# Top 40 Enterprise Software Startup Investors in Austria in June 2026

## eQventure
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Graz, Steiermark, Austria
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs

## austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

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.

## Ariel Luedi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Software, Augmented Reality, Enterprise Software

Ariel Luedi is a Founder at Hammer Team - Growth Accelerator. He attended the ETH Zurich.

## tecnet equity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sankt Polten, Niederosterreich, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Open Field Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Open Field Capital

## Fil Rouge Capital (FRC)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Fil Rouge Capital (FRC) is an investment fund manager whose funds focus on early-stage businesses from pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds of investment.

## 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.

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

Jürgen Rauch

## Hansmen Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Lifestyle, Artificial Intelligence

The hansmengroup is a bunch of startups, that share common values, similar goals and the same Business Angel. A group with an incredible performance.

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

## 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.

## Hansi Hansmann
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Health Care, Apps, Cooking

Hansi Hansmann

## Laura Raggl
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Procurement

Laura Raggl

## Andreas Burike
- Type: Angel
- Location: Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Human Resources

Andreas Burike is the Founder and CFO of AnyDesk.

## Franz Fuchsberger
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Railroad, Software, Education

Franz Fuchsberger is a Senior Partner at eQventure.

## European Investment Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Energy

The European Investment Bank (EIB) offers lending, borrowing, and treasury services primarily within the European Union. It provides project loans for public and private sectors, loans to banks and intermediaries, structured finance products, guarantees, and securitization instruments for debts. Additionally, EIB offers equity and fund investmentproducts, including infrastructure and environmental funds, as well as venture capital funds. EIB also supports microfinance and risk-sharing finance for research and innovation, and provides technical expertise for sustainable energy projects. Its services include infrastructure advisory, urban development support, guarantees for transport infrastructure, and funding for public-private partnerships and small- to medium-sized enterprises. The bank serves various sectors, including transportation, energy, health, education, and agriculture.

## Reinhard Manzl
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Navigation

Reinhard Manzl

## Ferdinand Dietrich
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet

Ferdinand Dietrich - CCO & Co-founder @ Storebox

## HMG Invest
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Sales

Beteiligungsverwaltung. Tätigkeit laut Firmenbucheintrag: Investitionen (Immobilienkauf, Bauherrenmodelle und Unternehmensbeteiligungen)

## Hermann Hauser
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning

Hermann Hauser is the Co-founder, Director, and Venture Partner of Amadeus Capital Partners. He previously worked at IXI as a Founder. Hermann Hauser attended the University of Vienna.

## A & S Beteiligungsgesellschaft
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Sales, Software

Beteiligung an anderen Unternehmen

## Carcharodon Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

Carcharodon Capital provides seed financing for start-ups. The funds can also be provided during the foundation and serve the development and development of the company.  The investment volume is between € 50,000 and € 200,000 per investment and can be provided in the form of equity, debt capital or as a hybrid (eg silent partner).

## Alfred Luger
- Type: Angel
- Location: Austria, Pangasinan, Philippines
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Apps, E-Learning

Alfred Luger

## Beringea
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Analytics

Beringea is an international investor in high growth US & UK businesses. With expertise in multiple sectors we are at the forefront of emerging trends.

## Blaguss Reisen
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Ad Targeting, Customer Service, Sales Automation

Blaguss Reisen GmbH offers a range of transportation services including bus rentals, coach bookings, and regular transportation services. The company specializes in organizing school trips, class trips, and excursions. Blaguss Reisen GmbH also provides a hygiene concept to ensure safe travel. The company operates in Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia,and is known for its modern fleet and 24/7 availability.

## BaseTech Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cham, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, SaaS

BaseTech Ventures AG focuses on supporting early-stage companies in the German speaking regions (DACH). They help you make your businesses extraordinary so that they can be a part of the distinguished organizations of tomorrow. With us by your side, you will be able to enormously enhance your business through their collective ingenuity and hardwork.

## Mathias Hiebeler
- Type: Angel
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Series A
- Focus: Furniture, E-Commerce, Recruiting

Mathias Hiebeler - Owner @ H.I. Executive Consulting

## ESA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1

The European Space Agency portal features the latest news in space exploration, human spaceflight, launchers, telecommunications, navigation, monitoring and space science. 

## Smedvig Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Advertising

Venture Capital firm based in London. We help enable business funding though capital investment. In turn, that funds and drives business growth as exceptional speed. Visit our site to find out how our proven model of business investment can help your start up.

## Wolfgang Platz
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Railroad, Education

Wolfgang Platz is currently working at VIPASO, Katharo Ventures, and eQventure.

## 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

## A P - Trading
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Sales, Software

Unternehmensbeteiligungen & Immobilien

## Peter Steinberger
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Art

Founder of PSPDFKit

## Fund F
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Sustainability, Information Technology

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

## SevenVentures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Unterföhring, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Food and Beverage

SevenVentures is a leading TV media investor. As the investment arm of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, they are the ideal partner for B2C growth companies, especially in the consumer goods, retail and service sectors that have the potential to achieve sustainable success through the use of TV advertising. Cases such as Zalando, AboutYou, flaconi and inthe current portfolio Grover, refurbed, KoRo and TiNDLE illustrate how companies can benefit from their media power and become strong brands in their respective market segment within a short period of time. The combination of media power and operational know-how make SevenVentures the premier partner for growth through target-group-related and far-reaching TV and digital campaigns.

## Venionaire Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech

Venionaire Capital is an Entrepreneurial Partner for Investors, Entrepreneurs and Corporates in Private Equity and Venture Capital Investments.

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

## Domagoj Dolinsek
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Procurement

Domagoj Dolinsek is the founder of PlanRadar.

## Niki Stadler
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Navigation

Niki Stadler

## KIZOO Technology Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics

KIZOO provides mentoring, seed and early-stage financing with a focus on rejuvenation biotech. Having been entrepreneurs, VCs and mentors in both, high growth tech and biotech companies theirselves for many years with multiple exits and massive value created for the founders, they now bring this experience to the emerging field of rejuvenationbiotech - a young industry that will eventually become much bigger than today's largest technology markets.
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As part of the Forever Healthy Group, they directly support the creation of startups that turn research on the root causes of aging into therapies and services for humans.
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Forever Healthy's other initiatives include the evaluation of new rejuvenation therapies, evidenced-based curation of the world's cutting-edge medical knowledge, funding research projects on the root causes of aging and hosting the annual Undoing Aging Conference.

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