# Katharo Ventures

> Katharo Ventures is a VC fund in Vienna backing FinTech and CleanTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/katharo-ventures
- Website: https://www.katharo-ventures.com/

Katharo Ventures is a VC fund in Vienna focused on FinTech and CleanTech. Katharo Ventures by Wolfang Platz

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 50% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 50% |
| Energy Efficiency | 1 | 50% |
| Energy Management | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wolfgang Platz | Founder and CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wolfgang-platz |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CASHY | CASHY is the world's first digital ecosystem for asset-based financing (pawnbroking), turning consumer lending risk-free. | $6.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 04, 2023 |  |
| nista.io | Nista.io develops a platform that transforms energy data into actionable tasks. It reduces up to 20 percent of annual energy costs and helps to reduce C0₂ emissions in the long term. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 13, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [XISTA Science Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xista) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [xista science ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ist-cube) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Katharo Ventures invest in?

Katharo Ventures invests primarily in FinTech, CleanTech and GreenTech startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Katharo Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Katharo Ventures?

The team at Katharo Ventures includes Wolfgang Platz (Founder and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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