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Inkitt

Using AI to discover and publish potential hit novels from its global reading community.

Sector

Marketplaces & Consumer

Growth

Year Invested

2015

A Speedinvest Portfolio Company

Inkitt

Sector

Growth

Year Invested

2015

Using AI to discover and publish potential hit novels from its global reading community.

Inkitt is the world’s first data-powered book publisher, operating as a data-driven publishing house focused on discovering commercially successful fiction. The company operates a proprietary app where thousands of authors submit original stories, creating a large, diverse library of content across genres like romance, fantasy, and sci-fi.

Inkitt's unique value is driven by its predictive algorithm, Galatea. This technology analyzes detailed reader engagement metrics—including reading speed, completion rates, and device interactions—to scientifically pinpoint stories with the highest potential for global success. This data-first system allows Inkitt to de-risk the publishing process and offer contracts to the most promising new authors.

https://www.speedinvest.com/portfolio/inkitt

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Invesdor

Digital investment and financing platform for companies of all sizes.

Sector

Fintech & DeFi

Year Invested

2014

A Speedinvest Portfolio Company

Invesdor

Sector

Year Invested

2014

Digital investment and financing platform for companies of all sizes.

Invesdor Group combines the leading digital equity funding platform in the Nordics, Invesdor, and the leading digital mid-size (“Mittelstand”) financier in the German speaking countries, Finnest. The service portfolio spans from equity investments, bonds, IPO’s, syndicated loans, mezzanine capital and promissory notes to other debt capital instruments. Financing volumes typically range from EUR 250,000 to EUR 25m. Over the last years the combined and accumulated investments on the legacy platforms have doubled every year, currently totalling at more than EUR 130m.

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Invesdor Group holds a MiFID license passported to 28 European countries, which was granted to Invesdor in April 2015, making it the first such platform to receive this licence. The Group has a base of over 50,000 registered private and institutional investors from 150 countries.

https://www.speedinvest.com/portfolio/invesdor

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Investly

SME access to working capital through invoice financing.

Sector

Fintech & DeFi

Year Invested

2015

A Speedinvest Portfolio Company

Investly

Sector

Year Invested

2015

SME access to working capital through invoice financing.

Investly is an invoice discounting platform that allows SMEs to sell their invoices to investors, thereby increasing working capital. Invoices are sold in reverse auctions where investors place bids to ensure the best prices for merchants.

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The bidding system allows investors to earn above average returns. Investly’s service helps established businesses take on more customers, speed up their production process, and avoid seasonal cash flow gaps.

https://www.speedinvest.com/portfolio/investly

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Iyzico

Offering vendors a fast and easy way to receive payments online.

Sector

Fintech & DeFi

Exits

Middle East, Africa & Beyond

Year Invested

2013

A Speedinvest Portfolio Company

Iyzico

Sector

Middle East, Africa & Beyond

Exits

Year Invested

2013

Offering vendors a fast and easy way to receive payments online.

Iyzico (acquired by PayU in 2019) is Turkey’s leading ePayment company offering businesses easy solutions to accept payments online.

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The platform is tailored to the needs of the local market and integrates with over 22 different payment options and banks. Customers appreciate the easy setup process and features such as recurring payments and Iyzico’s marketplace solution.

https://www.speedinvest.com/portfolio/iyzico

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Joblocal

Regional online job marketplaces in Germany and Austria.

Sector

Exits

Marketplaces & Consumer

Year Invested

2012

A Speedinvest Portfolio Company

Joblocal

Sector

Exits

Year Invested

2012

Regional online job marketplaces in Germany and Austria.

Joblocal (acquired by Funke Mediengruppe in 2014) is the first network of regional online job marketplaces in Germany and Austria.

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Unlike large national online job sites, joblocal connects potential candidates with relevant positions in their area. Their marketplaces cover the entire job market across all employee levels, from managers to temporary workers and interns. The company has built 34 local job marketplaces including jobs.sh, bglandJOBS.de, or MünchnerJOBS.de. Corporate customers recruiting talent on Joblocal’s marketplaces include companies like Marc O’Polo, Sixt, Ikea, and Intel.

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https://www.speedinvest.com/portfolio/joblocal

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Middle East, Africa & Beyond

Julaya

Enabling companies to perform all their financial transactions in one single interface.

Sector

Middle East, Africa & Beyond

Fintech & DeFi

Marketplaces & Consumer

Year Invested

2022

A Speedinvest Portfolio Company

Julaya

Sector

Year Invested

2022

Enabling companies to perform all their financial transactions in one single interface.

Julaya is a B2B digital account that enables companies to send and collect payments seamlessly through a digital account.

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With the Julaya platform, SME’s, large corporates and government institutions can make bulk payments through all mobile money channels, process their travel or online expenses with a corporate prepaid card, easily import all transactions into their accounting system, and digitize cash collection.

https://www.speedinvest.com/portfolio/julaya

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Middle East, Africa & Beyond

Jumba

B2B construction materials marketplace simplifying the supply chain in Africa.

Sector

Middle East, Africa & Beyond

Marketplaces & Consumer

Year Invested

2023

A Speedinvest Portfolio Company

Jumba

Sector

Year Invested

2023

B2B construction materials marketplace simplifying the supply chain in Africa.

Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Jumba is a construction technology company that is simplifying construction in Africa. Through its B2B marketplace, Jumba connects hardware stores and construction sites to manufacturers of construction materials.

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Launched in April 2022, Jumba serves customers in 60% of Kenya’s regions. The company is layering financial services through its bank partners to provide buy now pay later options for its customers.

https://www.speedinvest.com/portfolio/jumba

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