OÖ HightechFonds GmbH

OÖ HightechFonds GmbH is a venture capital firm specializing in start-up, early venture, mid venture, late venture, growth capital and expansion stage investments. The firm does not invest in trade, tourism, and transport companies, in building and real estate financing or in patentable product development. It prefers to invest in materials and in technology-oriented companies including energy efficiency, environmental technology, computer development, clean tech and medical tech sectors. It seeks to invest in companies based in the Upper Austria region. It typically invests between €0.25 million ($0.29 million) and €1 million ($1.16 million) per transaction and can invest up to €1.5 million ($1.74 million) over several rounds. It seeks to exit its investments after five to ten years and in exceptional cases up to a maximum of 20 years. OÖ HightechFonds GmbH is based in Linz, Austria.