# Roman Scharf

> Roman Scharf is a Series B investor at 3VC (Vienna) backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [3VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3vc)
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/roman-scharf/1/2b5/181
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/romanscharf

Roman Scharf is a Series B investor at 3VC in Vienna focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. General Partner at 3VC.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $13M–$20M |
| Series B | $20M–$26M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 13% |
| FinTech | 1 | 13% |
| Medical | 1 | 13% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 38% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 50% |
| Austria | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pactum | Pactum is an AI platform that automates commercial negotiations for businesses, allowing sales teams to engage in personalized discussions with suppliers. The platform streamlines the negotiation process, enabling companies to optimize contract terms and improve procurement efficiency. By leveraging advanced algorithms, Pactum analyzes data tosupport informed decision-making during negotiations. This approach helps organizations manage multiple supplier relationships effectively while reducing the time and resources spent on negotiations. Pactum's technology empowers sales development representatives to focus on strategic initiatives rather than administrative tasks, enhancing overall productivity within sales teams. | $20M | Series B | Jul 11, 2024 |  |
| Pactum | Pactum is an AI platform that automates commercial negotiations for businesses, allowing sales teams to engage in personalized discussions with suppliers. The platform streamlines the negotiation process, enabling companies to optimize contract terms and improve procurement efficiency. By leveraging advanced algorithms, Pactum analyzes data tosupport informed decision-making during negotiations. This approach helps organizations manage multiple supplier relationships effectively while reducing the time and resources spent on negotiations. Pactum's technology empowers sales development representatives to focus on strategic initiatives rather than administrative tasks, enhancing overall productivity within sales teams. | $20M | Series A | Dec 08, 2022 |  |
| Kaia Health | Kaia Health is a digital therapeutics company that creates evidence-based treatments for a range of disorders including back pain and COPD. Working with experts in various medical fields, the company uses machine learning to deliver individualized app interventions that aim to empower and motivate patients to take control and self-manage theircondition with digital alternatives from their home using devices they already own (i.e. smartphones and tablets).The company has enrolled more than 400,000 users to date in its digital therapy program. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. | $75M | Series C | Apr 28, 2021 |  |
| neoom | neoom is a software company that offers services clean and integrated decentralized energy solutions. It focuses on electrical and digital systems that create sustainable value. The company offers solutions in energy management, photovoltaics, power storage, charging stations, and a range of storage solutions. | $13.3M | Series A | Mar 01, 2021 |  |
| ZELF | Zelf is a neobank targeting Gen Z to bring financial services to where they live – in messengers. This is the lightest bank with the easiest onboarding process taking up to 60 sec to issue a card, receive and send money without leaving the messenger. We are uniquely offering AI-powered voice control over the most of financial operations, whichmakes us first voice-enabled banking for Gen Z who prefers voice interactions with their devices. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Feb 25, 2021 |  |
| Kaia Health | Kaia Health is a digital therapeutics company that creates evidence-based treatments for a range of disorders including back pain and COPD. Working with experts in various medical fields, the company uses machine learning to deliver individualized app interventions that aim to empower and motivate patients to take control and self-manage theircondition with digital alternatives from their home using devices they already own (i.e. smartphones and tablets).The company has enrolled more than 400,000 users to date in its digital therapy program. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. | $26M | Series B | Jun 18, 2020 |  |
| Picsart | Picsart is the world’s largest digital creation platform. Its AI-powered tools allow creators of all levels to design, edit, draw and share photo and video content. Picsart has amassed one of the largest open-source content collections in the world, including photos, stickers, backgrounds, templates, and more. Used by consumers, marketers, contentcreators and businesses, Picsart is used for both personal and professional design. Available on mobile and web, Picsart offers its world class image editing and processing tools to businesses through APIs and an SDK. Headquartered in Miami, with offices around the world, Picsart is backed by SoftBank, Sequoia Capital, DCM Ventures, Insight Partners, and others. Download the app or visit picsart.com for more information. | $20M | Series B | Jul 01, 2019 |  |
| Picsart | Picsart is the world’s largest digital creation platform. Its AI-powered tools allow creators of all levels to design, edit, draw and share photo and video content. Picsart has amassed one of the largest open-source content collections in the world, including photos, stickers, backgrounds, templates, and more. Used by consumers, marketers, contentcreators and businesses, Picsart is used for both personal and professional design. Available on mobile and web, Picsart offers its world class image editing and processing tools to businesses through APIs and an SDK. Headquartered in Miami, with offices around the world, Picsart is backed by SoftBank, Sequoia Capital, DCM Ventures, Insight Partners, and others. Download the app or visit picsart.com for more information. | $20M | Series B | Apr 20, 2016 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atomico](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atomico) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Balderton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/balderton-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Heartcore Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heartcore-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Idinvest Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idinvest-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Maersk Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maersk-growth) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Optum Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/optum-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About 3VC

VC Fund · Vienna, Austria

3VC is a European venture capital fund investing in early stage, high-growth companies that are using information technology to offer disruptive services and products to companies and end consumers on a global scale. Based in the historic East/West-hub of Vienna, we are an entrepreneurial team of driven individuals partnering up with techcompanies from the European DACH and CEE region – home to world-class engineering talent. Our focus areas include business process optimisation and automation, Industry 4.0, security, cloud and IT infrastructure, fintech, edtech and healthtech. We co-invest with the best performing VCs worldwide who provide unmatched access, insights and resources – offering founders a real global platform balanced with our local and cultural understanding of the European entrepreneurial mindset.

5 contacts available at 3VC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eva Arh | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eva-arh |
| Gerald Pollak | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gerald-pollak |
| Roman Scharf | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roman-scharf |
| Federico Rota Candiani | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/federico-rota-candiani |
| Kirsten Pöltl | Executive Assistant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kirsten-p%C3%B6ltl |

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## FAQ

### What does Roman Scharf invest in?

Roman Scharf invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Energy startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Roman Scharf's check size?

Roman Scharf typically joins rounds of $13M–$20M at Series A and $20M–$26M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Roman Scharf participates in.

### When did Roman Scharf last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Roman Scharf closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 8 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?

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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