# Pioneers Ventures

> Pioneers Ventures is a VC fund in Linz backing Software and Apps. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Linz, Austria
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last fund: Mar 2015
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pioneers-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Pioneers
- Website: http://www.pioneersventures.com
- Facebook: http://facebook.com/pioneers.io

Pioneers Ventures is a EUR 10M early-stage VC fund empowering outstanding startups with its global network of corporates, industry experts, and entrepreneurs. Besides the financial component it provides startups with an extensive support program.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $329k–$3.2M |
| Pre-Seed | $182k–$768k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 44% |
| Apps | 2 | 22% |
| Music | 2 | 22% |
| Analytics | 2 | 22% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 22% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 56% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Austria | 6 | 67% |
| Germany | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emil Vadana | Head of Digital Products | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emil-vadana |
| Oliver Csendes | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oliver-csendes |
| Jasmina Henniova | Head of Startups & Community Partnerships | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jasmina-henniova |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| triply | We enable automated analyses and simulations of a company's commuter mobility, giving our corporate clients unprecedented insights into a complex ecosystem. Our product enables the clear presentation of concrete measures and facilitates the planning and implementation of suitable solutions. | $1M | Seed | Nov 28, 2022 |  |
| Fretello | Made by guitarists, for guitarists, Fretello started as a simple app that our CEO, Florian, created as a companion to help him improve his skills. Seven years and many iterations later, we’re now the app of choice for guitar players of all levels who have a genuine thirst to improve.Driven by a belief that anyone can learn guitar, but noteveryone is taught well, we cut through the noise to give guitarists a comprehensive education that actually sticks. We know that proper learning takes time. We’re not here to simply teach you a few riffs and the odd song. We’re here to teach you how to really play your instrument. For us, the goal is mastery but with continual improvement. So, we’ve combined the insights of educational experts and professional musicians with advanced AI technology to create a truly innovative learning tool. That’s why we offer a structured Learn Path alongside tailored practice plans, daily guitar workouts, a large song library, and interactive jam sessions. We tackle playing guitar from every angle because that’s how confident, versatile guitarists are made. As passionate musicians, we count being able to express ourselves through music as one of life’s greatest joys. Whether with or without us, we hope you find a way to experience some of that too. | $3.2M | Seed | Apr 27, 2022 |  |
| Shopstory | Shopstory provides AI-based marketing software that makes online shops more profitable. Shopstory replaces marketing agencies, reduces costs, improves online store Google Ads & SEO performance, and automates keyword research. Shopstory aims to boost sales, cut costs, and save time. | $182.4K | Pre-Seed | Jan 13, 2021 |  |
| Fretello | Made by guitarists, for guitarists, Fretello started as a simple app that our CEO, Florian, created as a companion to help him improve his skills. Seven years and many iterations later, we’re now the app of choice for guitar players of all levels who have a genuine thirst to improve.Driven by a belief that anyone can learn guitar, but noteveryone is taught well, we cut through the noise to give guitarists a comprehensive education that actually sticks. We know that proper learning takes time. We’re not here to simply teach you a few riffs and the odd song. We’re here to teach you how to really play your instrument. For us, the goal is mastery but with continual improvement. So, we’ve combined the insights of educational experts and professional musicians with advanced AI technology to create a truly innovative learning tool. That’s why we offer a structured Learn Path alongside tailored practice plans, daily guitar workouts, a large song library, and interactive jam sessions. We tackle playing guitar from every angle because that’s how confident, versatile guitarists are made. As passionate musicians, we count being able to express ourselves through music as one of life’s greatest joys. Whether with or without us, we hope you find a way to experience some of that too. | $768K | Pre-Seed | Sep 20, 2019 |  |
| Refurbed | Refurbed operates as an online marketplace for refurbished products in the german-speaking world. It sells renewed phones, laptops and tablets which are up to 40% cheaper and 100% more environmentally friendly than their brand-new, store-bought counterparts. Refurbed devices are renewed through a 40-step process, making them look like new andfunction like new. On top of that, each device comes with at least a 12-month guarantee.The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. | $2.2M | Seed | Mar 07, 2019 |  |
| Refurbed | Refurbed operates as an online marketplace for refurbished products in the german-speaking world. It sells renewed phones, laptops and tablets which are up to 40% cheaper and 100% more environmentally friendly than their brand-new, store-bought counterparts. Refurbed devices are renewed through a 40-step process, making them look like new andfunction like new. On top of that, each device comes with at least a 12-month guarantee.The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. | $2.2M | Seed | Mar 07, 2019 |  |
| LAMA | LAMA is providing video interviews as a service. We help businesses produce personalized video interviews in minutes, for a fraction of the cost of a professional video team. Users can conduct an interview directly through our app, and seamlessly integrate the video on their websites, blogs etc. We also have our own magazine, where we helpentrepreneurs promote themselves and learn from each other. | $329K | Seed | Feb 01, 2019 |  |
| Musicbooking | Musicbooking is a music company. |  | Seed | Jan 11, 2019 |  |
| tripmakery | tripmakery.com is an easy to use webapp that helps users to book group-accomodations all over Europe. With an database of 60.000 group hotels, tripmakery.com is the leading platform for larger group bookings. No matter whether 10 people travel together to Berlin or 50 people to Barcelona, tripmakery.com is the first platform to automate large groupbookings. Founded in 2015 by Robert Sasse and Ajmal Said in Vienna, tripmakery.com is backed by VC's like Speedinvest or Push Ventures and by the founders of 'hotel.de' one of the largest hotel-bookings platform in Germany. | $1.1M |  | Mar 30, 2018 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [Speedinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedinvest) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [European Super Angels Club](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-super-angels-club) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [OOE Hightechfonds GmbH](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hightechfonds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Next Media Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next-media-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Pioneers Ventures invest in?

Pioneers Ventures invests primarily in Software, Apps and Music startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Pioneers Ventures's check size?

Pioneers Ventures typically joins rounds of $329k–$3.2M at Seed and $182k–$768k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Pioneers Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Pioneers Ventures?

Public channels for Pioneers Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Pioneers Ventures?

The team at Pioneers Ventures includes Emil Vadana (Head of Digital Products), Oliver Csendes (Managing Director) and Jasmina Henniova (Head of Startups & Community Partnerships). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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