Speedinvest

Speedinvest GmbH is a venture capital firm based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2011. It specializes in early-stage investments, primarily focusing on pre-seed, seed, and Series A funding for startup companies across various sectors, including fintech, insurtech, deep tech, consumer technology, and marketplaces. Speedinvest typically invests between €0.25 million and €3 million, aiming for minority stakes of up to 20% in its portfolio companies. The firm is particularly active in Central and Eastern Europe, with a focus on countries such as Austria, Germany, and the UK. Beyond financial support, Speedinvest emphasizes a hands-on approach, often taking on operational roles within its portfolio companies for six months to a year, to provide strategic guidance and expertise. With additional offices in Berlin, London, Paris, Munich, and San Francisco, Speedinvest leverages its diverse team and extensive networks to empower entrepreneurs through all stages of their business journey.

Marie-Helene Ametsreiter

Partner

Anthony Danon

Principal

Sophia Escheu

Associate

Felix Faltin

Principal

Joerg Floeck

Executive Chairman

Heinrich Gröller

Partner

Frederik Hagenauer

Partner

Oliver Holle

Founder, CEO and Managing Partner

Daniel Keiper-Knorr

General Partner and Founder

Stefan Klestil

Partner

Namratha Kothapalli

Principal

Markus Lang

Partner

Tom Filip Lesche

Partner

Enrique Martínez-Hausmann

Principal

Wissam Nadreddine

Principal

Florian Obst

Associate

Mathias Ockenfels

Partner

Alvaro Perezcano

Senior Associate

Magda Posluszny

Associate

Leonard Schmid

Senior Associate

Andreas Schwarzenbrunner

Principal

Olga Shikhantsova

Principal

Sameer Singh

Venture Partner

Evgeny Slavin

Senior Associate

Philip Specht

Senior Associate

Katharine Spooner

Senior Associate

Werner Zahnt

Founder and Partner

Past deals in Fraud Detection

Nook

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Nook offering is geared towards delivering simplified SME payments and invoicing solutions.

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.

Bitpanda

Series A in 2020
Bitpanda GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Vienna, Austria, operates a digital assets platform that simplifies the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies, fractional stocks, and commodities. The platform is designed to remove financial barriers, allowing users to trade and invest in digital assets with ease. It offers features such as low fees, 24/7 trading, real-time settlement, and various payment options. Additionally, Bitpanda provides a debit card that enables users to spend their investments like cash, empowering them to manage their financial futures on their own terms.

Bitpanda

Venture Round in 2020
Bitpanda GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Vienna, Austria, operates a digital assets platform that simplifies the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies, fractional stocks, and commodities. The platform is designed to remove financial barriers, allowing users to trade and invest in digital assets with ease. It offers features such as low fees, 24/7 trading, real-time settlement, and various payment options. Additionally, Bitpanda provides a debit card that enables users to spend their investments like cash, empowering them to manage their financial futures on their own terms.

Fraugster

Series B in 2018
Fraugster is a German-Israeli anti-fraud company that uses artificial intelligence to eliminate fraud and increase customers’ profits. Fraugster's journey began in 2014 with the vision to design and build an anti-fraud technology that can help create a fraud free world - one where no one has to care about managing risk again. After years of working in the payments industry, the founders experienced first-hand the challenges of fraud for e-commerce merchants. The founders discovered that all existing anti-fraud solutions were built on outdated technologies and therefore not good enough to deal with sophisticated cyber criminals. Existing rule-based systems as well as classical machine learning solutions are expensive and can't adapt to new fraud patterns in real-time, hence inaccurate.

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.

Koin

Series A in 2018
Koin is a pioneer in the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) sector in Latin America, providing a streamlined and secure payment solution without bureaucratic hurdles. The company is expanding its offerings to include financial solutions for both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) markets, with recent operations extending into Mexico. In addition to BNPL, Koin facilitates payments through Pix and has implemented a robust anti-fraud solution. Its mission is to enhance the shopping experience and democratize access to consumption for individuals while delivering value-added services to corporate clients. Koin was acquired in 2020 by Despegar, which is recognized as the largest travel company in the region.

Fraugster

Series A in 2017
Fraugster is a German-Israeli anti-fraud company that uses artificial intelligence to eliminate fraud and increase customers’ profits. Fraugster's journey began in 2014 with the vision to design and build an anti-fraud technology that can help create a fraud free world - one where no one has to care about managing risk again. After years of working in the payments industry, the founders experienced first-hand the challenges of fraud for e-commerce merchants. The founders discovered that all existing anti-fraud solutions were built on outdated technologies and therefore not good enough to deal with sophisticated cyber criminals. Existing rule-based systems as well as classical machine learning solutions are expensive and can't adapt to new fraud patterns in real-time, hence inaccurate.

Iyzico

Series B in 2015
Iyzico is a payment management platform founded to provide secure payment solutions for online businesses across various industries. The platform offers a range of services including iyziPos, a secure virtual POS solution that features automated fraud prevention and strong bank integrations; iyziBazaar, which facilitates marketplace payments; iyziLink, allowing payments via links without the need for a shopping site; and Buyer Protection, ensuring a secure shopping experience. Additionally, Iyzico supports multiple payment options such as recurring payments, bin control, one-click payments, installment payments, and bank transfers, enabling e-commerce companies to accept payments quickly, often within the same day of integration.

Iyzico

Series B in 2014
Iyzico is a payment management platform founded to provide secure payment solutions for online businesses across various industries. The platform offers a range of services including iyziPos, a secure virtual POS solution that features automated fraud prevention and strong bank integrations; iyziBazaar, which facilitates marketplace payments; iyziLink, allowing payments via links without the need for a shopping site; and Buyer Protection, ensuring a secure shopping experience. Additionally, Iyzico supports multiple payment options such as recurring payments, bin control, one-click payments, installment payments, and bank transfers, enabling e-commerce companies to accept payments quickly, often within the same day of integration.

Iyzico

Series A in 2013
Iyzico is a payment management platform founded to provide secure payment solutions for online businesses across various industries. The platform offers a range of services including iyziPos, a secure virtual POS solution that features automated fraud prevention and strong bank integrations; iyziBazaar, which facilitates marketplace payments; iyziLink, allowing payments via links without the need for a shopping site; and Buyer Protection, ensuring a secure shopping experience. Additionally, Iyzico supports multiple payment options such as recurring payments, bin control, one-click payments, installment payments, and bank transfers, enabling e-commerce companies to accept payments quickly, often within the same day of integration.
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