seed + speed Ventures

💡 A governance and risk management platform, that provides businesses with deep insights into their AI inventory, enabling them to analyse technical, ethical, and regulatory risks qualitatively and quantitatively? Unlike traditional platforms focused solely on documentation or post-deployment fixes, Calvin Risk offers real-time insights through preventive, pre-deployment assessments, setting a new standard for responsible AI adoption and we are more than delighted to welcome them as our newest portfolio member of the seed + speed Ventures family. 🎉 💻 Calvin Risk is building the most advanced platform for governance digitalization and assessing risks associated with AI in commercial use. The Calvin platform creates a transparency, governance and standardization framework for enterprises to manage their AI portfolios, while ensuring that AI remains safe and compliant with the highest ethical standards and impending regulatory requirements. 🤝 Congratulations to the founders Julian Riebartsch and Syang Zhou as well as our valued lead investment partner JOIN CAPITAL and existing investment partners b2venture, Founderful and Founders Factory. Congratulations to Isabelle Thierfelder for executing this deal! 🚀 For more information, check the press release in the comment section. Carsten Maschmeyer Alexander Kölpin Tobias P. Schirmer Luisa K. Andreas Goeldi Damian Zaker Lukas Weder Antonia Albert Olly Betts #VC #startup #newportfolio

🌱 We’re excited to welcome Marco Döring to seed+speed Ventures as our new Fund Finance Manager! 🌱 With over 7 years of experience in a.o. the Deal Advisory Unit of KPMG, Marco has developed his expertise in guiding companies and investment funds through various turnaround, M&A and valuation related complexities. 🚀 Marco’s new role covers all major aspects of VC fund finance, from fund and portfolio modeling to managing liquidity, LP reporting, capital calls, and performance tracking. 🔢 Holding finance degrees from Germany and the USA, he also brings a well-rounded perspective with interests in philosophy, vintage watches, psychology, foreign foods and adventure travel. Welcome to the team, Marco—we’re looking forward to the journey ahead! 🏔️ #Welcome #Team #VentureCapital #FundFinance #VC

Isabell Gollmer and Paul Rottmayer are excited to see you on Stage Two tomorrow on thursday at Berlin Radialsystem. Stage Two is a hub of inspiration and collaboration, and we're honored to be part of it. 🚀  We are excited to engage with fellow attendees, share insights from the VC and startup ecosystem and grab a coffee together! ☕🖖 If you are building a B2B Software, feel free to reach out to Isabell or Paul! #Stage Two #Tech #networking #B2Bsoftware

We've recently welcomed a new addition to our team!📣 Paul Rottmayer earned his Bachelor's degree from the Universität Leipzig, specializing in Innovation Management. He continued his studies at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, where he completed his Master’s in Management and Entrepreneurship, including a semester abroad at Stockholm School of Economics. 📙 In addition to his academic career, he built up several start-ups such as TenderFix as part of the company builder 2b AHEAD Ventures and completed further internships with focus on circular economy at Capgemini Invent and EY. 💡 Outside the office, Paul is passionate about exploring new music genres, improving his cooking skills and enjoying a good run or boulder wall.  🍅 Welcome Paul! #VC #Team #VisitingAnalyst

Meet our Managing Director Alexander Kölpin Kölpin from seed + speed Ventures on November 6, 2024 at the first #Startupland conference at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne. Alexander will be in the #jury for startups from the #IndustrialTech sector. Don't miss out on this! The conference is aimed for startups, VCs and corporates. Organized by the team of the startup magazine deutsche-startups.de, which has been reporting on the German startup scene since 2007 and is now creating a new platform for exchange and growth with #Startupland. Over 800 participants from the national and international startup scene are expected to attend. 🔢  Startupland in numbers: 800+ participants 50+ speakers 25 sessions 25 startup pitches 20 VC pitches 10 Masterclasses 10 roundtable discussions  🎫 More info and tickets in the comments below ⬇️  📅 Startupland 2024: November 6, 2024 - RheinEnergieStadion Cologne #Startupland #germanstartups #Cologne #investing #fundraising #pitches

📣 Applications closing Tuesday 15th October! 📣 seed + speed Ventures is excited to be participating in Europe-wide Female Founder Office Hours on 7th November 2024, hosted by Playfair Capital in collaboration with Microsoft for Startups and Carta, alongside 200 VCs from leading funds. If you’re a female founder and would like the opportunity to meet investors for pitching or mentoring, register here: https://lnkd.in/efVnNf6E #femalefounders #ffoh #diversity #inclusion #founders #vc #technology

💡 AI to help sustainability professionals extract insights from the mountain of ESG data? Briink adresses this critical but often overlooked need and we are more than happy to welcome them as our newest #portfolio member!   🖥 Briink develops cutting-edge AI solutions to support #ESG and sustainability teams in managing the growing demands of regulatory compliance. By leveraging domain-specific AI and LLMs, Briink provides tools for automating the audit and verification of ESG data, ensuring transparency and quality.   🎉 Congratulations to the founders Tomas van der Heijden and Samuel King and to our investor partners EquityPitcher Ventures and 13books Capital for co-leading this deal and the participation of Merantix, Peter Gutman and RLx Partners.    🤝 And congrats to Daniel and Isabelle for closing this investment!  For more details on the news and what comes next for Briink, check out the article in the comment section. 

🎉 We are very happy to announce that our #portfolio company Enginsight GmbH raised a 6 Mio. € #Series A round to expand its market leadership in the DACH region and internationally. 💻 Their unique #cybersecurity solution for SMEs determines the maturity level of their customers' IT security and proactively detects and blocks attacks. Enginsight GmbH focusses on transparency and automation in IT security. Its solution is 100% developed in Germany and specially tailored to the needs of German SMEs. 🤝 Congratulations to Enginsight's founders Mario Jandeck, Eric Range and Max Tarantik and a very warm welcome to this rounds lead investor UVC Partners and joined by our co- investors Talanx, Smart Infrastructure Ventures ('SIVentures'), bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thüringen GmbH and Brandenburg VENTURES GmbH. For more detail on the news and what comes next for Enginsight, check out the press release: https://lnkd.in/dZfUtj-p or the article at Business Insider: https://lnkd.in/eccCV5dM

Congratulations to our portfolio company carbonfuture on closing their Series A round! Honored to support their mission to scale carbon removal with integrity, efficiency, and real impact. 🌍With this milestone, they’re driving the evolution of the carbon removal market and ensuring a sustainable future. Looking forward to continuing this exciting journey! Read more in the press release: https://lnkd.in/ecBqvmNM #ClimateAction #NetZero #CarbonRemoval #SeriesA #Sustainability #CDR

🚀How to Become Better: An event in a class of its own - our Future Day 2024 No. 10!   Once a year, the Future Day offers our founders from seed + speed Ventures as well as all founders of the Maschmeyer Group a platform for networking, getting to know and learning from each other as well as leveraging synergies.   💡 The event provided valuable insights from a distinguished group of guests, such as former national team player Toni Kroos, national basketball coach Gordon Herbert and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner. Céline Flores Willers shared her knowledge about Personal Branding on LinkedIn, while Prof. Dr. Carsten C. Schermuly shared his expertise on New Work.   💭 Engaging panel discussions with our founders highlighted how setbacks can ultimately pave the way to success and how important a clear vision is in order to take the sometimes rocky path of founding a company and to persevere along the way.   🙌 Many thanks to Carsten Maschmeyer for the invitation and this unique opportunity to network and learn!    Many thanks to Alstin Capital for co-hosting with our seed + speed Ventures team and to the entire Maschmeyer Group for their continuous support.   🙏 But above all, a big thank you to our founders. #howtobecomebetter #networking #inspiration #leadership #founders