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April 8, 2020

Europe's most-active fintech VC takes a punt on crypto startup

Speedinvest has invested in a leading digital-token exchange; a rare nod of institutional support for the crypto space.


Isabel Woodford

3 min read

Speedinvest first came across cryptocurrency startup Bitpanda during its seed roadshow in 2016. Yet after hours of heated discussion, the Austrian venture capital firm reasoned that a crypto bid was too risky and left without a deal.

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