Speedinvest Closes Second Fund at €60M
Summary
Founded in 2011 by Oliver Holle and Erik Bovee, Speedinvest invests in the web and mobile sectors with a focus on European early stage technology expanding from its traditional Central European focus.Besides financial resources, the firm engages members of the fund in full-time operational roles such as marketing, business and corporate development.Its office in Silicon Valley, led by Bovee, supports portfolio companies entering the US market.Speedinvest, which has invested in companies including Shpock, Wikifolio, Holvi, Hitbox and Crate.io, has built a strategic partnership with Pioneers, the organization behind the Pioneer’s Festival, one of the world’s premier technology events.The firm is also led by general partners Michael Breidenbrücker, Marie-Helene Ametsreiter, and Stefan Klestil, and chairman of the board Johann “Hansi” Hansmann.