# Top 50 Internet Startup Investors in Austria in May 2026 ## Speedinvest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 16 - 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. ## aws Gründerfonds (aws Founders Fund) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 14 - 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: 11 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs ## tecnet equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sankt Polten, Niederosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 11 - 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 Fondsmanagement GmbH - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 7 - 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. ## Hermann Hauser - Type: Angel - Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - 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. ## Michael Grabner Media GmbH - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance MGM - MIchael Grabner Media GmbH. Business Angel for Startups ## 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. ## Klaus Hofbauer - Type: Angel - Location: Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Marketplace, Apps, Music Klaus Hofbauer - Owner @ karriere.at ## 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 ## Segnalita - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wattens, Tirol, Austria - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## 3VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS We believe in entrepreneurs with big ideas and the determination to drive humanity forward. ## 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. ## The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - 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 Brehm - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Machine Learning Michael Brehm is one of the biggest names in the German startup scene. Having sold companies to Google and eBay, taken one company public, and starting an investment company, Brehm has had the right instinct for future trends and has built multiple businesses to disrupt the status quo.During the early 2000’s, he was Executive Director andInvestor at the social network startup VZ-Netzwerke, as well as co-founder of Rebate Networks, which became one of the two largest global e-commerce platforms, positioning Brehm as an expert at not only seeing, but also driving a business, during significant global market transitions.One of his more recent ventures is i2x. Since 2017, Brehm has been the Founder and Managing Director of i2x, an artificial intelligence startup based in Berlin. Together with his team, Brehm is working on solving a problem that he repeatedly faced in his career: ensuring quality and delivering unprecedented customer satisfaction during every sales and service call. i2x helps companies deliver actionable insights from every customer phone call in real-time using its custom developed voice recognition technology and AI algorithms. i2x automatically generates personalized coaching for the user that is tailored to both their speaking style, as well as their business priorities to drive immediate results in sales and service conversations.After spending two years in stealth mode, i2x secured a €5 million seed round of financing in 2018. In 2019, i2x received €10 million as fresh capital in a Series A funding. The Berlin-based start-up is now entering additional markets and further innovating their speech analysis solution to optimize human communication and transform every customer-company relationship. ## DvH Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software Investing early in Europe's most passionate founders. ## 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. ## Matterwave Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Hardlymountain - Type: VC Fund - Location: Baden, Niederosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Pet, Bitcoin, FinTech Hardlymountain Capital invests venture capital in ambitious teams with scalable products and great growth potential. ## HOWZAT Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Joerg Floeck - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Series A - Focus: Apps, SaaS, Travel Joerg Floeck - Managing Partner @ Speedinvest ## 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. ## b2venture (formerly btov Partners) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Saint Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Nikolaus Futter - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Sensor, Parking Nikolaus Futter - Chairman @ PSI Alliance ## LAUNCHub Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software LAUNCHUB is a leading early-stage venture capital fund focused on investing in startups in South-Eastern (SEE) and Central-Eastern (CEE) Europe. ## Bernhard Niesner - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Firstminute Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning firstminute is a seed fund backed by over 120 unicorn founders and a world-class community. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## MairDumont Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ostfildern, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Travel, Internet, SaaS MairDumont Ventures invests in companies in travel sector. ## 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. ## Lang & Schwarz - Type: VC Fund - Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Finance, Online Portals The Lang & Schwarz Trade Center is considered the leading platform for OTC trading in Germany. Additional services range from traditional brokerage on advice and support in going and being public - including the IPO and Corporate Finance Advice - to the development of structured products. In addition, market-making belongs in securities andderivative financial instruments on our divisions, we work across the Group, with around 50 employees since 1996.We or our subsidiaries are listed on the Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Berlin, Stuttgart, Vienna (Austria) and approved on XETRA and EUREX to participate in trading, market makers are on Quotrix and have access to international markets. ## Markus Ertler - Type: Angel - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Parking, Software, Sensor Markus Ertler - Investor @ Ubiq.ai ## startup300 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Analytics, Information Technology startup300 operates as an angel investor network and business accelerator offering services to Austrian startups. ## Ferdinand Dietrich - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet Ferdinand Dietrich - CCO & Co-founder @ Storebox ## Reinhard Manzl - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Software, Navigation Reinhard Manzl ## Niki Stadler - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Software, Navigation Niki Stadler ## Sharp Alpha Advisors - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, Sports, Fantasy Sports Sharp Alpha Advisors is a venture capital firm specializing in sports betting and online gaming ## SmartEnergy Innovation Fund - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Sensor, Parking, Internet SmartEnergy Innovation Fund ## Russmedia Equity Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Schan, Schaan, Liechtenstein - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Travel, Rental, iOS This is really our website. We invest time into building companies, not websites. ## Apple - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cupertino, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Post-IPO Equity, Seed, Grant - Focus: Manufacturing, Software, Transportation Discover the innovative world of Apple and shop everything iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV, plus explore accessories, entertainment, and expert device support. ## Venionaire Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Lukas Scherzenlehner - Type: Angel - Location: Waidhofen, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Music, Digital Media, Music Streaming Lukas Scherzenlehner - General Manager @ Cleen Energy ## karriere.at - Type: VC Fund - Location: Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Internet Karriere.at is an internet job board offering leads on jobs you can apply for. ## Daniel Marwan - Type: Angel - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Marketplace, Internet of Things Daniel Marwan ## Cipio Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Semiconductor, Enterprise Software Cipio Partners is a leading European secondary direct and growth capital investment management and advisory firm. The firm makes direct investments in private growth stage technology businesses predominantly in Europe.Founded in 2003, Cipio Partners manages an international portfolio of private growth stage technology businesses in Europe fromoffices in Luxembourg and Munich. ## Global Equity Partners Beteiligungs-Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Sensor Global Equity Partners Beteiligungs-Management, a private equity and venture capital firm, specializes in the expansion financing of SMEs. ## Kai Hansen - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Software Kai Hansen is a successful serial entrepreneur and investor from Berlin, Germany, and Founding Partner of Rheingau Founders.He studied business administration with focus on entrepreneurship and marketing at the EBS Business School in Oestrich-Winkel (Germany), Auckland and Buenos Aires.During his last year at university Kai founded his firststartup, sportme, a social community for athletes, with Philipp Hartmann and Dr. Tobias Johann in March 2007, before going on to create Rheingau Founders together. Since then Kai has been actively involved in founding and developing 20 more startups.As Founder & Managing Director, Kai was recently responsible for the success of Lieferando, a European delivery service startup which was acquired by the market leader Takeaway.com in 2014 for more than US$100mn. With Lieferando Kai build a fast growing, multinational marketplace in a highly competitive environment and learned what it takes to make a startup successful. At Rheingau Founders, Kai is responsible for new ideas and business model development. With his extensive operational knowledge he also provides the portfolio companies with hands-on advice and strategic guidance, especially with developing efficient processes and operations. ## Allegion - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Internet of Things, Smart Home, iOS Allegion plc is a global provider of security products and solutions. The company offers a portfolio of mechanical and electronic security products across a range of brands. It operates in three geographic regions: Americas; Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA), and Asia Pacific. As of November 15, 2013, the Company was selling itssecurity products and solutions under 23 brands in 120 countries, including Schlage, Von Duprin, LCN, CISA, and Interflex. It sells a range of security products and solutions for end-users in commercial, institutional, and residential facilities worldwide, including into the education, healthcare, government, commercial office, and single- and multi-family residential markets.In April 2014, the Company acquired Fire & Security Hardware. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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