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February 20, 2026

10 Austrian startups to watch, according to VCs

Investors from InMotion Ventures, OpenOcean and others share their picks


Martin Coulter

4 min read

Prewave cofounders Lisa Smith and Harald Nitschinger

The world of European tech was once again divided this week, as word spread that OpenClaw developer Peter Steinberger had joined OpenAI. 

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Martin Coulter

Martin Coulter is Sifted's news editor, based in London. You can follow him on LinkedIn and X

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