Curt Chadha

It takes more than capital to build real-world, cutting-edge technologies and companies that last. That’s why we commit the full power of our sector-focused investment teams and global network of customers, talent, top-tier follow-on investors, industry leaders, and experienced entrepreneurs to help you scale smarter and faster. With offices in London, Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Munich, and Abu Dhabi, we are on the ground across EMEA, helping our portfolio companies own their local markets and expand globally. From pre-seed to exit, we partner with bold founders to build category-defining, lasting companies like Bitpanda (Austria), Wayflyer (Ireland), Moove (Nigeria), Gigs (US), GoStudent (Austria), Tide (UK), ARX Robotics (Germany), Seqera Labs (Spain), and Cylib (Germany) – together. Speedinvest: The Power of More.

Elevator Ventures is the venture capital fund backed by Raiffeisen Bank International, Raiffeisen-Holding Niederösterreich-Wien and Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark. It manages funds of 100m€+ to elevate the growth of technology companies in Fintech and Beyond Banking. The team has a wide sourcing and business development network in DACH and CEE and uses the deep expertise and intel of its investors as an advantage. To date, Elevator Ventures has invested over €50 million in 15 companies, resulting in four successful exits, and holds two fund-of-funds positions.

We offer an innovative, digital platform for cashless payments that can be customized to any industry and business. Wirecard is a global technology company that is at home the world over. We operate regulated financial institutions in several key markets and hold issuing and acquiring licenses from all major payment and card networks. In our 26 offices around the world, we employ more than 5,300 people from 80 nationalities. Our digital platform enables businesses from all industries and sizes to issue their own payment solutions, accept customer payments, analyze and monetize their data and obtain financing. Accept payments: ✓ Offer all major payment methods. ✓ Integrate online, mobile, or at the POS. ✓ Prevent fraud and check creditworthiness. ✓ Adapt to your corporate design. Issue your own payment solutions: ✓ Pay suppliers and disburse funds with physical, mobile or virtual products, including wearables. ✓ Strengthen customer and employee loyalty through branded payment experiences. ✓ Optimize in-house processes with our financial licenses, fund management and fraud prevention.

Many know us as the most trusted way to send money to friends and family overseas and across borders, but were much more than that. Our talented teams around the world are building new ways to send, save and spend money. Wherever you are in the world, in whatever currency you choose, were evolving our services to meet the demands of tomorrow. Were here for whats next. When our teams make more financial services accessible to people everywhere, we help more people prosper, transforming lives and communities.