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Developing sustainable batteries is essential with the proliferation of consumer electronics and the growing importance of electric vehicles.
This is where Breathe Battery Technologies comes in.
Watch a full tour of their London-based lab in the video above and head to our blog for more on how their battery management software is making batteries better.
What else is happening...
→ Have You Heard? planqc raises a $50M Series A to take on global competitors with their "Made in Germany" quantum computers
→ Our Perspective: Rick Hao shares how nurturing university spinouts fuels innovation ecosystems
→ Speedinvest News: General Partner Mathias Ockenfels is leaving Speedinvest after seven successful years
Additional portfolio updates, deep-dive content, job openings, and more below ⬇️
Have You Heard?
Our portfolio's latest funding announcements
planqc raises $50M Series A
The European leader in digital atom-based quantum computing, founded in 2022 by scientists from Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, has successfully scaled the number of neutral atoms utilized as qubits to 1,200.
Reaching this industry milestone in qubit numbers paves the way for fault-tolerant – and practically useful - quantum computers.
Read more about planqc's Series A and plans for the future
- Apiday raises a €10M Series A to become the European leader in ESG reporting for private equity funds & SMI companies (TechCrunch)
- Meisterwerk raises €6M to expand its central operating platform for skilled craft and trade workers in the DACH market (Tech.eu)
Portfolio Headlines & Highlights
News and updates from across our portfolio
4 of the world's top 250 fintech companies of 2024 are Speedinvest portfolio companies.
According to CNBC, Wayflyer and Invesdor (alternate finance), Primer (payments) and Bitpanda (wealth technology) beat out some 2,000 eligible companies to make the Top 250.
- Billie integrates with Stripe, making it the first B2B BNPL solution available on the platform in Europe (billie.com)
- Toqio corporate clients can now access and issue Visa commercial cards directly from the Toqio platform, improving operational efficiency and generating new growth possibilities. (toqio.com)
- TourRadar is a European VC Awards Achievement of The Year Finalist for successfully navigating the COVID-19 downturn and growing the company despite uncertain times. (EUVC)
- Inkitt launches ‘Create Your Own Fan Fiction’ on its Galatea app, allowing users to create original fan fiction using ethical AI. (X/Twitter)
- Tide in India has been recognized by the Great Place to Work® Institute (India), for demonstrating an employee-centric culture and commitment to career growth (tide.com)
Portfolio Success Support
Accelerating our portfolio companies' growth from Seed to Series A and beyond.
We proactively connect our portfolio companies to potential corporate clients. Watch the video above to learn how one such introduction helped TextCortex land one of its largest enterprise clients to date.
Learn more about TextCortex here
We're excited to announce new partnerships with Carta, Salesforce, and Make, giving our portfolio companies access to the leading business tools at exclusive, discounted rates. Here's a closer look at what each tool offers:
- Carta: Comprehensive access to research grants across all sectors, geographies, and valuations.
- Salesforce: Management of customer data, automated sales tasks, and insights to improve sales effectiveness and overall business operations.
- Make: Empowers automation of tasks and workflows without needing to code.
Our Perspective
Sector-focused expertise and insights on the VC ecosystem at large
Rick Hao of our Deep Tech investment team shares how nurturing university spinouts fuels innovation ecosystems.
- Markus Lang shares how founders can scale their startups from Seed to Series A in a special virtual workshop with SaaStr (YouTube)
- Daniel Keiper-Knorr discusses his vision of the early-stage startup ecosystem in Europe and market consolidation processes (The Next Web Podcast)
- Marie-Helene Ametsreiter attended Hinterland of Things and joined a panel discussion on the Venture Capital Landscape in 2024 (YouTube)
- Andrea Zitna traveled to Amsterdam to join a panel conversation on Healthtech's path to validation at HTLH Europe (HLTH)
- Daria Gherghelas shares why she's eager to see more startup pitches focused on AI-driven business intelligence platforms for pharma (Sifted)
Who's Hiring?
There are more than 1,000 vacancies across our portfolio. Browse open jobs below and on our website.
- Greyparrot - VP of Insights (London, Hybrid)
- Bitpanda - Lead Product Designer (Berlin)
- Kittl - Senior Full Stack Engineer (London)
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Join the Speedinvest Team
Our team is always on the lookout for top-tier talent. Check out our featured roles below.
- Legal Counsel - FT / parental leave cover - (all genders) - Vienna
- Brand Communications Manager - (all genders) - Berlin
See you next month!