Austria startup funding
European tech funding profile
548 startups in Austria have closed 666 funding rounds and raised €5.1B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants) and recorded 162 exits. Debt rounds added €350M. Software is the most active sector, and Speedinvest is the most active investor. Data as of 5 Nov 2026.
#18 in Europe by equity raised — 0.8% of all European startup equity funding.
Equity funding
€5.1B
excl. debt & grants · +€350M debt
Funding rounds
666
Companies
548
Named investors
1,022
Exits
162
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsAustria — funding over time — interactive chart.
Data table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €461k | 4 |
| 2011 | €51M | 6 |
| 2012 | €3.9M | 18 |
| 2013 | €21M | 12 |
| 2014 | €17M | 12 |
| 2015 | €99M | 20 |
| 2016 | €80M | 26 |
| 2017 | €315M | 33 |
| 2018 | €142M | 33 |
| 2019 | €103M | 25 |
| 2020 | €265M | 35 |
| 2021 | €1.2B | 59 |
| 2022 | €1.0B | 75 |
| 2023 | €505M | 98 |
| 2024 | €611M | 71 |
| 2025 | €231M | 61 |
| 2026 | €406M | 59 |
Top performing sectors
by € raised| Software | €1.3B | |
| Edtech | €691M | |
| Fintech | €618M | |
| Proptech | €390M | |
| Cybersecurity | €377M | |
| Healthtech | €296M |
Fastest growing sectors
2025 vs 2024 by € raised| Cleantech | ▲ +423.8% |
| Deeptech | ▼ -16.2% |
| Healthtech | ▼ -32.2% |
| Software | ▼ -56.4% |
| Energy | ▼ -76.2% |
| Transportation | ▼ -81.7% |
Top sectors
by deal countAustria — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Austria — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 170 |
| Healthtech | 70 |
| Fintech | 68 |
| Media | 38 |
| Energy | 30 |
| Transportation | 29 |
| Foodtech | 27 |
| Cleantech | 27 |
| E-commerce | 22 |
| Marketing | 22 |
Stage mix
by € raisedAustria — stage mix — interactive chart.
Data table
| Austria — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Other | €2.0B |
| Series B | €1.0B |
| Series C | €621M |
| Series A | €545M |
| Series D+ | €464M |
| Debt | €350M |
| Seed | €213M |
| Growth/Late | €195M |
| Early VC | €23M |
| Pre-Seed | €19M |
| Grant | €8.8M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoStudent | Series D+ | Jan 2022 | €300M |
| TTTech | Other | Feb 2022 | €253M |
| AT&S | Debt | May 2023 | €250M |
| bitpanda | Series C | Aug 2021 | €224M |
| GoStudent | Series C | Jun 2021 | €205M |
| Tricentis | Series B | Jan 2017 | €150M |
| bitpanda | Series B | Mar 2021 | €143M |
| Magic.dev | Series B | Feb 2024 | €109M |
| Adverity | Series D+ | Aug 2021 | €102M |
| PSPDFkit | Other | Oct 2021 | €100M |
Top investors
named, by deal count| Speedinvest | 44 |
| eQventure | 23 |
| Hansi Hansmann | 20 |
| aws Gründerfonds | 17 |
| Tecnet equity | 16 |
| Push Ventures | 15 |
| Calm Storm Ventures | 11 |
| Hermann Hauser | 11 |
| xista science ventures | 9 |
| i5invest | 9 |
Top cities
by € raised| Vienna | €4.3B | 459 | |
| Leoben | €253M | 2 | |
| Graz | €217M | 41 | |
| Linz | €173M | 31 | |
| Salzburg | €102M | 10 | |
| Freistadt | €82M | 4 | |
| Lachen | €43M | 3 | |
| Klagenfurt | €33M | 5 |