financial services, and more. The platform is designed to be accessible via web and smartphone applications, enabling live coaching interactions that aim to enhance leadership skills, improve team performance, and support professional growth for employees at all career levels. CoachHub's vision emphasizes the importance of individualized coaching, striving to have a personal coach for every employee to guide them in achieving measurable progress in their professional endeavors.

Fraugster

Series B in 2018
Fraugster is a German-Israeli anti-fraud company established in 2014 that specializes in developing advanced fraud protection solutions using artificial intelligence. The company's technology mimics human analytical processes while leveraging machine scalability to detect and prevent fraudulent activities before they occur. By addressing the limitations of traditional anti-fraud systems, which often rely on outdated technologies and are unable to adapt to emerging fraud patterns in real-time, Fraugster aims to help businesses minimize cyber threats and enhance their revenue. In addition to its core offerings, Fraugster also provides educational resources through Fraugster Academy, which includes courses on coding, forensic profiling, and industry insights from guest speakers. The company is headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom.

Contentflow

Seed Round in 2018
Contentflow is the global Next-Gen SaaS solution for multichannel, independent live streaming for events, conferences and media coverage. Contentflow develops software for video-livestreaming your event in flawless quality to any mobile and stationary device available.

Legal OS

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Legal OS GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in creating, managing, and analyzing legally compliant and individualized contracts. The company provides a comprehensive library that facilitates collaboration on legal documents, offering tools for self-assembling contracts and automating business processes. Legal OS is designed to serve law firms and legal departments, enabling the efficient production of both simple and complex contracts. Its innovative solutions emphasize speed and compliance, making the process of generating legal documents seamless and user-friendly.

TIER Mobility

Series A in 2018
TIER Mobility is a Berlin-based provider of sustainable micro-mobility sharing-solutions. TIER is the fastest-growing micro-mobility company worldwide, expanding its operations to 32 European cities in less than nine months. Through its platform and focus on operational excellence, TIER allows for the integration of all micro-mobility assets. This enables TIER to enter strategic partnerships with public transportation, and other mobility providers such as SIXT. Currently, TIER has strategic partnerships with public transportation providers in Berlin, Munich, and Bonn. The company is lead by an experienced founder team with a proven track record in sustainability and technology with the vision to transform the quality of life in cities.

TIER Mobility

Seed Round in 2018
TIER Mobility is a Berlin-based provider of sustainable micro-mobility sharing-solutions. TIER is the fastest-growing micro-mobility company worldwide, expanding its operations to 32 European cities in less than nine months. Through its platform and focus on operational excellence, TIER allows for the integration of all micro-mobility assets. This enables TIER to enter strategic partnerships with public transportation, and other mobility providers such as SIXT. Currently, TIER has strategic partnerships with public transportation providers in Berlin, Munich, and Bonn. The company is lead by an experienced founder team with a proven track record in sustainability and technology with the vision to transform the quality of life in cities.

Playbrush

Convertible Note in 2018
Playbrush GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Vienna, Austria, specializes in developing smart devices that enhance children's dental hygiene by transforming the mundane task of tooth brushing into an engaging activity. The company's flagship product, Playbrush, is an attachment that fits onto any manual toothbrush, allowing users to control mobile games through their brushing movements. This innovative approach aims to make brushing fun, with features that include colorful designs, personalized feedback, and performance statistics. Additionally, Playbrush offers a range of games and a data monitoring application for parents, helping to motivate children to maintain effective oral hygiene practices. The products are available for purchase online and through various retailers in Australia, the United Kingdom, and other international markets.

CANDIS

Series A in 2018
CANDIS GmbH, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, specializes in developing software that automates financial processes for small and medium-sized enterprises. The company's solutions streamline tasks such as invoice collection, data capture, pre-accounting, and payments by utilizing artificial intelligence. This automation allows businesses and their tax advisors to save time and enhance collaboration within finance teams. With a commitment to advancing its technology, CANDIS serves thousands of clients, reflecting its significant impact on the financial operations of its users.

TWAICE

Seed Round in 2018
TWAICE Technologies GmbH develops battery analytics software in the form of digital twins. The platform enables electric vehicle and battery manufacturers, fleet operators, and financial service providers to accelerate product development, improve performance, ensure long-term reliability, extend life, and mitigate financial risks of batteries. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

ForTunes

Seed Round in 2018
ForTunes puts comprehensive data analytics at the fingertips of millions of music creators. Serving the new generation of artists, producers & their representatives.

GoStudent

Seed Round in 2018
GoStudent sells memberships for a global school connecting students with world-class teachers in a 1-1 virtual learning setting. GoStudent builds infrastructure for teachers allowing them to focus on the teaching part and everything else being taken care of. The screening, onboarding and maintaining of teachers is data driven and gives them a 2-year advance against possible competition. Their model is scalable in every country globally since it does not depend on local curriculum and content generation. Felix Ohswald and Gregor Müller founded it in 2016, with its headquarters in Vienna in Austria.

indoo.rs

Seed Round in 2018
indoo.rs GmbH, based in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria, specializes in indoor mapping, localization, and routing technology. Since its founding in 2010, the company has developed a mobile SDK that enables real-time positioning and navigation within buildings, utilizing a blend of Wi-Fi, sensor fusion, iBeacon technology, and dead-reckoning algorithms, achieving accuracy within 2 meters. indoo.rs offers various products including an indoor navigation framework, a white-label application known as Surface Viewer, and tools for measuring buildings. Its services cater to developers, app agencies, and technology providers, facilitating the deployment of accurate indoor location-based services. Additionally, the company provides support packages, analytics, and professional consultancy for application development and embedded system customization. As of early 2019, indoo.rs operates as a subsidiary of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.

TourRadar

Series C in 2018
TourRadar GmbH is an online marketplace that enables travelers to compare and book multi-day group tours. Established in 2010 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, the company collaborates with over 500 tour and river cruise operators, providing access to more than 1 million tour departures globally. TourRadar offers a wide range of travel styles, catering to diverse demographics, and features a community of over 50,000 authentic traveler reviews to assist customers in making informed decisions. The platform also includes a guide community for tour guides, facilitating connections within the industry. With additional offices in Brisbane and Toronto, TourRadar provides round-the-clock customer support to enhance the booking experience and ensure satisfaction during travel. The company is recognized for its annual Guide of the Year and Tour of the Year awards, celebrating excellence in the travel industry.

[credi2]

Series A in 2018
[credi2] develops and operates solutions for banks, financial service providers and trading companies in order to be able to offer their customers modern payment and financing solutions. [credi2] can rely on a proven technology platform that can handle all processes fully automatically, from the first customer contact to the enforcement of outstanding claims. [credi2] cooperates among others with: Volkswagen Bank, Deutsche Handelsbank, BLSK, Raiffeisen Bank International and Erste Bank. One of the best-known product for end customers is cashpresso, a flexible credit line.