# Speedinvest

How to build an investment thesis and win early-stage deals, according to VCs

Three early-stage investors on when a thesis is worth building, how to build one, and how to keep it current

This fintech wasn’t ‘actively’ fundraising. Then it closed a $90m round at an $800m valuation

New Enterprise Associates, Index ventures and Speedinvest participated in Spiko’s latest fundraise

Where Europe's most active pre-seed investors are looking next

Six of the region's busiest first-cheque investors on the sectors, founders and companies on their radar

Spiko raises $90m in Series B backed by Index Ventures and Speedinvest

Revolut cofounder Nik Storonsky previously backed the company’s Series A

Voice AI startup Vocca raises $20m to automate patient phone calls

The company has seen rapid growth in the past year and now serves 15k practitioners across the US and Europe

Europe’s leading pre-seed investors in 2026

From London to Helsinki: the VC funds consistently backing Europe's earliest-stage startups

The top 10 investors across DACH & CEE

A look at the leading early- and growth-stage VCs active in the DACH & CEE regions, based on the number of companies they backed on Sifted’s 2026 DACH & CEE leaderboard

Europe’s 50 most active equity investors in H1 2026

Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn

Following a period of employee churn, the early-stage investor is making further cuts to increase efficiency