# Top 40 Medical Startup Investors in Austria in May 2026

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

## 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.

## bmp Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing

bmp Ventures is an innovative Venture Capital Company from Berlin.
Since 1997 we’ve been investing Smart Money in Early Stage and Growth Startups. We finance ingenious business models with outstanding teams, who build fast-growing and sustainably profitable enterprises.

## Johann "Hansi" Hansmann
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Rene Schneider
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Medical, Analytics, Health Diagnostics

Rene Schneider

## MIG Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: München, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical

Zusammen gestalten wir die Unternehmen von morgen.

## Peak Pride
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Medical

Multi family office investing in proptech, digital health & sustainability

## LANA Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Medical, mHealth

LANA Ventures is a venture capital firm.

## PONTIS Venture Partners Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Manufacturing, RFID

PONTIS Capital manages two funds with total commitments of more than EUR 60 million, and is actively investing out of its second fund, PONTIS Growth Capital II (“PGC II”). The focus of PGC II is to invest in small and medium-sized growth companies with Established technology or other competitive advantage Existing proof-of-market in marketswith growth potential,Scalable business models, andHeadquarters in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

## MassMutual Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, Information Technology

MMV is a multistage, global venture capital firm investing in enterprise software, cybersecurity, financial technology, and digital health companies. We help accelerate the growth of the companies we partner with by providing capital, connections and advice.

## tecnet equity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sankt Polten, Niederosterreich, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Novartis Venture Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics

Our primary focus is on the development of novel therapeutics and platforms. We balance the therapeutic focus with investments in medical devices, diagnostics or drug delivery systems. In our investments we look for unmet need and clinical impact, novel proprietary science and understanding of mechanism, management and board experience and capitalefficiency in the program.We prefer to have our initial investment at the early stage to build the company and follow with additional investment in pace with the company:tm:s progress. We continue our approach of larger focused investments and anticipate total investments up to USD 30 to 50 mio per company over its life, but it can be as little as 100'000 USD to get started. We will increase our activities to lead or co-lead deals further and remain open to participate in larger syndicates. SectorsNew therapeutics & platformsMedical devices/implantsDiagnostics/biomarkersDrug delivery/biopolymersGeographyUSA/CanadaEuropeSwitzerlandAsia/Pacific

## FREE VALLEY HOLDINGS LIMITED
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Medical, Analytics, Health Diagnostics

Investment Company

## West Asia Investment Partners S.a.r.l.
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Medical, Analytics, Health Diagnostics

Investment Company

## 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.

## GLS Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sugar Land, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B
- Focus: Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology

GLS Ventures

## Rafael Vartian
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Medical, Analytics, Health Diagnostics

Rafael Vartian

## FCPG Affi
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Medical, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical

FCPG Affi

## Medicus Ltd
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Medical, Analytics, Health Diagnostics

Investor

## 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.

## IPO Beteiligungs-Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B
- Focus: Sensor, Medical, Wireless

IPO Beteiligungs-Management is a private equity company specialized in early stage venture investments.

## Gamma Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Wellcome Trust
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Grant, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical

Wellcome Trust is a medical research charity that funds research that aims to protect and improving human and animal health. It focuses on the fields of public engagement, investments, innovation, humanities, and social science.
It was founded in 1936 and headquartered in London, England.

## Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ingelheim Am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics

The Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund is the strategic venture fund of the Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation.

## 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.

## 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.

## red-stars.com
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Telecommunications

red-stars.com is an operative holding company that invests in and manages companies that provide mission-critical products and offerings to enable DIGITALIZATION and LIFE SCIENCES.

## PUSH Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## MMC Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

MMC is a venture capital fund investing in early stage, high-growth UK companies. Our mission is to be involved in the creation of the global industry-leading companies of tomorrow.

## Arax Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

ARAX Capital Partners is an Austrian bio-tech and high-tech early stage investor with an exclusive focus on Austrian ventures. Companies need to be young, innovative (if possible with patentable technology) and must have already secured pre-seed funding to qualify for an investment

## eQventure
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Graz, Steiermark, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

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## HBM Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Medical, Health Care

HBM Partners focuses on venture, growth and buy-out financings of private companies as well as investments in public companies.The HBM funds invest in entrepreneurial biopharma and other healthcare-related companies in Europe, North America, India and other Emerging Markets. Their team supports the growth of the portfolio companies through allstages of development, focusing on adding value by leveraging its experience and HBM's world-wide network in the industry. Investments usually range between $5 million to $50 million.

## EMBL Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics

EMBL Ventures invest throughout Europe with the aim to build companies that create significant commercial opportunities based on new therapeutic treatment.

## Techno Venture Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

Techno Venture Management is a venture capital and private equity firm focused on healthcare industry.

## aws Gründerfonds (aws Founders Fund)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## RoX Health
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Apps

Hello, our name is ROXand we are taking digital healthcare to the streets. 

## Die Brückenköpfe
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Life Science

Die Brückenköpfe is a management consulting and investing firm focused on the German healthcare market.

## Santo Holding
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Energy, Medical

Santo Holding is a Zurich-based investment firm funding biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, and healthcare companies.


## NEOÏ S.à.r.l
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Medical, Analytics, Health Diagnostics

Investment Company

## Biopart
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Medical, Analytics, Health Diagnostics

Biopart

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