Speedinvest

Speedinvest is a venture capital firm based in Vienna, with offices in Berlin, Paris, London, Munich, and San Francisco, that focuses on early-stage technology investments across Europe, including Central and Eastern Europe. The firm backs seed to early growth rounds in areas including deep tech, fintech, health, industrial tech, marketplaces, consumer tech, software-as-a-service, and network effects, with a platform philosophy and hands-on support via an in-house Platform+ team that provides growth marketing, human resources, US business development, and networking assistance from day one. Typical investments range from a few hundred thousand euros up to about three million euros, with a preference for minority stakes up to around 20% and for taking co-entrepreneurial operational roles for six months to a year. Speedinvest was founded in 2011 and is known for combining capital with hands-on operational support to help portfolio companies scale.

Marie-Hélène Ametsreiter

Partner

Jeroen Arts

Partner

Julian Blessin Ph.D

General Partner

Charlie Boles

Senior Associate

Estelle Botbol

Principal

Past deals in Banks

Pliant

Series B in 2025
Pliant is a European fintech that specializes in B2B payment solutions through an API-first platform designed to streamline spending, improve cash flow, and embed payments into financial workflows. It serves industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, by enabling greater efficiency, control, and profitability. The company targets two primary segments: businesses seeking operational automation and extended credit lines, and financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks seeking to offer embedded finance and white-label credit card solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 3,500 businesses and more than 20 partners, and operates as a licensed e-money institution issuing Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries. The platform provides customizable credit card management, automated transaction tracking, and real-time spending control to enhance financial oversight, reduce administrative workload, and optimize cash flow while maintaining security compliance.

Tuum

Series B in 2024
Tuum is a cloud-native banking platform that is spearheading the next generation of digital innovation in the financial services industry. Built around a microservices architecture, the platform consists of flexible and independent modules covering all retail and business banking capabilities. The platform is API-based for quick and easy integration and can run on all major cloud providers, as well as on private clouds. Founded by a team of banking and technology experts in 2019, Tuum combines technological excellence with in-depth banking knowledge and packages it into a sophisticated, cutting-edge platform. Tuum currently employs over 60 people with offices in Tallinn, Berlin and Malaga.

Fiat Republic

Seed Round in 2023
Fiat Republic offers a banking and payments platform that aggregates multiple banks into a single API integration and unified onboarding, enabling crypto platforms to embed fiat payment flows into their technology stacks. Its fiat-as-a-service solution, regulated under traditional finance rules, provides access to IBANs and virtual accounts in local currencies, and supports local transfer rails such as SEPA, Faster Payments, Elixir, and Pix, with real-time foreign exchange. The company targets crypto sites with a crypto-focused, e-money-regulated software-as-a-service platform that delivers a banking and payments API powered by real-time data to embed and automate flows, broadening access to mainstream and local banking services and supporting participation in the Web3 economy.

Kevin.

Series A in 2022
Kevin is a fintech company that offers an advanced account-to-account payment infrastructure. It aims to replace traditional card transactions with direct bank account payments, improving customer experience and reducing costs for merchants.

Fiat Republic

Seed Round in 2022
Fiat Republic offers a banking and payments platform that aggregates multiple banks into a single API integration and unified onboarding, enabling crypto platforms to embed fiat payment flows into their technology stacks. Its fiat-as-a-service solution, regulated under traditional finance rules, provides access to IBANs and virtual accounts in local currencies, and supports local transfer rails such as SEPA, Faster Payments, Elixir, and Pix, with real-time foreign exchange. The company targets crypto sites with a crypto-focused, e-money-regulated software-as-a-service platform that delivers a banking and payments API powered by real-time data to embed and automate flows, broadening access to mainstream and local banking services and supporting participation in the Web3 economy.

Kevin.

Seed Round in 2021
Kevin is a fintech company that offers an advanced account-to-account payment infrastructure. It aims to replace traditional card transactions with direct bank account payments, improving customer experience and reducing costs for merchants.

Tide

Series C in 2021
Tide is a UK-based fintech company specializing in business banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its platform offers streamlined business accounts and administrative solutions, such as seamless integration with accounting systems, to help SMEs save time and money. Tide's advanced technology is tailored to the needs of SMEs, making it a leading challenger in the UK's SME banking sector. The company is committed to serving SMEs exclusively, focusing on their unique requirements.

FairMoney

Series B in 2021
FairMoney is a mobile banking platform founded in 2017, operating from Paris, France, and Lagos, Nigeria. The platform specializes in providing credit to private and business borrowers, particularly targeting underbanked populations in emerging markets. By leveraging smartphone data, FairMoney develops an instant credit score for users, facilitating access to various loan types, including personal, business, medical, and car loans. The company has disbursed over 350,000 loans and aims to make financial services more accessible and affordable for millions in Africa and South-East Asia. With a team of 45 professionals and backing from European and American investors, FairMoney is committed to transforming the financial landscape for underserved communities.

Bnext

Series A in 2020
Bnext is a Madrid-based fintech platform that operates as a digital banking platform and marketplace for financial products. It enables users to open a current account quickly and connect external bank accounts and other financial information within a single app. Through a curated marketplace, users can access a range of financial and insurance products from selected fintechs and banks, compare offers, and purchase or manage products without leaving the app. The company emphasizes collaboration with its partners to provide competitive, well-matched options, including offerings across real estate investment, mutual funds, loans, crowdlending, and microloans. By aggregating accounts and products, Bnext aims to simplify personal finance and expand access to diverse financial services.

FinCompare - Smarter Business Finance

Series A in 2020
FinCompare GmbH is a fintech startup based in Berlin, Germany, that provides a financing platform tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Founded in October 2016 by Stephan Heller, the company enables businesses to access a wide array of financing options, including corporate loans, factoring, leasing, warehouse financing, and mezzanine capital. Through its online platform, FinCompare allows users to independently compare offers from various banks, fintechs, and alternative financial services providers, simplifying the financing process with a digital application system. This one-stop destination for financing questions empowers SMEs to make informed decisions, facilitating their ability to secure loans from reliable lenders while enhancing risk management.

Bnext

Series A in 2019
Bnext is a Madrid-based fintech platform that operates as a digital banking platform and marketplace for financial products. It enables users to open a current account quickly and connect external bank accounts and other financial information within a single app. Through a curated marketplace, users can access a range of financial and insurance products from selected fintechs and banks, compare offers, and purchase or manage products without leaving the app. The company emphasizes collaboration with its partners to provide competitive, well-matched options, including offerings across real estate investment, mutual funds, loans, crowdlending, and microloans. By aggregating accounts and products, Bnext aims to simplify personal finance and expand access to diverse financial services.

FairMoney

Series A in 2019
FairMoney is a mobile banking platform founded in 2017, operating from Paris, France, and Lagos, Nigeria. The platform specializes in providing credit to private and business borrowers, particularly targeting underbanked populations in emerging markets. By leveraging smartphone data, FairMoney develops an instant credit score for users, facilitating access to various loan types, including personal, business, medical, and car loans. The company has disbursed over 350,000 loans and aims to make financial services more accessible and affordable for millions in Africa and South-East Asia. With a team of 45 professionals and backing from European and American investors, FairMoney is committed to transforming the financial landscape for underserved communities.

Tide

Convertible Note in 2018
Tide is a UK-based fintech company specializing in business banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its platform offers streamlined business accounts and administrative solutions, such as seamless integration with accounting systems, to help SMEs save time and money. Tide's advanced technology is tailored to the needs of SMEs, making it a leading challenger in the UK's SME banking sector. The company is committed to serving SMEs exclusively, focusing on their unique requirements.

[credi2]

Series A in 2018
Credi2 is a company that develops and operates modern payment and financing solutions for banks, financial service providers, and trading companies. Utilizing a proven technology platform, Credi2 automates all processes, from initial customer contact to the management of outstanding claims. The company collaborates with several notable financial institutions, including Volkswagen Bank, Deutsche Handelsbank, BLSK, Raiffeisen Bank International, and Erste Bank. Among its well-known offerings is cashpresso, an app that allows users to manage expenses through flexible credit lines and pay in adjustable installments. Credi2 aims to enhance the financial services landscape by providing innovative and efficient solutions tailored to customer needs.

FinCompare - Smarter Business Finance

Series A in 2018
FinCompare GmbH is a fintech startup based in Berlin, Germany, that provides a financing platform tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Founded in October 2016 by Stephan Heller, the company enables businesses to access a wide array of financing options, including corporate loans, factoring, leasing, warehouse financing, and mezzanine capital. Through its online platform, FinCompare allows users to independently compare offers from various banks, fintechs, and alternative financial services providers, simplifying the financing process with a digital application system. This one-stop destination for financing questions empowers SMEs to make informed decisions, facilitating their ability to secure loans from reliable lenders while enhancing risk management.

FairMoney

Seed Round in 2018
FairMoney is a mobile banking platform founded in 2017, operating from Paris, France, and Lagos, Nigeria. The platform specializes in providing credit to private and business borrowers, particularly targeting underbanked populations in emerging markets. By leveraging smartphone data, FairMoney develops an instant credit score for users, facilitating access to various loan types, including personal, business, medical, and car loans. The company has disbursed over 350,000 loans and aims to make financial services more accessible and affordable for millions in Africa and South-East Asia. With a team of 45 professionals and backing from European and American investors, FairMoney is committed to transforming the financial landscape for underserved communities.

Loot

Series A in 2017
Loot Financial Services Ltd., established in 2014 and headquartered in London, offers a unique financial service combining a pre-paid Visa debit card with a budgeting app. This service provides users with real-time spending information, weekly budgets data, and the ability to pause/unpause their card via the web application. The company's primary business is to deliver these innovative banking alternatives to consumers, helping them manage their finances more effectively.

FinCompare - Smarter Business Finance

Seed Round in 2017
FinCompare GmbH is a fintech startup based in Berlin, Germany, that provides a financing platform tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Founded in October 2016 by Stephan Heller, the company enables businesses to access a wide array of financing options, including corporate loans, factoring, leasing, warehouse financing, and mezzanine capital. Through its online platform, FinCompare allows users to independently compare offers from various banks, fintechs, and alternative financial services providers, simplifying the financing process with a digital application system. This one-stop destination for financing questions empowers SMEs to make informed decisions, facilitating their ability to secure loans from reliable lenders while enhancing risk management.

[credi2]

Seed Round in 2017
Credi2 is a company that develops and operates modern payment and financing solutions for banks, financial service providers, and trading companies. Utilizing a proven technology platform, Credi2 automates all processes, from initial customer contact to the management of outstanding claims. The company collaborates with several notable financial institutions, including Volkswagen Bank, Deutsche Handelsbank, BLSK, Raiffeisen Bank International, and Erste Bank. Among its well-known offerings is cashpresso, an app that allows users to manage expenses through flexible credit lines and pay in adjustable installments. Credi2 aims to enhance the financial services landscape by providing innovative and efficient solutions tailored to customer needs.

Loot

Venture Round in 2016
Loot Financial Services Ltd., established in 2014 and headquartered in London, offers a unique financial service combining a pre-paid Visa debit card with a budgeting app. This service provides users with real-time spending information, weekly budgets data, and the ability to pause/unpause their card via the web application. The company's primary business is to deliver these innovative banking alternatives to consumers, helping them manage their finances more effectively.

Loot

Venture Round in 2016
Loot Financial Services Ltd., established in 2014 and headquartered in London, offers a unique financial service combining a pre-paid Visa debit card with a budgeting app. This service provides users with real-time spending information, weekly budgets data, and the ability to pause/unpause their card via the web application. The company's primary business is to deliver these innovative banking alternatives to consumers, helping them manage their finances more effectively.

[credi2]

Seed Round in 2016
Credi2 is a company that develops and operates modern payment and financing solutions for banks, financial service providers, and trading companies. Utilizing a proven technology platform, Credi2 automates all processes, from initial customer contact to the management of outstanding claims. The company collaborates with several notable financial institutions, including Volkswagen Bank, Deutsche Handelsbank, BLSK, Raiffeisen Bank International, and Erste Bank. Among its well-known offerings is cashpresso, an app that allows users to manage expenses through flexible credit lines and pay in adjustable installments. Credi2 aims to enhance the financial services landscape by providing innovative and efficient solutions tailored to customer needs.

Holvi

Seed Round in 2014
Holvi is a licensed Payment Institution offering digital small business banking across Europe. It provides a single platform for invoicing, bookkeeping, and traditional banking services, simplifying financial administration for solopreneurs, freelancers, micro businesses, and startups.
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