Speedinvest

SpeedInvest GmbH is a venture capital firm based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2011. It specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on technology-related startups across Europe, particularly in sectors such as deep tech, fintech, insurtech, consumer tech, and marketplaces. The firm typically invests between €0.25 million and €3 million in pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages, while preferring to acquire minority stakes of up to 20% in its portfolio companies. SpeedInvest aims to be actively involved in the companies it invests in, often taking on operational roles for six months to one year. With additional offices in cities like San Francisco, Berlin, Paris, and London, SpeedInvest leverages a global network to support entrepreneurs in building successful businesses, thus contributing to the development of Europe’s startup ecosystem.

Marie-Helene Ametsreiter

General Partner, Portfolio Success

Jeroen Arts

Partner

Julian Blessin

General Partner

Charlie Boles

Senior Associate

Estelle Botbol

Senior Associate

Eric Bovee

General Partner

Daniela Caserotto-Leibert

Venture Partner

Stephen Croome

Principal

Anthony Danon

Principal

Sophia Escheu

Associate

Joerg Floeck

Executive Chairman

Heinrich Gröller

Venture Partner

Frederik Hagenauer

Partner

Audrey Handem

Associate

Jingchun Rick Hao

Partner

Jingchun Hao

Partner

Oliver Holle

CEO, Managing Partner and Managing Director

Daniel Keiper-Knorr

General Partner and Founder

Lawrence Kilian

Principal, Corporate Development and M&A

Stefan Klestil

Partner

Mathias Knaur

Venture Partner

Namratha Kothapalli

Principal

Markus Krainz

Venture Partner

Markus Lang

Partner

Tom Filip Lesche

Partner

Alexis Majos

Principal

Enrique Martínez-Hausmann

Principal

Klaus Matzka

Partner

Wissam Nadreddine

Principal

Wissam Nasreddine

Principal

Florian Obst

Principal

Mathias Ockenfels

Partner

Herbert Ortner

Venture Partner

Mariya Osadchaya-Isa

Principal

Alvaro Perezcano

Senior Associate

Konstantin Schmeisser

Associate

Leonard Schmid

Senior Associate

Andreas Schwarzenbrunner

Principal

Olga Shikhantsova

Principal

Michael Sieghart

CFO, Managing Partner and Managing Director

Evgeny Slavin

Senior Associate

Katharine Spooner

Senior Associate

Philipp Stangl

Investment Manager

Yang Tran

Venture Partner

Jürgen Wahl

Venture Partner

Past deals in Transport and logistics

TIER

Convertible Note in 2023
TIER Mobility GmbH, based in Berlin, specializes in providing electric kick scooters for urban commuting as part of its sustainable micro-mobility solutions. The company has rapidly expanded its operations, reaching 32 cities across Europe within a short timeframe. TIER develops a user-friendly application that allows individuals to locate and book scooters easily. By focusing on operational excellence, TIER integrates various micro-mobility assets and forms strategic partnerships with public transportation systems and other mobility providers, enhancing urban transport options. The leadership team, experienced in sustainability and technology, is dedicated to improving the quality of life in cities through innovative mobility solutions.

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.

Lizee

Series A in 2023
Lizee is a logistics and managed services provider focused on enhancing the rental business model. The company has developed a rental logistics platform aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the retail industry. This platform facilitates various aspects of the rental process, including e-commerce site optimization, packing, shipping, and payment processing for rented products. Additionally, Lizee ensures quality checks for returned items, allowing organizations to effectively transition to a circular rental model that aligns with changing consumer behaviors.

Bliq

Series A in 2022
Bliq GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in developing application software aimed at enhancing the efficiency of rideshare and delivery drivers. The company addresses the challenges of urban mobility by creating a mobility information engine that utilizes real-time data from over 24 million connected vehicles, as well as advanced computer vision technologies. Bliq offers two primary products: Bliq Park, which assists drivers in locating available parking three times faster through predictive analytics and real-time information, and Bliq Ride, designed to increase earnings for taxi and rideshare drivers by improving their positioning near potential passengers. Through these solutions, Bliq aims to optimize urban street mobility and boost driver productivity.

Timberhub

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Timberhub is a digital marketplace that facilitates international timber trading by connecting buyers and sellers. The platform streamlines the entire sawn timber procurement process, encompassing purchasing, transportation, and financing of raw materials. By digitizing these operations, Timberhub enhances efficiency and provides essential support and services to businesses involved in the timber industry.

Bliq

Series A in 2022
Bliq GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in developing application software aimed at enhancing the efficiency of rideshare and delivery drivers. The company addresses the challenges of urban mobility by creating a mobility information engine that utilizes real-time data from over 24 million connected vehicles, as well as advanced computer vision technologies. Bliq offers two primary products: Bliq Park, which assists drivers in locating available parking three times faster through predictive analytics and real-time information, and Bliq Ride, designed to increase earnings for taxi and rideshare drivers by improving their positioning near potential passengers. Through these solutions, Bliq aims to optimize urban street mobility and boost driver productivity.

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.

Yolda

Seed Round in 2021
Logistic operations still largely run on paper. It is almost impossible to track the vast majority of loads, receive delivery documents or measure how successful the operation is. yolda is changing this with a strategic operating model that combines advanced tech and data analytics, logistics infrastructure, and hands-on supply chain expertise. yolda combines the quality of cargo transportation with the diversity of haulier and the integrated service model of 3PL companies and offers a high-quality logistics experience by focusing on its customers. yolda’s marketplace solution encompasses many local forwarders and logistics companies, enabling SMEs and corporate enterprises to receive an instant quote for multiple shipment requests on a single platform. Companies can also track their shipments via yolda's intelligent control panel and measure their logistics operations performance with detailed reporting services.

TIER

Series D in 2021
TIER Mobility GmbH, based in Berlin, specializes in providing electric kick scooters for urban commuting as part of its sustainable micro-mobility solutions. The company has rapidly expanded its operations, reaching 32 cities across Europe within a short timeframe. TIER develops a user-friendly application that allows individuals to locate and book scooters easily. By focusing on operational excellence, TIER integrates various micro-mobility assets and forms strategic partnerships with public transportation systems and other mobility providers, enhancing urban transport options. The leadership team, experienced in sustainability and technology, is dedicated to improving the quality of life in cities through innovative mobility solutions.

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.

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.

Lizee

Seed Round in 2021
Lizee is a logistics and managed services provider focused on enhancing the rental business model. The company has developed a rental logistics platform aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the retail industry. This platform facilitates various aspects of the rental process, including e-commerce site optimization, packing, shipping, and payment processing for rented products. Additionally, Lizee ensures quality checks for returned items, allowing organizations to effectively transition to a circular rental model that aligns with changing consumer behaviors.

Yolda

Seed Round in 2021
Logistic operations still largely run on paper. It is almost impossible to track the vast majority of loads, receive delivery documents or measure how successful the operation is. yolda is changing this with a strategic operating model that combines advanced tech and data analytics, logistics infrastructure, and hands-on supply chain expertise. yolda combines the quality of cargo transportation with the diversity of haulier and the integrated service model of 3PL companies and offers a high-quality logistics experience by focusing on its customers. yolda’s marketplace solution encompasses many local forwarders and logistics companies, enabling SMEs and corporate enterprises to receive an instant quote for multiple shipment requests on a single platform. Companies can also track their shipments via yolda's intelligent control panel and measure their logistics operations performance with detailed reporting services.

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.

Lizee

Seed Round in 2020
Lizee is a logistics and managed services provider focused on enhancing the rental business model. The company has developed a rental logistics platform aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the retail industry. This platform facilitates various aspects of the rental process, including e-commerce site optimization, packing, shipping, and payment processing for rented products. Additionally, Lizee ensures quality checks for returned items, allowing organizations to effectively transition to a circular rental model that aligns with changing consumer behaviors.

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.

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.

TIER

Series B in 2019
TIER Mobility GmbH, based in Berlin, specializes in providing electric kick scooters for urban commuting as part of its sustainable micro-mobility solutions. The company has rapidly expanded its operations, reaching 32 cities across Europe within a short timeframe. TIER develops a user-friendly application that allows individuals to locate and book scooters easily. By focusing on operational excellence, TIER integrates various micro-mobility assets and forms strategic partnerships with public transportation systems and other mobility providers, enhancing urban transport options. The leadership team, experienced in sustainability and technology, is dedicated to improving the quality of life in cities through innovative mobility solutions.

TIER

Series A in 2018
TIER Mobility GmbH, based in Berlin, specializes in providing electric kick scooters for urban commuting as part of its sustainable micro-mobility solutions. The company has rapidly expanded its operations, reaching 32 cities across Europe within a short timeframe. TIER develops a user-friendly application that allows individuals to locate and book scooters easily. By focusing on operational excellence, TIER integrates various micro-mobility assets and forms strategic partnerships with public transportation systems and other mobility providers, enhancing urban transport options. The leadership team, experienced in sustainability and technology, is dedicated to improving the quality of life in cities through innovative mobility solutions.

TIER

Seed Round in 2018
TIER Mobility GmbH, based in Berlin, specializes in providing electric kick scooters for urban commuting as part of its sustainable micro-mobility solutions. The company has rapidly expanded its operations, reaching 32 cities across Europe within a short timeframe. TIER develops a user-friendly application that allows individuals to locate and book scooters easily. By focusing on operational excellence, TIER integrates various micro-mobility assets and forms strategic partnerships with public transportation systems and other mobility providers, enhancing urban transport options. The leadership team, experienced in sustainability and technology, is dedicated to improving the quality of life in cities through innovative mobility solutions.

Wineapp

Pre Seed Round in 2018
UK's largest app for wine on-demand. Over 800 fine wines, spirits & craft beers delivered in 30-40 minutes to your door.

byrd

Seed Round in 2018
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.

Stowga

Seed Round in 2017
Stowga is an online marketplace that facilitates the buying and selling of warehousing and logistics services. Founded in 2016 and based in London, the company aims to eliminate inefficiencies in warehousing by creating a global network of flexible storage solutions. Stowga's platform allows businesses to find, book, and manage warehouse space on a pay-as-you-go basis, leveraging big data and machine learning to optimize supply chains and ensure that inventory is stored in the most suitable locations. With over 4,000 warehouses listed in the UK, Stowga connects companies with logistics and delivery firms in need of space, while also offering on-demand insurance options. This approach not only enhances service quality but also reduces costs for customers, ultimately generating more revenue for warehouse operators.

GoFoxBox

Seed Round in 2017
GoFoxBox offers an eco-friendly alternative for moving by providing rental plastic boxes that can be reused up to 500 times. Unlike traditional cardboard boxes, these durable and recyclable plastic boxes are designed to enhance security during relocation. GoFoxBox delivers the boxes directly to customers' homes and picks them up at the new location, simplifying the moving process. This service not only reduces the ecological footprint associated with moving but also provides a cost-effective solution for those looking to relocate.

byrd

Pre Seed Round in 2016
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.

Necture

Seed Round in 2016
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.

Packpin B.V.

Seed Round in 2016
Packpin B.V. is a company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that specializes in online shipment, postage, parcel, and mail tracking services for e-commerce businesses worldwide. Founded in 2014, Packpin enables e-commerce clients to track their packages, interact with customers, and enhance sales. The company offers a shipment tracking API that can be integrated into any e-commerce website or other software, allowing customers to track their items directly on the same platform where they made their purchases. This service supports both global and domestic carriers, streamlining the tracking process for businesses and their customers.

Dronamics

Convertible Note in 2015
Dronamics is a developer of advanced unmanned aerial systems aimed at transforming airfreight logistics. By creating a new type of small, unmanned cargo airplane that is highly fuel-efficient, Dronamics aims to democratize shipping in emerging markets. The aircraft can transport payloads of 350 kilograms over distances of 2,500 kilometers at costs significantly lower than traditional air transport, reducing shipping expenses by over 50%. Designed for autonomous flight, the aircraft can be remotely monitored and managed via satellite, making it suitable for challenging delivery scenarios, including remote and mountainous regions. As the first and only Strategic Partner for drones recognized by IATA, Dronamics is positioned to make a substantial impact in the commercial logistics sector.
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