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.
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Past deals in Sustainability
Recyda
Series A in 2024
Recyda provides packaging sustainability software that helps multinational companies digitally manage their packaging portfolios and advance circular economy goals. The platform enables country-specific recyclability analysis, realistic EPR cost estimation, and comprehensive data management, giving users real-time visibility into environmental impact and compliance requirements. It supports optimized packaging designs, navigation of complex regulations, and forecasting of financial commitments tied to regulatory programs, enabling both brands and packaging producers to meet sustainability targets efficiently.
Forward Earth
Seed Round in 2024
Forward Earth is a technology company that specializes in carbon management. It develops AI-powered tools to help businesses calculate and manage their carbon footprint, ensuring compliance with regulations and reducing emissions. The company targets environmental, social, and governance (ESG) software providers, as well as supply chain and accounting platforms, integrating its solutions to streamline carbon management processes.
Purpose Green
Seed Round in 2024
Purpose Green is a climatetech company that operates a long-term ESG management platform. This platform transforms properties into sustainable assets by offering energy-efficient upgrades, green subsidies and financing, and comprehensive, ongoing ESG management. It helps property owners and asset managers reduce environmental impact, ensure lasting value, and achieve peace of mind.
Forward Earth
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Forward Earth is a technology company that specializes in carbon management. It develops AI-powered tools to help businesses calculate and manage their carbon footprint, ensuring compliance with regulations and reducing emissions. The company targets environmental, social, and governance (ESG) software providers, as well as supply chain and accounting platforms, integrating its solutions to streamline carbon management processes.
Trawa
Seed Round in 2024
Trawa offers software solutions and matching electricity procurement services for energy-intensive businesses. Its proprietary optimization engine enables companies to access renewable energy from solar and wind parks, helping them decarbonize operations while saving costs and mitigating future energy risks.
Cylib
Series A in 2024
Cylib is a Greentech startup focused on transforming lithium-ion battery recycling in Europe. The company offers battery recycling services designed to support the green energy transition by efficiently recovering raw materials during the recycling process. This high-efficiency approach significantly reduces the carbon footprint associated with the entire battery value chain. By enhancing the sustainability of electric vehicle manufacturing, Cylib aims to decrease reliance on mining new raw materials, thereby contributing to a more sustainable electric mobility industry.
Hexafarms
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Hexafarms optimizes vertical farming operations globally through its software. It uses sensor technology and AI for precise climate control, enhancing crop yields and reducing energy costs.
Apiday
Venture Round in 2024
Apiday is a Paris-based company founded in 2021 that specializes in providing a data collection platform aimed at simplifying sustainability for businesses. The platform allows organizations to gather all environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data in a centralized location, facilitating the automation of ESG reporting and certification processes. Additionally, Apiday enables collaboration with third-party ESG consultants to enhance ESG scores and implement specific improvements. By leveraging artificial intelligence, the platform streamlines the management of extra-financial data and simplifies access to specialist advice, making sustainability efforts more measurable and affordable for companies.
Tibo Energy
Seed Round in 2024
Tibo Energy develops advanced software that optimizes renewable energy usage and improves grid balance. Its algorithms enable energy professionals to manage microgrids and energy hubs efficiently, reducing carbon footprint while enhancing financial returns.
NeoCarbon
Seed Round in 2023
NeoCarbon is a climate technology firm focused on reversing climate change by significantly reducing the costs associated with Direct Air Capture. The company leverages existing infrastructure, specifically cooling towers across Europe, to implement carbon capture systems. By retrofitting these structures without disrupting their original functions, NeoCarbon enhances the efficiency of setting up carbon capture technology, achieving improvements in both time and cost by up to tenfold. This innovative approach positions NeoCarbon as a key player in making sustainable air purification solutions accessible to a broader market, ultimately contributing to a cleaner environment.
Purpose Green
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Purpose Green is a climatetech company that operates a long-term ESG management platform. This platform transforms properties into sustainable assets by offering energy-efficient upgrades, green subsidies and financing, and comprehensive, ongoing ESG management. It helps property owners and asset managers reduce environmental impact, ensure lasting value, and achieve peace of mind.
Resourcify
Series A in 2023
Resourcify GmbH, established in 2015 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, specializes in developing and operating a neutral cloud platform for waste management. This platform enables businesses to efficiently manage their waste and recycling operations online, reducing administrative tasks by up to 40% compared to conventional methods. Key features include container pick-up scheduling, real-time collection tracking, documentation management, and legally compliant reporting. Trusted by global corporations such as Cargill and McDonald's, Resourcify aims to facilitate a zero-waste future through digital transformation of recycling processes.
Sylvera
Series B in 2023
Sylvera is a carbon data provider based in London, United Kingdom, established in 2020. The company specializes in developing machine learning-based tools to monitor the performance of carbon offset projects. These tools enable remote tracking of project performance at intervals of up to a week, facilitating the integration of carbon data into both internal and external reporting frameworks. By offering enhanced transparency around carbon offsets, Sylvera aims to assist businesses and governments in reducing reputational risks associated with carbon emissions, ultimately promoting real-world climate action.
Finres
Seed Round in 2023
Finres is a technology company that employs artificial intelligence and big data to enhance the resilience of the global food system amidst climate change. It offers a comprehensive, algorithmic solution to identify and evaluate climate risks, enabling swift and robust investment decisions. By prioritizing adaptation efforts, Finres helps financial institutions and farmers secure investments and improve crop yields, despite climate-related challenges.
Apiday
Seed Round in 2023
Apiday is a Paris-based company founded in 2021 that specializes in providing a data collection platform aimed at simplifying sustainability for businesses. The platform allows organizations to gather all environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data in a centralized location, facilitating the automation of ESG reporting and certification processes. Additionally, Apiday enables collaboration with third-party ESG consultants to enhance ESG scores and implement specific improvements. By leveraging artificial intelligence, the platform streamlines the management of extra-financial data and simplifies access to specialist advice, making sustainability efforts more measurable and affordable for companies.
Riverse
Seed Round in 2023
Riverse facilitates European manufacturing companies' transition to green technology by enabling them to issue and sell carbon credits swiftly, generating substantial revenue.
TIER Mobility
Convertible Note in 2023
TIER Mobility GmbH is a Berlin-based shared micro-mobility provider founded in 2018, specializing in electric kick scooters, e-bikes, and e-mopeds for local commuting. The company aims to transform urban mobility by offering users a convenient way to access light electric vehicles through its application software, which allows them to locate and book available scooters. TIER is dedicated to promoting climate neutrality and reducing urban dependence on cars, contributing to a more sustainable and livable environment. Through its proprietary Energy Network, TIER strives to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of its services, thereby supporting cities in their efforts to improve mobility solutions.
Recyda
Seed Round in 2023
Recyda provides packaging sustainability software that helps multinational companies digitally manage their packaging portfolios and advance circular economy goals. The platform enables country-specific recyclability analysis, realistic EPR cost estimation, and comprehensive data management, giving users real-time visibility into environmental impact and compliance requirements. It supports optimized packaging designs, navigation of complex regulations, and forecasting of financial commitments tied to regulatory programs, enabling both brands and packaging producers to meet sustainability targets efficiently.
Sunhero
Series A in 2023
Sunhero is a company that specializes in providing custom-built solar panel solutions aimed at making solar energy accessible and affordable for consumers. It offers hassle-free options for installing personalized photovoltaic solar systems in homes, allowing customers to either purchase the systems outright or opt for a rental arrangement lasting 20 years. In addition to its service offerings, Sunhero is committed to developing technology and infrastructure that facilitate the global transition to green energy. By enabling individuals to adopt sustainable energy solutions, the company helps them reduce monthly electricity expenses while contributing to environmental sustainability.
Trawa
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Trawa offers software solutions and matching electricity procurement services for energy-intensive businesses. Its proprietary optimization engine enables companies to access renewable energy from solar and wind parks, helping them decarbonize operations while saving costs and mitigating future energy risks.
Cylib
Seed Round in 2023
Cylib is a Greentech startup focused on transforming lithium-ion battery recycling in Europe. The company offers battery recycling services designed to support the green energy transition by efficiently recovering raw materials during the recycling process. This high-efficiency approach significantly reduces the carbon footprint associated with the entire battery value chain. By enhancing the sustainability of electric vehicle manufacturing, Cylib aims to decrease reliance on mining new raw materials, thereby contributing to a more sustainable electric mobility industry.
Cylib
Seed Round in 2022
Cylib is a Greentech startup focused on transforming lithium-ion battery recycling in Europe. The company offers battery recycling services designed to support the green energy transition by efficiently recovering raw materials during the recycling process. This high-efficiency approach significantly reduces the carbon footprint associated with the entire battery value chain. By enhancing the sustainability of electric vehicle manufacturing, Cylib aims to decrease reliance on mining new raw materials, thereby contributing to a more sustainable electric mobility industry.
one • fıve
Seed Round in 2022
one • fıve offers individualised, cleaner, and circular packaging solutions in a brisk amount of time in order to have a demonstrable, beneficial effect on the environment.
Liefergrün
Series A in 2022
Liefergrün is a technology platform striving for the most convenient and sustainable delivery experience in e-commerce.
Toucan
Seed Round in 2022
Toucan is a company focused on creating technology that facilitates large-scale climate action by enhancing the voluntary carbon market. It develops digital infrastructure aimed at improving transparency and integrity within this market, which is essential for directing funds to effective climate impact projects. By pioneering the use of tokenized carbon credits, Toucan aims to incorporate both established and emerging environmental assets onto the blockchain. The company's overarching goal is to establish a regenerative financial system that addresses climate change while promoting sustainable revenue flows to impactful initiatives.
NeoCarbon
Pre Seed Round in 2022
NeoCarbon is a climate technology firm focused on reversing climate change by significantly reducing the costs associated with Direct Air Capture. The company leverages existing infrastructure, specifically cooling towers across Europe, to implement carbon capture systems. By retrofitting these structures without disrupting their original functions, NeoCarbon enhances the efficiency of setting up carbon capture technology, achieving improvements in both time and cost by up to tenfold. This innovative approach positions NeoCarbon as a key player in making sustainable air purification solutions accessible to a broader market, ultimately contributing to a cleaner environment.
Apiday
Seed Round in 2022
Apiday is a Paris-based company founded in 2021 that specializes in providing a data collection platform aimed at simplifying sustainability for businesses. The platform allows organizations to gather all environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data in a centralized location, facilitating the automation of ESG reporting and certification processes. Additionally, Apiday enables collaboration with third-party ESG consultants to enhance ESG scores and implement specific improvements. By leveraging artificial intelligence, the platform streamlines the management of extra-financial data and simplifies access to specialist advice, making sustainability efforts more measurable and affordable for companies.
Resourcify
Venture Round in 2022
Resourcify GmbH, established in 2015 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, specializes in developing and operating a neutral cloud platform for waste management. This platform enables businesses to efficiently manage their waste and recycling operations online, reducing administrative tasks by up to 40% compared to conventional methods. Key features include container pick-up scheduling, real-time collection tracking, documentation management, and legally compliant reporting. Trusted by global corporations such as Cargill and McDonald's, Resourcify aims to facilitate a zero-waste future through digital transformation of recycling processes.
Liefergrün
Seed Round in 2022
Liefergrün is a technology platform striving for the most convenient and sustainable delivery experience in e-commerce.
Sunhero
Seed Round in 2022
Sunhero is a company that specializes in providing custom-built solar panel solutions aimed at making solar energy accessible and affordable for consumers. It offers hassle-free options for installing personalized photovoltaic solar systems in homes, allowing customers to either purchase the systems outright or opt for a rental arrangement lasting 20 years. In addition to its service offerings, Sunhero is committed to developing technology and infrastructure that facilitate the global transition to green energy. By enabling individuals to adopt sustainable energy solutions, the company helps them reduce monthly electricity expenses while contributing to environmental sustainability.
TIER Mobility
Series D in 2021
TIER Mobility GmbH is a Berlin-based shared micro-mobility provider founded in 2018, specializing in electric kick scooters, e-bikes, and e-mopeds for local commuting. The company aims to transform urban mobility by offering users a convenient way to access light electric vehicles through its application software, which allows them to locate and book available scooters. TIER is dedicated to promoting climate neutrality and reducing urban dependence on cars, contributing to a more sustainable and livable environment. Through its proprietary Energy Network, TIER strives to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of its services, thereby supporting cities in their efforts to improve mobility solutions.
Resourcify
Venture Round in 2021
Resourcify GmbH, established in 2015 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, specializes in developing and operating a neutral cloud platform for waste management. This platform enables businesses to efficiently manage their waste and recycling operations online, reducing administrative tasks by up to 40% compared to conventional methods. Key features include container pick-up scheduling, real-time collection tracking, documentation management, and legally compliant reporting. Trusted by global corporations such as Cargill and McDonald's, Resourcify aims to facilitate a zero-waste future through digital transformation of recycling processes.
Sylvera
Seed Round in 2021
Sylvera is a carbon data provider based in London, United Kingdom, established in 2020. The company specializes in developing machine learning-based tools to monitor the performance of carbon offset projects. These tools enable remote tracking of project performance at intervals of up to a week, facilitating the integration of carbon data into both internal and external reporting frameworks. By offering enhanced transparency around carbon offsets, Sylvera aims to assist businesses and governments in reducing reputational risks associated with carbon emissions, ultimately promoting real-world climate action.
Planetly
Seed Round in 2020
Planetly is a Berlin-based software company specializing in intelligent carbon management. It provides a platform that automates the process from data collection to reduction strategies and offsetting measures, helping businesses gain transparency into their carbon footprint and take pragmatic action against climate change. Planetly serves various sectors including banking, insurance, manufacturing, retail, and IT, assisting them in analyzing, reducing, and offsetting their organizational carbon footprints.
TIER Mobility
Series B in 2019
TIER Mobility GmbH is a Berlin-based shared micro-mobility provider founded in 2018, specializing in electric kick scooters, e-bikes, and e-mopeds for local commuting. The company aims to transform urban mobility by offering users a convenient way to access light electric vehicles through its application software, which allows them to locate and book available scooters. TIER is dedicated to promoting climate neutrality and reducing urban dependence on cars, contributing to a more sustainable and livable environment. Through its proprietary Energy Network, TIER strives to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of its services, thereby supporting cities in their efforts to improve mobility solutions.
TIER Mobility
Series A in 2018
TIER Mobility GmbH is a Berlin-based shared micro-mobility provider founded in 2018, specializing in electric kick scooters, e-bikes, and e-mopeds for local commuting. The company aims to transform urban mobility by offering users a convenient way to access light electric vehicles through its application software, which allows them to locate and book available scooters. TIER is dedicated to promoting climate neutrality and reducing urban dependence on cars, contributing to a more sustainable and livable environment. Through its proprietary Energy Network, TIER strives to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of its services, thereby supporting cities in their efforts to improve mobility solutions.
TIER Mobility
Seed Round in 2018
TIER Mobility GmbH is a Berlin-based shared micro-mobility provider founded in 2018, specializing in electric kick scooters, e-bikes, and e-mopeds for local commuting. The company aims to transform urban mobility by offering users a convenient way to access light electric vehicles through its application software, which allows them to locate and book available scooters. TIER is dedicated to promoting climate neutrality and reducing urban dependence on cars, contributing to a more sustainable and livable environment. Through its proprietary Energy Network, TIER strives to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of its services, thereby supporting cities in their efforts to improve mobility solutions.
GoFoxBox
Seed Round in 2017
GoFoxBox is a provider of rental plastic moving boxes designed to offer a secure and eco-friendly alternative to traditional cardboard boxes. The company focuses on sustainability by allowing its durable and recyclable plastic boxes to be reused up to 500 times, significantly reducing the ecological footprint associated with moving. GoFoxBox's services include the delivery of these boxes directly to customers' doors and their subsequent collection from the new location, making the relocation process simple, convenient, and cost-effective. By prioritizing environmental responsibility, GoFoxBox aims to transform the moving experience into a more sustainable practice.
Riverse
Riverse facilitates European manufacturing companies' transition to green technology by enabling them to issue and sell carbon credits swiftly, generating substantial revenue.
Trawa
Trawa offers software solutions and matching electricity procurement services for energy-intensive businesses. Its proprietary optimization engine enables companies to access renewable energy from solar and wind parks, helping them decarbonize operations while saving costs and mitigating future energy risks.
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