# Top 50 Enterprise Startup Investors in Austria in October 2023

## Speedinvest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 30
- 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.

## tecnet equity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sankt Polten, Niederosterreich, Austria
- Relevant deals: 27
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

tecnet equity is an Austrian venture capital fund investing in innovative high-tech companies with potential for significant growth.

## aws Gründerfonds (aws Founders Fund)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 21
- 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.

## eQventure
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Graz, Steiermark, Austria
- Relevant deals: 19
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs

## Johann "Hansi" Hansmann
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 19
- 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.

## aws Fondsmanagement GmbH
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 14
- 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.

## Calm/Storm Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Wellness, Medical

Calm/Storm is an exclusive founder network and venture capital firm. We invest in purpose driven founders changing our life & health for the better. Headquartered in Vienna, Austria we invest in early-stage companies all over Europe and the US. We focus on the pre-seed and seed stages but also invest up to Series A.

## Hermann Hauser
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 8
- 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.

## APEX Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 6
- 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.

## Segnalita
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wattens, Tirol, Austria
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software

Segnalita is very proud of working together with passionate entrepreneurs and promising companies. With a focus on the future and the ongoing expansion of their portfolio they are continuously looking for enthusiastic founders and their ideas.

## The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Grant, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) is the national funding agency for industrial research and development in Austria. As a "one-stop shop" offering a diversified and targeted programme portfolio, the FFG gives Austrian businesses and research facilities quick and uncomplicated access to research funding.The FFG was foundedon 1 September 2004 (pursuant to the FFG Act on establishing a research promotion agency, Federal Law Gazette I No. 73/2004). The FFG is wholly owned by the Republic of Austria, represented by the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (bmvit) and the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW). As a provider of funding services, however, the FFG also works for other national and international institutions.

## Michael Grabner Media GmbH
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

MGM - MIchael Grabner Media GmbH. Business Angel for Startups

## QC·VENTURES
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Manufacturing, Software

QC·VENTURES is a Venture Capital investment platform of Q·ADVISERS that builds ad hoc investor syndicates around ideas and around a core team of experienced corporate finance professionals. We invest in companies that have potential for growth, disruption and ambition to scale internationally. Our focus is general tech and consumer products.

## Hardlymountain
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Baden, Niederosterreich, Austria
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Pet, Bitcoin, FinTech

Hardlymountain Capital invests venture capital in ambitious teams with scalable products and great growth potential.

## Patrick Poschl
- Type: Angel
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Consulting

Patrick spent over 8 years in the financial service industry based in Vienna and London. Most recently before Scalable at Goldman Sachs in London, he was working in the team responsible for structuring of financial products and developments of electronic trading platforms. Patrick studied international business at the Vienna University of Economicsand Business. Additionally, during his studies, he was self-employed as an IT-specialist.

## xista science ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Klosterneuburg, Niederosterreich, Austria
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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.

## Bernhard Niesner
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Apps, Energy Management

Bernhard Niesner is the CEO and Co-Founder of busuu – the world´s largest social network for language learning with more than 35m users. busuu provides language courses in 12 different languages combined with direct interaction with native speakers from the community. The London-based start-up received several awards and was named “Best EducationStart-Up in 2011” by TechCrunch. busuu is backed by renown business angels like Martin Varsavsky and received investment from PRO-Founders Capital.Before founding busuu, Bernhard worked at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. In addition to busuu, he is Associated Professor at IE Business School in the area of online marketing.Bernhard graduated summa cum laude in International Business from the University of Vienna and holds an MBA (with honors) from IE Business School. In 2009 he was awarded “Entrepreneur of the year” in Austria.

## 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.

## PUSH Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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.

## b2venture (formerly btov Partners)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Saint Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Btov Partners is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in digital and industrial technology companies. With investment teams in Digital and Industrial Tech, Btov invests EUR 50m per year in high-growth companies with ticket sizes from EUR 0.25m to 3.5m.

## Matterwave Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Matterwave Ventures invests in early-stage industrial hardware and software companies, empowering them to become global leaders. The company's solutions are those that will influence how value will be created in industry in the future. Matterwave Ventures, as sector-neutral investors, is on the lookout for ground-breaking hardware and softwaresolutions, including materials, components, systems, and software. With a sincere interest in their products, extensive market knowledge, solid connections in the industry, and unmatched investment expertise in the field, Matterwave Ventures supports the companies in its portfolio.

## seed + speed Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

Empowering visionary founders with pre-seed and seed funding for B2B software innovation. Partner with us to turn your aspirations into thriving businesses. Our expert support ensures your journey to success.

## Peak Pride
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Medical

Multi family office investing in proptech, digital health & sustainability

## HOWZAT Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Travel, E-Commerce, SaaS

Howzat Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed, start up, growth capital, early stage, and mid venture investments. The firm seeks to invest in digital businesses with a focus on internet, digital media, e-commerce companies. It invests globally. It acts as as sounding board. The firm also makes co-investments. HowzatPartners was founded in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg and London.

## Michael Altrichter
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Finance, Internet

Michael Altrichter - Managing Director and Director @ Paysafecard

## Klaus Hofbauer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Marketplace, Apps, Music

Klaus Hofbauer - Owner @ karriere.at

## DvH Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

Investing early in Europe's most passionate founders.

## Nikolaus Futter
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, Sensor, Parking

Nikolaus Futter - Chairman @ PSI Alliance

## Christian Kaar
- Type: Angel
- Location: Austria, Pangasinan, Philippines
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Apps, Software, Information Technology

Christian Kaar

## VENTA GROUP
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: iOS, Apps, Android

We, the VENTA Real Estate Group are your competent and ambitious partner in the field of real estate. We develop condominiums, rental apartments, offices and commercial space that are sustainable, productive and liveable. We gladly consider your individual wishes.

## Alfred Luger
- Type: Angel
- Location: Austria, Pangasinan, Philippines
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Apps, Information Technology

Alfred Luger - Co-Founder, CFO & COO @ Runtastic

## Ventech
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Biotechnology

On-the-ground expert investors in early-stage digital. Ready to meet you, wherever you are.

## Gamma Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series C
- Focus: Mobile, iOS, Mobile Apps

GCP Gamma Capital Partners is a private Venture Capital investment and Equity consulting firm established in 2002 (GCP Presentation 2020). We focus on dynamic technology and growth companies in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and CEE countries bordering Austria. We aim for value creation and value realization to generate superior returns for our investors and clients.

## Cherry Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Schnidar Harald
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: mHealth, Software, Biopharma

Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Scientist and Inventor

## Martin Global AG
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Buchs, Inner-Rhoden, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Analytics, Logistics

Martin Global AG are some of the factors by which our experienced team, actively performs a variety of industries, good ideas and product.

## Aquis Sanitär
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: iOS, Apps, Android

Aquis Sanitär is supply sanitary equipment with infrared sensor operated electronic faucets in workd wide.

## KaPa Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Video, E-Commerce, Employment

KaPa Ventures offers venture capital to businesses.

## Thomas Bachem
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Internet, Education

Thomas Bachem “Tom” is a passionate entrepreneur, investor and founder of several startups and initiatives, including sevenload, Lebenslauf.com and the German Startups Association. Being an avid coder and designer since his early youth, he is currently building his dream university CODE and serves as Germany’s youngest university chancellor.

## Smartworks Innovation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Corporate Round
- Focus: Software, Energy, Data Center

Enabling Visions. Today. Tomorrow. Together.

## Haymaker Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2

We invest in companies that invent the future.

## Dr. Cornelius Boersch
- Type: Angel
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech

Dr. Cornelius (“Conny”) Boersch is an entrepreneur, business angel and founder of numerous technology companies. Conny is considered one of the bestconnected networkers in the tech and start-up scene. He is the founder of the global company builder Mountain Partners as well as the global co-investment company Conny & Co. Conny initiated theEntrepreneurs Day at the Tegernsee, one of the most exclusive conferences in Europe and regularly holds speeches at universities or tech events all over the world. As a business angel, he has invested in more than 300 companies since 1995 and was voted “European Business Angel of the Year” in 2009. He is a European Investment Fund (EIF) - certified super angel, which means that, subject to certain restrictions, the EIF matches all of his startup investments 1 to 1.As an entrepreneur, Conny previously founded the stock-listed RFID-based companies ACG, Smartrac and Identiv as well as the cashless payment systems provider Sandpiper. For his activities he was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2000. Politically, Conny acted as advisor to Dr. Guido Westerwelle, former president of the German Liberal Party, FDP, Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Germany from 2009 to 2012.He studied at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Essen with a thesis on venture capital and investing. He later also acted as honorary professor and held lectures at the University of Essen.

## Michael Ströck
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Information Technology

Founding partner and investor at Calm/Storm Ventures. Previously founded companies in consumer e-commerce (KochAbo; exit to Marley Spoon in 2015) and enterprise SaaS (Gustav; YC S17). Launched and grew successful open source projects (Vienna RSS; over 10 million downloads), as well as various community and charity projects (FounderTalks.org,Chancen:reich).I‘m especially passionate about the very early stages of company-building and have a track-record of early stage investments in my own companies, as well as healthcare and health-tech startups like Mediclass, hi.health and Probably Genetic (YC W19). Other notable investments include Flaviar (YC S14), Joblocal.de (Exit 2015), Kiko, Biloba and an investment as one of the first limited partners in Austrian venture fund Speedinvest.

## 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.

## Fin Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Fin Capital is an asset management firm investing full lifecycle in FinTech and adjacent verticals in principally B2B enterprise SaaS companies. The firm manages over $1B in AUM and deploys full-stack out of 4 strategies: Regatta (pre-seed, checks of $100K-$1M), Flagship (Early Stage - Seed->B, checks of $1-10M), Horizons (Growth - C+, checks of$25-50M+, primary/secondary), and Constellation (Publics – SPAC sponsor).Fin Capital brings a scalable operating value playbook focused on global BD, corporate dev, capital formation, product/GTM, key talent sourcing, and board leadership – leveraging proprietary AI/ML platform.

## Raiffeisen UA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Recruiting

Raiffeisenbank refers to cooperative banks in Europe that are rooted in the early credit unions of Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen.

## R42 Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stanford, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology

R42 Group is a venture fund and an institute which invents, invests and informs covering AI, deep science, 5G mobile, biotech and fintech.

## Longevitytech.fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence

Investing globally in technologies extending healthy lifespans

## Jürgen Rauch
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Sales, Software

Jürgen Rauch

## Verve Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology

Verve Ventures has invested in more than 140 science and technology startups. We support visionary and resilient entrepreneurs from day one and are a reliable partner for the entire journey. We typically invest EUR 1-3m in early as well as later stage rounds of European high tech startups.

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