seed+speed Ventures Fund III

About seed+speed Ventures Fund III

Berlin-based seed+speed Ventures (Maschmeyer Group) closed €90M for its third fund – 3x the original target. Backs pre-seed/seed B2B software startups in DACH.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Cybersecurity

Enterprise Software

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Early B2B SaaS founder in DACH seeking sales support

B2B SaaS

Pre-Seed & Seed

DACH + Europe

Sales-driven VC

Scalable software & hardware

Bullish Signals

50+ portfolio companies backedexternal

Up to €5M total commitment per coexternal

Hands-on sales & marketing support includedexternal

Strong founder testimonials, B2B SaaS focusexternal

Fast conviction & rapid decisions citedexternal

Regular in-person workshops + guest speakersexternal

Cross-portfolio founder referral network activeexternal

Contrarian Signals

DACH-heavy, limited global reachexternal

No GP names publicly listedexternal

Small ticket size — max €2M initialexternal

Founder Do's

Build scalable B2B software or hardware

Engage early — pre-seed welcome

Share pitch deck directly online

Expect hands-on sales/marketing workshops

Be open to active investor collaboration

Founder Don'ts

No B2C or non-software models

Don't come post-seed only

No pure hardware without software layer

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€90M

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Key People

Carsten Maschmeyer