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Top 5 Venture Capital Firms in Austria (2026)

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Finding the right investor in Austria can feel like a challenge, but the local scene is full of opportunity. Firms like Speedinvest have backed over 500 companies, showing a strong appetite for new ideas.

Beyond the big names, you'll find specialized funds and corporate VCs ready to invest. To help you get started, we've gathered some of the most active and founder-friendly firms.

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Speedinvest backs pre-Seed and Seed tech startups across EMEA with dedicated, sector-focused teams, making them one of Europe's most active early-stage investors. Portfolio companies like Bitpanda and GoStudent also get hands-on support from in-house operational experts to accelerate growth and market expansion.

HeadquartersVienna, Wien, Austria
Year Founded2011
FoundersDaniel Keiper-Knorr, Erik Bovee, Michael Schuster, Oliver Holle, Werner Zahnt
Total Funding€628.4M
Average Check Size€1.3M
IndustriesDeep Tech & Hard Science, Fintech, Health & Wellness, Industrial, Marketplace, Consumer, SaaS, Climate & Sustainability, Crypto & Blockchain, Infrastructure
Investment StageConvertible Note, Early Stage, Late Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed
Nº of Investments540 (216 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits51
Top Portfolio StartupsPlanetly, Fincompare - Smarter Business Finance, Iyzico
Contactoffice@speedinvest.com / +43 69911898616

As the corporate venture capital arm of Raiffeisen Bank International, Elevator Ventures invests in early-stage and growth startups throughout Central and Eastern Europe. They operate as a strategic growth partner, using the bank's extensive network to help portfolio companies like Twisto and CloudCart expand across the region.

HeadquartersVienna, Wien, Austria
Year Founded2018
FoundersHannes Cizek, Maximilian Schausberger
Average Check Size€3M
IndustriesFintech, E-Commerce, SaaS, Infrastructure, Agriculture
Investment StageConvertible Note, Early Stage, Series A, Series B
Nº of Investments25 (12 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits4
Top Portfolio StartupsCloudCart, FINQware, Twisto
Contactoffice@elevator-ventures.com / (650) 575-8318
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3. PUSH VC

Focusing on seed and early-stage startups, PUSH VC provides the initial capital and active support needed to build a company. They work as dedicated partners to their portfolio companies, helping founders navigate the path from idea to scalable business.

HeadquartersVienna, Wien, Austria
Year Founded2017
FoundersLaurenz Simbruner, Lukas Püspök
Investment StageEarly Stage, Seed
Nº of Investments37 (6 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits5
Contactoffice@push.vc

Backed by the Austrian federal government, aws Gründungsfonds operates a €140 million venture capital fund for the country's high-growth startups. They invest in later seed and pre-series A rounds, offering companies long-term partnership and access to an international network.

HeadquartersVienna, Wien, Austria
Year Founded2013
Founders
Investment StageEarly Stage, Late Stage, Seed
Nº of Investments81 (9 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits10
Contactoffice@gruenderfonds.at / +43 1 501 75-721

Round2 Capital Partners provides growth capital to small and medium-sized businesses through non-dilutive, revenue-based loans. This model allows European SaaS and hardware/software companies to scale operations without diluting their ownership.

HeadquartersVienna, Wien, Austria
Year Founded2017
FoundersChristian Czernich, Jan Hillered
Investment StageDebt, Early Stage, Late Stage
Nº of Investments30 (29 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits3
Contactinfo@round2cap.com / (310) 571-1823

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