seed + speed Ventures is a Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2016, investing in pre-seed and seed-stage B2B and enterprise software startups across the DACH region and Europe. The firm, part of the Maschmeyer Group, provides both capital and hands-on sales and marketing support to founders, with Fund III expanding its focus to enterprise AI.
Deal activity increased 67% year-over-year (10 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (53% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $8.2M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
28
Fund Size
$97.2M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
10
Team
Dr. Jesko Petersen
Legal Counsel
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
36 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Covalo | Seed | $3.7M | Apr 2026 |
| SSOUS | Seed | — | Mar 2026 |
 Finperks | Pre-Seed | $4M | Mar 2026 |
 Happyhotel | Series A | — | Feb 2026 |
 Agaton | Seed | $10M | Feb 2026 |
| Hhappyhotel | Series A | — | Feb 2026 |
| Happyhotel | Seed | — | Feb 2026 |
 UMH | Unknown | — | Jan 2026 |
| Happyhotel | Series A | — | Jan 2026 |
 Orq.ai | Seed | — | Dec 2025 |
 CERPRO | Pre-Seed | — | Nov 2025 |
 Optimuse | Seed | — | Oct 2025 |
 Kertos | Series A | — | Sep 2025 |
 TeamEcho | Seed | — | Aug 2025 |
 Riiico | Seed | — | Jun 2025 |
 Mogenius | Seed | — | Mar 2025 |
 Eleven Dynamics | Seed | — | Feb 2025 |
 Briink | Seed | — | Sep 2024 |
 Meisterwerk | Series A | — | Jul 2024 |
| Mogenius | Seed | — | Jan 2024 |
 Prewave | Series A | $19.4M | May 2023 |
| Kertos | Seed | — | Jan 2023 |
 Orderlion | Series A | $4M | Nov 2022 |
| Orderlion | Seed | — | Nov 2022 |
 Delicious Data | Series A | — | Jan 2022 |
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Top Co-Investors
Wecken & Cie.6 shared
Gateway Ventures5 shared
xDeck4 shared
Speedinvest3 shared
High-Tech Gründerfonds3 shared
Pi Labs3 shared
Galion.exe3 shared
Curiosity VC3 shared
Rockstart3 shared
KOMPAS VC2 shared
EquityPitcher Ventures2 shared
D11Z2 shared
10x Founders2 shared
Redstone2 shared
Innovation Nest2 shared
Semapa Next2 shared
I2BF Global Ventures2 shared
Newion2 shared
ZAKA VC2 shared
Passion Capital1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026