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 150% year-over-year (10 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (42% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $6.3M (across 7 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
28
Fund Size
$97.2M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
12
Team
Dr. Jesko Petersen
Legal Counsel
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
31 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Promptwatch | Seed | $1.4M | Jul 2026 |
 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 |
 UMH | Unknown | — | Jan 2026 |
 orq.ai | Seed | — | Dec 2025 |
 CERPRO | Pre-Seed | — | Nov 2025 |
 Optimuse | Seed | — | Oct 2025 |
 Kertos | Series A | — | Sep 2025 |
 Riiico | Seed | — | Jun 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 |
 Orderlion | Series A | $4M | Nov 2022 |
 Delicious Data | Series A | — | Jan 2022 |
 Enginsight | Seed | — | — |
 Filestage | Series A | — | — |
 Helio | Seed | — | — |
 e-mobilio | Series A | — | — |
 TeamEcho | Unknown | — | — |
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Top Co-Investors
Wecken & Cie.3 shared
Galion.exe3 shared
xDeck3 shared
Curiosity VC3 shared
Gateway Ventures3 shared
Speedinvest2 shared
KOMPAS VC2 shared
High-Tech Gründerfonds2 shared
EquityPitcher Ventures2 shared
Pi Labs2 shared
Rockstart2 shared
Arches Capital2 shared
Passion Capital1 shared
Brand Foundry Ventures1 shared
Alt Capital1 shared
Sequoia Capital1 shared
Ventech1 shared
Segnalita1 shared
Working Capital Fund1 shared
Creandum1 shared
Last updated: 9 September 2026