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

Stephen Croome

Principal

Sophia Escheu

Associate

Felix Faltin

Principal

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

General Partner Sif

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

Andreas Schwarzenbrunner

Partner

Olga Shikhantsova

Partner

Michael Sieghart

CFO, Managing Partner and Managing Director

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

Andrea Zitna

Partner

Sophia Escheu

Associate

Maximilian Wilhelm

Senior Associate

Victor Huerbe

Principal

Past deals in Mobile

Khazna

Series B in 2025
Khazna operates a mobile application platform designed to enhance financial services for Egyptians, particularly targeting the 50% of smartphone users who lack access to formal financial systems. The super app provides a range of services including General Purpose Credit, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), bill payments, savings, and insurance. It also facilitates cash advances for employees to address unforeseen emergencies and allows users to transfer and receive funds without incurring transaction fees. By focusing on digitizing cash transactions, Khazna aims to offer convenient, effective, and secure financial solutions, thereby improving financial inclusion in Egypt and potentially beyond.

ContextSDK

Seed Round in 2024
ContextSDK is a developer of a contextual intelligence platform aimed at improving mobile app engagement and revenue. The platform collects and analyzes real-time insights regarding a user's environment, behavior, and interactions within applications. By leveraging this contextual data, product teams can dynamically adapt app interfaces, notifications, and features, ultimately leading to increased user satisfaction and higher conversion rates. Through its innovative approach, ContextSDK seeks to enhance the overall experience for users and optimize revenue generation for app developers.

Lapse

Series A in 2024
Lapse is a social disposable camera application that allows users to capture and share photos within private group chats. The app emulates the experience of traditional disposable cameras by enabling groups to take a set of 36 photos, referred to as 'rolls.' Once the first photo is taken, the roll becomes accessible to group members for a limited time, fostering a sense of shared experience and nostalgia. This innovative approach encourages users to engage with friends while creating temporary memories that are exclusive to their group.

Julaya

Seed Round in 2022
Julaya is a fintech company focused on providing African businesses with digital financial solutions. The platform enables companies to manage payments efficiently through a digital account, facilitating mobile money transactions for employees and suppliers. Julaya's services include issuing virtual and physical prepaid cards, allowing businesses to streamline their financial operations. Additionally, the software supports utility bill payments, credit card reloading, and money transfers, enhancing accessibility to digital payment options. By digitizing their operations on the Julaya platform, businesses can also access digital loans, thereby improving their financial flexibility and operational efficiency. Julaya aims to empower businesses by offering a comprehensive suite of financial tools tailored to meet their specific needs.

Pemo

Seed Round in 2022
Pemo is a comprehensive spend management solution designed to streamline financial processes for small and medium enterprises in the MENAP region. The platform integrates smart corporate cards, invoice payment systems, and expense tracking features to provide businesses with complete visibility and control over their expenditures. With tools for accounting automation and real-time reporting, Pemo enables efficient management of employee expenses, allowing organizations to save time and reduce administrative burdens. By centralizing invoicing, approvals, and spending decisions, Pemo empowers businesses to focus on growth while maintaining financial oversight.

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.

Khazna

Series A in 2022
Khazna operates a mobile application platform designed to enhance financial services for Egyptians, particularly targeting the 50% of smartphone users who lack access to formal financial systems. The super app provides a range of services including General Purpose Credit, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), bill payments, savings, and insurance. It also facilitates cash advances for employees to address unforeseen emergencies and allows users to transfer and receive funds without incurring transaction fees. By focusing on digitizing cash transactions, Khazna aims to offer convenient, effective, and secure financial solutions, thereby improving financial inclusion in Egypt and potentially beyond.

Blloc

Seed Round in 2022
Blloc GmbH is a Berlin-based company that manufactures the BllocZero18, a minimalist smartphone designed to enhance users' digital experience. The company also develops a mobile application that aims to reduce screen time and help users regain control over their digital lives. Through its intuitive design, native widgets, and unified messaging, Blloc's products encourage a more focused and productive relationship with technology. Blloc's offerings are available for purchase online, making them accessible to a wide audience.

Lapse

Seed Round in 2021
Lapse is a social disposable camera application that allows users to capture and share photos within private group chats. The app emulates the experience of traditional disposable cameras by enabling groups to take a set of 36 photos, referred to as 'rolls.' Once the first photo is taken, the roll becomes accessible to group members for a limited time, fostering a sense of shared experience and nostalgia. This innovative approach encourages users to engage with friends while creating temporary memories that are exclusive to their group.

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.

Lapse

Seed Round in 2021
Lapse is a social disposable camera application that allows users to capture and share photos within private group chats. The app emulates the experience of traditional disposable cameras by enabling groups to take a set of 36 photos, referred to as 'rolls.' Once the first photo is taken, the roll becomes accessible to group members for a limited time, fostering a sense of shared experience and nostalgia. This innovative approach encourages users to engage with friends while creating temporary memories that are exclusive to their group.

FairMoney

Series B in 2021
FairMoney is a credit-led mobile bank for emerging markets. It was launched in 2017 and operates in Nigeria and India. Its goal is to rebuild Africa's money story by offering Tier 1 digital financial services to merchants and consumers alike. It offers a range of digital financial products including, near-instant digital loans, investment products, savings, payments, and cards via mobile app.

SwipeGuide

Venture Round in 2021
SwipeGuide B.V. is a company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that specializes in developing a cloud-based platform for creating and sharing visual step-by-step instructions. Founded in 2015, the platform targets the manufacturing sector, providing mobile-first frontline training and job tools. Users can easily design, edit, and publish instructional content, which can be accessed through mobile apps and websites. This solution aims to enhance the instruction experience while reducing the reliance on paper and minimizing customer service costs, all without requiring extensive knowledge of instructional design or technical writing.

Scalarr

Series A in 2021
Scalarr Inc., founded in 2016 and based in Wilmington, Delaware, specializes in developing machine learning-based antifraud solutions for mobile companies. The company focuses on detecting app-install ad fraud by utilizing advanced machine learning and big data algorithms. Scalarr's technology aids mobile app developers and ad networks globally, addressing various types of fraud, such as attribution fraud, bots, emulators, and incentive injections. The platform offers high accuracy and a proactive approach to alerting, enabling clients to thwart fraudsters before they can impact the product economy. By employing both unsupervised and semi-supervised machine learning techniques, Scalarr automatically identifies and recognizes fraud patterns, allowing mobile advertisers to remain vigilant against evolving fraudulent tactics without the constant need for rule updates.

FairMoney

Series A in 2019
FairMoney is a credit-led mobile bank for emerging markets. It was launched in 2017 and operates in Nigeria and India. Its goal is to rebuild Africa's money story by offering Tier 1 digital financial services to merchants and consumers alike. It offers a range of digital financial products including, near-instant digital loans, investment products, savings, payments, and cards via mobile app.

Secret City Trails

Seed Round in 2018
Secret City Trails, founded in 2017 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, offers a unique marketplace for city discovery games designed to enhance urban exploration. The company creates interactive experiences where players solve a series of riddles through a web app on their mobile devices, requiring minimal data usage. These games are crafted by locals in over 40 European cities, guiding participants to hidden gems and local favorites while promoting sustainable tourism and supporting local entrepreneurship. As players engage with the trails, they unlock stories related to the city's history, culture, and art, alongside recommendations for independent shops, cafes, and bars. With more than 90 adventures available, Secret City Trails provides an entertaining and affordable way for travelers to see and enjoy cities in a playful manner.

FairMoney

Seed Round in 2018
FairMoney is a credit-led mobile bank for emerging markets. It was launched in 2017 and operates in Nigeria and India. Its goal is to rebuild Africa's money story by offering Tier 1 digital financial services to merchants and consumers alike. It offers a range of digital financial products including, near-instant digital loans, investment products, savings, payments, and cards via mobile app.

Scalarr

Seed Round in 2018
Scalarr Inc., founded in 2016 and based in Wilmington, Delaware, specializes in developing machine learning-based antifraud solutions for mobile companies. The company focuses on detecting app-install ad fraud by utilizing advanced machine learning and big data algorithms. Scalarr's technology aids mobile app developers and ad networks globally, addressing various types of fraud, such as attribution fraud, bots, emulators, and incentive injections. The platform offers high accuracy and a proactive approach to alerting, enabling clients to thwart fraudsters before they can impact the product economy. By employing both unsupervised and semi-supervised machine learning techniques, Scalarr automatically identifies and recognizes fraud patterns, allowing mobile advertisers to remain vigilant against evolving fraudulent tactics without the constant need for rule updates.

Fleksy

Seed Round in 2016
Fleksy, established in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in designing and delivering innovative keyboard software for mobile devices. Its flagship product, the Fleksy keyboard, is available on both Android and iOS platforms, offering users extensive customization options and predictive text technology for enhanced productivity. With over 20 million global downloads, Fleksy also provides a Software Development Kit (SDK) for businesses, enabling them to integrate a high-quality typing experience into their own apps for a monthly licensing fee. The company's mission is to facilitate seamless language input across various devices and languages.
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