# Top 25 Manufacturing Angel 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. ## Hermann Hauser - Type: Angel - Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology 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. ## Bernhard Niesner - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, E-Learning, Apps 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. ## Sebastian Becker - Type: Angel - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Education, E-Learning, Generative AI Sebastian Becker is a Partner at Redalpine. ## Fiona Macintyre - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Home Appliances Fiona Macintyre is the Founder and CEO of Forming Impact and a thought leader in sustainable development and strategic partnerships. She leads a network of CEOs, entrepreneurs, creatives and investors, together driving solutions to the challenges of our lifetimes. With flagship initiatives and events such as Necker Island and the United NationsSustainable Development Goal Week, Macintyre is an expert in bringing global players from the private sector to the impact world, consulting for ventures in sectors including investment, innovation and tech. She is a respected investor focusing on the sustainable impact sector. ## Henrik Piroth - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Home Appliances Henrik Piroth is the Co-founder & COO at heycater. Attended WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. ## Laura Warnier - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Home Appliances Laura Warnier is an individual invstor at GoStudent ## Yoobin Jung - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Robotics, Software, Manufacturing Yoobin Jung ## Hanno Lippitsch - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Marketplace, Manufacturing Hanno Lippitsch Founder and CEO at Eversport. ## Henry Murray - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Robotics, Software, Manufacturing Henry Murray ## Alexander Weber - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Robotics, Software, Manufacturing Alexander WEber is the Chief Growth Officer at N26. ## Anne Lemcke - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Personal Health, Bakery Anne Lemcke ## Florian Gibitz - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Machinery Manufacturing Florian Gibitz ## Wolfgang Faist - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Industrial, 3D Printing, Manufacturing Wolfgang Faist is an individual investor. ## Theresia Heinrich - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing VC @LEAP4 | Oxford EMBA & Oxford Seed Fund | Founder @xWAVES | Angel ## Pjotr van Schothorst - Type: Angel - Location: Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Drones Pjotr van Schothorst is the Advisory Board Member at Act-3D - Lumion. He attended Technische Universiteit Delft. ## Michael Kettner - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing Michael Kettner is a Head of Production Engineering of ProGlove. ## Matthias Kempf - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Railroad, Software, Transportation 1995-200 Industrial Engineering at KIT (University of Karlsruhe), 2003-2006 PhD at Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 200-2008 Automotive and Mobility Top Management Consultant at Oliver Wyman, 2011-2021 Foudning Partner at Berylls Strategy Advisors, since 2021 Managing Partner at Berylls Digital Ventures ## Felix Porsche - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, CleanTech, GreenTech Felix Porsche ## Daniel W Dippold - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence Daniel W. Dippold is the Co-Founder and Partner of Newnow. He previously worked at Emoti as a Co-Founder. Daniel W. Dippold attended the University of Cambridge. ## Stefan Lemcke - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Manufacturing, Bakery, Cosmetics Stefan Lemcke ## Markus Sudhoff - Type: Angel - Location: Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Web Development, Environmental Consulting Markus Sudhoff is the CEO and Founder at Climate Founders GmbH. He attended University of Münster. ## Ignaz Forstmeier - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Apps Ignaz Forstmeier is based out of Vienna, Wien and is the Co-Founder of Personio. Ignaz previously worked at Y42 as a Marketing & Management Advisor. Ignaz Forstmeier attended the Center for Digital Technology and Management, CDTM. ## Manuel Boenisch - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing Co-Founder and VP of Strategic Initiatives @ ProGlove ## Maxime Paradis - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, B2B Entrepreneur & Angel Investor # 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