Venture capital firm Speedinvest has closed its latest fund at €350 million ($435 million), surpassing its target of €300 million. The final close brings the firm’s total assets under management to over €1 billion. Speedinvest plans to continue investing in early-stage startups in sectors including deeptech, fintech, healthtech, marketplace and consumer, climate and industrial tech, and SaaS and infrastructure. The latest fund has already made investments in companies including fintech firm Finres and healthtech start-up Fertifa. New investors in the fund include Aviva, PwC Germany, Bitburger, ODDO BHF, and Abeille Assurances Ventures.
Speedinvest Closes €350M Fund, Now Manages Over €1B in AUM
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