# Bernhard Letzner

> Bernhard Letzner is a seed investor at Segnalita backing Machine Learning. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Segnalita](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/segnalita)
- Location: Wattens, Austria
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernhard-letzner-711776155/

Bernhard Letzner is a seed investor at Segnalita in Wattens focused on Machine Learning and Information Technology. Bernhard Letzner is the Managing Director at Segnalita Ventures. Bernhard Letzner attended MCI Management Center Innsbruck.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 29% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |
| Gaming | 1 | 14% |
| Sports | 1 | 14% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Austria | 2 | 29% |
| Germany | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Prewave | Prewave and stems from five years of advanced machine learning research. | $19.8M | Series A | May 08, 2023 |  |
| Prewave | Prewave and stems from five years of advanced machine learning research. | $10.8M | Series A | Sep 21, 2022 |  |
| ToolSense | Connecting the way OEMs do business.ToolSense enables OEMs to improve customer service, generate insights for R&D and increase customer loyalty - through digitizing their products with the 'ToolSense NOW' IIoT platform and 'ToolSense IOT' Hardware.ToolSense is the winner of Austrian Foreign Trade Award "Born GlobalChampion 2018", ORF Futurezone Award "Best IoT Startup 2017", part of Deutsche Telekom's "hub:raum NB-IoT Warp Program", part of SAP's "Startup Focus Program" and part of University of Applied Sciences Technikum Vienna's "Student Startup Incubator Program". | $3.5M | Seed | Jul 29, 2020 |  |
| Prewave | Prewave and stems from five years of advanced machine learning research. |  | Seed | Jun 16, 2020 |  |
| ToolSense | Connecting the way OEMs do business.ToolSense enables OEMs to improve customer service, generate insights for R&D and increase customer loyalty - through digitizing their products with the 'ToolSense NOW' IIoT platform and 'ToolSense IOT' Hardware.ToolSense is the winner of Austrian Foreign Trade Award "Born GlobalChampion 2018", ORF Futurezone Award "Best IoT Startup 2017", part of Deutsche Telekom's "hub:raum NB-IoT Warp Program", part of SAP's "Startup Focus Program" and part of University of Applied Sciences Technikum Vienna's "Student Startup Incubator Program". |  | Seed | Oct 24, 2018 |  |
| ICAROS | ICAROS fuses health-science and gaming-technology to enhance body and mind performance. |  | Series A | Apr 25, 2018 |  |
| ToolSense | Connecting the way OEMs do business.ToolSense enables OEMs to improve customer service, generate insights for R&D and increase customer loyalty - through digitizing their products with the 'ToolSense NOW' IIoT platform and 'ToolSense IOT' Hardware.ToolSense is the winner of Austrian Foreign Trade Award "Born GlobalChampion 2018", ORF Futurezone Award "Best IoT Startup 2017", part of Deutsche Telekom's "hub:raum NB-IoT Warp Program", part of SAP's "Startup Focus Program" and part of University of Applied Sciences Technikum Vienna's "Student Startup Incubator Program". |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 29, 2017 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [aws Gründungsfonds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aws-grnderfonds) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [seed + speed Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seed-speed-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Ventech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ventech-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [XISTA Science Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xista) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [xista science ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ist-cube) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [KOMPAS VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kompas-fe2f) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Segnalita

VC Fund · Wattens, Austria

Segnalita is very proud of working together with passionate entrepreneurs and promising companies. With a focus on the future and the ongoing expansion of their portfolio they are continuously looking for enthusiastic founders and their ideas.

2 contacts available at Segnalita.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bernhard Letzner | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bernhard-letzner |
| Daniel Swarovski | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markus-langes-swarovski |

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## FAQ

### What does Bernhard Letzner invest in?

Bernhard Letzner invests primarily in Machine Learning, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bernhard Letzner last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bernhard Letzner closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 7 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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