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 Image Recognition

Greyparrot

Series A in 2022
Greyparrot provides AI-based waste recognition software to power next-generation smart systems that will monitor & sort waste at scale. Our mission is to digitise waste & create a world where waste is captured & reused in the most effective way. Our vision is of a fully digitised, automated and transparent waste system to unlock the financial value of waste, which will in turn keep our planet clean for generations to come.

Pimloc

Seed Round in 2022
Pimloc Ltd. is a British technology company established in 2016, based in London. It specializes in deep learning services for video security and data privacy, offering an online platform that focuses on the ingestion, detection, classification, and protection of image and video content. This platform supports two main products: Pholio, which identifies specialized visual content within extensive collections and streams, and Secure Redact, designed to anonymize sensitive information in large-scale video. Pimloc's solutions enable private businesses and public organizations to safeguard sensitive data, maintain secure online environments, and effectively manage video security. The company’s innovative technology enhances the search capabilities within users' private archives, delivering connected and individualized results.

Pimloc

Seed Round in 2020
Pimloc Ltd. is a British technology company established in 2016, based in London. It specializes in deep learning services for video security and data privacy, offering an online platform that focuses on the ingestion, detection, classification, and protection of image and video content. This platform supports two main products: Pholio, which identifies specialized visual content within extensive collections and streams, and Secure Redact, designed to anonymize sensitive information in large-scale video. Pimloc's solutions enable private businesses and public organizations to safeguard sensitive data, maintain secure online environments, and effectively manage video security. The company’s innovative technology enhances the search capabilities within users' private archives, delivering connected and individualized results.

Greyparrot

Seed Round in 2020
Greyparrot provides AI-based waste recognition software to power next-generation smart systems that will monitor & sort waste at scale. Our mission is to digitise waste & create a world where waste is captured & reused in the most effective way. Our vision is of a fully digitised, automated and transparent waste system to unlock the financial value of waste, which will in turn keep our planet clean for generations to come.

Deep Render

Seed Round in 2020
Deep Render Ltd. is a London-based AI start-up that originated from the Department of Computing at Imperial College London. The company specializes in developing advanced media compression algorithms using proprietary and patented technology grounded in machine learning research. Its innovative approach focuses on deep learning, density estimation, and unsupervised learning, resulting in state-of-the-art Biological Image Compression that offers at least a 50% efficiency gain over existing standards. Deep Render's technology is notable for being the first AI-based codec capable of real-time video playback, allowing for significant market expansion and cost reduction for users.

MindsDB

Seed Round in 2020
MindsDB Inc. is an automated machine learning platform that empowers users to extract insights from their data efficiently and accurately. Founded in 2017 and based in Berkeley, California, the company provides tools that facilitate quick and interpretable answers to various data inquiries. MindsDB's platform is applicable across multiple sectors, including retail, finance, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing. Its services support a range of applications such as credit scoring, customer lifetime value optimization, fraud detection, inventory management, and predictive maintenance. By automating the processes needed for quality predictions, MindsDB helps organizations leverage machine learning capabilities without the extensive costs associated with hiring skilled data scientists, effectively transforming their databases into automated data science teams.

zerolens

Pre Seed Round in 2019
zerolens GmbH develops a virtual 3D photo studio web and mobile application that helps brands to create images for marketing activities. The company’s solution is used for shooting bundles, banner, and ad-images; creating photo sets to find the best images; shooting photos for social media; and generating GIFs for products. Its software allows creatives, companies, and brands to do photo shootings for their marketing. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

MindsDB

Pre Seed Round in 2018
MindsDB Inc. is an automated machine learning platform that empowers users to extract insights from their data efficiently and accurately. Founded in 2017 and based in Berkeley, California, the company provides tools that facilitate quick and interpretable answers to various data inquiries. MindsDB's platform is applicable across multiple sectors, including retail, finance, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing. Its services support a range of applications such as credit scoring, customer lifetime value optimization, fraud detection, inventory management, and predictive maintenance. By automating the processes needed for quality predictions, MindsDB helps organizations leverage machine learning capabilities without the extensive costs associated with hiring skilled data scientists, effectively transforming their databases into automated data science teams.

Pikd

Seed Round in 2017
pikd GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Vienna, Austria, develops advanced software that utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze video content through sensor and image data. The company's technology enables users to efficiently search for specific segments within videos by identifying interesting moments based on audio, image, and motion data. To support various user needs, pikd offers several tools, including the Content Categorizer for classifying videos, the Content Sourcing Tool to assist editors in locating relevant content, and a Video Editing Tool for creating new video material. Through these innovations, pikd aims to enhance the accessibility and usability of video content.
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