About Seedandspeed
Seedandspeed is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Munich, Germany. As of Apr 2026, Seedandspeed is an active investor, having invested in 88 companies, with 7 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Covalo Overall, Seedandspeed portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 7 acquisitions including key companies like Flock, Phenom and Studydrive. A lot of funds co-invest with Seedandspeed, with names like Übermorgen Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Seedandspeed has team of 11 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Seedandspeed's List of Top Investments
Seedandspeed has a portfolio of 88 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in iCapio and orq.ai.Their portfolio spans across Germany, Austria, Switzerland and 5 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, High Tech and 26 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Seedandspeed:1. Flock
Provider of an on-demand insurance platform for commercial drone and motor fleets. It collects real-time, location-based data, like weather, nearby buildings, ground hazards, and more, to identify the risks. It also works with insurers, and government and identifies high and low-risk flight zones, flight types, and pilot types.
Key facts about Flock
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $60M
- Employee Count: 78 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: London Co-Investment Fund, Lloyd’s and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 27, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Phenom
Phenom is a provider of talent experience management platforms. The product offerings include Phenom TXM, an AI-based platform for employee and candidate engagement, Phenom CX, a candidate engagement chatbot Phenom EX, an employee experience management chatbot, Phenom RX, a tool for recruiters to engage with candidates, and Phenom MX, a management experience solution for recruiters to test, learn, and iterate in a recruitment environment. The clientele includes Linkedin, Taleo, Glassdoor, Workday, and Lumesse.
Key facts about Phenom
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Ambler (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $169M
- Employee Count: 1,202 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Dragoneer Investment Group, AllianceBernstein and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Apr 07, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about United Manufacturing Hub
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Aachen (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $5.84M
- Employee Count: 37 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Freigeist Capital, Seedandspeed and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 05, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Prewave
Developer of a platform providing supply chain risk and resilience solutions. The platform offers monitoring, alerting, scoring, and integration capabilities for multi-tier management. It focuses on faster response times, proactive resilience, and environmental compliance. The platform supports industries including automotive, manufacturing, and energy, providing insights through case studies, reports, and webinars.
Key facts about Prewave
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Vienna (Austria)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $98M
- Employee Count: 215 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Creandum, Volvo Group and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 02, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Optimuse
Provider of data-driven ESG compliance solutions for property portfolios. The company provides solutions for managing carbon emissions, and energy consumption for real estate and property portfolios. It provides AI-driven property analysis and risk measures.
Key facts about Optimuse
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Vienna (Austria)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5.85M
- Employee Count: 29 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Matterwave Ventures, aws Grunderfonds and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 01, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Seedandspeed's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Seedandspeed has invested in 88 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 6 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 6 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Sous and most recent follow-on round was in Covalo.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2023 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
2022 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2021 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Seedandspeed's Investments by Stage
Seedandspeed has made 35 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.7M, 7 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.2M, 1 investment in Angel stage and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $27M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 35 |
Series A | 7 |
Angel | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Seedandspeed's Investments by Sector
Seedandspeed has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech, Industrial Goods and Manufacturing and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 68 Tech companies, 53 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 48 Software companies and at least 24 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 28 |
FinTech | 7 |
High Tech | 7 |
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 6 |
Vertical SaaS | 6 |
Others | 48 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Seedandspeed's Investments by Geography
Seedandspeed has made most investments in Germany (30), followed by Switzerland where it has made 5 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Germany | 30 |
Switzerland | 5 |
Austria | 3 |
Netherlands | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Seedandspeed's recent investments
Seedandspeed has made 6 investments in 2026 so far. Covalo and Sous are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Seedandspeed:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 02, 2026 | Switzerland | Seed | 7772 | [+1] | |
Mar 26, 2026 | Netherlands | Seed | 8105 | [+1] | |
Mar 11, 2026 | Germany | Seed | 5394 | ||
Feb 19, 2026 | Sweden | Seed | 1895 | [+7] | |
Feb 19, 2026 | Germany | Series A | 9178 | [+2] |
Unicorns in Seedandspeed's Portfolio
Seedandspeed has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Phenom. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Phenom which became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before Seedandspeed first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Seedandspeed's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 | Provides talent experience management platform | 2010 | Ambler | Series D | yyxlccu |
Acquired companies in Seedandspeed's Portfolio
7 companies from Seedandspeed's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Flock in Feb 2026 by Admiral Group for $*****.Here are Seedandspeed's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 12, 2026 | Apr 25, 2018 | Seed | 9151 | |
Jun 26, 2024 | Apr 07, 2021 | Series A | 5433 | |
Oct 06, 2022 | - | - | 3577 | |
Apr 13, 2022 | - | - | 6468 | |
Jan 14, 2021 | - | - | 6438 |
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Team profile of Seedandspeed
Seedandspeed has a team of 11 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in Germany. Seedandspeed's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Seedandspeed
Over the past 10 years, 266 investors have co-invested in Seedandspeed's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Seedandspeed: xdeck.ventures, HTGF and 89 others have invested in rounds before Seedandspeed. There are 2 companies where xdeck.ventures has invested before Seedandspeed and 2 companies where HTGF has invested before Seedandspeed.
- Top Co-investors of Seedandspeed: 125 investors entered a company along with Seedandspeed. These include investors like Übermorgen Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Seedandspeed: A total of 50 investors have invested in Seedandspeed's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include PayPal Ventures (2 companies), Octopus Ventures (1 company) and CommerzVentures (1 company).
Recent News related to Seedandspeed
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Promptwatch Raises €6 Mn in Seed RoundStartup Rise EU•Jul 14, 2026•Seedandspeed, Promptwatch, Arches Capital
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SOUS Raises €4M Seed Round To Scale AI Platform And Expand GloballyStartup Rise EU•Mar 26, 2026•PeakBridge, Gekko Capital, Sous, Altitude Capital Management and 1 other
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Finperks Raises $4M Pre-Seed To Develop Prepaid Payments API InfrastructureStartup Rise EU•Mar 11, 2026•Motive Partners, Seedandspeed, Finperks
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Agaton Secures $10M To Scale AI Sales PlatformStartup Rise EU•Feb 19, 2026•Agaton, Alstin Capital, Inception Fund, Foundry ventures and 1 other
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HappyHotel Raises €6.5M Series A To Advance AI-Powered Hotel Revenue ManagementStartup Rise EU•Feb 19, 2026•happyhotel, Reimann Investors, Seedandspeed, Start-up BW
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Seed+speed Ventures closes 90 million euro fund for Enterprise AITrending Topics•Jan 28, 2026•Seedandspeed
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Orq.ai Secures €5M to Streamline AI Prototype to Production.Tech Funding News•Dec 03, 2025•orq.ai, Amazon Web Services, Spacetime, Galion.exe and 5 others
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Cerpro pre-seed funding: Berlin SaaS startup for industrial quality assurance receives almost 2 million eurosTrending Topics•Nov 12, 2025•D11Z.Ventures, CERPRO, EIT Manufacturing, Seedandspeed and 1 other
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Vienna-based Optimuse raises €4 million seed round to scale AI-driven building engineeringEU-Startups•Oct 01, 2025•aws Gründungsfonds, Optimuse, Matterwave Ventures, Seedandspeed and 4 others
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Kertos' Series A funding: German AI-based compliance platform receives 14 million eurosTrending Topics•Sep 17, 2025•Pi-labs, Portage, 10x Founders, Kertos and 3 others
