# Top 45 Community Startup Investors in Austria in June 2026 ## Johann "Hansi" Hansmann - Type: Angel - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Fitness 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. ## Peak Pride - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Health Diagnostics Multi family office investing in proptech, digital health & sustainability ## Dolby Family Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics Investing in early-stage companies solving the biggest science and engineering challenges since 2014. ## Levensohn Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Altos, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series C, Series A - Focus: Software, Web Hosting, Telecommunications Levensohn Venture Partners has invested and managed six funds since 1996 and currently oversees a portfolio of over 60 active companies. Total AUM since inception exceeds $500 million. ## austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Hardlymountain - Type: VC Fund - Location: Baden, Niederosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Pet, SaaS, Bitcoin Hardlymountain Capital invests venture capital in ambitious teams with scalable products and great growth potential. ## Susman Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Events, eSports, Genetics Susman Ventures ## Hansmen Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Lifestyle, Pet The hansmengroup is a bunch of startups, that share common values, similar goals and the same Business Angel. A group with an incredible performance. ## Companion Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Pet, Health Care, Veterinary DV Investments provides venture capital to early-stage companies across life sciences, health technology & services, and animal health with the goal of supporting our portfolio companies throughout their development. ## 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 ## Square One Foods - Type: VC Fund - Location: Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Pet, Food Delivery Square One Foods supports founders in building tomorrow's food brands and food tech startups... ## aws Gründungsfonds - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Hans Peter Haselsteiner - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Pet, Travel, Leisure Hans Peter Haselsteiner is an angel investor. ## Speedinvest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Speedinvest is a globally active European venture capital firm built on a simple belief: many move more. From six offices across EMEA, our sector-focused investment teams back relentless founders from pre–Seed to Growth with long-term conviction, providing day-one access to our global network of corporate customers, experts, industry leaders, andtop-tier follow-on investors to scale smarter and faster. Building lasting companies like Bitpanda (Austria), Moove (Nigeria), Gigs (U.S.), Tide (UK), ARX Robotics (Germany), Wayflyer (Ireland), GoStudent (Austria), Seqera Labs (Spain), and Cylib (Germany) — together. Big ideas may start with one. But scaling and winning take The Power of More. ## Hornet Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Pet, E-Commerce, Marketplace Hornet Ventures invest in seed-stage companies. ## Calm/Storm VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Wellness, Software 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. ## Kai Hansen - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech business angel // entrepreneur // founder lieferando.de // boardmember booksy.com ## KAYA - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Internet We are committed to supporting founders at every stage of their journey, from studio projects and pre-seed through to Series A and follow-ons. ## Michael Hurnaus - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Pet, Wellness, Veterinary Michael Hurnaus is a Co-Founder & CEO at Tractive. ## Blockrocket - Type: VC Fund - Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Information Technology, Software OLXTOTO: Link Login Alternatif Situs Slot Gacor X500 Terbaik Di Asia ## Silicon Gardens - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ljubljana, Ljubljana Urban Commune, Slovenia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Apps Californians have their Silicon Valley, New Yorkers have Silicon Alley, Londoners the Silicon Roundabout, Berlin has the Silicon Alee and they're witnessing the rise of Silicon Savannah in Kenya. But what best describes Slovenia are the Silicon Gardens - small, efficient, highly cultivated patches of technology entrepreneurship. 500+ membersand growing rapidly. ## Kinled Holding - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Financial Services Kinled was founded in 1980 to retain the investment assets of the Aisher family.In 1990, the investment focus shifted to a portfolio of early stage investments applying Kinled’s company development experience alongside the endurance and passion of family owned investments together with the strategic focus of venture capitalists.Since then,Kinled has taken 8 companies to public markets and many more to successful trade sales at significant multiples. ## Primwest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Pet, Food Delivery, Subscription Service Switzerland-based single family office ## SFG Steirische Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft m.b.H - Type: VC Fund - Location: Graz, Steiermark, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Grant - Focus: Software, Audio, Travel Financing for startups in Styria ## Pioneers Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Apps, Music 100% satisfaction guaranteed on every domain we sell. 30-day, no questions asked, money-back guarantee. 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He is an active investor and advisor in a number of technology businesses, such as Lilium, Notion,Onefootball, Neufund, Freigeist and more. Prior to his career in business, Christian studied Mathematics and Computer Science as well as International Management in Berlin. Christian received the Forbes 30 under 30 award in 2014 and 2016. ## UNIQA Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Insurance, Health Care UNIQA Ventures GmbH is the Venture Capital arm of UNIQA Insurance Group AG, a leading insurance carrier in Central & Eastern Europe and a pioneer in Corporate-backed Venture Capital in Austria and CEE. Based in Vienna, Austria, the firm is investing in outstanding business models driven by strong teams and a clear vision to shape the future ofkey industries. Investment areas are the future of Health, Mobility, Intelligent Home and FinTech/InsurTech as well as enabling technologies such as IoT, Blockchain, ML/AI. ## arie megre - Type: Angel - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Wellness, Lifestyle, Health Care arie megre ## Marcin Kurek - Type: Angel - Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Wellness, Health Care, Ride Sharing Entrepreneur and Investor in E-business and Tech sector.Managing Partner and Co-founder at Market One Capital, a marketplace first VC fund based in Warsaw and Barcelona. Managing Partner and Co-founder in Protos Venture Capital, an early stage VC fund. Co-founder of Pomocni.pl group including niania.pl, remontuj.pl, pomocedomowe.pl Investor andsupporter in +20 companies, i.e. Docplanner.com (Znanylekarz.pl), Brainly.com, Unamo.com, Allani.pl, Restaumatic.com, Shoplo.com, Starofservice.com, Depilacja.pl, Pushpushgo.com.Main focus: marketing, product, business development ## Arkley - The Accelerator VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Toys, Children, Robotics Arkley - The Accelerator VC offers a decade of experience in launching and scaling startups. We focus on early-stage hardware startups ## eQventure - Type: VC Fund - Location: Graz, Steiermark, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs ## Mariusz Gralewski - Type: Angel - Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Education, EdTech Mariusz Gralewski is the Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of ZnanyLekarz. Mariusz Gralewski attended the Warsaw University of Technology. ## Point Nine - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet Point Nine Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital firm focused exclusively on early-stage Internet investments in areas like Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), online marketplaces, and mobile.The fund and its managers, Pawel Chudzinski and Christoph Janz have backed a number of highly successful Internet companies such as Delivery Hero, Clio,Shiftplanning, Vend, Typeform, and Zendesk from their earliest stages. ## Louis Pfitzner - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: B2B, Software, Marketplace Co-CEO at CleanHub, Entrepreneur (Salonmeister, Treatwell, CAYA, Lieferheld/Delivery Hero) and Angel Investor. Passionate about building companies (marketplaces & SaaS), especially in the SMB space. ## Guidepost Growth Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software Guidepost Growth Equity is a Boston-based firm with years of operating and functional experience partnering with growth-stage companies using technology to transform industries. ## Jürgen Habichler - Type: Angel - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Toys, Children, Robotics Jürgen Habichler ## Market One Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Software, E-Commerce Market One Capital | Seed fund empowering marketplaces and network effects platforms across Europe ## Marcel Beemsterboer - Type: Angel - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, 3D Printing Marcel Beemsterboer - Owner @ Zeeburg Ventures ## Harold Primat - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Sports, Software, GPS Investor and former professional racing driver. Currently, he is a president of the Primland estate. ## The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Zen11 Holdings - Type: VC Fund - Location: Graz, Steiermark, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, AgTech, Soccer Zen11 Holdings operates as an investment firm. ## RTA.vc - Type: VC Fund - Location: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Travel, Genetics RTAventures VC invests early in online businesses with special focus on healthcare related products and business models like SaaS (software as a service) and marketplaces. RTAventures VC is managed by Piotr Kulesza and Lubomir Jurczak and is based in Warsaw, Poland and Berlin, Germany. The largest investments include Docplanner, Typeform, PointNine Capital. ## Situlus - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Event Management Situlus ## Russmedia Equity Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Schan, Schaan, Liechtenstein - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Rental, Travel, iOS We are the investment arm of a 100 year+ Austrian family business and specialise in acquiring, managing, and operating profitable niche businesses in Online Marketplaces, Consumer Apps and SaaS.