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Gründungsfonds Portfolio Day 2025
An evening dedicated to our startups – together with founders, investors, innovators, and a community shaping the future.
Optimuse secures €4m in seed funding
AI-based engineering enables cost-efficient, sustainable buildings
Kickscale closes €2,1m seed round
With its €2.1 million funding round Kickscale is seizing the opportunity to build European Alternative to US AI Sales Intelligence Platforms.
Early-Stage Funding driving Innovation
Learn how aws Gründungsfonds and Erste Bank support startups on their journey from breakthrough ideas to remarkable success – with Prewave as a prime…
Planted secures €5m seed investment
AI-supported software and personal consulting for sustainability transformation in companies
HelloBello raises €4m Series A
HelloBello on Course for Growth in Germany and Switzerland: Successful Series A Financing Despite Challenging Times
UpNano secures €7m in Series A
UpNano receives capital boost for further advancing high-end 2PP 3D printers, materials, and services.
Takeover of MyClubs by Urban Sports Club
Urban Sports Club acquires myClubs: Two leading fitness platforms join forces to redefine the future of sports and wellness in the DACH region. With a…
Prewave raises €63m in Series B
The Vienna-based scale-up Prewave, known for its AI-powered platform for risk and sustainability monitoring in supply chains, has successfully closed…
Tree.ly secures €5m Seed
PortfoLion, aws Gründerfonds, SymbiaVC, and the Tyrolean Business Angel Network are supporting Tree.ly in establishing the first pan-European forest…