# aws Gründungsfonds

> aws Gründungsfonds is a VC fund in Vienna backing Software and SaaS. See 92 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Total investments: 92
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7213413/
- Website: http://www.gruenderfonds.at

aws Gründungsfonds is a VC fund in Vienna focused on Software and SaaS. 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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$5.2M |
| Series A | $1.1M–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 14 | 15% |
| SaaS | 10 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 9 | 10% |
| Health Care | 6 | 7% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 7% |

122 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 28 | 30% |
| Series A | 19 | 21% |
| Funding Round | 16 | 17% |
| Series B | 6 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 3% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Austria | 48 | 52% |
| Germany | 3 | 3% |
| United States | 3 | 3% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| Belgium | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Leon Ahlers | Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leon-ahlers |
| Manuela Halada | Management Assistant \| Marketing & PR & Assistant to the Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manuela-halada |
| Markus Jandrinitsch | Managing Director | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markus-jandrinitsch |
| Anna Schauppenlehner | Risk Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-schauppenlehner |
| Patrik Cesky | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrik-cesky |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Invisible-Light Labs | Invisible Light Labs uses Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and nanoelectromechanical sensing technologies to enable chemical analysis of materials and nanomaterials that are available in minuscule amounts in a variety of industries, from environmental monitoring to pharmaceuticals. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| profitize | profitize is an AI‑powered financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform built specifically for hotels and other hospitality businesses.The platform uses AI to generate forecasts, highlight risks, and provide actionable insights, positioning itself as an “FP&A co‑pilot” for hotel profitability rather than just a reporting tool. | $1.6M | Seed | May 05, 2026 |  |
| vitrealab | Inspired by quantum technology, VitreaLab provides integrated optics solutions ranging from lighting to visionary displays products. | $11M | Series A | Jan 07, 2026 |  |
| OPTIMUSE | Optimuse provides an AI-based solution that supports the pre-design phase of building renovation. The platform converts building data into a digital twin to create accurate models for planning. It integrates data such as room types, thermal properties, and HVAC systems. The system runs energy simulations to calculate heating, cooling, lighting, andequipment needs. It helps design technical systems by defining the quantity, sizing, and configuration of components. The platform develops renovation plans by modeling financial, energy, and emissions outcomes. It also offers tools for cost calculation, performance monitoring, and collaboration across project teams. | $4.7M | Seed | Oct 01, 2025 |  |
| Kickscale | Kickscale offers playbooks that help sales teams to improve businesses, especially in the area of lead and opportunity development. | $2.3M | Seed | May 14, 2025 |  |
| Planted Green | Planted is a leading Sustainability as a Service provider that offers comprehensive support to service based companies in their ESG management on the way to Net Zero. With state-of-the-art technology, in-depth expert support and scientific standards, Planted helps companies with their double materiality analysis, carbon footprinting,decarbonisation, CSRD reporting and biodiversity protection | $5.2M | Seed | Feb 10, 2025 |  |
| HelloBello | HelloBello offers freshly cooked and cooled delivered human-grade food tailored to each dog’s nutritional needs. HelloBello is a PetTech company with a strong focus on the German speaking markets (for now). HelloBello’s personalized meals are free of any by-products and are portioned, packaged, and delivered directly to your door. By working with aspecialized veterinarian, HelloBello is able to derive each dog’s exact nutritional needs based on a proprietary algorithm. The recipes are made of natural sources like millet and seaweed, instead of heavy use of supplements, which makes it easier for the dog to absorb and get true nutritional benefits.Our credo in German is " ... Frisch. Individuell. Geliefert. - Frischfutter ist einfach besser ..." | $4.1M | Series A | Jan 09, 2025 |  |
| Upnano | Upnano is a supplier of high-resolution 3D printing systems. It provides printing materials and accessories that are tailored for the procedure in addition to developing, producing, and manufacturing printing systems and the associated operational software. Two essential requirements are quality and consideration of the environment. | $7.6M | Series A | Oct 17, 2024 |  |
| Greenpass | Greenpass is an all-in-one SaaS for climate-resilient urban planning & architecture platform that enables livable cities. |  | Seed | Sep 24, 2024 |  |
| Tree.ly | Tree.ly does climate protection through the projects in European forests through its SaaS platform and hyperlocal CO2-credits. | $5.4M | Seed | Jun 28, 2024 |  |

10 of 92 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does aws Gründungsfonds invest in?

aws Gründungsfonds invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 92 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is aws Gründungsfonds's check size?

aws Gründungsfonds typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$5.2M at Seed and $1.1M–$11M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds aws Gründungsfonds participates in.

### How do I contact aws Gründungsfonds?

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### Who are the partners at aws Gründungsfonds?

The team at aws Gründungsfonds includes Leon Ahlers (Investment Manager), Manuela Halada (Management Assistant | Marketing & PR & Assistant to the Managing Director) and Markus Jandrinitsch (Managing Director), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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