The Future of Deep Tech is Convergence, not Silos
Deep Tech has never been more important, and Europe has the talent to lead, especially at the convergence of science, strategy, and sovereignty.
That's the view of Will Wells, Speedinvest's newest Partner, who believes that breaking out of silos is crucial to the success of frontier technologies. We’re excited to welcome Will to our Deep Tech investment team to help us double down on Europe's Deep Tech opportunity.
Will is a founder-turned-VC, having built and exited Hummingbird Technologies, with additional experience spanning AI, climate, defence, and frontier science from his time at Lightspeed Venture Partners and firstminute Capital.
Read more about Will's take on deep tech convergence and the sectors he's most excited about backing on our blog.
What else is happening...
→ Have You Heard? ARX Robotics and planqc were nominated among the 10 best Deep Tech startups in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
→ Our Perspective: Our Varun Rekhi weighs in on how Europe’s deep tech expertise and the Gulf’s bold capital are joining forces to build world-leading AI.
→ Speedinvest News: We've been ranked in the top 1% of venture capital investors in EMEA and globally in Dealroom.co’s 7th annual Power Law Investor Ranking, and listed among the most active investors in AI agent startups in Europe by Sifted.
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Have You Heard?
Our portfolio's latest funding announcements
London-based federated AI startup Bitfount raised $8 million in funding. Founded in 2020, Bitfount's no-code desktop application enhances clinical research by analyzing relevant patient data while adhering to privacy regulations. You can read more on Tech.eu.
Portfolio Headlines & Highlights
News and updates from across our portfolio
ARX Robotics and planqc are nominated among the 10 best Deep Tech startups in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Each year, Handelsblatt and McKinsey celebrate Deep Tech innovation across DACH in the Spark Awards, with 2025 being the awards' 10th anniversary.
- Leap Labs' AI-powered Discovery Engine has debunked a 70-year-old weather assumption and uncovered new features in T-cell reactivity, delivering breakthrough discoveries in hours, not weeks.
- Bitpanda joined forces with Premier League side Arsenal to become their Official Crypto Trading Partner.
- Due has integrated with Base to make cross-border money movement as inclusive and smooth as possible.
- Opal has launched its productivity app on Android devices.
- Tide has launched Tide Rewards to help small businesses save more on everyday spending.
- planqc is one of the three finalists in the StartUp category of the German Founders Award 2025.
- Sylvera is partnering with Rainbow (formerly Riverse) to help scale science-backed carbon projects in the voluntary carbon market.
- Pliant has started hiring as part of its expansion to the United States.
Our Perspective
Sector-focused expertise and insights on the VC ecosystem at large
Want to know more about our new Deep Tech Partner, Will Wells?
He sat down with EU.VC to dive deep into what “good” looks like in deep tech investing, why the biggest opportunities lie in combining AI, hardware, defense, and science into multi-sector platforms, and much more.
Listen to the full podcast here.
- Our GP Markus Lang joins founders Matti Niebelschütz (CoachHub), Eileen Burbidge (Fertifa), and Philippe Sahli (Yokoy) to reveal proven go-to strategies for scaling startups, covering product-market fit, focused hiring, and sustainable growth. Get the full playbook on our blog.
- Our Growth and Emerging Markets investor, Varun Rekhi, spoke to Sifted about the growth in opportunities between Europe and the GCC in AI.
- Speedinvest is working with BCG X and Carrefour to integrate AI into CAC40 companies. Our Special Advisor, Hugues Le Maire, appeared on BFM Business's Tech & Co to talk about our initiative Integr'AI.
Who's Hiring?
There are more than 1,000 vacancies across our portfolio. Browse open jobs below and on our website.
- SpAItial: Research Engineer - ML – Munich/London
- Bitpanda: Business Analyst, Automation Delivery– Barcelona
- Dronamics: Mechanical Design Engineering Manager– Sofia
- Primer: Head of Sales - APAC– Singapore
- Tide: Head of Product, Savings– London
- GetVocal: Machine Learning Researcher/Engineer - Paris
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