Where does Alexander Kölpin work?

Alexander Kölpin is Founder and Managing Director at Seed+Speed.

What check size does Alexander Kölpin write?

Alexander Kölpin typically writes checks of $50K – $1M.

Where did Alexander Kölpin go to school?

Alexander Kölpin studied at University of Exeter (Master of Arts (M.A.), European Studies); Jagellonian University Cracow, Poland (Magister, Sociology); Free University of Berlin, Germany (Diplom-Volkswirt, Economics).

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.

Experience

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

Skills & more

Finance15Start-ups99Mobile Devices38Investments27Venture Capital99Project Management8Business Strategy36International Business23Entrepreneurship97Funding6Angel Investing29E-commerce11

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Corporate DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsBusiness ModelingManagement ConsultingPrivate EquityProduct ManagementSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)ManagementStrategy

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Colleagues at Seed+Speed

Andreas de Greiff

Investment Manager at Seed+Speed

Carsten Maschmeyer

Managing Partner at Alstin Capital

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

Network1

Shannon Bergstedt

Partner at Foresite Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alexander Kölpin?: 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.
Where does Alexander Kölpin work?: Alexander Kölpin is Founder and Managing Director at Seed+Speed.
What check size does Alexander Kölpin write?: Alexander Kölpin typically writes checks of $50K – $1M.
Where did Alexander Kölpin go to school?: Alexander Kölpin studied at University of Exeter (Master of Arts (M.A.), European Studies); Jagellonian University Cracow, Poland (Magister, Sociology); Free University of Berlin, Germany (Diplom-Volkswirt, Economics).

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Also attended Jagiellonian University18

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Also attended Freie Universität Berlin70

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Shared employers

Also worked at WestTech Ventures GmbH2

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