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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2026 · 26 MIN

Neuer seed + speed Fonds: 90 Millionen für Startups aus Europa – mit Managing Director & Partner Alexander Kölpin

from Startup Insider · host Alexander Kölpin, Jan Thomas, Zoe Angelis, Antonia Klug, Carl Fischer

90 Millionen Euro und Europa im Visier: seed + speed Ventures startet Fonds III.Was steckt hinter dem größten Fonds-Closing in der Geschichte von seed + speed Ventures? Im Spotlight mit Jan Thomas spricht Managing Director & Partner Alexander Kölpin darüber, wie sich die Rolle des Fonds verändert hat, warum B2B- und Enterprise-Software-Startups aus Europa jetzt besonders gute Karten haben und was Gründer mitbringen müssen, um eine Chance auf Investment zu bekommen.Über den GastAlexander Kölpin ist Managing Director & Partner bei seed + speed Ventures in Berlin. Er studierte European Studies an der University of Exeter sowie Soziologie an der Jagiellonen-Universität Krakau und begann seine VC-Karriere 2012 als Co-Founder der German Startups Group Berlin AG. Von 2013 bis 2018 war er bei WestTech Ventures tätig, zunächst als COO & Partner, später als Managing Director & Partner.Seit Januar 2019 verantwortet Kölpin bei seed + speed Ventures die Investmentstrategie im B2B- und Enterprise-Software-Bereich. Mit über 100 Investments in der DACH-Region und Exits wie Presize.ai (akquiriert von Meta) gehört er zu den erfahrensten Early-Stage-Investoren in Europa. Mit dem neuen Fonds III – dem ersten mit mehrheitlich externen LPs – baut er seed + speed Ventures zum pan-europäischen Frühphasenfonds aus. Zu den Live Sessions:Alle unsere kommenden Live Sessions:https://sessions.startup-insider.com/session?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_content=shownotes Den beliebten Startup Insider Daily Newsletter kann man hier abonnieren: https://startup-insider.com/newsletter-anmelden/ **Startup Insider – der tägliche Podcast zur Startup- & Tech-Szene**Startup Insider liefert dir werktäglich kompakte News, Einordnungen und Interviews zu Startups, Venture Capital, Finanzierungsrunden, Exits und neuen Technologien.**Jetzt folgen & keine Folge verpassen** **Alle weiteren Podcasts, Newsletter, Events & Werbepartner findest du hier** : 🔗 https://linktr.ee/startupinsider Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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