Speedinvest

Speedinvest, established in 2011, is a European venture capital firm headquartered in Vienna, Austria, with additional offices in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, San Francisco, and a focus on Central and Eastern Europe. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, typically providing between €0.25 million to €3 million, and takes minority stakes, usually up to 20%. Speedinvest invests in sectors such as deep tech, fintech, industrial tech, marketplaces, consumer tech, and digital health, with a hands-on approach, often taking operational roles in portfolio companies for up to a year. The firm aims to provide more than just capital, offering operational support, growth marketing, HR, US business development, and networking assistance through its in-house Platform+ team.

Marie-Helene Ametsreiter

Partner

Jeroen Arts

Partner

Estelle Botbol

Principal

Daniela Caserotto-Leibert

Venture Partner

Sophia Escheu

Associate

Felix Faltin

Principal

Heinrich Gröller

Partner

Audrey Handem

Senior Associate

Jingchun Hao

Partner

Oliver Holle

CEO, Managing Partner and Managing Director

Lawrence Kilian

Principal, Corporate Development and M&A

Stefan Klestil

Partner

Namratha Kothapalli

Principal

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

Associate

Mathias Ockenfels

General Partner

Mariya Osadchaya-Isa

Principal

Alvaro Perezcano

Senior Associate

Magda Posluszny

Associate

Konstantin Schmeisser

Associate

Leonard Schmid

Senior Associate

Michael Schuster

Founder and Managing Partner, CIO

Andreas Schwarzenbrunner

Principal

Olga Shikhantsova

Partner

Michael Sieghart

CFO, Managing Partner and Managing Director

Sameer Singh

Venture Partner

Evgeny Slavin

Senior Associate

Philip Specht

Senior Associate

Katharine Spooner

Principal

Katharine Spooner

Senior Associate

Philipp Stangl

Investment Manager

Jürgen Wahl

Venture Partner

Werner Zahnt

Founding Partner, Corporate Development

Sophia Escheu

Associate

Maximilian Wilhelm

Senior Associate

Victor Huerbe

Principal

Past deals in Banks

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.

Flowdesk

Series B in 2024
Flowdesk is a regulated digital asset trading and technology firm based in France, specializing in market making, over-the-counter (OTC) services, and treasury management. Registered as a Digital Asset Service Provider, the company is authorized by the French Financial Markets Authority for various digital asset services, including custody, trading, and the conversion of digital assets to legal tender. Flowdesk develops compliant trading and liquidity infrastructure that blends expertise from traditional financial markets with advanced knowledge of algorithmic trading and cryptocurrency. Its platform offers market-making technologies for both spot and derivatives markets, alongside liquidity solutions for exchanges and digital asset projects. This enables clients to access trading infrastructure tailored for institutional-grade operations.

Fiat Republic

Seed Round in 2023
Fiat Republic operates a fintech platform that simplifies the integration of fiat payment solutions for cryptocurrency platforms. By aggregating multiple banks into a single API, the company provides a unified compliance onboarding process that allows crypto sites to embed fiat payment flows seamlessly into their systems. The platform supports various local currencies and payment methods, including bank transfers and real-time foreign exchange, making it easier for users to access mainstream banking services. Fiat Republic's focus on e-money regulation ensures that its services are compliant and reliable, facilitating the democratization of access to the Web3 economy for both businesses and their customers.

Toqio

Series A in 2022
Toqio is a company that provides a platform for organizations to develop their own fintech solutions, either as mobile applications or web-based services. Founded in 2019 by Eduardo Martinez and Michael Galvin, with offices in London, Madrid, and Nairobi, Toqio offers a configuration and customization platform supported by a marketplace of partners. The company specializes in software integration tools tailored for the financial industry, facilitating various services such as digital consumer and business banking, onboarding, transaction monitoring, and the distribution of financial products. By enabling companies to create data-driven financial propositions, Toqio helps them rapidly deploy solutions to meet the needs of their customers effectively.

Flowdesk

Series A in 2022
Flowdesk is a regulated digital asset trading and technology firm based in France, specializing in market making, over-the-counter (OTC) services, and treasury management. Registered as a Digital Asset Service Provider, the company is authorized by the French Financial Markets Authority for various digital asset services, including custody, trading, and the conversion of digital assets to legal tender. Flowdesk develops compliant trading and liquidity infrastructure that blends expertise from traditional financial markets with advanced knowledge of algorithmic trading and cryptocurrency. Its platform offers market-making technologies for both spot and derivatives markets, alongside liquidity solutions for exchanges and digital asset projects. This enables clients to access trading infrastructure tailored for institutional-grade operations.

Kevin.

Series A in 2022
Kevin. is a fintech company that specializes in an advanced account-to-account payment infrastructure aimed at replacing traditional card transactions. By leveraging open banking, the firm develops its own direct connections to banks, eliminating the reliance on third-party aggregators. This approach allows businesses to transition from costly card payments to more affordable transactions directly linked to customers' bank accounts. Kevin. offers fully customizable solutions that cater to businesses of any size, enhancing the customer experience and improving conversion rates while reducing payment acquisition costs for merchants. The company focuses on mobile and Point of Sale (POS) payments, providing a secure and efficient alternative for online transactions.

Fiat Republic

Seed Round in 2022
Fiat Republic operates a fintech platform that simplifies the integration of fiat payment solutions for cryptocurrency platforms. By aggregating multiple banks into a single API, the company provides a unified compliance onboarding process that allows crypto sites to embed fiat payment flows seamlessly into their systems. The platform supports various local currencies and payment methods, including bank transfers and real-time foreign exchange, making it easier for users to access mainstream banking services. Fiat Republic's focus on e-money regulation ensures that its services are compliant and reliable, facilitating the democratization of access to the Web3 economy for both businesses and their customers.

Kevin.

Seed Round in 2021
Kevin. is a fintech company that specializes in an advanced account-to-account payment infrastructure aimed at replacing traditional card transactions. By leveraging open banking, the firm develops its own direct connections to banks, eliminating the reliance on third-party aggregators. This approach allows businesses to transition from costly card payments to more affordable transactions directly linked to customers' bank accounts. Kevin. offers fully customizable solutions that cater to businesses of any size, enhancing the customer experience and improving conversion rates while reducing payment acquisition costs for merchants. The company focuses on mobile and Point of Sale (POS) payments, providing a secure and efficient alternative for online transactions.

Toqio

Seed Round in 2021
Toqio is a company that provides a platform for organizations to develop their own fintech solutions, either as mobile applications or web-based services. Founded in 2019 by Eduardo Martinez and Michael Galvin, with offices in London, Madrid, and Nairobi, Toqio offers a configuration and customization platform supported by a marketplace of partners. The company specializes in software integration tools tailored for the financial industry, facilitating various services such as digital consumer and business banking, onboarding, transaction monitoring, and the distribution of financial products. By enabling companies to create data-driven financial propositions, Toqio helps them rapidly deploy solutions to meet the needs of their customers effectively.

Bnext

Series A in 2020
Bnext is a fintech platform based in Madrid, Spain, that functions as a supermarket for financial products. It offers users the ability to create a current account quickly, providing nearly all the functionalities of a traditional bank without the need to engage with one. Users can consolidate their financial information by linking external accounts on the platform. The core innovation of Bnext is its Marketplace, where users can explore a diverse range of financial products from various fintechs and banks, all selected to meet their specific needs. This platform allows users to purchase and manage these products seamlessly within the app, without incurring excessive fees. Rather than focusing on selling numerous products, Bnext collaborates with fintechs to present the best available offers, encompassing services such as real estate investments, mutual funds, loans, and crowdfunding. By progressively integrating leading market products, Bnext aims to redefine banking by becoming a comprehensive financial service provider without the limitations of a traditional bank.

Bnext

Series A in 2019
Bnext is a fintech platform based in Madrid, Spain, that functions as a supermarket for financial products. It offers users the ability to create a current account quickly, providing nearly all the functionalities of a traditional bank without the need to engage with one. Users can consolidate their financial information by linking external accounts on the platform. The core innovation of Bnext is its Marketplace, where users can explore a diverse range of financial products from various fintechs and banks, all selected to meet their specific needs. This platform allows users to purchase and manage these products seamlessly within the app, without incurring excessive fees. Rather than focusing on selling numerous products, Bnext collaborates with fintechs to present the best available offers, encompassing services such as real estate investments, mutual funds, loans, and crowdfunding. By progressively integrating leading market products, Bnext aims to redefine banking by becoming a comprehensive financial service provider without the limitations of a traditional bank.

Open Financial Technologies

Series B in 2019
Open Financial Technologies Pvt Ltd, established in 2016 and based in Bengaluru, India, specializes in developing an online platform for banking and intercompany settlement. The company provides digital banking services tailored for startups and small to medium enterprises (SMEs), offering digital bank accounts equipped with tools for bookkeeping, invoicing, money transfers, and credit access. Additionally, Open's application programming interface (API) platform enables financial institutions to integrate banking and payment functionalities into their applications and accounting systems.

Open Financial Technologies

Series A in 2019
Open Financial Technologies Pvt Ltd, established in 2016 and based in Bengaluru, India, specializes in developing an online platform for banking and intercompany settlement. The company provides digital banking services tailored for startups and small to medium enterprises (SMEs), offering digital bank accounts equipped with tools for bookkeeping, invoicing, money transfers, and credit access. Additionally, Open's application programming interface (API) platform enables financial institutions to integrate banking and payment functionalities into their applications and accounting systems.

Holvi

Seed Round in 2014
Holvi is a digital banking service tailored for small businesses, including solopreneurs, freelancers, and startups in Europe. It provides a comprehensive platform that combines business accounts, invoicing, and bookkeeping tools, streamlining financial administration for its users. As a licensed Payment Institution, Holvi operates under the authorization of the Financial Supervisory Authority of Finland, allowing it to serve customers across the EU. The platform facilitates sales, invoicing, and cash flow tracking, enabling businesses to efficiently manage their finances and focus on growth without the distractions of traditional financial management.
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