seed + speed Ventures
seed + speed Ventures is a Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2016. It specializes in investing in pre-seed and seed-stage B2B software startups in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, known as the DACH region. The firm is part of the Maschmeyer Group and was established by Dr. Carsten Maschmeyer and Alexander Koelpin. The company provides hands-on sales and marketing support to its portfolio companies, including tailored sales coaching and the development of scalable sales structures. It invests in startups that are developing scalable B2B software and software-driven har
Investing activity
seed + speed Ventures appears in 3 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, and led 2 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $7M and the largest at $10M. The most recent are Promptwatch (Seed, $6.8M (EUR 6.0M), Jul 2026), SOUS (Seed, €4M, Mar 2026) and Agaton (Seed, $9.9M (EUR 8.4M), Feb 2026).
seed + speed Ventures most often invests alongside Arches Capital, Blum Ventures, PeakBridge and Gekko Capital, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about seed + speed Ventures
What AI companies has seed + speed Ventures invested in?
seed + speed Ventures's AI investments include Promptwatch, SOUS and Agaton. The 3 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is seed + speed Ventures based?
seed + speed Ventures is based in Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
What stage does seed + speed Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, seed + speed Ventures has invested at Seed, with a median round of $7M. seed + speed Ventures led 2 of those rounds.
Who does seed + speed Ventures co-invest with?
seed + speed Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Arches Capital (1 deal), Blum Ventures (1 deal), PeakBridge (1 deal), Gekko Capital (1 deal) and Inception Fund (1 deal).
How can founders reach seed + speed Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see seed + speed Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add seed + speed Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.