Tom Lesche
Partner @ Speedinvest
London, United Kingdom
Tom Lesche is a Series A investor at Speedinvest in London focused on Banking and FinTech. Tom Filip Lesche based out of London, England currently works as a Partner for Speedinvest. Tom previously worked at Morgan Stanley as a Vice President. Tom Filip Lesche attended the Witten/Herdecke University.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Tom Lesche invests in
Stages Tom Lesche invests in
Countries Tom Lesche invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Banking 1 (50%)
- FinTech 1 (50%)
- Cryptocurrency 1 (50%)
Stage
- Series A 1 (50%)
- Series B 1 (50%)
Country
- Germany 1 (50%)
- United Kingdom 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Deblock
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Deblock offers banking services to cryptocurrency users.It assists people to cash out their cryptocurrency investments. | $34.6M / Series A / Nov 19, 2025 | |
Pliant
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Pliant provides modular, API-first B2B payment solutions designed to help businesses streamline spending, improve cash flow management, and integrate payments into financial operations. Its platform serves industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, offering tools that increase operational efficiency and financial control.Pliant’s core offerings target two customer groups: businesses seeking to optimize their payment workflows using apps and APIs, and companies such as financial software providers, ERP systems, and banks looking to build or expand credit card products through embedded finance and white-label services. The company’s solutions enable customers to extend credit lines, manage expenses flexibly, and create new revenue streams.We serve two primary customer segments: - Companies looking to optimize operational processes through intuitive apps and APIs, gaining control, automation, and financial flexibility through extended credit lines. - Companies such as financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks that want to launch or enhance their credit card offerings using Pliant’s embedded finance and white-label solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 3,500 businesses and more than 20 partners globally. As a licensed e-money institution (EMI), we issue Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries, helping companies streamline and simplify payments.Learn more at www.getpliant.com | $40M / Series B / Apr 28, 2025 |
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
Associate
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Gabriel Tirouflet
Venture Partner
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Olga Shikhantsova
Principal
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Stefan Klestil
General Partner, Si F
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Tom Lesche
Partner
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What does Tom Lesche invest in?
Tom Lesche invests primarily in Banking, FinTech and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Tom Lesche last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Tom Lesche closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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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