AC & Friends
VC Fund
Vienna, Austria
AC & Friends is a VC fund in Vienna focused on Travel and Enterprise Software. AC & Friends was founded in 2012 to support startups both financially and strategically. If you are seeking to raise investment to establish your company, develop an idea, or require capital to grow your existing business, then AC & Friends is the place for you!
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
Last updated:
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Industries AC & Friends invests in
Stages AC & Friends invests in
Countries AC & Friends invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $585k–$2.7M
- Angel
- $500k–$2.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Travel 2 (20%)
- Enterprise Software 2 (20%)
- Information Services 2 (20%)
- B2B 1 (10%)
- Apps 1 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 8 (80%)
- Angel 2 (20%)
Country
- Austria 6 (60%)
- United States 2 (20%)
- Germany 1 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Grabher
Co-Founder
|
Co-Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empower people to live a healthy life. This is not only the vision of our founder Tobias Teuber, but of the entire team. We are a digital health company that was founded in 2018 and will change the healthcare system for the longterm. Our vision is to empower people to take their health into their own hands. We currently offer a wide range of DNAand blood tests. A few drops of blood or saliva are enough for us to provide customers with tailored nutrition and action recommendations to help them achieve their health goals. With our product, we are active in innovative and exciting fields, such as personalized nutrition and personalized medicineHow does it work?You order these tests online, perform them easily at home and send them back to us by post. After our certified partner laboratories have successfully analyzed the blood and DNA samples, you will receive the test results in your private Lykon profile presented in a clear and easy-to-understand way, and at the same time, you will receive recommendations on how to improve your blood values if necessary.Lykon does not replace medical advice, however, we enable you to control your health - without long waiting hours at the doctor's office. | Seed / Jan 01, 2016 | ||
| Classic advertising is often perceived as boring and annoying. The idea behind rublys was to create a channel in which users interact proactively and above all voluntarily with companies and their products via the smartphone - always and everywhere. Of course, digital scratch cards are perfect. | Seed / Oct 13, 2015 | ||
| Mountain Hub is a personalized and socially connected information network for the outdoors that inspires people to discover, experience and share their adventures. Mountain Hub brings together the most valuable and engaging tools, content, and connections with a multi-platform app for consumers and a highly targeted platform for brand partners.Mountain Hub was founded by a passionate group of outdoor enthusiasts from MIT, who packed their bags and headed West to pursue their dream in 2015.Mountain Hub received back to back Top 100 Innovations of the Year from Popular Science and was ranked the #1 Company to Work for in Utah and #22 in the US by Outside Magazine in 2016. Mountain Hub headquarters is based in Park City, UT at the epicenter of the outdoor community in the United States. At Mountain Hub, we value passion as much as teamwork and hard work. We strive to provide exciting opportunities to be at the leading edge of innovation in our industry while also creating a flexible, dynamic and rewarding work environment.Major investors include KarpReilly, Kickstart Seed Fund, Telluride Venture Fund, AC & Friends, and Grassy Creek. | $2.7M / Seed / Mar 01, 2015 | ||
| ChatGrape is a multi-device application (smartphone, tablet, browser and desktop) that combines team and corporate communication and makes it more efficient compared to conventional emails. | $1.3M / Seed / Jan 20, 2015 | ||
| kompany is the RegTech platform for Global Business Verification and Business KYC providing the audit-proof, primary source, and time-stamped company information from 150+ jurisdictions in real-time. It is headquartered in Vienna, Austria, and has offices in Singapore and the UK. Since being founded in 2012, kompany has attracted a unique pool oftop developers, regulatory experts, and product managers from around the world. It is a government licensed clearing house and official distributor for commercial and business registers in multiple countries worldwide. | $585K / Seed / Jan 01, 2015 | ||
| NextSociety transforms human interactions by building networking assistants for enterprises. NextSociety specializes in providing services in the fields of social media and enterprise software. The company was incorporated in 2013 and headquartered in New York, United States. | $1.6M / Seed / Dec 10, 2014 | ||
| Adventure begins at TourRadar. Our Adventure Booking Platform offers the world’s largest selection of multi-day organized adventures worldwide, helping people seize and savor every opportunity travel has to offer. TourRadar’s intuitive online platform seamlessly connects travelers and travel agents with 2,500+ operators, offering 50,000+organized adventures in more than 160 countries globally.With 24/7 customer service, flexible booking conditions and extensive insurance options, TourRadar gives travelers peace of mind. And the company’s Best Price Guarantee assures travelers get the best travel experiences for the best prices.Committed to both our travelers and our environment, TourRadar signed the Glasgow Declaration in an effort to foster positive change in the tourism industry. We enable all travelers to view and offset the carbon impact of their adventures, and we work tirelessly with local operators to help protect and strengthen the communities that benefit from adventure tourism. | $500K / Angel / May 28, 2014 | ||
| kompany is the RegTech platform for Global Business Verification and Business KYC providing the audit-proof, primary source, and time-stamped company information from 150+ jurisdictions in real-time. It is headquartered in Vienna, Austria, and has offices in Singapore and the UK. Since being founded in 2012, kompany has attracted a unique pool oftop developers, regulatory experts, and product managers from around the world. It is a government licensed clearing house and official distributor for commercial and business registers in multiple countries worldwide. | $2.5M / Angel / Mar 28, 2014 | ||
| On FragNebenan, neighbours communicate, post, report, suggest and reach out to each other on a 24/7 basis. | Seed / Jan 01, 2014 | ||
| Hitbox is the favorite online community for millions of gamers around the world and home to the highest quality videogame live streaming (up to 4K 60fps), the most advanced chat and interactive platform, and the most engaged community for streaming and talking about all-things-gaming, from competitive eSports, to the latest triple-A release, to newindie hits. Hitbox is the web’s virtual gameroom where gamers go to hangout.We’re building the most vibrant and innovative online community for gamers by pioneering technology to keep gamers connected and engaged. Users have more fun on Hitbox because it’s easier to be expressive and social, and there are more opportunities to participate in the broadcasts. | Seed / Jan 01, 2014 |
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FAQ
What does AC & Friends invest in?
AC & Friends invests primarily in Travel, Enterprise Software and Information Services startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does AC & Friends invest in?
AC & Friends typically joins rounds of $585k–$2.7M at Seed and $500k–$2.5M at Angel. These are whole funding-round sizes, not AC & Friends's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds AC & Friends took part in.
How do I contact AC & Friends?
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Who are the partners at AC & Friends?
The team at AC & Friends includes Christopher Grabher (Co-Founder) and Joshua von Gabain (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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