Speedinvest

Speedinvest, established in 2011, is a European venture capital firm headquartered in Vienna, Austria, with additional offices in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, San Francisco, and a focus on Central and Eastern Europe. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, typically providing between €0.25 million to €3 million, and takes minority stakes, usually up to 20%. Speedinvest invests in sectors such as deep tech, fintech, industrial tech, marketplaces, consumer tech, and digital health, with a hands-on approach, often taking operational roles in portfolio companies for up to a year. The firm aims to provide more than just capital, offering operational support, growth marketing, HR, US business development, and networking assistance through its in-house Platform+ team.

Marie-Helene Ametsreiter

General Partner, Portfolio Success

Jeroen Arts

Partner

Estelle Botbol

Principal

Daniela Caserotto-Leibert

Venture Partner

Stephen Croome

Principal

Sophia Escheu

Associate

Audrey Handem

Senior Associate

Jingchun Hao

Partner

Oliver Holle

CEO, Managing Partner and Managing Director

Lawrence Kilian

Principal, Corporate Development and M&A

Stefan Klestil

General Partner Sif

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

General Partner

Mariya Osadchaya-Isa

Principal

Alvaro Perezcano

Senior Associate

Magda Posluszny

Associate

Konstantin Schmeisser

Associate

Leonard Schmid

Senior Associate

Andreas Schwarzenbrunner

Partner

Olga Shikhantsova

Partner

Michael Sieghart

CFO, Managing Partner and Managing Director

Evgeny Slavin

Senior Associate

Katharine Spooner

Principal

Katharine Spooner

Senior Associate

Philipp Stangl

Investment Manager

Jürgen Wahl

Venture Partner

Werner Zahnt

Founding Partner, Corporate Development

Andrea Zitna

Partner

Sophia Escheu

Associate

Maximilian Wilhelm

Senior Associate

Victor Huerbe

Principal

Past deals in Tourism

Raus

Venture Round in 2023
Raus is a hospitality-tech startup that specializes in providing minimalist yet comfortable getaway cabins designed for retreats in natural settings. The company focuses on creating an escape from the demands of urban life, offering sustainable accommodations that facilitate spontaneous trips. Raus enhances the guest experience with a digital booking platform and keyless access, as well as a variety of additional offerings, including activities such as guided meditations, culinary experiences, and nature-themed excursions. This approach allows individuals to unwind and reconnect with nature while enjoying a simple and uncomplicated retreat from their hectic everyday lives.

Smiler

Venture Round in 2023
Smiler is an innovative photography marketplace that connects photographers with consumers at popular tourist destinations and leisure sites. The company aims to make professional photography accessible to a wide audience, allowing customers to capture high-quality memories. By enabling photographers to sign up and work flexibly across various locations, Smiler not only supports the creative community but also enhances the experience of visitors seeking to document their adventures. Through its platform, Smiler facilitates the seamless exchange of photography services, ensuring that valuable moments can be preserved for everyone, everywhere.

Raus

Seed Round in 2022
Raus is a hospitality-tech startup that specializes in providing minimalist yet comfortable getaway cabins designed for retreats in natural settings. The company focuses on creating an escape from the demands of urban life, offering sustainable accommodations that facilitate spontaneous trips. Raus enhances the guest experience with a digital booking platform and keyless access, as well as a variety of additional offerings, including activities such as guided meditations, culinary experiences, and nature-themed excursions. This approach allows individuals to unwind and reconnect with nature while enjoying a simple and uncomplicated retreat from their hectic everyday lives.

Smiler

Seed Round in 2022
Smiler is an innovative photography marketplace that connects photographers with consumers at popular tourist destinations and leisure sites. The company aims to make professional photography accessible to a wide audience, allowing customers to capture high-quality memories. By enabling photographers to sign up and work flexibly across various locations, Smiler not only supports the creative community but also enhances the experience of visitors seeking to document their adventures. Through its platform, Smiler facilitates the seamless exchange of photography services, ensuring that valuable moments can be preserved for everyone, everywhere.

Raus

Seed Round in 2022
Raus is a hospitality-tech startup that specializes in providing minimalist yet comfortable getaway cabins designed for retreats in natural settings. The company focuses on creating an escape from the demands of urban life, offering sustainable accommodations that facilitate spontaneous trips. Raus enhances the guest experience with a digital booking platform and keyless access, as well as a variety of additional offerings, including activities such as guided meditations, culinary experiences, and nature-themed excursions. This approach allows individuals to unwind and reconnect with nature while enjoying a simple and uncomplicated retreat from their hectic everyday lives.

Raus

Seed Round in 2021
Raus is a hospitality-tech startup that specializes in providing minimalist yet comfortable getaway cabins designed for retreats in natural settings. The company focuses on creating an escape from the demands of urban life, offering sustainable accommodations that facilitate spontaneous trips. Raus enhances the guest experience with a digital booking platform and keyless access, as well as a variety of additional offerings, including activities such as guided meditations, culinary experiences, and nature-themed excursions. This approach allows individuals to unwind and reconnect with nature while enjoying a simple and uncomplicated retreat from their hectic everyday lives.

Secret City Trails

Seed Round in 2018
Secret City Trails, founded in 2017 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, offers a unique marketplace for city discovery games designed to enhance urban exploration. The company creates interactive experiences where players solve a series of riddles through a web app on their mobile devices, requiring minimal data usage. These games are crafted by locals in over 40 European cities, guiding participants to hidden gems and local favorites while promoting sustainable tourism and supporting local entrepreneurship. As players engage with the trails, they unlock stories related to the city's history, culture, and art, alongside recommendations for independent shops, cafes, and bars. With more than 90 adventures available, Secret City Trails provides an entertaining and affordable way for travelers to see and enjoy cities in a playful manner.

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 with over 2,500 operators worldwide, offering more than 50,000 adventures across 160 countries. The platform enables users to compare and book tours, read reviews, and meet fellow travelers. TourRadar also provides a guide community, processes online payments, and offers 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.

Tripmakery

Venture Round in 2018
Tripmakery is an online booking platform that specializes in group accommodations across Europe. Founded in 2015 by Robert Sasse and Ajmal Said in Vienna, it provides an easy-to-use web application for users seeking to book large group stays, with a database of 60,000 group hotels. The platform is designed to automate the booking process for groups of various sizes, from ten to fifty travelers, facilitating seamless arrangements for destinations such as Berlin and Barcelona. Tripmakery also offers quotes from multiple accommodation providers, allowing users to compare options and access detailed information about various travel destinations. The company is supported by venture capital firms and industry veterans, including the founders of one of Germany's largest hotel booking platforms.

Tripmakery

Seed Round in 2017
Tripmakery is an online booking platform that specializes in group accommodations across Europe. Founded in 2015 by Robert Sasse and Ajmal Said in Vienna, it provides an easy-to-use web application for users seeking to book large group stays, with a database of 60,000 group hotels. The platform is designed to automate the booking process for groups of various sizes, from ten to fifty travelers, facilitating seamless arrangements for destinations such as Berlin and Barcelona. Tripmakery also offers quotes from multiple accommodation providers, allowing users to compare options and access detailed information about various travel destinations. The company is supported by venture capital firms and industry veterans, including the founders of one of Germany's largest hotel booking platforms.

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 with over 2,500 operators worldwide, offering more than 50,000 adventures across 160 countries. The platform enables users to compare and book tours, read reviews, and meet fellow travelers. TourRadar also provides a guide community, processes online payments, and offers 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.

Tripmakery

Seed Round in 2016
Tripmakery is an online booking platform that specializes in group accommodations across Europe. Founded in 2015 by Robert Sasse and Ajmal Said in Vienna, it provides an easy-to-use web application for users seeking to book large group stays, with a database of 60,000 group hotels. The platform is designed to automate the booking process for groups of various sizes, from ten to fifty travelers, facilitating seamless arrangements for destinations such as Berlin and Barcelona. Tripmakery also offers quotes from multiple accommodation providers, allowing users to compare options and access detailed information about various travel destinations. The company is supported by venture capital firms and industry veterans, including the founders of one of Germany's largest hotel booking platforms.

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 with over 2,500 operators worldwide, offering more than 50,000 adventures across 160 countries. The platform enables users to compare and book tours, read reviews, and meet fellow travelers. TourRadar also provides a guide community, processes online payments, and offers 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 with over 2,500 operators worldwide, offering more than 50,000 adventures across 160 countries. The platform enables users to compare and book tours, read reviews, and meet fellow travelers. TourRadar also provides a guide community, processes online payments, and offers 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.
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