Invest AG is the private equity and venture capital arm of Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Aktiengesellschaft, specializing in investments in small and medium-sized enterprises. Established in 1994 and headquartered in Linz, Austria, the firm manages a portfolio of approximately 180 million euros, focusing on expansion and growth financing, management buyouts, and other financial strategies, while avoiding investments in tourism and restructuring. It generally invests between 1.5 million and 15 million euros, seeking a stake of no more than 49 percent in the companies it supports. The firm operates primarily in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with a particular emphasis on the Upper Austrian region for young entrepreneurs. Invest AG has invested in over 140 companies across various sectors and aims to exit its investments through methods such as IPOs and trade sales. The firm prides itself on providing long-term stability and expertise to its partners, assisting them in operational, commercial, and strategic matters.

Speedinvest is a venture capital firm based in Vienna, with offices in Berlin, Paris, London, Munich, and San Francisco, that focuses on early-stage technology investments across Europe, including Central and Eastern Europe. The firm backs seed to early growth rounds in areas including deep tech, fintech, health, industrial tech, marketplaces, consumer tech, software-as-a-service, and network effects, with a platform philosophy and hands-on support via an in-house Platform+ team that provides growth marketing, human resources, US business development, and networking assistance from day one. Typical investments range from a few hundred thousand euros up to about three million euros, with a preference for minority stakes up to around 20% and for taking co-entrepreneurial operational roles for six months to a year. Speedinvest was founded in 2011 and is known for combining capital with hands-on operational support to help portfolio companies scale.

aws Gründerfonds is a venture capital firm based in Vienna, Austria, established in 2013. The firm specializes in investing in high-growth Austrian start-ups, focusing primarily on those in their later seed and (pre-)series-A stages. With a fund size of 140 million euros, aws Gründerfonds targets a diverse range of sectors, including business products and services, consumer products and services, healthcare, information technology, energy, financial services, manufacturing, and technology-based industries such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Its objective is to support the development of innovative companies that demonstrate significant growth potential within the Austrian market.

Founded in 2012, Situlus Holding is a venture capital firm headquartered in Graz, Austria. It specializes in investing in start-ups and medium-sized technology firms across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Tecnet Equity is an Austrian venture capital firm focused on seed and early-stage investments in technology companies, including ICT, life sciences, industrial technologies, material sciences and environmental technologies. It supports portfolio companies beyond capital with active guidance, leveraging an international network to help growth and scale. The firm also collaborates with research centers and universities to analyze, develop, and market research results and to aid patent protection, enabling inventions to be translated into new products and commercial opportunities. Founded in 2002 and based in Saint Polten, Austria, Tecnet Equity targets early-stage B2B technologies, life sciences start-ups, and spin-offs.

Founded in 2017 and located in Klosterneuburg, Austria, xista science ventures specializes in supporting deep tech startups and academic spin-offs that are rooted in scientific, engineering, and technological innovation. The firm invests primarily as a lead investor in the pre-seed and seed stages, with the capability to participate in later funding rounds. xista science ventures is adept at understanding the unique needs of startups in the science and technology sectors, providing tailored support to entrepreneurs. Its diverse team brings a wealth of expertise in technology, entrepreneurship, finance, legal matters, intellectual property, and strategic consulting, ensuring comprehensive assistance for startups from their inception.

APEX Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2016. It invests in startups based in the United States and Europe that develop deep technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous systems and robotics, quantum technologies and photonics, mobility and space innovations, medical technology, cybersecurity, fintech, digital media, and business intelligence. The firm provides strategic support and resources to help its portfolio companies advance their technologies and scale their businesses.

ARAX Capital Partners is a Vienna-based venture capital firm established in 2007 with an exclusive focus on Austrian ventures. It concentrates on early-stage investments in technology, biotechnology, and real estate, targeting young, innovative companies with patentable technology that have already secured pre-seed funding to qualify for investment.

Austria Wirtschaftsservice is the Austrian government promotional bank that promotes and finances Austrian companies. Based in Vienna, it operates as a financing institution of the federal government, supporting the preparation and implementation of project financing, helping mitigate economic risk, and providing capital and advisory services to businesses across growth, product development, and international expansion. AWS offers various financing schemes, guarantees, and related services to strengthen competitiveness and economic development throughout Austria, including programs that connect entrepreneurs with investors and support startup and innovation activities.

Founded in 2014, eQventure is a leading venture capital firm headquartered in Graz, Austria. It invests globally in deep tech, industrial tech, network effects, digital health, and consumer tech companies, providing growth capital alongside operational support and access to a strong global network.

Founded in 2018, Peak Pride is a Vienna-based venture capital firm focusing on investments in proptech, digital health, and sustainability across Europe.

EASME is a European Union executive agency that supports small and medium-sized enterprises and promotes innovation in Europe. It manages projects in the areas of small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as the environment, energy, and maritime sectors, funded by COSME, LIFE, and EMFF. EASME organizes the European Sustainable Energy Week and serves industries such as environmental management, energy production, and maritime activities.

Seed + Speed Ventures is a Berlin-based venture capital firm established in 2016, specializing in seed investments primarily in the software sector, with a focus on B2B startups. The firm targets pre-seed and seed-stage companies located in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. As a member of the Maschmeyer Group, Seed + Speed Ventures operates offices in Hanover, Munich, Berlin, and San Francisco. In addition to equity investments, the firm offers startups complimentary sales support, enhancing their potential for growth and success in competitive markets.

CNB Capital is a Vienna-based venture capital firm focused on deep-tech and technology-enabled B2B startups across Europe. It invests primarily in seed and Series A rounds, targeting European companies with first customer traction and strong product-market fit. The firm uses an evergreen structure to provide long-term commitment and durable partnerships without typical exit pressure. CNB Capital supports founders, particularly in sales and marketing, helping them scale. The firm was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

3VC is a venture capital group based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2017. The firm specializes in investing in a select group of European technology startups that demonstrate global potential, primarily focusing on Series A rounds. 3VC's investment strategy encompasses various sectors, including artificial intelligence, development tools, deep-tech, security, augmented and virtual reality, data analytics, digital health, and mobile applications. The firm is committed to supporting its portfolio companies by providing extensive resources and access to a global network of co-investment partners. Notable companies in its portfolio include Assaia, Kaia Health, Lokalise, Picsart, Storyblok, and Tatum.

HV Capital is a Munich-based venture capital firm supporting founders in developing internet companies. Established in 2000, it has invested in over 200 companies including Zalando and Delivery Hero, with fund sizes ranging from €500,000 to €50 million.

UNIQA Insurance Group is a Vienna-based insurer operating in Austria, Central and Eastern Europe, and other international markets. It operates through three segments: UNIQA Austria, UNIQA International, and Reinsurance, and offers a broad range of products including life, health, property and casualty, motor, liability, travel, and other lines, as well as marine, aviation, and transport insurance. The group also provides reinsurance services. Distribution spans sales forces, general agencies, brokers, banks, and direct channels. The company serves individual and corporate clients and maintains a long-standing presence in the region, with origins dating back to 1811.

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with growth-stage technology and software companies. The firm focuses on growth-stage software, internet, and data services, with emphasis on fintech, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning, DevOps, and healthcare. Based in New York City with offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto, Insight Partners has backed more than 750 companies worldwide and has more than 55 portfolio companies that have achieved an IPO. As of 2022, the firm reports over $75 billion in assets under management. It seeks to fund and work closely with visionary executives, providing practical, hands-on software expertise to support growth from initial investment through to IPO.

Startup Wise Guys is an accelerator and early-stage program based in Tallinn, Estonia, founded in 2012. It runs intensive up to five-month programs that validate and develop products and prepare founders to sell to business customers, culminating in demo days before venture capitalists and angel investors. The company focuses on B2B software as a service, fintech, cybersecurity, sustainability, and related tech sectors across Europe, and has accelerated more than 300 startups with a startup survival rate above 80%. It operates with a network of over 200 mentors who guide startups through product validation, market entry, and fundraising, and maintains a 300+ startup alumni community spanning more than 40 countries, with ongoing alumni events for business development and fundraising.

i5invest is a venture capital firm based in Vienna that focuses on corporate development and cross-border deals for technology companies. It connects founders with the technology ecosystem to foster long-term partnerships and help companies scale internationally. With experience in more than 250 transactions, i5invest has facilitated deals with major technology groups and supports portfolio companies through growth, including startup mentoring and seed financing. The firm collaborates with i5growth, a business accelerator and investment partner that supports high-potential European tech firms during growth. i5invest targets sectors such as business and consumer products, e-commerce, mobile, software, and information technology, offering advisory services on corporate development and strategic partnerships.

The EIC Accelerator is a Horizon Europe funding program that provides assistance to start-ups and SMEs that have an innovative, game-changing product, service, or business model that has the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones, and have the ambition and commitment to scale up, are seeking substantial funding, but the risks involved are too high for private investors to invest alone

Founded in Munich, Germany in 2004, MIG Capital is a leading venture capital firm focusing on European Deep Tech and Life Sciences investments from seed to late-stage. With over €1.2 billion committed by private investors across Germany and Austria, the firm manages 17 public venture capital funds regulated by BaFin.

Mpoweru is a venture capital firm headquartered in Vienna, Austria. It invests in early-stage companies focusing on artificial intelligence, technology, machine learning, cloud computing & infrastructure, cybersecurity, e-commerce, digital marketplaces, and the Internet of Things within the DACH region.

Founded in 2017, Round2 Capital is a Vienna-based investment firm focusing on growth capital for European B2B software companies. It specializes in non-dilutive revenue-based loans and has local hubs in Berlin and Stockholm.

Founded in 2022, Verbund X Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm based in Vienna, Austria. It focuses on investing in early-stage companies operating within the renewable energy sector across Europe.

PUSH Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2017 and based in Vienna, Austria. The firm focuses on investing in a diverse range of sectors, including analytics, circularity, crypto, deeptech, EdTech, energy, entertainment, fintech, food systems, health, human resources, and travel. Additionally, PUSH Ventures places a particular emphasis on climate tech and healthcare within its investment strategy. By targeting innovative companies in these fields, PUSH Ventures aims to support growth and development in areas that are crucial for future sustainability and technological advancement.

tecnet equity NÖ Technologiebeteiligungs-Invest is a technology-focused investment company based in Lower Austria that provides equity investments in technology ventures and supports regional technology initiatives.

BaseTech Ventures AG, established in 2012 and located in Cham, Switzerland, specializes in supporting early-stage companies in the German-speaking regions, particularly Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH). As a family office, BaseTech Ventures focuses on investments in the technology sector, aiming to enhance the potential of businesses through strategic guidance and support. The firm is dedicated to helping these companies transform into distinguished organizations of the future by leveraging collective expertise and effort.

Paragon Partners is a private equity firm based in Munich, Germany, that backs established mid-sized companies in Europe, with a focus on the German-speaking region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The firm pursues majority investments and typically assumes board control, often leading the equity portion of transactions. It targets opportunities across industrial goods and services, business and financial services, technology, media and telecommunications, consumer, and healthcare sectors. Paragon Partners focuses on growth, buyout, carve-out, buy-and-build, and restructuring activities, including secondary buyouts and spin-offs, and prefers to work with companies that can scale without reliance on breakthrough technologies. It generally invests in companies with EBITDA between €5 million and €50 million and enterprise value from €30 million to €300 million, committing equity of roughly €30-150 million. Founded in 2004, the firm concentrates on the German-speaking region and aims to partner with management teams to create sustainable value.

KaPa Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Vienna, Austria. It funds information technology companies across early-stage, later-stage and growth capital, focusing on IT businesses with potential for international expansion. The firm pursues opportunities in Austria, Germany, Singapore, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Canada.

AUCTUS Capital Partners is a Munich-based private equity investor established in 2001 that focuses on mid-market buyouts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The firm targets a broad range of sectors including consumer goods, healthcare, industrials, business services, transport, technology, and renewables, and seeks majority stakes in companies often in succession or spin-off situations. It pursues roll-up and buy-and-build strategies to create value, working with management teams to drive revenue and earnings growth. The name reflects an entrepreneurial mindset and a commitment to sustainable growth.

Jadeberg Partners, established in 2007, is a Swiss-based private equity firm that focuses on providing growth capital to fast-growing, profitable technology companies in Europe, with a particular emphasis on the German-speaking region. The firm, headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, targets technology-facing businesses that are already established and looking to expand their operations.

Capvis is a Swiss-based private equity firm focused on investing in mid-sized companies headquartered in Switzerland, Germany, or Austria. Since its inception in 1990, Capvis has completed over 43 transactions with a total volume of EUR 3 billion. The firm aims to take substantial ownership stakes and support management teams to drive businesses to new heights.

VR Equitypartner GmbH is a private equity firm based in Frankfurt, Germany, specializing in direct and mezzanine investments in small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly established family businesses. Founded in 1970 and restructured in 2012, the firm focuses on growth capital transactions, management buyouts, and corporate succession, primarily within the German-speaking region of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. VR Equitypartner aims to provide tailored financing solutions that align with the strategic needs of its portfolio companies, often investing in firms with annual revenues of at least €10 million. The firm typically invests between €1.5 million and €20 million in equity, seeking both minority and majority stakes, and may take positions on the supervisory or advisory boards of these companies. With a commitment to sustainable corporate development, VR Equitypartner prioritizes long-term relationships and strategic partnerships over short-term exits, often exiting investments via buybacks or trade sales within five to eight years.

Founded in 1999, MCI Capital is a leading Digital Private Equity investor based in Warsaw, Poland. The firm focuses on investing in digital disruption and transformation across Europe, with a particular emphasis on Central and Eastern European markets. Preferred sectors include SaaS, e-commerce, marketplace platforms, fintech, insurtech, foodtech, traveltech, and digital infrastructure. MCI Capital typically invests between EUR 25-100 million in buyout or expansion stage projects.

Founded in 2009, Elvaston is a Berlin-based private equity firm focusing on small to medium-sized companies within the German-speaking region. It specializes in profitable businesses operating in growth industries like business-to-business and technology sectors.

Founded in 1819, Erste Group is a major European financial services provider headquartered in Vienna, Austria. It offers a comprehensive range of banking products and services to retail, corporate, real estate, and public sector clients across Austria, Central and Eastern Europe, and internationally. These include mortgage and consumer loans, investment products, current accounts, savings products, credit cards, cross-selling products like leasing and insurance, account management, payments, digital-banking services, working capital finance, trade finance, corporate finance advisory, trading and market services, custody services, loan syndication, asset/liability management, discretionary portfolio management, and investment funds.

Russmedia is a media company based in Schwarzach, Austria, specializing in the development and marketing of media and media-related services. The company operates a diverse portfolio that includes traditional and digital print, publishing, radio, and classified websites. It publishes daily and weekly newspapers in Austria, Hungary, and Romania, while also providing internet and mobile telephony services. Additionally, Russmedia is involved in the creation and sale of digital media products and has established itself as a key player in the marketing sector, offering various media-related services and organizing events. With a focus on both traditional and digital platforms, Russmedia is committed to delivering high-quality media solutions across Europe.

Ventech is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 1998 that invests in seed and early-stage startups. It operates with a European footprint including offices in Paris, Munich and Helsinki, and maintains a presence in Asia through its China arm in Shanghai. The firm adopts an industry-agnostic approach, funding opportunities in software and hardware across B2B and B2C models, and focuses on sectors such as cloud infrastructure, development tools, vertical solutions, consumer platforms, media and climate tech. Ventech supports portfolio companies as they scale and pursue global growth, leveraging its international network to help startups become global leaders.

Quadriga Capital is a private equity firm founded in 1995 and based in Frankfurt, Germany. The firm specializes in providing bridge financing, delisting, expansion, buyouts, buy-ins, development capital, and replacement capital to mid-market companies. Quadriga Capital focuses on investing in growth-stage businesses across various sectors, including business products, business services, consumer products, consumer services, and healthcare. The firm primarily targets opportunities within Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, leveraging its expertise to support the development and expansion of its portfolio companies.

Founded in Vienna, Austria in 2012, FSP Ventures is an independent venture capital firm focusing on innovative cleantech companies. It invests primarily in Austria and neighboring regions, supporting environmentally-focused technologies to drive sustainable growth.

Vendis Capital is an independent private equity firm that concentrates on building and investing in small- to mid-sized branded consumer companies in Europe. It deploys flexible capital for growth and buyout transactions, including development capital, expansion and acquisition financing, and minority or majority stakes. The firm focuses on branded consumer products and consumer-facing retail, offline and online, across goods and services, food and non-food sectors, and may back retailers or firms building consumer brands. It prefers investments in Europe, with a concentration on head offices in Benelux, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium. Typical deal size ranges from €10 million to €60 million per transaction, targeting revenue from roughly €10 million to €300 million and EBITDA from €3 million to €30 million. Vendis provides strategic support, helps with management additions, evaluations and execution of acquisitions, and implements monitoring and reporting tools, often taking an active board role. Founded in 2009, it is headquartered in Diegem, Belgium, with offices in Stockholm, Paris and Hilversum.

Founded in 2015, Next Media Accelerator is an independent accelerator based in Hamburg, Germany. It invests in early-stage media tech startups from Europe and Israel, focusing on innovative solutions to disrupt the media industry.

Capvis AG is a private equity firm headquartered in Switzerland, founded in 1999 as the successor to SBC Equity Partners, and focuses on investing in mid-market companies with headquarters in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy and the Netherlands.

Afinum is a private equity firm based in Munich, founded in 2000, that concentrates on mid-market investments across industries in German-speaking Europe, backing successful companies by offering tailor-made solutions to entrepreneurial challenges and by understanding the needs of mid-market entrepreneurs. Its sector focus spans industrial and technology, consumer goods and retail, software and media, healthcare and wellness, construction and real estate, and business services, with activity in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Recognized as a leading mid-market investor in the region, Afinum pursues constructive partnerships to support growth and transformation for its portfolio companies.

BUWOG Group is a prominent German-Austrian full-service provider in the residential property sector with over 66 years of experience. It manages a high-quality portfolio of approximately 49,200 apartments and has developed over 35,000 residential units to date. The company is particularly active in the greater Vienna area, where it has a significant development pipeline, positioning itself as a leading contractor and real estate developer in Austria. BUWOG Group expanded its presence in the German residential market in 2012 by acquiring a well-known development company in Berlin, and it has since become one of the leading residential project developers in the city. In 2016, BUWOG further extended its operations by entering the Hamburg market as a developer, enhancing its footprint in the German real estate sector.

Orderlion is a digital procurement platform that connects restaurants, hotels, cafes, and other catering operators with food and non-food suppliers. It serves as an e-commerce operating system that helps wholesalers digitize procurement processes, enabling operators to place orders for groceries, kitchen and sanitary supplies from their regular suppliers in one place, with smart inventory features. Based in Vienna, Austria, Orderlion supports beverage, fruit and vegetable wholesalers and other suppliers of fresh goods, aiming to streamline ordering across the supply chain by centralizing communications and transactions between operators and their suppliers.

Founded in Frankfurt in 2014, Beyond Capital Partners is a private equity firm specializing in mid-market investments across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The company focuses on acquiring majority stakes in profitable family-owned and medium-sized companies with asset-light business models, primarily in the B2B services, IT services, software, healthcare & well-being, lifestyle and entertainment sectors.

WestTech Ventures is a Berlin-based venture capital firm established in 2013, specializing in pre-seed and seed investments in B2B software startups across Germany. The firm concentrates on sectors such as enterprise SaaS, automation, climate solutions, the future of work, and health, aiming to support companies that strive for a positive global impact through technology. With extensive experience from over 80 direct and indirect investments, WestTech Ventures positions itself as a knowledgeable partner in the startup ecosystem, fostering growth and innovation in emerging ventures.

ECM Equity Capital Management GmbH, established in 1995, is a Frankfurt-based private equity firm specializing in investments in mid-sized companies across German-speaking Europe. It focuses on management buyouts, add-on acquisitions, and growth capital, typically investing between €10 million and €50 million in companies with enterprise values between €20 million and €150 million. ECM targets companies with revenues between €10 million and €250 million and operating profits (EBIT) exceeding €2.5 million. It considers both minority and majority stakes, aiming to acquire companies facing succession issues or strategic changes. ECM's investment horizon is typically three to seven years.