We've invested in how many companies so far in 2023?
The first half of 2023 is over 🤯 and it was a very eventful six months.
Not only did many of our existing portfolio companies raise impressive follow-on rounds despite the economy (Dronamics, Fernride, Prewave), but we also partnered with 23 amazing new early-stage startups!
Meet the newest cohort of portfolio companies we've announced in 2023 here, and keep reading for the very latest from our startups and the Speedinvest team.
→ Sylvera raises a double-digit Series B
→ We're excited to lead finres' €4.1 million round to drive better agricultural investment decisions
→ Ten of our portfolio companies are on Sifted's list of 100 Rising B2B SaaS startups
Additional portfolio updates, deep-dive content, job openings, and more below ⬇️
Have You Heard?
Our portfolio's latest funding announcements
Sylvera raises $57M Series B
Purchasing carbon credits is one of the most established and scalable ways to fund effective climate solutions. But, how do you know if the investments make a real climate impact?
Using cutting-edge technology and leading carbon measurement methodologies, London-based Sylvera provides robust data and ratings to ensure investment goes to the projects, companies, and countries having maximum climate impact, in order to accelerate investment in the net zero transition.
- Fertifa raises £5M to become the category leader for reproductive health benefits in the UK and Europe (TechCrunch)
Welcome to the Family
The latest additions to our portfolio
Finres offers real-time underwriting capabilities on climate and price risks for any crop or location globally, connecting financial institutions with investment opportunities that promote global food security.
Fairlyne is building the world’s first Resale-as-a-Service platform for the travel industry. The Paris-based company allows customers to resell their non-refundable tickets, which allows brands to generate new, incremental revenue by turning unused tickets into resalable fares.
Headlines & Highlights
News and updates from across our portfolio
Ten of our portfolio companies are on Sifted's list of 100 Rising B2B SaaS startups! Congrats to kevin, TWAICE, Billie, Cobee, Ledgy, Primer, CoachHub, Yokoy, Sylvera, and Upvest on making the list.
Plus, Tracxn's latest Austrian tech report is here –and six of our portfolio companies are featured. Congrats to unicorns, GoStudent and Bitpanda, plus "soonicorns," Adverity, refurbed, TourRadar, and "minicorn," Prewave!
- Greyparrot is featured in BBC's article on using AI for recycling
- ClauseMatch is joining forces with Corlytics to redefine Regtech
- FERNRIDE's Founder & CEO is profiled on the Startup Insider podcast
- Molecule announces Intellectual Property Tokens (IPTs)
- Legal OS launches generative AI to empower in-house legal teams
- ready2order is joining forces with Italy's Zucchetti Worldwide
- Ledgy launches 'the Modern Equity Stack' report
- CrateDB releases CrateDB v5.4 with SQL enhancements
- Pimloc partners with Marlowe Security to provide data privacy and security
- Flinn receives €2M grant to enhance AI for medical & pharma industries
Let's Dive Deeper
Exclusive insights from our sector experts, growth hacks for founders & investors, and in-depth conversations with our partners on the Speedinvest blog
Finding the right monetization strategy and implementing it at the right time is one of the most important objectives for any marketplace founder.
We asked leading investors and founders in the space to share their tried-and-tested techniques for monetizing your marketplace.
Read their opinions on our blog
Tickets for the 2023 Marketplace Conference in Berlin on September 21 are on sale now!
Speakers include Daniel Krauss, Co-Founder of Flix, Frederick Fahning, Founder of Zenjob, Courtney Chow, VP of Battery Ventures, Alex Leichter, Co-founder of Byrd, Tara Reeves, MD of Eurazeo, and many more.
In the news
- Olga Shikhantsova is on Business Indier's list of 34 Rising Stars in European VC (Business Insider)
- Deepali Nangia shares insights from her career championing female founders, her journey into VC + how angels can add value beyond just capital (EUVC Podcast)
- Victor Hürbe discusses funding rounds for Leap and Cycle and the very latest in tech (Startup Insider, German)
- Mathias Ockenfels discusses our investment in finres, the latest Solaris round, and much more (Startup Insider, German)
Who's Hiring?
There are more than 1,000 vacancies across our portfolio. Browse open jobs below and on our website.
- Doccla - General Manager, Germany (Germany, Remote)
- FairMoney - Collections Dialler Analyst (Lagos)
- LIZEE - Assistant(e) Opérationnel(le) (Paris)
- kevin. - Senior Sales Executive (Germany)
- MindsDB - Developer Advocate (San Francisco)
- Billie - Senior Compliance Manager - Internal Controls (Berlin)
- Luko - Fraud Manager (Paris)
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Join the Speedinvest Team
Our team is always on the lookout for top-tier talent! Have a look at our featured roles below.
- Visiting Analyst (Intern) Alternative Investments - (all genders) - Berlin or Vienna
- Associate Deep Tech - (all genders) - Berlin or Munich
- Visiting Analyst Deep Tech - (all genders) - London
See you next month!