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.

Marie-Hélène Ametsreiter

Partner

Jeroen Arts

Partner

Julian Blessin Ph.D

General Partner

Charlie Boles

Senior Associate

Estelle Botbol

Principal

Past deals in Austria

Prewave

Series B in 2024
Prewave GmbH is a technology company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing a data analytics platform that utilizes machine learning to predict risks in supply chain networks. By analyzing social media data, Prewave's solution monitors and communicates potential supply chain anomalies, allowing businesses to anticipate upcoming risk events and address sustainability challenges. The company's innovative approach enables organizations to enhance their logistics management and mitigate disruptions through timely and informed decision-making.

Refurbed

Series C in 2023
Refurbed GmbH is an online marketplace based in Vienna, Austria, specializing in the distribution of refurbished electronic goods. Founded in 2017, the company offers a range of products including phones, TVs, tablets, smart watches, laptops, desktops, headphones, consoles, cameras, and kitchen appliances. Refurbed devices undergo a rigorous 40-step renewal process to ensure they look new and function like new. Each device comes with at least a 12-month guarantee. The company aims to provide products that are up to 40% cheaper and 100% more environmentally friendly than brand-new counterparts, making it an attractive option for cost-conscious and eco-friendly consumers.

Prewave

Series A in 2023
Prewave GmbH is a technology company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing a data analytics platform that utilizes machine learning to predict risks in supply chain networks. By analyzing social media data, Prewave's solution monitors and communicates potential supply chain anomalies, allowing businesses to anticipate upcoming risk events and address sustainability challenges. The company's innovative approach enables organizations to enhance their logistics management and mitigate disruptions through timely and informed decision-making.

Prewave

Series A in 2022
Prewave GmbH is a technology company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing a data analytics platform that utilizes machine learning to predict risks in supply chain networks. By analyzing social media data, Prewave's solution monitors and communicates potential supply chain anomalies, allowing businesses to anticipate upcoming risk events and address sustainability challenges. The company's innovative approach enables organizations to enhance their logistics management and mitigate disruptions through timely and informed decision-making.

Refurbed

Series B in 2021
Refurbed GmbH is an online marketplace based in Vienna, Austria, specializing in the distribution of refurbished electronic goods. Founded in 2017, the company offers a range of products including phones, TVs, tablets, smart watches, laptops, desktops, headphones, consoles, cameras, and kitchen appliances. Refurbed devices undergo a rigorous 40-step renewal process to ensure they look new and function like new. Each device comes with at least a 12-month guarantee. The company aims to provide products that are up to 40% cheaper and 100% more environmentally friendly than brand-new counterparts, making it an attractive option for cost-conscious and eco-friendly consumers.

MyClubs

Series B in 2021
myclubs GmbH is a Vienna-based company that operates a subscription-based digital sports membership platform, launched in 2014. The company aggregates sports facilities and offers a wide range of fitness options, including access to over 1,200 exclusive partner gyms, boutique studios, and fitness classes in Austria and Switzerland. This innovative platform enables customers to book various fitness offerings at a fixed price, ensuring flexibility and convenience. Additionally, myclubs GmbH provides tailored corporate fitness solutions that encourage employee participation in fitness activities for clients such as IBM, Deloitte, and Danone. With a commitment to digitalizing the fitness market, myclubs GmbH aims to become a leading sports provider in the Alpine region, enhancing access to quality fitness resources for both individuals and organizations.

Bitpanda

Series A in 2020
Bitpanda GmbH is a digital assets platform based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2014. The company facilitates the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies, fractional stocks, and precious metals, aiming to simplify access to financial markets for users. Its platform offers features such as low fees, 24/7 trading, real-time settlement, and various payment options, allowing users to manage their investments conveniently. Bitpanda also provides a debit card that enables users to spend their investments like cash, further enhancing the accessibility and usability of digital assets.

zerolens

Seed Round in 2020
Zerolens GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Vienna, Austria, specializes in developing a virtual 3D photo studio accessible via web and mobile applications. The company’s platform provides a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface that enables brands, creatives, and businesses to design, arrange, and export professional-quality product images. Zerolens helps its users create compelling marketing visuals, including images for bundles, banners, advertisements, and social media, while also allowing the generation of GIFs for products. Its innovative solution streamlines the photo shooting process, making it easier for users to achieve optimal results for their marketing initiatives.

Bitpanda

Venture Round in 2020
Bitpanda GmbH is a digital assets platform based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2014. The company facilitates the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies, fractional stocks, and precious metals, aiming to simplify access to financial markets for users. Its platform offers features such as low fees, 24/7 trading, real-time settlement, and various payment options, allowing users to manage their investments conveniently. Bitpanda also provides a debit card that enables users to spend their investments like cash, further enhancing the accessibility and usability of digital assets.

Gronda

Venture Round in 2020
Gronda is a platform and mobile app that connects professionals in gastronomy, hospitality, and catering to share, organize, and monetize culinary knowledge. Originating in 2015 and based in Wattens, Austria, the company operates across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. It serves chefs, waiters, baristas, and other industry practitioners by providing features such as chef portfolios and recipe sharing, enabling users to publish creations, build their presence, and connect with clients or collaborators. By fostering a global online community, Gronda aims to preserve culinary knowledge, encourage creativity, and drive innovation in the culinary world, appealing to both industry professionals and food enthusiasts who explore, learn from, and be inspired by professional recipes and expertise.

zerolens

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Zerolens GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Vienna, Austria, specializes in developing a virtual 3D photo studio accessible via web and mobile applications. The company’s platform provides a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface that enables brands, creatives, and businesses to design, arrange, and export professional-quality product images. Zerolens helps its users create compelling marketing visuals, including images for bundles, banners, advertisements, and social media, while also allowing the generation of GIFs for products. Its innovative solution streamlines the photo shooting process, making it easier for users to achieve optimal results for their marketing initiatives.

Adverity

Series B in 2019
Adverity GmbH is a technology company that specializes in developing a web-based marketing reporting and analytics platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, Adverity offers a solution that collects, normalizes, and analyzes data from various marketing applications, media tools, and databases. The platform features an API-like connector builder that facilitates data integration and a transformation engine that ensures the creation of clean and accurate datasets. By enabling businesses to blend disparate data from marketing, advertising, and sales, Adverity provides a centralized source of truth for evaluating business performance. The platform automates reporting through shareable dashboards, optimizes marketing campaigns, and enhances data governance, allowing marketing teams to make informed decisions efficiently. Adverity serves notable clients, including Unilever, Bosch, and IKEA, underscoring its relevance in the marketing analytics landscape.

Refurbed

Seed Round in 2019
Refurbed GmbH is an online marketplace based in Vienna, Austria, specializing in the distribution of refurbished electronic goods. Founded in 2017, the company offers a range of products including phones, TVs, tablets, smart watches, laptops, desktops, headphones, consoles, cameras, and kitchen appliances. Refurbed devices undergo a rigorous 40-step renewal process to ensure they look new and function like new. Each device comes with at least a 12-month guarantee. The company aims to provide products that are up to 40% cheaper and 100% more environmentally friendly than brand-new counterparts, making it an attractive option for cost-conscious and eco-friendly consumers.

Playbrush

Convertible Note in 2018
Playbrush GmbH is an innovative company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2014, that specializes in developing smart devices designed to enhance dental hygiene for children. The company's flagship product, Playbrush, is an attachment that converts any manual toothbrush into a gaming controller, allowing users to engage in interactive mobile games while brushing their teeth. This transformation turns the mundane task of brushing into an exciting adventure, where users can control various activities through their brushing movements. Playbrush provides personalized feedback, statistics, and rewards, making the experience both enjoyable and effective. The company markets its products online and through various retailers in Australia, the United Kingdom, and other international markets, also offering a range of games and a monitoring application for parents to track their children's brushing habits.

indoo.rs

Seed Round in 2018
indoo.rs GmbH is a technology research and development company based in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria, specializing in indoor mapping, localization, and routing technology. Established in 2010, the company develops a mobile SDK that facilitates real-time indoor positioning and navigation, utilizing a combination of Wi-Fi, sensor fusion, and iBeacon technology alongside dead-reckoning algorithms to achieve accuracy within 2 meters. indoo.rs provides a comprehensive indoor navigation framework, including tools for developers to create applications that locate users in various indoor environments such as airports and shopping malls. Its offerings include a white-label map application, measurement tools for buildings, and routing services, along with support and training for developers. The technology enables organizations to enhance customer experiences through indoor analytics, navigation solutions, and location-based services, making it a valuable resource for app developers, agencies, and businesses seeking to optimize their indoor navigation capabilities.

TourRadar

Series C in 2018
TourRadar GmbH, established in 2010 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, operates an online marketplace specializing in multi-day group tours. It connects travelers worldwide with over 2,500 operators, offering more than 50,000 adventures across 160 countries. The platform enables users to filter, compare, and book tours, read reviews, and engage with a community of guides and fellow travelers. TourRadar also provides 24/7 customer service, flexible booking conditions, extensive insurance options, and a best price guarantee. Committed to sustainability, the company allows travelers to view and offset their adventure's carbon impact and works with local operators to protect communities.

[credi2]

Series A in 2018
Credi2 is a company that develops and operates modern payment and financing solutions for banks, financial service providers, and trading companies. Utilizing a proven technology platform, Credi2 automates all processes, from initial customer contact to the management of outstanding claims. The company collaborates with several notable financial institutions, including Volkswagen Bank, Deutsche Handelsbank, BLSK, Raiffeisen Bank International, and Erste Bank. Among its well-known offerings is cashpresso, an app that allows users to manage expenses through flexible credit lines and pay in adjustable installments. Credi2 aims to enhance the financial services landscape by providing innovative and efficient solutions tailored to customer needs.

Prewave

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Prewave GmbH is a technology company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing a data analytics platform that utilizes machine learning to predict risks in supply chain networks. By analyzing social media data, Prewave's solution monitors and communicates potential supply chain anomalies, allowing businesses to anticipate upcoming risk events and address sustainability challenges. The company's innovative approach enables organizations to enhance their logistics management and mitigate disruptions through timely and informed decision-making.

Adverity

Series A in 2018
Adverity GmbH is a technology company that specializes in developing a web-based marketing reporting and analytics platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, Adverity offers a solution that collects, normalizes, and analyzes data from various marketing applications, media tools, and databases. The platform features an API-like connector builder that facilitates data integration and a transformation engine that ensures the creation of clean and accurate datasets. By enabling businesses to blend disparate data from marketing, advertising, and sales, Adverity provides a centralized source of truth for evaluating business performance. The platform automates reporting through shareable dashboards, optimizes marketing campaigns, and enhances data governance, allowing marketing teams to make informed decisions efficiently. Adverity serves notable clients, including Unilever, Bosch, and IKEA, underscoring its relevance in the marketing analytics landscape.

MyClubs

Seed Round in 2017
myclubs GmbH is a Vienna-based company that operates a subscription-based digital sports membership platform, launched in 2014. The company aggregates sports facilities and offers a wide range of fitness options, including access to over 1,200 exclusive partner gyms, boutique studios, and fitness classes in Austria and Switzerland. This innovative platform enables customers to book various fitness offerings at a fixed price, ensuring flexibility and convenience. Additionally, myclubs GmbH provides tailored corporate fitness solutions that encourage employee participation in fitness activities for clients such as IBM, Deloitte, and Danone. With a commitment to digitalizing the fitness market, myclubs GmbH aims to become a leading sports provider in the Alpine region, enhancing access to quality fitness resources for both individuals and organizations.

Playbrush

Venture Round in 2017
Playbrush GmbH is an innovative company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2014, that specializes in developing smart devices designed to enhance dental hygiene for children. The company's flagship product, Playbrush, is an attachment that converts any manual toothbrush into a gaming controller, allowing users to engage in interactive mobile games while brushing their teeth. This transformation turns the mundane task of brushing into an exciting adventure, where users can control various activities through their brushing movements. Playbrush provides personalized feedback, statistics, and rewards, making the experience both enjoyable and effective. The company markets its products online and through various retailers in Australia, the United Kingdom, and other international markets, also offering a range of games and a monitoring application for parents to track their children's brushing habits.

Mikme

Seed Round in 2017
Mikme GmbH is a manufacturer based in Vienna, Austria, specializing in wireless recording microphones that deliver studio-grade audio quality. Founded in 2014, the company focuses on providing innovative solutions for content creators, allowing them to capture singing, playing, drumming, and speaking with exceptional clarity. Mikme's flagship product, the Mikme Wireless Recording Microphone, connects seamlessly to the free Mikme Recording App, enabling users to record, mix, edit, and share audio and video content directly from their smartphones. This integration allows for instant synchronization of high-quality audio with smartphone video, streamlining the content creation process for users.

Refurbed

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Refurbed GmbH is an online marketplace based in Vienna, Austria, specializing in the distribution of refurbished electronic goods. Founded in 2017, the company offers a range of products including phones, TVs, tablets, smart watches, laptops, desktops, headphones, consoles, cameras, and kitchen appliances. Refurbed devices undergo a rigorous 40-step renewal process to ensure they look new and function like new. Each device comes with at least a 12-month guarantee. The company aims to provide products that are up to 40% cheaper and 100% more environmentally friendly than brand-new counterparts, making it an attractive option for cost-conscious and eco-friendly consumers.

Adverity

Seed Round in 2017
Adverity GmbH is a technology company that specializes in developing a web-based marketing reporting and analytics platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, Adverity offers a solution that collects, normalizes, and analyzes data from various marketing applications, media tools, and databases. The platform features an API-like connector builder that facilitates data integration and a transformation engine that ensures the creation of clean and accurate datasets. By enabling businesses to blend disparate data from marketing, advertising, and sales, Adverity provides a centralized source of truth for evaluating business performance. The platform automates reporting through shareable dashboards, optimizes marketing campaigns, and enhances data governance, allowing marketing teams to make informed decisions efficiently. Adverity serves notable clients, including Unilever, Bosch, and IKEA, underscoring its relevance in the marketing analytics landscape.

Diagnosia

Seed Round in 2017
Diagnosia is a medical software company that focuses on supporting physicians in clinical decision-making at the point of care. The company's evidence-based diagnostic platform assists medical professionals by providing essential information on drug interactions, adverse drug reactions, and alternative treatment options. This functionality aims to enhance the quality of medical treatment by helping doctors select the most appropriate medications for their patients. Diagnosia's software is utilized in over 70 hospitals and healthcare facilities across both public and private sectors, and its mobile application is recognized as the most widely used doctor's app in Austria.

[credi2]

Seed Round in 2017
Credi2 is a company that develops and operates modern payment and financing solutions for banks, financial service providers, and trading companies. Utilizing a proven technology platform, Credi2 automates all processes, from initial customer contact to the management of outstanding claims. The company collaborates with several notable financial institutions, including Volkswagen Bank, Deutsche Handelsbank, BLSK, Raiffeisen Bank International, and Erste Bank. Among its well-known offerings is cashpresso, an app that allows users to manage expenses through flexible credit lines and pay in adjustable installments. Credi2 aims to enhance the financial services landscape by providing innovative and efficient solutions tailored to customer needs.

indoo.rs

Venture Round in 2016
indoo.rs GmbH is a technology research and development company based in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria, specializing in indoor mapping, localization, and routing technology. Established in 2010, the company develops a mobile SDK that facilitates real-time indoor positioning and navigation, utilizing a combination of Wi-Fi, sensor fusion, and iBeacon technology alongside dead-reckoning algorithms to achieve accuracy within 2 meters. indoo.rs provides a comprehensive indoor navigation framework, including tools for developers to create applications that locate users in various indoor environments such as airports and shopping malls. Its offerings include a white-label map application, measurement tools for buildings, and routing services, along with support and training for developers. The technology enables organizations to enhance customer experiences through indoor analytics, navigation solutions, and location-based services, making it a valuable resource for app developers, agencies, and businesses seeking to optimize their indoor navigation capabilities.

[credi2]

Seed Round in 2016
Credi2 is a company that develops and operates modern payment and financing solutions for banks, financial service providers, and trading companies. Utilizing a proven technology platform, Credi2 automates all processes, from initial customer contact to the management of outstanding claims. The company collaborates with several notable financial institutions, including Volkswagen Bank, Deutsche Handelsbank, BLSK, Raiffeisen Bank International, and Erste Bank. Among its well-known offerings is cashpresso, an app that allows users to manage expenses through flexible credit lines and pay in adjustable installments. Credi2 aims to enhance the financial services landscape by providing innovative and efficient solutions tailored to customer needs.

TourRadar

Series A in 2016
TourRadar GmbH, established in 2010 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, operates an online marketplace specializing in multi-day group tours. It connects travelers worldwide with over 2,500 operators, offering more than 50,000 adventures across 160 countries. The platform enables users to filter, compare, and book tours, read reviews, and engage with a community of guides and fellow travelers. TourRadar also provides 24/7 customer service, flexible booking conditions, extensive insurance options, and a best price guarantee. Committed to sustainability, the company allows travelers to view and offset their adventure's carbon impact and works with local operators to protect communities.

Playbrush

Seed Round in 2016
Playbrush GmbH is an innovative company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2014, that specializes in developing smart devices designed to enhance dental hygiene for children. The company's flagship product, Playbrush, is an attachment that converts any manual toothbrush into a gaming controller, allowing users to engage in interactive mobile games while brushing their teeth. This transformation turns the mundane task of brushing into an exciting adventure, where users can control various activities through their brushing movements. Playbrush provides personalized feedback, statistics, and rewards, making the experience both enjoyable and effective. The company markets its products online and through various retailers in Australia, the United Kingdom, and other international markets, also offering a range of games and a monitoring application for parents to track their children's brushing habits.

indoo.rs

Venture Round in 2015
indoo.rs GmbH is a technology research and development company based in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria, specializing in indoor mapping, localization, and routing technology. Established in 2010, the company develops a mobile SDK that facilitates real-time indoor positioning and navigation, utilizing a combination of Wi-Fi, sensor fusion, and iBeacon technology alongside dead-reckoning algorithms to achieve accuracy within 2 meters. indoo.rs provides a comprehensive indoor navigation framework, including tools for developers to create applications that locate users in various indoor environments such as airports and shopping malls. Its offerings include a white-label map application, measurement tools for buildings, and routing services, along with support and training for developers. The technology enables organizations to enhance customer experiences through indoor analytics, navigation solutions, and location-based services, making it a valuable resource for app developers, agencies, and businesses seeking to optimize their indoor navigation capabilities.

Invesdor Österreich (Finnest GmbH)

Seed Round in 2015
Finnest GmbH is an online crowdfunding platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The company focuses on providing established small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with alternative access to the capital market, enabling investors to participate in private placements of financially sound businesses. Finnest has developed a unique approach that combines corporate financing with crowd-investing, utilizing a reverse blind auction system where investors propose investment offers and set their own annual interest rates. This method incorporates elements from traditional book-building mechanisms used in corporate bonds, along with marketing and loyalty effects typical of crowd financing. Finnest primarily assists investors from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland in offering qualified subordinated loans to selected companies in Austria and Germany. In 2019, Finnest became a subsidiary of Invesdor Oy.

TourRadar

Angel Round in 2014
TourRadar GmbH, established in 2010 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, operates an online marketplace specializing in multi-day group tours. It connects travelers worldwide with over 2,500 operators, offering more than 50,000 adventures across 160 countries. The platform enables users to filter, compare, and book tours, read reviews, and engage with a community of guides and fellow travelers. TourRadar also provides 24/7 customer service, flexible booking conditions, extensive insurance options, and a best price guarantee. Committed to sustainability, the company allows travelers to view and offset their adventure's carbon impact and works with local operators to protect communities.

TourRadar

Angel Round in 2013
TourRadar GmbH, established in 2010 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, operates an online marketplace specializing in multi-day group tours. It connects travelers worldwide with over 2,500 operators, offering more than 50,000 adventures across 160 countries. The platform enables users to filter, compare, and book tours, read reviews, and engage with a community of guides and fellow travelers. TourRadar also provides 24/7 customer service, flexible booking conditions, extensive insurance options, and a best price guarantee. Committed to sustainability, the company allows travelers to view and offset their adventure's carbon impact and works with local operators to protect communities.

Usersnap

Seed Round in 2013
Usersnap GmbH is a company based in Perg, Austria, that offers a web-based feedback platform designed to enhance communication within web projects. The platform facilitates the exchange of visual and annotated feedback among developers, customers, and quality assurance engineers, thereby bridging the communication gap between these parties. Usersnap's tools enable software companies, including those in the SaaS sector, to collect actionable user feedback through various channels such as NPS, CSAT, feature requests, and quality assurance. By streamlining the process of gathering and managing customer preferences and bug reports, Usersnap helps clients improve their products and services, ultimately fostering better customer engagement and satisfaction. The company also has offline locations in the United States and the Czech Republic.

indoo.rs

Seed Round in 2013
indoo.rs GmbH is a technology research and development company based in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria, specializing in indoor mapping, localization, and routing technology. Established in 2010, the company develops a mobile SDK that facilitates real-time indoor positioning and navigation, utilizing a combination of Wi-Fi, sensor fusion, and iBeacon technology alongside dead-reckoning algorithms to achieve accuracy within 2 meters. indoo.rs provides a comprehensive indoor navigation framework, including tools for developers to create applications that locate users in various indoor environments such as airports and shopping malls. Its offerings include a white-label map application, measurement tools for buildings, and routing services, along with support and training for developers. The technology enables organizations to enhance customer experiences through indoor analytics, navigation solutions, and location-based services, making it a valuable resource for app developers, agencies, and businesses seeking to optimize their indoor navigation capabilities.

GAMINSIDE

Seed Round in 2012
GAMINSIDE GmbH, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, specializes in providing loyalty and status programs for online games. The company serves game publishers by offering tailored solutions, services, and software designed to enhance customer engagement and influence behavior, ultimately aimed at maximizing revenue. As a comprehensive service provider in the European market, GAMINSIDE integrates innovative gamification concepts with customer loyalty strategies, enabling businesses to effectively meet their commercial objectives while fostering stronger relationships with their customers.
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