# Top 35 Media (entertainment) 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: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, 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.

## Philipp Kinsky
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Audio, Sales

Philipp Kinsky

## Michael Kamleitner
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Video

Michael Kamleitner is the Founder of Swat.io. He attended WU Vienna.

## 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.

## Christian Kaar
- Type: Angel
- Location: Austria, Pangasinan, Philippines
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Apps, Software, Information Technology

Christian Kaar is the VP of Finance and Business Analytics at Leaders21com. Christian Kaar attended University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria.

## 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

## 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.

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

Founder of PSPDFKit

## Michael Grabner
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Internet, Software, Marketing

Michael Grabner - Partner & Managing Director @ Michael Grabner Media GmbH

## Nikolaus Bauer-Harnoncourt
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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)

## Klaus Hofbauer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Marketplace, Apps, Music

Klaus Hofbauer - Owner @ karriere.at

## Frank Westermann
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Diego, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: iOS, News, Sports

- Co-Founder Co-CEO of 9am.Health
- Co-Founder & CEO of mySugr (acquired by Roche in 2017)
- Early stage investor with focus on digital health & fin-tech

## Gabriel Grabner
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Internet, Software, Marketing

Gabriel Grabner - Venture Partner @ DvH Ventures

## Jakob Kattner
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Art, E-Commerce, Augmented Reality

Jakob Kattner

## Christian Reber
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Christian Reber​ is the founder and CEO of Pitch. The German entrepreneur previously founded the award-winning to-do app Wunderlist. After it was acquired by Microsoft in 2015, he spent two years as Microsoft's Entrepreneur in Residence. 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.

## Bernhard Lehner
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Internet, Software, Training

Bernhard Lehner is a communication professional through and through. His work with and for the media has always been the centre of his professional life. During his communication studies in Vienna he gathered work experiences as a journalist for print and online media. By the End of the 90ies he had changed the site and worked successfully as a PRadvisor for agencies but also for in house relations. His references from the last few years include Apple, Samsung, Motorola, Ikea and Cisco. i5invest appreciates Bernhard’s expertise for strategic communication development measurements and their realisation for old and new media with a focus on Europe.

## Kai Hansen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, E-Commerce

business angel // entrepreneur // founder lieferando.de // boardmember booksy.com

## Ralf Reichert
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Education, Video Streaming, SaaS

Ralf Reichert is the Co-CEO, Founder, and Chairman at ESL FACEIT Group. Ralf Reichert attended the University of Duisburg-Essen.

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

Alfred Luger

## Florian Ristl
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Art, E-Commerce, Augmented Reality

Florian Ristl

## Mark Kaslatter
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Art, E-Commerce, Augmented Reality

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## Georg Bauer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Edt Bei Lambach, Oberosterreich, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Art, E-Commerce, Augmented Reality

Georg Bauer ist Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der AGATEX Feinchemie GmbH und hat sich durch Beteiligungen an weiteren Firmen in der Chemischen Industrie einen Namen gemacht.

## Ralph Harreiter
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Video, Software

Ralph Harreiter

## Heike Thiele
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Audio, Sales

## 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

## Rene Giretzlehner
- Type: Angel
- Location: Austria, Pangasinan, Philippines
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Seed
- Focus: Software, Apps, Dating

Rene Giretzlehner

## Josef Kogler
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Audio, Sales

Josef Kogler

## Alexander Kirchgasser
- Type: Angel
- Location: Radstadt, Salzburg, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Video, Software

Alexander Kirchgasser - Managing Partner @ has.to.be

## Niko Alm
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Music, Digital Media, Music Streaming

Niko Alm

## Lukas Scherzenlehner
- Type: Angel
- Location: Waidhofen, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Music, Digital Media, Music Streaming

Lukas Scherzenlehner - General Manager @ Cleen Energy

## Erwin Stricker
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Music, Digital Media, Music Streaming

Erwin Stricker

## 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.

## Stephan Zöchling
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cooking, Recipes, E-Commerce

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## Dieter Rappold
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Video

Dieter Rappold is the current CEO of tubics. He previously worked at Virtual Identity as a Founder. Dieter Rappold attended WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business).
