Building the foundations of the Polish Venture Capital market - supporting innovation and technological entrepreneurship in Poland and CEE region, specializing in early-stage tech company investments
| Firm name | SpeedUp Venture Capital Group / SpeedUp Group |
| Investment thesis/focus | Building the foundations of the Polish Venture Capital market - supporting innovation and technological entrepreneurship in Poland and CEE region, specializing in early-stage tech company investments |
| City/Location | Poznań, Poland (ul. Stanisława Wyspiańskiego 10/5, 60-749 Poznań) |
| Year founded | 2006 |
| Number of visible partners/investors | 5-6 (visible on The Org: Bartłomiej Gola, Michał Lehmann, Tomasz Czapliński, Kuba Dudek, Marcin Fejfer; plus Arkadiusz Piechocki and René-Xavier Gérard from other sources) |
| Investment stage/check sizes | Pre-seed to early growth - R&D investments (pre-seed) and early/early-growth (follow-on) |
| Founding/Managing partners | Arkadiusz Piechocki (former partner), Bartłomiej Gola (Founding Partner & General Partner), Michał Lehmann (Managing Partner), René-Xavier Gérard (Managing Partner) |
| Entity type | Venture Capital Firm (Polish VC/PE fund manager) |
| Public email contact | getintouch@speedupgroup.com (for founders seeking funding), info@speedupgroup.com (general) |
| Active funds | 3 funds: SpeedUp Energy Innovation, SpeedUp Innovation, SpeedUp Bridge Alfa; partners also run independent S20 Fund (s20.vc) |
| Current investment activity | NOT conducting new investments; focusing on managing existing funds (SpeedUp Energy Innovation, SpeedUp Innovation, SpeedUp Bridge Alfa) |
| Portfolio size | 78+ companies as of 2025 (2 new investments in last 12 months according to Grokipedia; website states not conducting new investments) |