# Top 50 Marketplace Startup Investors in Austria in June 2026 ## Speedinvest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 10 - 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. ## austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 8 - 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. ## Johann "Hansi" Hansmann - Type: Angel - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 7 - 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. ## 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. ## aws Gründungsfonds - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 5 - 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. ## Patrick Poschl - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Software, Consulting Patrick spent over 8 years in the financial service industry based in Vienna and London. Most recently before Scalable at Goldman Sachs in London, he was working in the team responsible for structuring of financial products and developments of electronic trading platforms. Patrick studied international business at the Vienna University of Economicsand Business. Additionally, during his studies, he was self-employed as an IT-specialist. ## startup300 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence startup300 operates as an angel investor network and business accelerator offering services to Austrian startups. ## 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 ## Inventure Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile, Apps Inventure Partners is an innovative investment fund focused on funding disruptive technology startups. The fund looks for teams with a novel approach to business models, and companies that are able to solve real problems and remove inefficiencies in the market. Inventure Partners backs a wide range of ventures across the technology industry, andthe fund’s portfolio currently includes on-demand service Gett (GetTaxi), leader in US telehealth American Well, long-distance bus tickets platform Busfor, and others. ## Pioneers Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Apps, Music 100% satisfaction guaranteed on every domain we sell. 30-day, no questions asked, money-back guarantee. Easy, fast and convenient shopping. ## Calm/Storm VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Michael Grabner Media GmbH - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance MGM - MIchael Grabner Media GmbH. Business Angel for Startups ## FJ Labs - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups. ## Hanno Lippitsch - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Marketplace, Manufacturing Hanno Lippitsch Founder and CEO at Eversport. ## Roderik van Kessenich - Type: Angel - Location: Villach, Karnten, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Billing, Payments Roderik van Kessenich ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## Apic Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Real Estate, Software, Big Data Apic Investments is an early-stage focused Venture Capital, investing in PropTech and RetailTech companies. Apic Investments' goal is to help build start-ups and to accelerate their business models with capital, industry expertise, and a network. ## Klaus Hofbauer - Type: Angel - Location: Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Marketplace, Apps, Music Klaus Hofbauer - Owner @ karriere.at ## Acurio Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bilbao, Pais Vasco, Spain - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet Acurio Ventures partners with visionary founders to make history happen. Acurio Ventures is a European early-stage VC that invests across sectors and business models and that relies on its entrepreneurial DNA, flexible approach and proven value add to partner with the best founders out there. ## European Super Angels Club - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology This is a Page excerpt. It will be displayed for search results ## Ingo Drexler - Type: Angel - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce Early-stage VC investor since 2005, fund advisor and active business angel with holdings in more than 25 technology companies. Ingo founded Next Level VC in 2019 to bundle his angel and advisor activities. Before, as CIO of Mountain Partners, Ingo reshaped and implemented the direct investment strategy of the group, which led to significant exitsand value creation. In parallel, he initiated and set up the group’s company building activities (Rheingau Founders). As an investment partner at Scail Capital he built up its retail-related investment operations. Ingo is also a co-founder and acted as a chairman of the board of Montredo, a leading online platform for new luxury watches that has recently been sold to Les Ambassadeurs Group. Before joining the VC industry, he served as COO at MovingImage and studied at Technical University of Ilmenau and UFSC in Brazil. ## Peter Schicho - Type: Angel - Location: Villach, Karnten, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Billing, Payments Peter Schicho ## Bonsai Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Marketplace Bonsai Partners is a Venture Capital investment company based in Madrid, Spain. We invest in both primary and secondary opportunities in Tech startups from Europe. ## Nikolaus Bauer-Harnoncourt - Type: Angel - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Marketplace, Service Industry Nikolaus Bauer-Harnoncourt is the Purchasing & Accounting at AGATEX Feinchemie GmbH. Nikolaus Bauer-Harnoncourt attended WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) ## 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. ## Die Wirtschaftskammer - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Suvi Haimi - Type: Angel - Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Software, E-Commerce Suvi Haimi is the founder and CEO Sulapac, a company that develops fully biodegradable packaging material innovation made out of wood. Most recently, he was an adjunct professor at the University of Helsinki (Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine). ## Carsten Maschmeyer - Type: Angel - Location: Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Carsten Maschmeyer is a successful entrepreneur, consultant and financial investor. He was born on May 8, 1959 in Bremen and grew up in Hildesheim. After his graduation in 1978 Maschmeyer completed military service before he began to study medicine in Hannover. To finance his studies, he worked part-time in sales of investment advice to it in 1982completely dedicated financial advice. More about Carsten Masch Meyers consultant. In 1988 Carsten Maschmeyer to AWD financial group, which was successfully launched on the stock market in 2000 and rise to the MDAX and expanded in 11 countries. Was sold in 2007 Carsten Maschmeyer all his shares in the company at the insurance group Swiss Life, who renamed the AWD in AWD Holding. Maschmeyer has today different occupational focuses, inter alia, as entrepreneur, investor and consultant. His experience Carsten Maschmeyer a sought-after speaker on the subject of success. Motivated by the desire expressed by many listeners to learn more about his secret of success, Carsten Maschmeyer published in the spring of 2012 his book "Self Made - performance live richly". In it he describes the basis of his own exciting path and the celebrities strategies for professional, financial and personal success. ## Johannes Braith - Type: Angel - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Pet, SaaS, Internet Startup entrepreneur & enthusiastic leader building the world's largest completely digital self-storage solution, solving the problems of urbanisation & the struggles of last mile logistics. Storebox is the first completely digital self-storage solution in Europe. Instant - smart - 24/7. With +130 outlets in +35 cities Storebox isone of the fastest growing tech companies & franchise-systems in Europe tackling the problems of urbanisation & the struggles of last mile logistics. www.yourstorebox.com ## KK Incube Invest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Logistics, E-Commerce KK Incube Invest is a team of professionals focused on investment management. ## AltaIR Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence We foster innovation and work together to find and grow breakthroughs all over the world ## Michael Brehm - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Finance, Education Michael Brehm is one of the biggest names in the German startup scene. Having sold companies to Google and eBay, taken one company public, and started an investment company (Redstone), Brehm has had the right instinct for future trends and has built multiple businesses to disrupt the status quo.During the early 2000s, he was Executive Directorand Investor at the social network startup VZ-Netzwerke, as well as co-founder of Rebate Networks, which became one of the two largest global e-commerce platforms, positioning Brehm as an expert at not only seeing but also driving a business, during significant global market transitions.One of his more recent ventures is i2x. Since 2017, Brehm has been the Founder and Managing Director of i2x, an artificial intelligence startup based in Berlin. Together with his team, Brehm is working on solving a problem that he repeatedly faced in his career: ensuring quality and delivering unprecedented customer satisfaction during every sales and service call. i2x helps companies deliver actionable insights from every customer phone call in real-time using its custom-developed voice recognition technology and AI algorithms. i2x automatically generates personalized coaching for the user that is tailored to both their speaking style and their business priorities to drive immediate results in sales and service conversations.After spending two years in stealth mode, i2x secured a €5 million seed round of financing in 2018. In 2019, i2x received €10 million as fresh capital in a Series A funding. The Berlin-based start-up is now entering additional markets and further innovating their speech analysis solution to optimize human communication and transform every customer-company relationship.Currently, Michael Brehm is back in his role as Founding Partner at Redstone, one of the most active early-stage investors in Europe. ## C&P Immobilien - Type: VC Fund - Location: Graz, Steiermark, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Big Data, Blockchain, Car Sharing Immobilieninvestments und Anlegerwohnungen kaufen bei C&P ## Eugen Prosquill - Type: Angel - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, E-Commerce, Augmented Reality Eugen Prosquill is the CEO and Founder of Warda Network. He previously worked at Formfinder Software GmbH as a Trainee. Eugen Prosquill attended Federal Technical College for IT and Mechatronics, Vienna 3. ## Martin Kreiger - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Sporting Goods Martin Kreiger ## Sjaak Fleer - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Sporting Goods Sjaak Fleer ## Philipp Kinsky - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Audio, Sales Philipp Kinsky ## Jürgen Habichler - Type: Angel - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Toys, Children, Robotics Jürgen Habichler ## Amir Preindl - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce Amir Preindl ## 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 ## Mark Kaslatter - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, E-Commerce, Augmented Reality Informationsdienste Fachkraft ## Benjamin Ruschin - Type: Angel - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Recruiting, Human Resources Benjamin Ruschin is Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Founders in Europe, the early-stage accelerator for tech startups in Europe. He is also Founding Partner and former CEO of WeAreDevelopers, the leading career platform for software developers in Europe. Forbes Magazine has recognized Ben as one of the “Forbes 30 Under 30” most successfulyoung leaders in Austria. He was elected a "Digital Leader" by the World Economic Forum. Ben is Advisory Board Member of several startups, associations and governmental organizations. Ben has a strong network of decision makers in the public and private sector in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. ## Markus Weiss - Type: Angel - Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce Markus Weiss is the Chief Financial Officer of Degussa Goldhandel. He previously worked at Porsche Automobil Holding and attended the University of Mannheim. ## Gisbert Ruehl - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Marketplace, B2B, Apps Studies in Industrial Engineering, Hamburg University. 1987, Management Consultant, Roland Berger & Partner; top management positions in IT, finance, chemicals and the automotive sector; 2002-05, Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. July 2005, Chief Financial Officer, Klöckner & Co Group. With Klöckner & Co SE: since November2009, Chairman of the Management Board; until end of 2012, also acting Chief Financial Officer. ## Michael Innerebner - Type: Angel - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, E-Commerce, Marketing Automation Michael Innerebner is an individual investor. ## Sarava - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tehran, Tehran, Iran - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Marketing, E-Commerce, Ad Exchange Sarava is a venture capital firm specialized in providing early-, mid-, and growth-stage; and startup investments.The firm seeks to make investments in the internet, mobile, e-commerce, games, cloud computing, and SaaS-based sectors. It primarily invests in Iran and seeks to invest up to $0.03 million per deal.Sarava was founded in 2011 andis based in Tehran, Iran. ## Pente Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Biotechnology At Pente, we invest in entrepreneurs and operators who aim to build great businesses. The teams we partner with are true builders, whether they work with wireframes, code, physical products or ideas.We see the emergence of a kinder and more sustainable world, powered by a new generation of businesses. A world where life's luxuries areredefined as design being the central determinator of quality. We are working with the most promising founders and businesses to catalyze change with radical, empathetic visions for a better future. ## 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.