Independent rating of SpeedUp Venture Capital Group VC fund
Overall rating:
4.5
(4)
Recommend to another founder: 82%
About SpeedUp Venture Capital Group VC fund
Website:
Founded:
2009
Number of funds:
1
Number of investments:
43
Number of exits:
4
Organization type:
Corporate Venture Capital, Venture Capital
How SpeedUp Venture Capital Group VC fund invests
Rounds:
Average ticket size:
425K USD
Biggest investment:
1.23M USD
Would lead round:
Yes
Would coinvest:
Yes
Countries where invested:
Sectors of interest:
Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Predictive Analytics, Manufacturing, Machine Learning, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Skill Assessment, Recruiting, Pet, Personal Health, Open Source, Mobile Apps, Mobile, Internet, Information Services, Industrial Automation, Industrial, IT Infrastructure, Financial Services, Finance, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Employment, Electronics, Drones, Developer APIs, Consumer Goods, Computer, Cloud Computing, CleanTech, Big Data, Banking, Autonomous Vehicles, Automotive, Analytics
Founders' reviews of SpeedUp Venture Capital Group VC fund
Recommend to another founder 90%
Within a year by portfolio founder
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Great VC to start and develop your business with
Pros
Understanding of startup business characteristics, pro-active approach, always coming up with business ideas - more a partner in business not just a capital source.
Cons
A bit complicated investment process due to having a public fund as an investor
Advice for management
Keep up the good work!
Recommend to another founder 100%
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Worthy to work with
Pros
They are honest, open, and well balanced between taking risk and conservatism. They are able to take decisions that are a bit risky but not crazy.
Cons
I am not really happy with their availability. They have a lot of start-ups and not sufficient staff to cover the possibilities to act as fast as we need. I am not used to asking for something for 2 to 3 times.
Recommend to another founder 70%
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Nimble fund for smaller tickets, even before seed round
Pros
They are simply flexible in terms of the company strategy. Very open to any new ideas and they try to be generally helpful.
Cons
They are a smaller fund with not much capital under management. So they cannot invest bigger tickets. Not a good fit for big rounds.
Advice for management
Make your contacts more actionable for your portfolio founders so that they can leverage your network. I would appreciate if you could put a little effort into connecting me with the RIGHT people within my target company
Recommend to another founder 70%
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Professional risktakers who accept the risk
Pros
Accepted us not fully understanding the potential of the technology. They believe we are building something great. Exciting enough to invest.
They are really professional, trustworthy and reliable. From one part of negotiation to the other it went smoothly. The process was predictable.
They were sticking to the spirit of the term sheet rather than negotiating again when closing the legal process. That proved good posture to us.
They were really open and honest.
I heard from other start-ups that they didn’t take advantage of founders even in bad situations.
Cons
They are subsidised by public money so they cannot to do follow-up so they are limited in what they can do. It’s only a one-off investment.
Advice for management
Maybe to switch to 100% private. These public programs spoil the market. In Poland VCs are poping up like mushrooms even if they have little experience. These guys are risk taking which I appreciate.