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413 people in our graph share verified history with Oliver — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Peter ChungunlockedOliver: together at Columbia University (2000)
×4Oliver: together at Columbia University
×3Oliver: together at VeriSign
×4Oliver: together at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
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
- SpeedinvestManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentVienna, Austria
- SpeedinvestCEO2011 — 2020Vienna, Austria
- TheMerger.comCEO2008 — 2011
- Verisign Inc.VP Media & Portals2006 — 2008
- Verisign Inc.VP2006 — 2008
- 3United AGCFO2004 — 2006
- Sysis AGCEO1998 — 2004
- Blue C ConsultingConsultant1998 — 2000
Skills & more
Mobile Applications98M&A experience21CEE8Semantics9Mobile6Mobile Content30M&A due diligence4Mobile Solutions5Corporate Development45Business Valuation11Mobile Devices99Solutions Marketing16
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Due DiligenceStart-upsMobile TelephonyEntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementMobile MarketingE-commerceMobile AdvertisingStrategyLeadershipMobile IndustryWeb 2.0From Oliver's professional profile.
Deals · 1
StatelessBoard seat
via Speedinvest · filed Dec 2022 · $4M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
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.
- 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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Also attended Columbia University1,123
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Also attended WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)211
Patrick NorrisGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalFerlyn TanInvestor, Orbit at Openspace VenturesBence PatakiAnalyst at Interactive Venture Partners LlcJanelle GoulardPartner at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Chris WeyrerPrincipal at Vida VenturesTomasz SwiebodaInvestor at Inovo VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at Speedinvest66
AudreyInvestment Team Member at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcEmily MeadsPrincipal at QuantonationMagda PoslusznyPrincipal at Partech VenturesYang TranPartner at Zero Prime VenturesPhilip SpechtGeneral Partner at AENUGalina SaganInvestment Partner at Hitachi Ventures
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Also worked at Verisign Inc.45
Maria CirinoInvestor at .406 VenturesAl GhousInvestor at Notable CapitalMichael MeallingGeneral Partner at Starbridge Venture Capital LlcSean LeachPartner, Investments at Capital One VenturesChris GardnerPartner at Underscore VCLars AlbrightGeneral Partner at Unusual Ventures
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