Werner Zahnt
Founder and Partner @ Speedinvest
Vienna, Austria
Werner Zahnt is a seed investor at Speedinvest in Vienna focused on Software and Mobile. Werner Zahnt has more than 15 years experience in the internet and mobile content, application and messaging sectors.Most recently, he was responsible for the world-wide mobile content business within VeriSign Inc, leading a team of 70+ people. He managed the integration and consolidation efforts of the 3united, mQube and VeriSign DCMS mobilecontent distribution products. For this effort he moved from Vienna, Austria to VeriSign headquarters in Mountain View, CA.Werner has deep product management and engineering experience paired with thorough financial expertise. He gained broad functional and process experience working in many different operational and executive roles.During his studies in business administration and informatics at the University of Business Administration and Economics in Vienna, Werner co-founded and was COO of SYSIS which merged with 2 other Austrian companies to become 3united. During his time at SYSIS he was also CEO of SYSIS d.o.o., a Croatian software engineering subsidiary in Zagreb.In 1999, Werner founded FUNDAQ, a subsidiary of SYSIS that pioneered the field of online social trading markets. FUNDAQ was sold after one year to Blue-C AG.Within SYSIS and 3united, Werner built a global mobile content distribution platform (CPS) from the ground up, and developed global partnerships with Ericsson and Napster. These initiatives led to one of the world’s most comprehensive global roll outs of mobile content services, with more than 25 deployments in 3 continents.Werner has joined The Merger where he focuses on Finance, Engineering and Product Management. Within Speedinvest Werner focuses on startup due diligence, financial and product management.
- Total investments:
- 23
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 22%
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Industries Werner Zahnt invests in
Stages Werner Zahnt invests in
Countries Werner Zahnt invests in
Round sizes
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Round size
- Seed
- $274k–$2.8M
- Series A
- $583k–$6M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 6 (26%)
- Mobile 2 (9%)
- Analytics 2 (9%)
- Car Sharing 2 (9%)
- Smart Cities 2 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 7 (30%)
- Series A 5 (22%)
- Funding Round 3 (13%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (9%)
- Series B 1 (4%)
Country
- Austria 6 (26%)
- Germany 2 (9%)
- Slovenia 1 (4%)
- United States 1 (4%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Necture
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Ubiq is shaping the future of urban mobility by enabling mobility services to become profitable and sustainable. Experts in transforming raw urban data into actionable insights and valuable services, Ubiq enables better mobility decisions. Based in Vienna, Austria, Ubiq is shaping the future of mobility globally.Core services include: - Demandprediction - Demand fulfillment - Predictive charging - Policy compliance - Dynamic pricing | $6M / Series A / Mar 13, 2024 | |
Necture
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NECTURE empowers businesses to unlock the full potential of fleets, seamlessly bridging the gap between mobility and energy. Combining human-driven information with data-driven intelligence, we provide tailored solutions that optimize operations, reduce costs, and achieve sustainability goals. Our AI-driven technology platform offers advanced dataanalytics, automation, and user experience for efficient fleet management. Going beyond mere intelligence, we translate data into real-world actions, minimizing environmental impact and driving a cleaner, greener future. NECTURE is building a world where electric fleets are not only possible, but thrive. | $6M / Series A / Mar 13, 2024 | |
indoo.rs
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indoo.rs is a mobile SDK that enables you to get real-time position and navigation updates indoors. Your mobile app can now locate and navigate inside buildings!The indoo.rs solution uses a combination of Wi-Fi , sensor fusion and iBeacon technology in addition to dead-reckoning navigation algorithms to provide the most accurate, real-timepositioning information to any application. The indoo.rs solution provides an accuracy of down to 2 meters.indoo.rs offers:• real-time localization and navigation • routing • white-label application • support packages• analytics & more...and enables:• developers• app agencies• technology and service providers...to fast and simply deploy and offer accurate indoor location-based services at competitive accuracy, speed, memory footprint and cost.• Navigation• Shopping list routing• Offers/coupons• Advertising by location• Manufacturing/inventory/asset tracking... from finding your way to the corresponding gate at the airport, to getting real-time point of sale promotions- indoo.rs is just what you are looking for!The indoo.rs team also provides support and training for developers using the indoo.rs SDK for application development. Additionally, the indoo.rs team provides consultancy and professional services for embedded system development, and can provide customization and porting for a number of native chip-sets. | $450K / Seed / Jul 04, 2018 | |
Payworks
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Payworks is the provider of a next generation Point of Sale payment gateway technology. With Payworks technology, developers of Point of Sale solutions for merchants can quickly and cost-efficiently integrate card payment functionality into their applications, and securely process EMV, contactless and mobile wallet transactions at the Point ofSale. With headquarters in Germany and offices in the UK, the US and Poland, Payworks provides its technology to leading acquirers and payment providers globally. Payworks was acquired by Visa in July 2019. | $14.5M / Series B / Feb 14, 2018 | |
Sipwise
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Sipwise GmbH is an Austrian technology provider located in Vienna, with focus on designing, developing and integrating carrier-grade next-generation communication platforms. | $384K / Jun 26, 2017 | |
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Payworks
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Payworks is the provider of a next generation Point of Sale payment gateway technology. With Payworks technology, developers of Point of Sale solutions for merchants can quickly and cost-efficiently integrate card payment functionality into their applications, and securely process EMV, contactless and mobile wallet transactions at the Point ofSale. With headquarters in Germany and offices in the UK, the US and Poland, Payworks provides its technology to leading acquirers and payment providers globally. Payworks was acquired by Visa in July 2019. | $4.5M / Series A / Sep 06, 2016 | |
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Sipwise
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Sipwise GmbH is an Austrian technology provider located in Vienna, with focus on designing, developing and integrating carrier-grade next-generation communication platforms. | $768K / Jul 30, 2016 | |
CrateDB
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Store any type of data and combine the simplicity of SQL with the scalability of NoSQL. CrateDB is an open source, multi-model, distributed and containerized database that runs queries in milliseconds, regardless of data complexity, volume and velocity. Integrate with AI/ML frameworks for vector search. | $2.7M / Seed / Jul 01, 2016 | |
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indoo.rs
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indoo.rs is a mobile SDK that enables you to get real-time position and navigation updates indoors. Your mobile app can now locate and navigate inside buildings!The indoo.rs solution uses a combination of Wi-Fi , sensor fusion and iBeacon technology in addition to dead-reckoning navigation algorithms to provide the most accurate, real-timepositioning information to any application. The indoo.rs solution provides an accuracy of down to 2 meters.indoo.rs offers:• real-time localization and navigation • routing • white-label application • support packages• analytics & more...and enables:• developers• app agencies• technology and service providers...to fast and simply deploy and offer accurate indoor location-based services at competitive accuracy, speed, memory footprint and cost.• Navigation• Shopping list routing• Offers/coupons• Advertising by location• Manufacturing/inventory/asset tracking... from finding your way to the corresponding gate at the airport, to getting real-time point of sale promotions- indoo.rs is just what you are looking for!The indoo.rs team also provides support and training for developers using the indoo.rs SDK for application development. Additionally, the indoo.rs team provides consultancy and professional services for embedded system development, and can provide customization and porting for a number of native chip-sets. | $1.1M / Jun 13, 2016 | |
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Necture
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Ubiq is shaping the future of urban mobility by enabling mobility services to become profitable and sustainable. Experts in transforming raw urban data into actionable insights and valuable services, Ubiq enables better mobility decisions. Based in Vienna, Austria, Ubiq is shaping the future of mobility globally.Core services include: - Demandprediction - Demand fulfillment - Predictive charging - Policy compliance - Dynamic pricing | $274K / Seed / Feb 18, 2016 | |
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Co-Investors
About Speedinvest
Speedinvest is a globally active European venture capital firm built on a simple belief: many move more. From six offices across EMEA, our sector-focused investment teams back relentless founders from pre–Seed to Growth with long-term conviction, providing day-one access to our global network of corporate customers, experts, industry leaders, andtop-tier follow-on investors to scale smarter and faster. Building lasting companies like Bitpanda (Austria), Moove (Nigeria), Gigs (U.S.), Tide (UK), ARX Robotics (Germany), Wayflyer (Ireland), GoStudent (Austria), Seqera Labs (Spain), and Cylib (Germany) — together. Big ideas may start with one. But scaling and winning take The Power of More.
Speedinvest Contacts
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Florian Obst
Associate
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Gabriel Tirouflet
Venture Partner
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Olga Shikhantsova
Principal
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Stefan Klestil
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Tom Lesche
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What does Werner Zahnt invest in?
Werner Zahnt invests primarily in Software, Mobile and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Werner Zahnt's check size?
Werner Zahnt typically joins rounds of $274k–$2.8M at Seed and $583k–$6M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Werner Zahnt participates in.
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When did Werner Zahnt last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Werner Zahnt closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 23 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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