Invest is the private equity and venture capital arm of the Raiffeisenbank group in Upper Austria. It operates as an evergreen fund designed to provide long-term equity support to small and medium-sized companies in Austria and parts of southern Germany and Switzerland. Founded in 1994, it has invested equity and mezzanine in numerous businesses and offers capital alongside operational, commercial and strategic guidance. The firm focuses on expansion financing, turnaround and growth investments in late venture and middle-market companies, as well as spin-offs, carve-outs, mergers and acquisitions, succession issues and management buyouts. It typically commits between 1.5 million and 15 million euros and aims to hold up to a 49 percent stake for up to ten years, exiting via IPO, secondary sale, trade sale, sale to a partner or repayment. Based in Linz, Austria, it combines capital with active support to help portfolio companies achieve long-term stability and growth.

Speedinvest is a European venture capital firm founded in 2011 and based in Vienna, Austria. It backs high-growth startups from seed to growth across sectors including deep tech, fintech and DeFi, health and bio, climate tech, industrial tech, marketplaces, consumer tech, SaaS and infrastructure. The firm uses sector-focused investment teams and pursues long-term partnerships, providing portfolio companies with capital and access to a global network of corporate customers, experts, industry leaders, and follow-on investors to help scale. With offices across Europe, Speedinvest maintains a hands-on approach to support founders through early growth toward scalable, sustainable companies.

Situlus Holding is an Austrian investment firm based in Graz that provides venture and growth capital to technology-focused startups and small- to mid-sized companies. The firm operates as an independent investor and concentrates on the Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH) region, backing innovative technology companies at early stages as well as growth rounds. Typical investments target the start-up and growth phases, supporting research and development efforts, with transaction sizes in the low-to-mid euro millions range. Situlus prioritizes companies in the technology sector within the DACH market and seeks to partner with founders to accelerate product development and market expansion.

eQventure is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Graz, Austria, focusing on deep technology, industrial technology, network effects, digital health, and consumer technology. It operates with hubs across Austria, Germany, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United States, and China, and provides growth capital together with a strong global network and hands-on operational support to accelerate the growth of Austrian and other high-tech portfolio companies. The firm is backed by successful entrepreneurs who invest their own money and take an active role with portfolio companies, offering strategic guidance and industry expertise.

OÖ HightechFonds is a regional venture capital firm headquartered in Linz, Austria. It invests in start-up and growth-stage technology and materials companies, with a focus on Upper Austria-based businesses in business-to-business and technology sectors. The firm supports market entry and international expansion through fresh capital and strategic guidance, often in collaboration with the tech2b incubator. Typical deal sizes range from 0.25 million to 1 million euros per transaction, with up to 1.5 million euros invested across rounds. Sectors include energy efficiency, environmental technology, computer development, clean tech and medical tech. Exits are typically pursued after five to ten years, with longer horizons possible in exceptional cases. By concentrating on scalable, technology-driven ventures, OÖ HightechFonds aims to help regional start-ups grow and reach international markets.

Tecnet Equity is an Austrian venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies and startups with innovative business ideas. It backs B2B technologies, life sciences, and spin-offs across information and communication technologies, industrial technologies, materials sciences and environmental technologies. The firm provides more than funding, offering active support, an international business network and extensive experience to help portfolio companies scale. It also collaborates with research centers and universities to analyze, develop and market research results and to protect and commercialize valuable inventions. Tecnet Equity focuses on seed and early-stage investments and aims to help management teams build high-growth, sustainable businesses.

aws Gründungsfonds is an Austrian venture capital firm based in Vienna that manages a fund totaling around 140 million euros and focuses on backing growth-oriented Austrian technology companies at late seed to Series A and beyond. It targets a broad range of sectors including business products and services, consumer products and services, energy, financial services, healthcare, information technology, materials, and resources, and supports both early-stage and later-stage rounds as well as mezzanine financings. The firm maintains an active portfolio of technology ventures with global ambitions and a track record of exits, aiming to partner with visionary founders to build durable, scalable businesses.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm focused on early-stage deep-tech and cross-border software companies, investing primarily from pre-seed through growth stages. It accelerates product development, regulatory progress, fundraising, and commercial strategy by providing founders access to purpose-built labs, engineering spaces, and a broad physical and virtual infrastructure across multiple locations. The firm's program-driven approach combines selective funding with hands-on support, mentorship, and a wide network of co-investors and partners to help portfolio companies scale. SOSV operates a suite of specialized facilities for deep-tech founders, including incubation programs that connect startups with customers, researchers, and investors, and it emphasizes long-term relationships through ongoing operational and strategic assistance. While active globally, it maintains strong ties to Asia-focused cross-border markets and supports a diverse portfolio spanning bio-tech, hardware, robotics, software, and related fields.

Aws Mittelstandsfonds is Austria’s growth capital fund operated by Austria Wirtschaftsservice to actively promote innovation and the growth of the Austrian Mittelstand. It provides growth equity and buy-out investments to Austrian SMEs, focusing on B2B, B2C and information technology sectors. Since its inception the fund has built a 70 million euro pool and completed around 50 transactions, with holdings including Sico Technology and Marinomed Biotech. The fund has demonstrated value creation through exits, including the sale of a stake in Sico Technology in 2024. Governance and execution are oriented toward supporting portfolio companies and fostering partnerships that drive sustainable growth.

Founded in 2007, ARAX Capital Partners is a Vienna-based venture capital firm that exclusively focuses on Austrian, early-stage technology and biotechnology ventures, with additional investment interest in real estate. It targets young, innovative companies with patentable technology that have already secured pre-seed funding to qualify for investment.

HV Capital is a Munich, Germany-based European venture capital firm that invests in technology startups across Europe at all stages, from seed to growth and IPO readiness. The firm partners with founders to provide capital, strategic guidance, and access to a broad network, supporting companies through multiple funding rounds. It focuses on software, fintech, healthcare, consumer technology, and related deep-tech sectors such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, aerospace, and defense technology, and emphasizes a multi-stage investment approach combined with operational involvement and a long-term partnership.

PUSH VC is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on climate change and healthcare, investing in health and green tech startups with significant impact. It backs companies from pre-seed to seed stages and provides more than capital through a platform for success, a broad network, and hands-on support designed to help ventures thrive. The firm emphasizes partnering with founders who share a vision for a healthier planet and future, offering expert sparring and practical guidance to accelerate growth. Portfolio companies such as FERNRIDE, Circonomit, Unitelabs, and haelsi illustrate PUSH's speed, conviction, and dedication to building impactful solutions.

Peak Pride is an investment and portfolio management specialist for the Haselsteiner Familien-Privatstiftung, focusing on proptech, automation, healthcare and wellbeing, and sustainability. Based in Vienna, Austria, the firm concentrates on the DACH region and Central and Eastern Europe, targeting early-stage rounds (pre-seed to Series A) with equity tickets roughly EUR 200,000 to EUR 1,000,000. Besides capital, Peak Pride provides strategic guidance, sector-specific know-how, and access to networks, acting as a close partner and gateway to opportunities. The firm aims to combine innovation with traditional values to generate sustainable impact, emphasizing transparency and results-oriented collaboration, supported by expertise in venture capital, M&A and restructuring.

Capnamic Ventures is a Cologne-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology companies in Germany and across Europe. The firm focuses on pre-seed and Series A rounds, investing in sectors including AI, analytics, cybersecurity, fintech, insurtech, IoT, SaaS, e-commerce, digital media and related consumer and business software areas. It typically commits between €0.5 million and €6 million across rounds, seeks minority holdings, and participates as both lead and co-investor, while providing portfolio companies with a network and hands-on guidance. Geographically it focuses on Germany, Austria and Switzerland with broader European exposure, and it emphasizes supporting founders through growth and international expansion. Portfolio examples include QuantPi, Userlane, Staffbase, parcelLab and Getsafe.

APEX Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 and based in Vienna, Austria, investing in early-stage deep-tech companies across Europe and the United States. The firm concentrates on areas such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous systems and robotics, quantum technologies and photonics, mobility and space innovation, and medical technology, seeking startups with defensible intellectual property, technical depth, and strong market timing. It supports founders with technical and operational guidance and provides access to European ecosystems to help portfolio companies scale globally. Typically targeting seed to Series A rounds, APEX Ventures compiles a portfolio of breakthrough technologies with the potential to become market leaders, including companies like ImageBiopsy Lab, contextflow, OroraTech, and planqc. The firm emphasizes building enduring companies through hands-on support and a focus on deep-tech execution.

Michael Grabner Media is a Vienna-based investment and advisory firm that supports early-stage media and digital companies in the DACH region with capital and hands-on guidance to enable sustainable growth. The firm backs digital publishing, marketplaces, compliance, artificial intelligence, data and fintech-oriented solutions, combining funding with strategic know-how and active governance through its media-industry network. Led by founder Michael Grabner and a team that includes Zissa Grabner, Gabriel Grabner, Florian Bernhard, Victor Reindl and Maximilian Kiefhaber, the firm is based in Vienna, Austria, and provides capital, expertise and board-level involvement to help companies scale.

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.

seed + speed Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on seed and pre-seed investments in Europe, specializing in B2B software and enterprise solutions. The firm targets early-stage software startups in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, with a base in Berlin and additional offices in major German cities and San Francisco. Founded in 2016, it provides equity investments and may offer follow-on funding, typically investing from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of euros, with follow-on rounds possible up to about €1 million. The firm supports portfolio companies to accelerate growth, including sales support, and aims to back startups capable of scaling in the enterprise software market.

BaseTech Ventures is a technology-focused investment group and family office based in Cham, Switzerland, founded in 2012. It pursues sustainable value creation and long-term partnerships by actively guiding a growing portfolio of tech-oriented companies and startups, with a focus on opportunities in the German-speaking regions of Europe (DACH). The firm emphasizes disciplined value management and close collaboration with portfolio companies to support growth in areas such as digital health, fintech, energy, and scalable software solutions.

VR Ventures is a Berlin-based venture capital firm founded in 2020 that invests in early-stage startups in fintech, proptech, B2B software and SaaS across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with broader European activity. It supports portfolio companies with its network, industry expertise, and market knowledge to accelerate growth. Typical investments range from €0.5 million to €2 million for late seed to Series B rounds. The firm concentrates on the financial services and real estate domains within its portfolio and aims to help companies scale through strategic guidance and partnerships.

KaPa Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The firm provides growth capital and early-stage funding to information technology companies, supporting both start-ups and more mature tech ventures. Its investment scope spans multiple countries, with activity across Austria, Germany, Singapore, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Canada, reflecting an international approach to backing IT-focused businesses.

i5invest is a Vienna-based strategic M&A advisory and venture-capital services firm focused on tech scale-ups. Founded in 2007, it specializes in strategic exit processes, cross-border acquisitions, corporate development, and advisory services for high-growth tech companies. With a global network of decision-makers across continents, i5invest supports clients through international transactions, having completed more than 250 deals totaling over $50 billion in value. The firm works with leading tech players such as Google, Microsoft and Salesforce and emphasizes founder-led approaches, deep tech sectors including AI, software, IoT, and information technology, and deal sizing from roughly $50 million to $1 billion. In addition to advisory services, i5invest operates an accelerator and investment partner, i5growth, to support European tech firms in global growth. The company maintains a multinational team offering experience, insights, and access to a broad network to accelerate market entry and optimize deal terms.

Coparion is a Cologne- and Berlin-based venture capital firm that invests in German technology startups in the startup and early growth stages. It partners with private co-investors and typically commits up to around 15 million euros per company, deployed across multiple rounds of roughly 0.5 to 8 million euros. The firm focuses on technology and fintech sectors, prefers equity investments with the option of convertible loans, and aims to support companies without intervening in day-to-day operations. With a long track record in venture investing, Coparion leverages its know-how, network, and strategic guidance to help founders accelerate growth and navigate challenges. The organization concentrates its activity in Germany, backing entrepreneurial teams to build sustainable value.

Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures is a Cologne-based venture capital firm that backs technology-driven startups at the early stage across Europe. The firm pursues investments in areas such as fintech, big data, cybersecurity, adtech, EdTech, digital health, and climate tech, with a focus on B2B software, deep tech, and AI-enabled solutions. It provides hands-on support, drawing on industry expertise and an international investor network to help portfolio companies achieve practical growth through small, execution-oriented steps. In addition to capital, the firm offers strategic guidance and access to media partnerships that amplify portfolio reach. Founded in 2014, it has built investment clusters spanning Digital Health, Education, Industrial, and Climate Tech, reflecting an emphasis on scalable technology-enabled businesses and cross-border collaboration.

CNB Capital is a Vienna-based venture capital firm that backs seed and Series A technology and B2B startups across Europe. It focuses on deep-tech and founder-focused, long-term partnerships, using an evergreen structure to provide ongoing support without the pressure of exits. The firm emphasizes helping portfolio companies scale, particularly in sales and marketing, and operates with a commitment to enduring relationships with European early-stage teams.

STS Ventures is a Cologne-based venture capital firm that supports early-stage and growth-oriented technology startups across Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the broader European Union. The firm typically engages in seed and startup investments, as well as early venture and bridge financing, with investment sizes ranging from approximately €0.1 million to €3 million and target enterprise values between €1 million and €5 million. Managed capital is complemented by a network of business angels, entrepreneurs and family offices associated with the founder, enabling support from founding through exit. The portfolio emphasizes resilient, camel-tech startups and growth-focused companies in areas such as software, AI, and platform services, and includes examples like JustWatch, Replique, OSPHIM, Baqend and tilta. STS Ventures differentiates itself by backing founders with robust business models and clear paths to profitability, seeking opportunities from ambitious founders with innovative ideas.

Leanox Impact Capital is a European impact venture capital firm headquartered in Essen, Germany, that funds early-stage startups with social and environmental goals. It primarily backs pre-seed and seed investments in European companies, with some sources noting Series A activity, and follows an industry-agnostic approach while identifying opportunities in climate tech and health tech. The firm emphasizes gender parity, aiming for 50% female‑founded companies and, in some reports, 50% female investors. Backed by family offices and led by young entrepreneurs, Leanox seeks to unlock sustainable growth by combining capital with a focus on positive impact. It pursues economic, environmental and social progress and aspires to be a leading voice in global impact investing.

Main Incubator is the venture investment arm of Commerzbank, focusing on seed and early-stage FinTech investments in Western Europe, with emphasis on the DACH region, and making equity investments typically ranging from 0.25 million to 2 million euros. Established in 2013 and based in Frankfurt, Germany.

MPoweru is a venture capital firm based in Vienna, Austria, that backs early-stage startups in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The firm typically participates with tickets of 100,000 to 300,000 euros and prioritizes companies with sustainable practices and social equality. It targets technology-driven sectors including artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, e-commerce, digital marketplaces, and the Internet of Things. MPoweru emphasizes strong management teams and disruptive business models, supported by a data-driven investment approach and a structured process that encompasses deal sourcing, due diligence, and post-investment support. The firm operates with an experienced team and extensive network to help portfolio companies scale, aiming for solid returns and long-term value creation.

CHECK24 is a Munich-based price comparison platform that brings together a broad range of services on a single site, including travel, car insurance, hotels, energy, rental cars, banking and credit, loans, and other consumer offers. It enables users to compare tariffs, prices, and features across categories and connects them with carefully selected partner offers through an advertising-supported model at no direct cost to the user. It is one of the largest German price comparison platforms and funds its free services through advertising and partnerships, prioritizing transparency and user control while maintaining a large partner ecosystem to support informed consumer decisions.

Calm/Storm Ventures is a boutique venture capital firm based in Vienna, Austria, focused on HealthTech and digital health. Founded around 2019–2020, the firm invests in early-stage to growth opportunities across Europe and the United States, prioritizing digital health, well-being, and related sectors. It supports founders with a founder-led approach and aims for impact alongside financial returns. The portfolio exceeds 75 companies, spanning areas from fertility and AI-enabled infrastructure to mental health and insurtech. Calm/Storm emphasizes breadth across industries while maintaining a HealthTech specialization, and has closed a €30 million fund to back new investments. The firm also engages with the HealthTech community through events, publications such as Digital Health Compass, and portfolio founder content.

Bitburger Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Bitburger Holding, founded in 2018. It makes minority investments in seed to Series B start-ups, primarily in consumer-facing business models, and also in alternative technology and service solutions. It targets sectors such as food and beverage technology, health, nutrition, lifestyle, e-commerce and online platforms, and logistics concepts, with a focus on the DACH region. Leveraging the Bitburger Group's industrial networks and resources, it aims to help portfolio companies grow. Typical investments range from €0.5 million to €10 million for minority stakes of about 5–25%. It also co-invests in international venture funds.

Chrysalis Investments is a London-based venture capital firm established in 2018 that concentrates on technology companies and tech-enabled disruptors. It backs innovative businesses with the potential to reshape markets and influence competition, and pursues disciplined portfolio optimization and value realization to maximize returns for its shareholders.

Berlin Technologie Holding is a Berlin-based private equity and venture capital firm that invests in technology and technology-enabled companies. The firm focuses on growth equity and venture debt, investing across stages and pursuing opportunities such as management buyouts, corporate spin-offs, succession, roll-ups, and buy-and-build strategies. It targets small- to mid-sized German-speaking companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with a preference for Internet of Things, proptech, mobile, enterprise software-as-a-service, fintech, and other IT-enabled sectors, and it typically supports companies with €0.5 million to €3 million of investment capital and revenues of €10 million to €200 million through its own balance sheet. The company emphasizes growth and value creation, seeks majority or strategic interests in some situations, and aims to back technology and technology-enabled businesses with strong cash flow potential.

Segnalita Ventures is an Austrian venture capital firm based in Wattens, founded in 2016, that focuses on early-stage investments. It provides capital alongside a broader support package, including know-how and a network of strategic partners, to help startups grow from early stages toward establishment. The firm prioritizes purpose and impact, sustainable development, and long-term partnerships, employing an early-entry, performance-partnering approach and venture-for-value philosophy. The group operates with leadership connected to the Swarovski family, including Markus Langes-Swarovski as Chairman of the Board.

Constantia New Business is a venture capital firm based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2012. It concentrates on early and growth capital across Europe, supporting companies from seed to growth rounds up to Series A and beyond. The firm targets innovative technology sectors including B2B software, advanced manufacturing, measurement and inspection, materials science in industrial processes, information technology, robotics, and related appliances. It focuses on European businesses and aims to back companies at various stages of development to scale operations and adopt new technologies.

Polar Light Capital is a private investment company and venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Linz, Austria. It invests in technology and medtech companies across Europe and beyond, supporting building great companies and acting as a reliable long-term partner. The firm pursues an all-stages approach, engaging with ventures from seed and startup phases through growth to market leadership.

Gimv is a European investment company based in Brussels, Belgium, with a long-standing focus on private equity and venture capital. Founded in 1980, it partners with innovative, entrepreneurial businesses across four investment platforms: Consumer Healthcare, Smart Industries, Sustainable Cities, and Digitalisation & Automation to build market-leading companies. The firm pursues patient capital and long-term value creation, targeting opportunities in the Benelux, France and the DACH region, and balancing growth with sustainable impact. Gimv manages a portfolio valued around 2.4 billion euros comprising dozens of companies that generate combined turnover in the low single-digit billions and employ tens of thousands of people. Through its sector coverage—including consumer, healthcare and life sciences, energy and electrification, digitalisation, and sustainable cities—the firm seeks companies with strong market positions and growth potential, emphasizing collaboration with management teams and a disciplined, long-term approach.

BioScience Ventures Group is a Munich-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage life sciences investments in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It operates as an association of experienced business angels with expertise in drug development, preclinical and clinical studies, and biologics such as antibodies or proteins. The firm prioritizes seed and early-stage opportunities in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology, and medical devices, and typically provides funding in the range of €0.2 to €0.5 million. It often seeks governance involvement by taking board seats on portfolio companies.

Project A Ventures is a Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2012 that funds seed and Series A technology companies across Europe. The firm combines capital with extensive operational support, deploying a team of more than 100 experts in software engineering, data analytics, marketing, and recruiting to help portfolio companies scale. Its investments span sectors such as consumer tech, fintech, digital health, e-commerce, ad tech, cybersecurity, and enterprise software, with a pan-European approach and involvement in incubation and acceleration activities. Notable portfolio companies include Trade Republic and sennder. Project A emphasizes long-term founder partnerships and typically makes initial investments in the lower mid single-digit millions, with scope for follow-on rounds.

Zühlke Group is a technology consulting and engineering company founded in Switzerland in 1968 that helps organizations turn ideas into market-ready products. It provides digital transformation and engineering services across sectors such as healthcare, finance, energy, and manufacturing, combining digital strategy, cloud, artificial intelligence, data solutions, and cybersecurity to improve products and processes. The group operates globally with local teams in Austria, Germany, Serbia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, and guides clients through all phases of innovation from concept through implementation and operation, supporting governance, compliance, and sustainable outcomes in highly regulated environments.

AlpVent is a Swiss investment company based in Zug that specializes in supporting promising start-ups. Founded in 2016, the firm leverages 25 years of entrepreneurial experience to understand and address the needs of entrepreneurs. AlpVent provides not only investment capital but also management consulting services, offering what is often referred to as "smart money" support. Recognizing that many founders excel in product development but struggle with promotion, AlpVent has created a dedicated sales department. This team offers sales analyses and consulting services, and can even act as an agent or distributor for start-ups. Their services are tailored for the competitive German-speaking markets and South-Eastern Europe, including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. The firm focuses on investments in sectors such as transportation, commercial products, software, and manufacturing.

VNT Management is a Finland-headquartered venture capital firm founded in 2002 and based in Tampere. It concentrates on clean technologies, electrical systems, renewable energies, power generation, and related energy sectors across Europe, with a focus on the Nordics and German-speaking markets. The firm supports entrepreneurs driving the green transition and pursues a diversified portfolio that reflects its mission and values. It emphasizes sustainable innovation and long-term value creation and has history of collaboration and EU-backed initiatives, including support from the European Union's Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme.

Bloomhaus Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, acting as the early-stage investment vehicle and venture arm of a Swiss family office. It focuses on Europe-based B2B startups at pre-seed and seed stages, with emphasis on Industrytech, Deeptech (including AI, IoT, robotics, blockchain, cybersecurity) and CleanTech. The firm provides capital and strategic guidance, leveraging a network of partners to help portfolio companies advance from development to market, with a regional emphasis on the DACH area while maintaining a broader European footprint.

Tyrolean Business Angel is an angel investment group based in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, founded in 2014. It supports early-stage, technology-oriented B2B startups in Austria by providing capital, industry know-how, and a professional network, across sectors including energy, healthcare, information technology, clean technology, climate technology, health technology, life sciences and software as a service.

Onsight Ventures is a pan-European early-stage deep-tech venture capital firm based in Innsbruck, Austria. It backs technology-driven startups with global scaling potential across Europe, with focus areas including quantum computing, biotechnology, semiconductor technology, and new compute architectures. The firm emphasizes an experienced team of European deep-tech investors and advisors to support portfolio companies through growth.

LBBW Venture Capital is the venture arm of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, focusing on early to growth-stage investments in software, information technology, life sciences, healthcare technology and industrial technologies in the DACH region. It provides seed to Series A funding, with initial investments up to around €3 million and total rounds potentially up to €5 million. Beyond capital, it leverages LBBW's corporate network to support portfolio companies with strategic introductions and direct access to banking client channels. The firm has backed more than 60 companies internationally in Europe, Israel and the United States, and its track record includes IPOs, a unicorn and multiple trade sales. For larger investments it may seek advisory or supervisory board seats. The firm aims to couple financial backing with hands-on collaboration to help entrepreneurs develop and scale their ideas.

Pioneers Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Austria, active in Europe and founded in 2009. It manages a EUR 10 million early-stage fund and supports portfolio startups with a global network of corporates, industry experts, and entrepreneurs. The firm focuses on pre-seed and early-stage investments across information technology, cloud and big data, fintech, hardware and sensors, e-health, media, retail and digital sectors, typically investing between EUR 0.02 million and EUR 0.13 million, with an average around EUR 0.1 million. Beyond capital, it offers an extensive support program to help startups grow and connect with potential partners and customers across Europe.

BlackPeak Capital is a private equity and growth investment firm focused on Southeast and Central Europe. It provides growth equity, mezzanine and hybrid capital, and makes co-investments alongside other investors on pari-passu terms to support strategic growth, expansion, and acquisitions in dynamic regional companies. The firm targets small and medium-sized enterprises with export orientation or regional leadership in sectors such as manufacturing, information technology, healthcare, renewables, and elder care, seeking opportunities with scalable potential. It invests mainly in the Southeast Europe and wider EU, including Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia, and pursues either minority or majority stakes, often financing growth through capital increases and structured finance solutions. The team emphasizes innovation, sustainable impact, and governance, with backing from regional and European investors including the European Investment Fund and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

EMH Partners is a growth equity firm based in Munich, Germany, that backs technology companies across Europe, with a particular focus on the DACH region. The firm provides strategic capital and deep industry expertise to fast‑growing, profitable businesses, taking minority and majority stakes as needed and working closely with entrepreneurs and management to accelerate sustainable expansion. With more than €1.5 billion in committed capital, EMH Partners supports companies through transformational growth, internationalization, and operational improvements, often leveraging its Mittelstand orientation. Its portfolio spans sectors such as fintech, healthtech, enterprise software, consumer goods, and retail technology, reflecting a diversified approach to technology-enabled value creation and long‑term partnerships with management teams.