# Top 50 Biotech Startup Investors in Austria in June 2026

## XISTA Science Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Klosterneuburg, Niederosterreich, Austria
- Relevant deals: 12
- 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.

## xista science ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Klosterneuburg, Niederosterreich, Austria
- Relevant deals: 9
- 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.

## tecnet equity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sankt Polten, Niederosterreich, Austria
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Biotechnology

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

## austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

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.

## SOSV
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software

SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates.
HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.

## MIG Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: München, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics

MIG Capital is one of the leading German VC Investors. We invest in European Deep Tech and Life Sciences from early to late stage (Seed, Series A, and beyond). We use investments to shape a better tomorrow, today. Our team currently manages 17 MIG public venture capital funds regulated by BaFin, the German financial markets authority. These fundsoperate with more than EUR 1.2 billion capital committed by >60,000 private investors across Germany and Austria.Today, our portfolio consists of 30 companies.

## 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

## aws Gründungsfonds
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

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

## Arax Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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

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

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

## PUSH VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Apps, Health Care

| Investments that move industries

## Übermorgen Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Energy, Renewable Energy

We are an early stage VC for climate tech startups.

## The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Medical

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.

## 10x Founders
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Cutting-edge venture capital firm supporting the early-stage entrepreneurs building global businesses.

## Aescap Venture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Chemical

Aescap Venture is an Amsterdam-based investment company that pursues investments in biotech companies in Europe and the U.S.

## Gamma Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology

gcp gamma capital partners is an independent Venture Capital investment firm, focused on financing dynamic technology companies in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and CEE countries.They seek to achieve superior returns by finding assets with substantial potential in their regional and sectoral focus areas, before they appear on the radar screenof mainstream players in terms of stage and/or initial investment size.

## VP Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Medical, Health Diagnostics, Internet

VP Venture Partners is a venture capital firm invests in healthcare companies.

## red-stars.com
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Telecommunications

We back B2B software and life-sciences companies with limitless scalability.

## TSVC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Altos, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care

Founded in 2010, TSVC (formerly TEEC Angel Fund) is proud to be a leading early-stage venture capital fund in Silicon Valley.

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

APEX Ventures is a deep-tech and medical-focused venture capital firm.

## BackBone Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software

BackBone Ventures' focus are early-stage investments, primarly in the area of innovative ICT, FoodTech and disruptive technologies in DACH & Israel.
Committed to achieve a positive impact for the next generation by empowering access to proficient ventures investments.

## eQventure
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Graz, Steiermark, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs

## Nina Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Software

We deploy early stage capital to fuel the growth of need-driven health technology companies.

## FPS-Holding
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Diagnostics

SPV

## 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, Life Science

Investing globally in technologies extending healthy lifespans

## Lansdowne Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Finance, Genetics

Fundamental Equity Investing, since 1998

## Valnon Holding
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering

Valnon Holding is an investment firm that invest in early-stage companies.

## Axilium Holding
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Life Science, Biotechnology, Semiconductor

Axilium Holding

## Kale United
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Biotechnology

Kale United offers a portfolio of over 75+ plant-based game changers

## IBG Beteiligungsgesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Magdeburg-rothensee, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Electronics, Software, Medical Device

IBG Beteiligungsgesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt is a venture capital firm makes investments in territories such as Germany and Denmark.

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

GLS Ventures

## Fund F
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: AgTech, EdTech, Software

The European Venture Fund that backs gender-diverse founder teams.

## Ligand Pharmaceuticals
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Diego, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Corporate Round, Post-IPO Debt, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical

A genetic medicines company developing first-in-class, non-viral, targeted nucleic acid therapeutics utilizing a proprietary gene monoclonal antibody (GMAB) platform technology.

## Gateway Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Apps

Gateway Ventures is Austria's biggest network of startup investors with currently over 4000 investors. We foster the Austrian and European startup eco-system by connecting investors and startups. Our startup portfolio covers FinTech, CleanTech, HeathTech, IT & Software, Big Data & Social Impact. We have financed >40 startups withseed fundings over € 30M+Gateway Ventures was founded in December 2015. Over 1000 investors and 200 partners are currently participating in the network, including European incubators, accelerators and VCs.https://www.gateway.ventures

## 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.

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

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)

## Matthias Wilrich
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Delivery Service, Mobile Apps

Matthias Wilrich is the VP Vehicles and Supply Chain at TIER Mobility.

## Die Wirtschaftskammer
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Music, mHealth

The Austrian Federal Economic Chamber functions as the federal parent organization for the nine State Chambers and 110 trade associations for different industries within Austria's system of economy.

## Amino Collective
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical

Amino Collective is an institutional venture capital firm investing at seed stage in health and bio companies. They help bring life-changing ideas to life by backing, connecting, and advancing our collective of entrepreneurs and scientists. The firm intends to invest in the sectors of biology, biotech, health tech, science, digital health, lifescience, and synthetic biology.

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

FCPG Affi

## Hadean Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

Hadean Ventures is a life science fund manager that invests in life science companies across europe with a particular focus on the nordic region.
The funds are backed by leading private and institutional investors.
Hadean Ventures has offices in oslo and stockholm and collaborates with world-class academic institutions and start-up hubs across theregion

## 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

Discover Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund. We invest in groundbreaking science to transform care. Explore our mission and join us in advancing medicine

## 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.

## MCI Capital SA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Mobile

MCI Capital is a leading Digital Private Equity investor in CEE, based in Warsaw, Poland. MCI Capital seeks to invest in digital disruption, transformation and infrastructure within EU, with focus on CEE. Preferred sectors are SaaS, E-commerce, Marketplace, Fintech, Insurtech, Foodtech, Traveltech and Digital Infrastructure. MCI typically investsEUR 25-100 M in a single project, either in Buyout or Expansion stage. Historically, MCI Capital has also been involved in funds dedicated to Private Debt, Growth and Venture Capital areas – these funds do not conduct any new investments, instead they focus on building the value of assets and de-investing.MCI Capital is managed by the executive management team. The company is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since February 2001 and is also a member of the Polish Private Equity Association.

## Air Street Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Biotechnology

Air Street Capital provides venture capital funding and strategic support focused on early-stage companies that develop products based on artificial intelligence. It invests primarily at pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages in firms working on AI-first technology, software infrastructure, machine-learning tools, and AI-enabled life scienceapplications. The firm pairs capital investment with advisory input on product, market, and technology strategy, and facilitates connections to its broader network of AI and technology stakeholders. Air Street Capital also shares industry insights through publications and community initiatives aimed at supporting AI and related tech ecosystems.

## Forbion Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Naarden, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

Impacting the future of medicine.

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

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.

## Sofinnova Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

Sofinnova Partners is a leading European venture capital firm in life sciences, specializing in healthcare and sustainability. Based in Paris, London and Milan, the firm brings together a team of professionals from all over the world with strong scientific, medical and business expertise.

## OrbiMed
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

Leading Global Healthcare Platform with Deep Proprietary Resources and Global Industry Coverage.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co