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About
Mathias Ockenfels is a European venture investor with over 15 years of experience in venture capital and M&A, focused on marketplaces, platforms, and network-effect businesses. He began his venture career at Mountain Partners, where he backed early European marketplace companies, and later worked on marketplace investment strategy at Point Nine Capital. He also gained operating experience as General Manager at Uniplaces, where he relaunched and scaled the company's German operations, and as Head of M&A and Corporate Development at ricardo Group. As General Partner at Speedinvest, he built and led a nine-person Marketplaces & Consumer team, raised and deployed over €100M across two vertical funds, established the firm's Berlin office, and founded The Marketplace Conference. He is now a Partner at b2venture, where he backs founders building marketplaces and platform businesses. Across his career he has led investments in more than 70 startups and supported founders through over 200 funding rounds.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Mathias Ockenfels founded The Marketplace Conference, which grew into a leading European event for marketplace funders and founders.
- Hobbies
- He practices kickboxing and enjoys travel with his family.
- Family
- He has two young children whom he spends time with in Berlin's parks.
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Investments
Investor
BrainlyCoachhubDocplannerGoodaysKittlLieferandoPlanetlyreBuyRevolutStuDocuTIER MobilityXeneta
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Colleagues at Speedinvest
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mathias Ockenfels?
- Mathias Ockenfels is a European venture investor with over 15 years of experience in venture capital and M&A, focused on marketplaces, platforms, and network-effect businesses. He began his venture career at Mountain Partners, where he backed early European marketplace companies, and later worked on marketplace investment strategy at Point Nine Capital. He also gained operating experience as General Manager at Uniplaces, where he relaunched and scaled the company's German operations, and as Head of M&A and Corporate Development at ricardo Group. As General Partner at Speedinvest, he built and led a nine-person Marketplaces & Consumer team, raised and deployed over €100M across two vertical funds, established the firm's Berlin office, and founded The Marketplace Conference. He is now a Partner at b2venture, where he backs founders building marketplaces and platform businesses. Across his career he has led investments in more than 70 startups and supported founders through over 200 funding rounds.
- Where does Mathias Ockenfels work?
- Mathias Ockenfels is General Partner at Speedinvest.
- What companies has Mathias Ockenfels invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Brainly, Coachhub, Docplanner, Goodays, Kittl, Lieferando, Planetly, reBuy, Revolut, StuDocu, TIER Mobility, Xeneta.