Erik Bovee
Founder Partner @ Speedinvest
Vienna, Austria
Erik Bovee is a seed investor at Speedinvest in Vienna focused on Software and Human Resources. Erik Sebastian Bovee is based out of Vienna, Wien and is the Vice President of Business Development of MindsDB. Erik previously worked at Speedinvest as a founding partner. Erik Sebastian Bovee attended the University of Oxford.
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 36%
Last updated:
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Industries Erik Bovee invests in
Stages Erik Bovee invests in
Countries Erik Bovee invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $663k–$3.9M
- Series A
- $11M–$16M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (27%)
- Human Resources 2 (18%)
- Apps 1 (9%)
- SaaS 1 (9%)
- EdTech 1 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (45%)
- Series A 2 (18%)
- Angel 1 (9%)
- Series B 1 (9%)
Country
- United States 3 (27%)
- Germany 1 (9%)
- United Kingdom 1 (9%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Inkitt is the world's first reader-powered book publisher. They have developed an algorithm that predicts bestsellers by analyzing reading behaviour.At Inkitt, they believe that every author should have an equal chance to succeed. That’s why they’re building the fairest and most objective publishing house in the world by finding hiddentalents and turning them into globally successful authors.They're a team of 30 hard-working, extremely talented, and highly dedicated entrepreneurs and have raised $5m to level up and get closer to their goal: to help debut authors dominate the NY Times Best Seller list. | $59M / Series B / Oct 04, 2021 | ||
| Inkitt is the world's first reader-powered book publisher. They have developed an algorithm that predicts bestsellers by analyzing reading behaviour.At Inkitt, they believe that every author should have an equal chance to succeed. That’s why they’re building the fairest and most objective publishing house in the world by finding hiddentalents and turning them into globally successful authors.They're a team of 30 hard-working, extremely talented, and highly dedicated entrepreneurs and have raised $5m to level up and get closer to their goal: to help debut authors dominate the NY Times Best Seller list. | $16M / Series A / Aug 28, 2019 | ||
| Stateless is reinventing connectivity. With software-defined interconnect (SD-IX) from Stateless colocation providers can dynamically deliver routing, security and automation services to network interconnection points through software. In doing so, providers can control and connect every endpoint, including portfolio data centers, tenant sites andhyperscale clouds. Stateless is based in Boulder, CO and is a spinoff of research conducted by co-founders Murad Kablan and Eric Keller. | $11.3M / Series A / Jan 30, 2019 | ||
| Exited to Ascalia (2024)Metis Labs develops advanced AI-driven Process Control and Quality Assurance systems for the manufacturing sector. Since 2017, we have been at the forefront of using AI to enhance the efficiency of production lines, delivering products used by consumers globally.Key Achievements:• One of the world’s first companies touse Generative AI to control real-world equipment in operationally critical environments, verified by top global brands to deliver over 80% waste reduction. • Developed a safe, repeatable methodology to deploy Generative AI control systems across some of the largest Consumer Packaged Goods production lines worldwide. • Pioneered the miniaturization of AI control solutions, enabling deployment on low-powered, legacy Programmable Logic Controllers in critical manufacturing environments.Our mission is to reduce the environmental impact and enhance the profitability of large-scale manufacturing processes globally. | $1.2M / Seed / Jul 24, 2018 | ||
| Stateless is reinventing connectivity. With software-defined interconnect (SD-IX) from Stateless colocation providers can dynamically deliver routing, security and automation services to network interconnection points through software. In doing so, providers can control and connect every endpoint, including portfolio data centers, tenant sites andhyperscale clouds. Stateless is based in Boulder, CO and is a spinoff of research conducted by co-founders Murad Kablan and Eric Keller. | $1.5M / Seed / Dec 05, 2017 | ||
| Sunlight helps companies grow a highly engaging learning culture by facilitating their team’s access to any book, event or course in the world. | $662.8K / Seed / Nov 01, 2017 | ||
| Inkitt is the world's first reader-powered book publisher. They have developed an algorithm that predicts bestsellers by analyzing reading behaviour.At Inkitt, they believe that every author should have an equal chance to succeed. That’s why they’re building the fairest and most objective publishing house in the world by finding hiddentalents and turning them into globally successful authors.They're a team of 30 hard-working, extremely talented, and highly dedicated entrepreneurs and have raised $5m to level up and get closer to their goal: to help debut authors dominate the NY Times Best Seller list. | $3.9M / Seed / Sep 25, 2017 | ||
| Gustav provides an environment for the next generation of staffing firms and recruiters to conduct business online. | $980K / Seed / Jan 10, 2017 | ||
| Gustav provides an environment for the next generation of staffing firms and recruiters to conduct business online. | $650K / Angel / Apr 15, 2016 | ||
| Inkitt is the world's first reader-powered book publisher. They have developed an algorithm that predicts bestsellers by analyzing reading behaviour.At Inkitt, they believe that every author should have an equal chance to succeed. That’s why they’re building the fairest and most objective publishing house in the world by finding hiddentalents and turning them into globally successful authors.They're a team of 30 hard-working, extremely talented, and highly dedicated entrepreneurs and have raised $5m to level up and get closer to their goal: to help debut authors dominate the NY Times Best Seller list. | $1.1M / Seed / Nov 15, 2015 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Speedinvest
Speedinvest is a globally active European venture capital firm built on a simple belief: many move more. From six offices across EMEA, our sector-focused investment teams back relentless founders from pre–Seed to Growth with long-term conviction, providing day-one access to our global network of corporate customers, experts, industry leaders, andtop-tier follow-on investors to scale smarter and faster. Building lasting companies like Bitpanda (Austria), Moove (Nigeria), Gigs (U.S.), Tide (UK), ARX Robotics (Germany), Wayflyer (Ireland), GoStudent (Austria), Seqera Labs (Spain), and Cylib (Germany) — together. Big ideas may start with one. But scaling and winning take The Power of More.
Speedinvest Contacts
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Florian Obst
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Gabriel Tirouflet
Venture Partner
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Olga Shikhantsova
Principal
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Stefan Klestil
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Tom Lesche
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FAQ
What does Erik Bovee invest in?
Erik Bovee invests primarily in Software, Human Resources and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Erik Bovee invest in?
Erik Bovee typically joins rounds of $663k–$3.9M at Seed and $11M–$16M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Erik Bovee's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Erik Bovee took part in.
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When did Erik Bovee last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Erik Bovee closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 11 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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