# Top 40 Big Data Startup Investors in Austria in May 2026 ## 42CAP - Type: VC Fund - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence 42CAP is a seed stage investment firm based in Munich, Germany. They initially invest € 0.5 to 1.5m in seed-stage tech- and data-driven companies across Europe with global ambition.With eCircle they previously built one of Europe’s largest SaaS companies and sold the profitable business to Teradata (NYSE:TDC) in 2012. ## aws Gründerfonds (aws Founders Fund) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology aws Gründerfonds is Austria's 70m venture capital fund. We invest as co-investor in Austrian high-growth start-ups in their later seed and (pre-)series-A stages. ## APEX Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology APX Ventures offers digital solutions, including pay-per-click, custom web services, SEO, and cloud services. ## Speedinvest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Speedinvest is one of Europe’s most active early-stage investors, with more than €1bn AUM, 40 investors, and offices in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, Vienna and San Francisco. Your success is our priority, so we don’t just send some money and "check in" at board meetings. Our mission is to empower you with game-changing support throughevery stage of your journey. Our focused investment teams know your industry inside and out. Their Deep Tech, Fintech, Industrial Tech, Network Effects, Digital Health and Subscriptions experience, know-how and deep networks are yours from day one. You also have full access to our in-house Platform+ team of operational experts who can provide tailored growth marketing, people (HR), US business development, and networking support throughout every stage of your journey. ## PUSH Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Apps, Health Care We are an early-stage Venture Capital Firm investing in outstanding teams with convincing products and high growth potential. ## Open Field Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Diagnostics Open Field Capital LLC was established in August of 2003 with the exclusive focus of managing portfolios in emerging technology equities.The founding principals of Open Field Capital have worked together for over 15 years and have a substantial depth and breadth of experience in the financial markets. Throughout that time, the principals haveworked in emerging technology markets and have developed both an investment philosophy and methodology tailored to the sector's unique characteristics. ## European Super Angels Club - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech This is a Page excerpt. It will be displayed for search results ## Venionaire Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech Explore Venionaire's expert Venture Capital and Private Equity services. From M&A to valuation, our comprehensive solutions drive success in today's dynamic business landscape. ## tokentus investment AG - Type: VC Fund - Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Cryptocurrency tokentus is a venture capital company investing in blockchain based business models. The tokentus network includes leading industry experts supporting portfolio companies with additional expertise, an institutional network to Banking and Financial Services, funding and market access in Germany and Switzerland. The ultimate goal is to createsynergies and acceleration for the portfolio companies within the ecosystem. ## Mapcon Consulting - Type: VC Fund - Location: Leonding, Oberosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Big Data, Analytics, SaaS Business angel in Austria with strategic focus on the B2B IT start-ups. ## xista science ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Klosterneuburg, Niederosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Medical, Software We invest in deep tech startups and academic spin-offs with a strong innovation based on science, engineering and technology. We invest as lead investor in pre-seed and seed stages and have the ability to follow on in later rounds. We understand the needs of science and tech based startups and offer tailored support for entrepreneurs. We areembedded in the venture capital scene, yet understand the language of science and the world of research. Thanks to our diverse team, our expertise and experience in technology, entrepreneurship, finance, legal, IP, and strategic consulting will support your startup right from the start. ## Blockrocket - Type: VC Fund - Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Information Technology, Software Blockrocket is an early-stage investor in blockchain startups. ## ZAKA VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning ZAKA Startups is a private pre-seed and seed venture capital company. It is focused on early-stage software driven investments across the whole EU with primary focus on CEE, DACH and Baltics. ZAKA operates primarily from Prague and Bratislava with scouts in Berlin and Baltic region. ## Pragmatech Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kyiv, Kyyiv, Ukraine - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Machine Learning, Information Technology A Partnership to Take You Further - Pragmatech is a Venture Capital Firm & Startup Studio. Employing the pragmatic approach, we partner with exceptional founders to build fast-growing B2B SaaS and Marketplace companies. ## Hermann Hauser - Type: Angel - Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence Hermann Hauser co-founded Amadeus Capital Partners in 1997 with Anne Glover and Peter Wynn. In his long and successful history as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Hermann has founded or co-founded companies in a wide range of technology sectors. These include Acorn Computers (where he helped spin out ARM), Active Book Company,Virata, Net Products, NetChannel and Cambridge Network Limited. He was a founder director of IQ (Bio), IXI Limited, Vocalis, SynGenix, Advanced Displays Limited (acquired by Cambridge Display Technology), Electronic Share Information Limited, E*Trade UK and has supported many other start-ups.Hermann’s successes at Amadeus include: CSR plc (LON: CSR); Entropic Research Laboratory (acquired by Microsoft in 1999); Solexa (acquired by Illumina in 2007); and Icera (acquired by Nvidia in 2011). He is currently a non-executive director of XMOS, a company that is revolutionising re-configurable silicon chips; Intune Networks, a pioneer in the field of Optical Packet Switch & Transport; Tobii, the world leader in eye tracking and gaze detection; Plastic Logic, the first company to commercialize flexible plastic transistors (currently used in computer displays); and Cambridge Broadband Networks, a leader in point-to-multipoint wireless backhaul products.Hermann holds an MA in Physics from Vienna University and a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and an Honorary Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Hermann holds honorary doctorates from the Universities of Bath, Loughborough and from Anglia Ruskin University and was awarded an Honorary CBE for ‘innovative service to the UK enterprise sector’ in 2001. In 2004, he was made a member of the Government’s Council for Science & Technology. In 2012 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his contribution to the translation of science into business, and in 2013 a Distinguished Fellow of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.Austrian by birth, Hermann speaks German, English and conversational Italian and French. ## Chris Adelsbach - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Chris Adelsbach - Founding Partner @ Outrun Ventures ## Mangrove Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Mangrove Capital Partners is a contrarian investment firm helping innovative entrepreneurs start and grow. ## Johann "Hansi" Hansmann - Type: Angel - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Fitness, Software Dr. Johann ‘Hansi’ Hansmann was born in Austria and studied economics in Vienna. He spent the major part of his professional life working as an executive in the pharmaceutical industry in Austria, Germany, UK and Spain. He gathered several years of entrepreneurial experience running successfully his own pharmaceutical company in Spain afterconducting a management buy-out of a big pharmaceutical plant, making an exit in 2003. Since this time he is active as investor and business angel. He currently holds investments with a geographical focus on Austria, Germany, UK and Spain both internet and in the health industry. He led Runtastic, shpock, mysugr and just recently durchblicker and Busuu to extraordinary exits. He was president of the ‘Austrian Angels Investors Association’ until 2021, was awarded 'Best European Early Stage Investor' in 2016 by eban.org and is now based in Vienna and tries to find spare time to ride his mountain bike. ## Crista Galli Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Wellness, Medical Crista Galli Ventures invests in ambitious European healthtech companies at Seed and Series A. Our deep medical expertise, powerful network and agile approach enable founders to build important, world-class healthcare businesses. ## Earlybird Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Founded in 1997, Earlybird invests in all development and growth phases of technology companies. Among the most experienced venture investors in Europe, Earlybird offers its portfolio companies not only financial resources but also strategic support plus access to an international network and capital markets. With EUR 2 billion under management,eight IPOs and 30 trade sales, Earlybird is one of the most established and active venture capital firms in Europe. ## startup300 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Analytics, Information Technology startup300 operates as an angel investor network and business accelerator offering services to Austrian startups. ## Gerhard Kürner - Type: Angel - Location: Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Big Data, Analytics, Advertising Gerhard Kürner is the Founder and CEO of 506, a fast-growing data & performance solution provider servicing partners, retail market leaders, global industry groups and fast-rising consumer brands.Gerhard Kürner grew up in a family full of entrepreneurs and started testing and learning with the first available home computer system in the mid80s. Starting his professional career in the early 90´s with the introduction of CD-Interactive, Gerhard Kürner has always been on the leading edge of communication of brands and people. As a result, he was awarded the Austrian State Prize for Advertising in 1995. He helped to build up one of Austrias first privat television stations and one of the first nationwide digital streaming services in 2000. After the acquisition by Austrias largest publisher group he worked on the transition of voestalpine , the largest stock traded Austrian industry group. He helped turning the old fashioned Austrian steel maker into a global technology leader. During this time Gerhard Kürner won several global awards and was also responsible for the development and construction of the voestalpine Stahlwelt, which has since achieved worldwide recognition.In 2015 Gerhard Kürner took a share in an advertising agency in Linz. Together with his partners, he developed Lunik2 into one of the top 3 advertising agencies in Upper Austria by 2019. In November 2019, he founded 506, a solution provider for AI-driven and data-based marketing, which he heads as CEO.Selfmade entrepreneur Gerhard Kürner is always searching for new and better ways to build up businesses and to support people to do so. As a Business Angel and member of startup advisory boards, he lectures at various universities. He was part of the jury for the Austrian State Prize for Public Relations and also a board member at the Public Relations Association of Austria from 2011 to 2013. Kürner is married, has three children and lives in Wels, Austria. ## Leo Strohmayr - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Big Data, Analytics, Advertising Leo Strohmayr is the Founder and Managing Director at Anwert Technologies AG. ## Markus Grund - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Big Data, Analytics, Advertising Markus Grund ## Norbert Mühlburger - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Big Data, Analytics, Advertising Norbert Muehlburger serves as CEO and Chairman of the Advisory Board of WESTCAM Beteiligungs - & Management GmbH. ## Siegfried Milly - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Big Data, Analytics, Advertising Siegfried Milly ## aws Fondsmanagement GmbH - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care The Austrian Economic Service mbH (aws) is the promotional bank of the Federal Government.The aws SME fund is the largest Austrian Fund for silent corporate investments, but also providers of equity. Founded in late 2009 by the Austrian Economic Service mbH (aws) - the Development Bank of the Federal - he has a term until 31/12/2025.The fund is currently endowed with EUR 80 million and participates in medium-sized companies and brings with it a fresh capital to develop new products or processes, for sales development to international expansion. ## Markus Ertler - Type: Angel - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: SaaS, Big Data, Logistics Markus Ertler is an angel investor from Austria, and uses Ertler Holding for making investments. ## Axeleo Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Axeleo is the leading Enterprise Technology acceleration platform (both VC and Accelerator), backed by a partnership of over 60 entrepreneurs and executives, and the French Tech Acceleration Fund. ## Alexander Zrost - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Big Data, Analytics, Advertising Alexander Zrost ## Maximilian Tayenthal - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology Maximilian Tayenthal is co-founder and co-CEO of N26. Together with his business partner and friend Valentin Stalf, he built one of the first and now fastest-growing mobile banks in Europe. Their vision was to create a retail bank that's flexible, transparent and speaks to today's digital lifestyles. Previously, Max worked in a varietyof consulting and financial roles at leading professional services firms, including CMS and Booz & Company. Max holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics and business administration from the University of Vienna. He also has a master’s degree in economics from the Community of European Management Schools, as well as a law degree form the University of Vienna. Max is a CFA charterholder. While Max is based in Berlin, he always makes time for his passion outside of personal finance: skiing in the mountains of Austria and Switzerland. ## European Investment Bank - Type: VC Fund - Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software European Investment Bank (EIB) provides lending, borrowing, and treasury services primarily in the European Union.The company offers project loans for the public and private sectors; loans to banks and other intermediaries; structured finance products; guarantees and securitization instruments for senior and subordinated debts; project bonds;equity and fund investment products such as infrastructure equity and debt funds, and environmental funds; and venture capital funds and security packages for funds.The company also offers microfinance; risk sharing finance for research, development, and innovation projects; finance and technical expertise for sustainable energy projects; infrastructure project advisory services; support for urban development projects; guarantees for transport infrastructure; and funding for public-private partnerships and small- and medium-sized enterprises.EIB serves the transportation, global loans, energy, industry, health, education, water, sewerage, infrastructure, services, telecommunications, agriculture, and fisheries sectors.European Investment Bank was founded in 1958 and is based in Luxembourg. ## Nina Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Medical We deploy early stage capital to fuel the growth of need-driven health technology companies. ## C&P Immobilien - Type: VC Fund - Location: Graz, Steiermark, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Big Data, Blockchain, Car Sharing Immobilieninvestments und Anlegerwohnungen kaufen bei C&P ## Peak Pride - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Medical Multi family office investing in proptech, digital health & sustainability ## Cherry Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology Cherry Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm led by a team of entrepreneurs with experience building fast-scaling companies such as Zalando and Spotify. The firm backs Europe's boldest founders, usually as their first institutional investor, and supports them in everything from their go-to-market strategy and the scaling of theirbusinesses. Cherry Ventures has previously invested in the seed stage of over 50 companies across Europe, including FlixBus, Auto1 Group, Infarm, Rows, Forto, and TourRadar. Cherry Ventures is based in Berlin and invests across Europe with operations in London, Paris, and Stockholm. ## Nova Capital Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Automotive The typical market transaction involves the sale of one company at a time. However, there are situations where disposing of holdings in a number of businesses, in a single transaction, brings significant benefits - together with substantial time and cost efficiencies.Whether seeking a solution to illiquidity, the disposal of legacy assets orthe freedom to implement strategic change, Nova offers the corporate and financial sellers an efficient and market value solution. Unlocked from their holdings, investors and owners are better positioned to focus on the benefits and opportunities this significant step change brings.Although principally an acquirer, Nova can also work with investors in private equity funds, where there is the need for a Replacement Manager or General Partner. ## CMT Digital Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech An exciting new iteration of our website is coming soon. CMT Digital is a blockchain and digital assets focused subsidiary of the CMT Group, a 24 year-old trading and investments firm. The CMT Group has operated as a valued partner to entrepreneurs, traders, and technologists ## MAD Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Big Data, Analytics, Machine Learning MAD Ventures is a management firm that offers finance and and expertise to growing Canadian businesses. ## Gateway Ventures (formerly primeCROWD) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence Wir freuen uns mitzuteilen, dass primeCrowd nun unter neuem Namen Gateway Ventures fungiert. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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