# African-Austrian SME Investment Facility

> African-Austrian SME Investment Facility is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Semiconductor. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Atzgersdorf, Austria
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.oe-eb.at/en/our-projects/projects-at-a-glance/aaif-technical-assistance.html

African-Austrian SME Investment Facility is a VC fund in Atzgersdorf focused on Manufacturing and Semiconductor. African-Austrian SME Investment Facility is business advisory service provider that also helps firms with funding.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 100% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Westa Solar | Westa Solaris is a semiconductor manufacturing company that designs, installs, finances, and maintains rooftop and ground mounted solar projects for commercial and industrial clients. Westa Solaris manages the design, installation, and maintenance to eliminate risks. | $1.6M | Debt Financing | Apr 28, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does African-Austrian SME Investment Facility invest in?

African-Austrian SME Investment Facility invests primarily in Manufacturing, Semiconductor and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did African-Austrian SME Investment Facility last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for African-Austrian SME Investment Facility closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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