aws Founders Fund (aws Gründerfonds)
aws Founders Fund (aws Gründerfonds)
aws Founders Fund is for start-ups with high growth potential and scalable business models.
- Use: Go2Market;
- Date closing: -
- Amount: 100,000 € - 3.0M €
- Industry focus: All
- Total budget: -
- Entity type: Venture Capital
- Vertical focus: Industry-agnostic
- Website: http://gruenderfonds.at/
- Status: Open
- Funding type: Equity investment;
- Geographic focus:
- Public/Private: Private
- Stage focus: Seed; Series A;
- Applicant target: Startup;
Overview
aws Founders Fund is an Austrian venture capital fund. As co-investors, they invest in high-growth start-ups in their later seed and early stage phase. As a long-term partner, they offer both start-up and follow-up financing.
As a subsidiary of Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (aws), aws Founders Fund has EUR 68.5 m under management.
The objective of aws Founders Fund is to establish a partnership among equals with portfolio companies and to offer a supportive role in establishing a market position as well as achieving and maintaining sustainable growth.
Companies they invest in:
-Companies headquartered in Austria
-No revenues required, max. EUR 10m
-Less than 50 employees
-Founders must hold equity stakes in the company of at least 25 %
-The company was founded up to 6 years ago respectively first sales were generated no more than 6 years ago. In this case, the following size criteria are reduced to 70 % of the above-mentioned figures: number of employees, turnover, balance sheet total
-Management team with strong execution skills
-Highly scalable business model with clearly recognisable benefit to the customer and documented proof of concept or proof of market
-Target market with considerable volume and high growth potential
-Investment amount between EUR 100,000 and EUR 3m (flexible contract structures)
-For mezzanine investments: the company already generates revenues in its core business
Applicants willing to apply for the fund can fill out this form.
Portfolio: Gourban, App Radar, Greenpass, Innerspace.
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