i5invest
VC Fund
Vienna, Austria
i5invest is a VC fund in Vienna focused on Software and B2B. We support innovative Tech Founders through our extensive network of top decision makers in corporate development, strategy, strategic business development, and global M&A. Our primary focus is to manage strategic exit processes and cross-border acquisitions for extraordinary tech companies.You are not alone on this global journey - we’vebeen there and know exactly what it’s like to be a Founder. Our international team of Founders and operators supports you with experience, insights, and direct access to a worldwide industry network.With deep roots in the international tech ecosystem, we operate across continents, backed by a trusted network of more than 150,000 key decision-makers, and a team of 100+ experts speaking 20+ languages.We believe that building meaningful, long-term relationships is the foundation for exceptional outcomes. Our track record includes 250+ global transactions with some of the world’s most influential tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Verizon, Canva, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Cisco, Naspers, Samsung, and many other tech leaders.With our business accelerator and investment partner, i5growth, we also support high-potential European tech companies in their global growth phase.
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries i5invest invests in
Stages i5invest invests in
Countries i5invest invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 14 contacts → | |||
Investment Focus
Stage
- Seed 4 (25%)
- Funding Round 3 (19%)
- Angel 1 (6%)
Country
- Austria 6 (38%)
- Germany 2 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernhard Lehner
Eco-System Partner
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Eco-System Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Dora Kocsis
Associate - Tech I Strategy I Growth
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Associate - Tech I Strategy I Growth | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Georgi Natchev
Associate
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Associate | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Georg Novak
Executive Assistant
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Executive Assistant | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Henry James Morley
Senior Associate - Tech I Strategy I Growth
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Senior Associate - Tech I Strategy I Growth | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 14 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobile is an energy sharing hub platform, directly connecting the producers and suppliers of renewable energy | $5.5M / Seed / Nov 05, 2024 | ||
| Cities is a B2G and B2B SaaS company, providing solutions that digitize entire towns. Its centralized platform enables municipalities, businesses, organizations, and citizens to connect, engage, and deliver services efficiently. Combining eGov integrations, business activation tools, and scalable community engagement, Cities is building the digitalinfrastructure for communication, commerce and payments for Europe’s towns. | Seed / Jan 01, 2024 | ||
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| Fintech, Credit | Seed / Sep 26, 2023 | ||
| enspired is a fully digital energy trading-as-a-service company. We drive the energy transition by enabling our clients to bring flexible assets to power spot markets and capture their full value with our AI-based trading services. Our team consists of leading algorithmic traders, data scientists and technology enthusiasts who firmly believe thatthe way power is traded will soon drastically change - in our world, there is no room for trading screens and traditional optimization. All trades get executed in a fully automated fashion using advanced AI algorithms that outperform the market and monetize our client's flexibility to the fullest while supporting grid stability. Our clients include leading utilities, operators of renewables and batteries or consumption assets across Europe. | $8.5M / Series A / Dec 08, 2021 | ||
| Blackshark.ai provides a 3D digital twin of Earth by extracting information from satellite imagery and reconstructing detected attributes in photorealistic 3D fully automatically. A scalable artificial intelligence builds the core of the blackshark platform, detecting features globally with incredible precision and speed. A patented approach to 3Dreconstruction can store petabytes of data and render it in infinite detail in real-time, allowing for powerful visualization and simulation applications for government, geospatial intelligence, humanitarian relief, paletary management, autonomous driving and flying, insurance, smart cities and more. The blackshark.ai platform, backed by Microsoft's venture fund M12 and Silicon Valley VC Point72 Ventures, serves large clients globally with a team of 100+ people based out of Silicon Valley/US and Graz/Austria, Europe's computer vision hub. | $20M / Series A / Nov 10, 2021 | ||
| TriLite Technologies is a developing world display tech for AR/VR applications. | Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 03, 2020 | ||
| bimspot enables every stakeholder to work on a single building information model (BIM) with their choice of software, 24/7 around the world, in real-time. bimspot uniquely allows a lifecycle orientated collaboration with an unparalleled quality and transparency in the planning, building and real estate industry. | Jul 01, 2019 | ||
| Our vision is to become the world’s leading community for developers. Our mission is to provide developers with the things they need and love. We inspire, entertain, motivate and educate developers. We give developers a voice and we connect them with each other. We give developers visibility and attention. We provide them with opportunities andhelp them grow. | $3.6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 16, 2019 | ||
| Our vision is to become the world’s leading community for developers. Our mission is to provide developers with the things they need and love. We inspire, entertain, motivate and educate developers. We give developers a voice and we connect them with each other. We give developers visibility and attention. We provide them with opportunities andhelp them grow. | $1.2M / Seed / Jan 01, 2018 | ||
| See all 16 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does i5invest invest in?
i5invest invests primarily in Software, B2B and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at i5invest?
The team at i5invest includes Bernhard Lehner (Eco-System Partner), Dora Kocsis (Associate - Tech I Strategy I Growth) and Georgi Natchev (Associate), among 14 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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