Investors in Austria

3VC is a Vienna-based venture capital fund that invests in a carefully handpicked group of European technology startups with global ambition. From seed to growth, 3VC’s entrepreneurial team provides tireless support and access to an international co-investment network of VC partners.

AICA is a non-profit organization designed to foster the development of entrepreneurial environment in Armenia . It is created to help start-ups and entrepreneurs with innovative ideas find high-caliber business professionals who would invest and help steer companies in their endeavors of high impact and growth. AICA is 20 members strong and growing. AICA brings together a very diverse group of CEOs, Entrepreneurs and Business Professionals from Armenia, Russia, Germany, Austria, Denmark, and the USA. Its members represent various industries ranging from cutting edge sphere in Biotech, Digital Healthcare, IT, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Biometrics to more traditional sectors of Manufacturing, Construction, Real Estate Development, Renewable Energy, Banking, Fin-tech, Food & Beverage, Consumer Products, Logistics and Retail. AICA boasts 5 members from YPO and members from top business schools from Armenia, Europe, and USA, including 3 graduates of Harvard Business School. Members of AICA serve on Boards of Multinational Companies and run VC funds; They are Serial Entreprenuers with multiple successful companies under their belts and Top-Notch experts in Management, International and US Law, International Marketing, Sales and Distribution; They invest as Angels in companies with high growth potential and guide them through the exciting but challenging path to success; They open doors to New Markets and Clients and dedicate their Networks, Connections, and most importantly Knowledge, Experience, and Time to help companies Beat the Market Odds.

We invest in academic spinoffs and science-based deeptech startups from pre-seed stages onwards with reserves for follow-on investments.

Pioneers is a corporate strategy and innovation consulting firm that specializes in venture building, venture clienting, and corporate venture capital, helping organizations reinvent and grow through startup-driven methods.

ARALON AG is a private equity firm specializing in middle market buyout transactions including management buyouts and buy-ins, growth financing, succession solutions and spin-offs, shareholder replacement, platform strategies for market consolidation over buy and build, cross-border expansion in small and medium sized companies. The firm prefers to invest in mid-cap companies. It makes investments in healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing especially with strong aftersales element, industrial technologies and products and services, business services including logistics, consumer goods and retail, and clean technologies including environment and energy. The firm targets investments in companies based in Eastern Europe, Middle Eastern Europe, Central Eastern Europe, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, bordering the Black Sea Region including Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Turkey, Baltics, Hungary; South East Europe including the countries of the former Yugoslavia, Russia, and Belarus; and the Caucasian Region and selected countries of the former Soviet Union (Commonwealth of Independent States). It makes investments between €3 million ($4.36 million) and €20 million ($29.04 million) in companies with turnover of up to €100 million ($145.19 million). The firm seeks to acquire majority ownership equity up to 100 percent. However, it may also acquire an influential minority stake. The firm prefers to be a lead investor or co-investor with others, especially if equity commitment is more than €20 million ($29.04 million). It typically, invests for a period between three and six years, though sometimes longer. It targets to achieve an annual gross IRR of more than 30 percent. The firm does not invest through third parties and does not pay dividends. ARALON AG was founded in 2005 and is based in Pfäffikon, Switzerland with an additional office in Bucharest, Romania and Egg, Switzerland.

Founded in 2014, eQventure is one of Austria’s leading venture capital firms with hubs in Austria, Germany, UK, Israel, USA and China. In addition to growth capital, eQventure provides young Austrian high-tech companies with a strong global network and operational support aimed at accelerating their growth. Behind eQventure are several successful entrepreneurs who invest their own money and expertise in addition to taking a hands-on role with their portfolio companies. The European Investment Fund leverages all eQventure high-tech investments with its European Angels Fund. If you’re a Deep Tech, Industrial Tech, Network Effects, Digital Health or Consumer Tech startup looking for partners you can depend on from day one, get in touch. We would love to learn more about your company.

INVEST AG is the investment arm of the Raiffeisen bank group of Upper Austria and is one of Austria’s leading private equity funds, managing a volume of 180 million euros. As an evergreen fund with an indefinite term, we are able to provide long-term stability and a solid foundation for future success, which is particularly relevant for an increasing number of medium-sized companies facing a growing need for equity.The benefits of private equity:No personal liability of the partners No securities to weigh you down Greater risk capacity Since its founding in 1994, INVEST AG has already invested equity and mezzanine capital in more than 140 companies in a wide variety of sectors. Currently, 26 companies in Austria and the south of Germany trust in our expertise and benefit from our support in operational, commercial, and strategic matters.Whatever situation you find yourself in as a company and whatever problem you are seeking a custom-made solution to, be assured that you will always find us to be a highly experienced and reliable partner.

Luxempart is an investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. The firm also makes secondary direct investments. Within direct investments, it specializes in PIPE and private equity investments in middle market, later stage, mature, emerging growth, late venture, mezzanine, buyouts, acquisitions and private investment in public equity, and growth capital for small and medium sized companies. Within Investment Funds, it specializes in venture capital, growth capital, secondary and buyouts funds. The firm seeks to invest in listed and non-listed companies. For direct investments, the firm does not target a specific sector, but prefers to invest in companies operating in energy, media, banks, and financial services & insurance, holding companies, credit agencies, insurance brokers, healthcare, retail, industrials, security, and telecommunications sectors. It seeks to invest in companies based in Europe including Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and nearby regions, Belux, France, Germany, Northern Italy, Belgium, Austria, and Switzerland for direct investments, and in Europe, USA and Europe for fund investments. For direct investments it typically invests between €25 million ($27.15 million) and €100 million ($108.61 million) in companies with a minimum EBITDA of €1 million ($1.31 million), target enterprise value between €10 million ($13.11 million) and €2000 million ($2622.02 million), and with a minimum target sales value of €15 million ($19.66 million). For Investment Funds, it usually invests between EUR 10 million ($10.85 million) and EUR 25 million (27.14 million) per fund. It aims to aid its portfolio companies to their IPO through financial aid. The firm seeks Board seats in its portfolio companies. It prefers to take majority stakes in companies but also takes active minority stakes. Luxempart was founded in 1988, and is based in Leudelange, Luxembourg with additional offices in Belgium, Germany, France and Italy.

AG Capital is private equity firm specializing in Industry Consolidation, middle market, Management buy-outs and buy-ins, Partial and total sales, later stage, mature, buy-out and growth capital. The firms prefer no investment in start-ups and turnaround situations, real estate, industries that are not compliant with our ESG criteria (e.g., tobacco and alcohol, armaments, gambling). It typically invests in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Northern Italy. It seeks to invest between €5 million ($5.78 million) to €20 million ($23.12 million) per investment in small and medium-sized companies with revenues of at least €10 million ($11.56 million). It prefers to take minority and majority stakes. It prefers to co-invest. AG Capital was founded in 2021 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

Argos GmbH is a private equity firm specializing in acquisition of mature, small and medium enterprises in succession situations, management buy-in, later stage, management buy-out and corporate spin-offs in special situations including complex carve outs. The firm does not invest in recapitalizations, start-ups, or pure growth capital investments. It prefers to invest in all sectors except high-tech and bio-tech. The firm seeks to invest in companies headquartered in German-speaking region such as Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It invests in companies with enterprise values between €15 million ($16.2 million) and €100 million ($108.01 million), minimum sales value of €10 million ($10.8 million), with transaction volume between €10 million ($12.84 million) and €75 million ($96.26 million). For succession situations, the firm prefers to invest in companies with turnovers between €25 million ($33.53 million) and €75 million ($96.26 million) with transaction volume between €10 million ($12.84 million) and €75 million ($96.26 million) and an EBIT value of greater than 10%. For corporate spin-offs, it prefers to invest in companies with turnovers between €50 million ($64.18 million) and €200 million ($256.70 million) with transaction volume up to €100 million ($128.35 million) and an EBIT value from -5% to +5%. The firm takes a majority stake in its portfolio companies and only invests the personal capital of its management. Argos GmbH was founded in 2001 and is based in Munich, Germany.

FRIIH GmbH is a venture capital firm specializing in seed and start-up investments. The firm seeks to invest in medtec, life sciences and healthcare sectors with a focus on image guided therapies, diagnostic imaging, injection and infusion systems, medical implants, 3D imaging, medical robotics and other related technologies. It prefers investing in companies based in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. In Germany the firm prefers investment in the Munich and Berlin areas, as well as in the Ruhr valley. FRIIH GmbH is based in Germany.

Wir investieren mit Begeisterung in Menschen, gute Ideen, Unternehmen und Immobilien.Peak Pride versteht sich als Mixed Oppor­tunity Unit und ist Ihr Part­ner für sinn­volle und erfolg­reiche Invest­ments in Start-Ups, Inno­vation und Immo­bilien.Als Invest­ment-Partner beglei­ten wir Family Offices und pri­vate Inve­storen bei ihren Start-Up und Unter­nehmens­betei­ligungen.Als Inno­vations-Dienst­leister trei­ben wir Inno­vation in der Cor­porate World voran.Als Immo­bilien­entwickler ist Peak Pride lokal und inter­national aktiv. Mit der Beteili­gung an der LZH Landzinshaus GmbH wird leist­barer Wohn­raum in Zuzugs­gebieten reali­siert. Darüber hinaus entwickeln wir gemein­sam mit Partnern attrak­tive Immo­bilien­pro­jekte in Öster­reich.

Seven2 sas is a private equity firm specializing in middle markets, later stage, carve-outs of business divisions from French or multinational corporations, public to private operations (PtoPs), and leveraged buyout in mid-caps and small and medium-sized companies. It seeks to invest in technologies, telecom, retail and consumer, media, healthcare, and business and financial services sectors. In information technology sector the firm focuses on high-tech goods and services, software technologies, hardware, emerging application segments, and services based on the mastery of new technologies. In specialized retail and consumer, it typically invests in home appliances, household goods and services, specialty retail chains, personal equipment, direct retail and e-commerce, business to business distribution, and consumer goods. In the media sector the firm seeks to invest in professional and technical publishing, broadcasting, business to business publishing, business, scientific and technical information, marketing, research, and design service companies, traditional and online, media agencies, rights, premium content and the supply of Internet content. It seeks to make investments in the telecommunications sector in segments including infrastructure and services, telecom operators, cable operators and technology companies, voice-data-video convergence, and development of new mobile services. The firm also invests in business and financial services in outsourced services focusing on financial services, business process outsourcing, services related to energy and environment. It makes investments in healthcare sectors with a focus on medical devices and services companies including private sector hospital treatment focusing on therapy of new medications or new forms for administering drugs, pharmaceutical laboratories, medical equipment, dermo-cosmetics, galenic development, and services and databases for health organizations, and health services including hospitalization structures, home health care, and medical analysis. The firm seeks to invest in companies based in French-speaking countries including France and Europe. It also invests in Turkey, Australia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, North Korea, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Mexico, Chile, United States and Canada. It prefers to invest in equity investment between €3.47 million ($3.79 million) and €250 million ($273.2 million) in Mid-Market €50 million ($54.65 million) and €250 million ($273.2 million) and Development: €15 million ($16.40 million) and €50 million ($54.65 million) with sales value between $13.34 million and $2732.9 million and enterprise value between $10.88 million and $1113.52 million. The firm may co-invest with others. It seeks to acquire majority or significant minority stakes and a board seat in its portfolio companies. It prefers minority position if the transaction is based on a genuine partnership with the management team, which confers them certain rights. The firm typically invests for a period of five to seven years on average. It seeks to exit its investments through trade sales, IPOs, secondary buyouts, as well as partial sales, and recaps. Seven2 sas was founded in 1972 and is based in Paris, France with additional offices in Europe.

Smartworks Innovation is the corporate venture arm of the Wiener Stadtwerke Group, focusing on bringing startup solutions into the group's divisions including Energy, Transport, and Infrastructure to support the energy transition.

UC Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in transformation and growth capital, buyout; special situations; either under performance, stress, distress, or right-out insolvency. The firm typically invests in small and medium size enterprises. It prefers to invest in those companies with solutions to infrastructure (solar, construction, utilities, energy), manufacturing and engineered products, advanced materials, healthcare and automotive and companies with growth opportunities. The firm primarily invests in companies based in Europe including European Union with a focus on Northern Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Southern Germany, and France, and in India. It prefers to take majority stake. The firm seeks to acquire controlling stakes and co-invests in minority positions. UC Capital is based in Barcelona, Spain with additional office in Pune, India, Catalonia, Spain, Bangalore, India and Luxembourg. As of November 10, 2016, UC Capital operates as a subsidiary of Capvent.

Blue Cap AG is a private equity firm specializes in middle market, late stage, mature, turnaround, recapitalization, buyout, special situations, restructuring, corporate carve-out, and growth capital investments. It prefers to invest in SME. The company operates in the Adhesives & Coatings, Plastics, Business Services, Medical, and other segments. It considers investments in niche companies of all industry sectors with B2B companies in industrial good and services, not restricted to any specific sector. The company prefers to invest in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It invests between $5.65 million to $28.3 million in equity, having target sale value between €20 million ($23.46 million) to €200 million ($234.65 million) and maximum EBITDA of $10 million and between $5.64 million and $28.30 million in equity investments. It prefers to take EBITD margin for companies in special situation between 0 to 5% in the companies. It seeks to take majority stake in the companies. It seeks to exit the investment between three to seven years. It prefers to invest from its balance sheet capital. Blue Cap AG was founded in 2006 and is based in Munich, Germany.

MCI Capital, founded in 1999, is one of the most dynamic private equity groups in EU-CEE focused on digital transformation. Currently, with the use of Private Equity / Venture Capital funds, MCI implements growth stage and expansion/buy-out stage investments in CEE Region, Germany and Austria (DACH) and Israel. MCI Capital is also active in the field of private debt.The assets under management are around PLN 2,3 Bn (USD 600 M). Through investment funds, it has so far closed over 60 investment projects and over 30 full exits. Since 1999 till now MCI generated net IRR at the level almost 23%. MCI Capital SA is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since February 2001 and is also a member of the Polish Private Equity Association.MCI cooperates with the best European and global VC / PE funds.Investment strategy is based on three growth pillars:- Digital disruption — investments in pure-play internet business models. MCI forecasts that the strongest growth will be recorded in the following segments: digital media, e-commerce, marketplaces, Fintech, Internet of Things, Software as a Service, cloud computing, mobile internet and digital entertainment.- Digital ecosystem — investments in companies operating on the internet infrastructure development market, such as telecoms and data storage centres.- Digital adaptation — investment support to companies which, being already well established in the traditional economy, aspire to become European- and global-level players using opportunities offered by the internet.

Speedinvest is a leading European venture capital firm specializing in Pre-Seed, Seed, and early-stage investments, with a dedicated Growth team for Series B through pre-IPO. They focus on sectors including AI, Climate Tech, Fintech, Health, and Marketplaces, typically leading 85% of their initial investments.

EMSA Capital is a private equity firm investing in turnarounds and special situations across Central and Eastern Europe. Our portfolio investments include performing companies and those experiencing a greater degree of challenges. In addition to financial capital for liquidity and recapitalization, we provide our investee companies with operational enhancements and performance improvement solutions. We take an active role in our investments and work alongside management to improve the business by unlocking and creating value.

Aakon Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in growth capital, early venture, mid venture, startups, mezzanine, acquisitions investments. The firm prefers to invest in Czech Republic, the DACH and CEE regions. The firm prefers to invest an equity amount between €1 million ($1.05 million) and €10 million (10.50 million). The firm seek control and like to contribute our entrepreneurial experience but also considers minority investments. Aakon Capital is based in PRAHA 3, Czech Republic with additional office in Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic , Wien, Austria and Prague, Czech Republic.

allygatr GmbH is a venture capital firm specializing in startups, seed capital, early stage, and B2B sales. The firm prefers to invest in human resource technology sector. The firm seeks to invests in Germany, Austria & Switzerland. The firm typically invests between €0.025million($0.02 million) and €0.13million ($0.13 million) in cash. The total investment therefore usually amounts to between €0.050million($0.053million) to €0.25million($0.27million). allygatr GmbH was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

APEX Ventures is a deep-tech and medical focused venture capital firm, run by founders with complimentary backgrounds driven by the mission to build the next generation of world’s leading companies.

Ayr Financial is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in growth capital, early venture, mezzanine financing, consolidation, venture debt, distressed, and expansion investments. the firm also invests in venture capital funds and real estate funds. The firm typically invests in FMCG, energy, real estate, infrastructure, agriculture, business services, manufacturing, and banking sectors. It primarily invests in the CIS region, united states of America, as well as in Eastern and Western Europe with a focus on United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Austria, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia. It also provides financial advisory services. the firm invests through its own personal capital. Ayr Financial was founded in 2014 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

Clever Clover BV is an accelerator and venture capital firm specializing in start-ups, growth capital, and early stage companies. It seeks to make investments in consumer goods, FMCG, travel, food, leisure and retail sectors. The firm typically invests in companies based in Austria, Germany, Netherlands & the UK. The firm prefers to invest minimum $0.025 in equity per transaction. The firm prefers to take minority stake. It also makes co-investments. The firm prefers to exit its investments through founders buy back within three to seven years. Clever Clover BV was founded in 2012 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands with additional office in Wiener Neudorf, Austria.

KaPa Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in growth capital and early stage investments. The firm primarily invests in IT companies. It prefers to invest in companies based in Austria, Germany, Singapore, United States, France, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Canada. KaPa Ventures is based in Wien, Austria.