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Oliver Holle

Investor

CEO & Managing Partner at Speedinvest

Vienna

Writes $3M checks · typically $500K

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433 people in our graph share verified history with Oliver — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Oliver Holle, who founded and exited SMS.at, bootstrapped a VC from a small fund into a multi‑hundred‑million platform, champions Europe’s tech independence and treats VC as cultural, artistic collaboration.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

Climate TechDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechSaaS

Beyond investing

Founded
Holle founded 3united, one of the first European internet startups, in 1997; it was sold to VeriSign for €55M in 2006. Holle co-founded the early-stage venture capital fund Speedinvest in 2011 after securing €10M from private investors.

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Experience

  1. SpeedinvestManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentVienna, Austria
  2. SpeedinvestCEO2011 — 2020Vienna, Austria
  3. TheMerger.comCEO2008 — 2011
  4. Verisign Inc.VP Media & Portals2006 — 2008
  5. Verisign Inc.VP2006 — 2008
  6. 3United AGCFO2004 — 2006
  7. Sysis AGCEO1998 — 2004
  8. Blue C ConsultingConsultant1998 — 2000

Skills & more

Mobile Applications98M&A experience21CEE8Semantics9Mobile6Mobile Content30M&A due diligence4Mobile Solutions5Corporate Development45Business Valuation11Mobile Devices99Solutions Marketing16
+12 moreDue DiligenceStart-upsMobile TelephonyEntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementMobile MarketingE-commerceMobile AdvertisingStrategyLeadershipMobile IndustryWeb 2.0

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Deals · 1

StatelessBoard seat

via Speedinvest · filed Dec 2022 · $4M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Datapath.ioFraugsterIndyKiteInkittIyzicoKhaznashpockTourRadarWikifolio

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Speedinvest

Alex Davis
Investor at Speedinvest
Alexander Gruber
Senior Legal Counsel at Speedinvest
Aliénor Bossé
Portfolio Success Lead at Speedinvest
Alvaro Perezcano
Principal at Speedinvest
Anastasiia Grushina
Fund Reporting Manager at Speedinvest
Andrea Zitna
Partner at Speedinvest
Andreas Schwarzenbrunner
General Partner at Speedinvest
Artem Zhuravlev
Communications Manager at Speedinvest

Network2

Ashley Lewis
Managing Partner VC at Development Partners International
Erik Blachford
Venture Partner at Ascension

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Oliver Holle?
Oliver Holle, who founded and exited SMS.at, bootstrapped a VC from a small fund into a multi‑hundred‑million platform, champions Europe’s tech independence and treats VC as cultural, artistic collaboration.
Where does Oliver Holle work?
Oliver Holle is CEO & Managing Partner at Speedinvest.
What does Oliver Holle invest in?
Oliver Holle invests in Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Oliver Holle write?
Oliver Holle typically writes checks of $3M.
What boards does Oliver Holle sit on?
Oliver Holle holds tracked board seats at Stateless.
What companies has Oliver Holle invested in?
Investments tracked here include Datapath.io, Fraugster, IndyKite, Inkitt, Iyzico, Khazna, shpock, TourRadar, Wikifolio.
Where did Oliver Holle go to school?
Oliver Holle studied at Columbia University (M. Phil, Economics); WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) (MAG., Business Administration).

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