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Alexander Kölpin

Investor

Founder and Managing Director at Seed+Speed

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Writes $50K – $1M checks · typically $400K

About

Alexander Kölpin is Managing Partner at seed+speed Ventures, which closed its third fund at €90M in 2026. With over 14 years of early-stage venture experience, he previously co-founded German Startups Group and served as Managing Partner at WestTech Ventures. He invests in B2B and enterprise software companies across DACH, BeNeLux, and Scandinavia at pre-seed and seed stages, with initial check sizes of €500K–€2M, and differentiates his firm through an in-house sales team that provides direct support to portfolio companies. Kölpin's background includes strategy consulting at Arthur Andersen and B2B software sales experience at inubit AG.

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Experience

  1. seed + speed VenturesManaging Partner & Geschäftsführercurrent2019 — presentBerlin Metropolitan Area
  2. Unicorn.BerlinCo-Founder2017 — 2025Berlin
  3. BrickblockAdvisor2018 — 2019Berlin Area, Germany
  4. WestTech Ventures GmbHManaging Director & Partner2016 — 2018Berlin Area, Germany
  5. WestTech Ventures GmbHCOO & Partner2013 — 2016Berlin Area, Germany
  6. German Startups Group Berlin AGCo-Founder, Vorstand (Executive Boardmember) und COO2012 — 2013Berlin
  7. BerlinWebWeek.deCo-Founder2008 — 2013Berlin
  8. Berlin PartnerHead of Business Unit Media, ICT &Creative Industries1999 — 2002
  9. inubit AGProject Manager1999 — 2002Berlin
  10. Arthur AndersenConsultant1999 — 2002Frankfurt am Main

Education

  1. University of ExeterMaster of Arts (M.A.), European Studies
  2. Jagellonian University Cracow, PolandMagister, Sociology
  3. Free University of Berlin, GermanyDiplom-Volkswirt, Economics
  4. Jagiellonian Universitymagister, sociologii
  5. Freie Universität BerlinDiplom, Volkswirtschaft

Skills & more

Finance15Start-ups99Mobile Devices38Investments27Venture Capital99Project Management8Business Strategy36International Business23Entrepreneurship97Funding6Angel Investing29E-commerce11
+12 moreCorporate DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsBusiness ModelingManagement ConsultingPrivate EquityProduct ManagementSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)ManagementStrategy
  • Fund Modelling in VC: Essential Building Blocks — EUVC

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Tom McGinnGeneral Counsel at NorthzoneAlexandra FarmerFund Accountant at NorthzoneElsa Backdahl NordenfalkSenior Director of Capital Formation at Pantera CapitalGiles Johnstone-ScottInvestor at MedicxiHector MasonGeneral Partner at Episode1Stephen ChandlerManaging Partner at Notion Capital

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Also attended Jagiellonian University11

Magda PoslusznyPrincipal at Partech VenturesKarolina ZapadkaSenior Investment Manager at Parkwalk AdvisorsMarta KrupinskaInvestor at CapitalTZaneta OdrowazVice President of Company Creation at Frazier Life SciencesFilip WadowskiViolet Fund Director at NESsTJustyna MarkowiczViolet Fund Portfolio Manager at NESsT

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Also attended Freie Universität Berlin51

Mina BenothmanOther at HeavybitJeannette zu FürstenbergPresident & Managing Director at General CatalystHilla WatkinsPlatform Partner at Congruent VenturesDavid FrazeeManaging Partner at Richmond Global VenturesDominic SchmidtGeneral Partner at Advent Life SciencesChris ShanahanPrincipal at DFJ

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Shared employers

Also worked at WestTech Ventures GmbH2

Masoud KamaliFounder and Managing Director at WestTech VenturesFabian LeipeltPrincipal at WestTech Ventures

Colleagues at Seed+Speed

Andreas de Greiff
Investment Manager at Seed+Speed
Carsten Maschmeyer
Founder and Managing Director at Seed+Speed
Daniel Steffen
Senior Investment Manager at Seed+Speed
Dr. Jesko Petersen
Legal Counsel at Seed+Speed
Isabell Gollmer
Investment Manager at Seed+Speed
Isabelle Thierfelder
Senior Investment Manager at Seed+Speed
Jesko Petersen
Legal Counsel at Seed+Speed
Maria von der Lieck
Associate at Seed+Speed

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Shannon Bergstedt
Partner at Foresite Capital

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