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 France
Revyze
Seed Round in 2024
Revyze is an AI-powered platform that facilitates peer-to-peer learning through short videos and quizzes. It offers personalized educational content, gamified learning experiences, and SAT prep materials to help high school students enhance their academic performance and college readiness.
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.
Flowdesk
Series B in 2024
Flowdesk is a regulated digital asset trading firm specializing in market making, OTC services, and treasury management. It offers a compliant trading platform connecting blockchains, custodians, and service providers with deep liquidity and real-time analytics.
Fairlyne
Seed Round in 2023
Fairlyne is a software company that specializes in resale software-as-a-service for travel brands. Founded in 2021 and based in Paris, France, it develops a resale platform for the travel industry that integrates ticket resale directly onto distribution channels. The platform is designed for revenue managers to convert empty seats into revenue while enhancing passenger satisfaction, helping clients improve profitability margins and strengthen brand loyalty and customer retention.
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.
Flowdesk
Series A in 2022
Flowdesk is a regulated digital asset trading firm specializing in market making, OTC services, and treasury management. It offers a compliant trading platform connecting blockchains, custodians, and service providers with deep liquidity and real-time analytics.
Actiondesk
Seed Round in 2022
ActionDesk is a French software company based in Asnières-sur-Seine. It specializes in developing data management solutions that enable users to import, refresh, and synchronize data from various applications such as SQL, Stripe, Salesforce, and HubSpot directly into spreadsheets. The platform allows for automatic data importing, calculation, and manipulation, making it accessible for non-technical teams to build workflow automation using familiar spreadsheet tools.
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.
Qovery
Seed Round in 2021
Qovery is a Paris-based company that provides a container as a service platform for developing and deploying applications. The platform automates cloud infrastructure provisioning, offers self-service capabilities for developers, and integrates with existing tools while enforcing governance and security policies and cost optimization. By enabling teams to provision infrastructure with minimal manual management, Qovery aims to accelerate development cycles, improve engineering efficiency, and reduce infrastructure overhead. Founded in 2019, Qovery focuses on streamlining software development and deployment processes through automation and scalable cloud infrastructure management.
FairMoney
Series B in 2021
FairMoney is a mobile banking platform founded in 2017, operating from Paris, France, and Lagos, Nigeria. The platform specializes in providing credit to private and business borrowers, particularly targeting underbanked populations in emerging markets. By leveraging smartphone data, FairMoney develops an instant credit score for users, facilitating access to various loan types, including personal, business, medical, and car loans. The company has disbursed over 350,000 loans and aims to make financial services more accessible and affordable for millions in Africa and South-East Asia. With a team of 45 professionals and backing from European and American investors, FairMoney is committed to transforming the financial landscape for underserved communities.
FairMoney
Series A in 2019
FairMoney is a mobile banking platform founded in 2017, operating from Paris, France, and Lagos, Nigeria. The platform specializes in providing credit to private and business borrowers, particularly targeting underbanked populations in emerging markets. By leveraging smartphone data, FairMoney develops an instant credit score for users, facilitating access to various loan types, including personal, business, medical, and car loans. The company has disbursed over 350,000 loans and aims to make financial services more accessible and affordable for millions in Africa and South-East Asia. With a team of 45 professionals and backing from European and American investors, FairMoney is committed to transforming the financial landscape for underserved communities.
Actiondesk
Pre Seed Round in 2018
ActionDesk is a French software company based in Asnières-sur-Seine. It specializes in developing data management solutions that enable users to import, refresh, and synchronize data from various applications such as SQL, Stripe, Salesforce, and HubSpot directly into spreadsheets. The platform allows for automatic data importing, calculation, and manipulation, making it accessible for non-technical teams to build workflow automation using familiar spreadsheet tools.
Lemonway
Venture Round in 2018
Lemonway is a pan-European payment institution specializing in secure payment processing for marketplaces (B2B, B2C, C2C) and alternative finance platforms. It offers wallet management, third-party payments, anti-money laundering (AML), and customer verification (KYC) services. Lemonway is authorized by the ACPR and operates across 28 European countries.
FairMoney
Seed Round in 2018
FairMoney is a mobile banking platform founded in 2017, operating from Paris, France, and Lagos, Nigeria. The platform specializes in providing credit to private and business borrowers, particularly targeting underbanked populations in emerging markets. By leveraging smartphone data, FairMoney develops an instant credit score for users, facilitating access to various loan types, including personal, business, medical, and car loans. The company has disbursed over 350,000 loans and aims to make financial services more accessible and affordable for millions in Africa and South-East Asia. With a team of 45 professionals and backing from European and American investors, FairMoney is committed to transforming the financial landscape for underserved communities.
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