bunch and Speedinvest Forge Strategic Partnership to Support the Growth of the Startup Ecosystem

Anastasia Ratkanova

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Berlin, Germany — February 23, 2024— bunch, [a leading private market OS in Europe], and Speedinvest, [recognised by GP Bullhound as Seed Fund of the Year at the 21st annual Allstars Awards], are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionising the landscape for startup funding and support.

Joint Commitment to Funding the Future & Empowering Those Who Dare To Take Risks

With a shared commitment to fostering innovation, bunch and Speedinvest have joined forces to provide a comprehensive suite of services for portfolio companies. This strategic partnership merges bunch's solutions designed to help founders clean their cap tables, streamline governance, and enhance shareholder management with Speedinvest's hands-on support to navigate the challenges of early stages and scale startups to global success. bunch's solutions will enable Speedinvest's portfolio companies to close their angel rounds faster and reduce administrative costs.
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“bunch-Speedinvest partnership is a powerful combination. We are excited to see how much effort a VC fund puts into supporting founders beyond providing capital. We see bunch’s tech solution as uniquely complementary to how Speedinvest approaches funding of early-stage companies. This partnership is meant to support the growth of the entrepreneurial ecosystem within Europe.”
- Cheyenne Lake, Sales & Customer Success Lead at bunch.
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"We are thrilled about the possibilities this partnership unlocks for our portfolio companies. By choosing bunch, we aim to provide unparalleled support to startups, helping them in navigating the complexities of fundraising, ultimately saving both time and costs."
- Aliénor Bossé, Business Intelligence and Portfolio Success Manager at Speedinvest.

About Speedinvest

Speedinvest is a leading early-stage venture capital firm with more than €1 billion AuM and 40+ investment managers based in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, and Vienna. Our dedicated sector-focused teams are the first to fund Europe's most innovative technology startups and our in-house operational experts are on hand to offer founders ongoing support with growth, HR, market expansion, and more. Wefox, Bitpanda, GoStudent, Wayflyer, Open, CoachHub, Schüttflix, TourRadar, Adverity, and TWAICE are among our portfolio of 300+ companies. Learn more at www.speedinvest.com.

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Anastasia Ratkanova

Expansion Lead

Anastasia earned a Master's in Management (MiM) degree from HEC-Paris and began her career at a top-tier management consultancy. She worked on growth and go-to-market strategies for BCG clients across industries, with a focus on emerging markets. Seeking to combine strategy with execution, Anastasia joined the founding team at bunch as Chief of Staff. Subsequently, a year later, she transitioned to the role of Expansion Lead, where she now drives bunch's growth and supports the company's vision of becoming a pan-European platform for private market investing.