# Austria

Why this AI founder ditched bootstrapping for a $17m deal with 20VC
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Interview
July 1, 2026
Why this AI founder ditched bootstrapping for a $17m deal with 20VC
Fonio founder Daniel Keinrath spent years avoiding VCs. But a shift in pricing — and a meeting with Harry Stebbings — changed his mind
Éanna Kelly
Exclusive: Internal docs reveal Mistral valued M&A target Emmi at up to €330m
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Exclusive
June 9, 2026
Exclusive: Internal docs reveal Mistral valued M&A target Emmi at up to €330m
An independent audit of the operation shows Mistral acquired the Austrian startup in a cash and share deal worth up to €330m
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Mistral strikes second M&A deal in months with Austrian AI startup Emmi
News
May 19, 2026
Mistral strikes second M&A deal in months with Austrian AI startup Emmi
The move comes as competitors increasingly ‘verticalise’ their offerings with models specialised for certain sectors
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn
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Exclusive
March 27, 2026
Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn
Following a period of employee churn, the early-stage investor is making further cuts to increase efficiency
Anne Sraders and Amy Lewin
Crypto exchange Bitpanda shoots down potential London IPO
News
August 26, 2025
Crypto exchange Bitpanda shoots down potential London IPO
The company’s backers include Peter Thiel and VC firm Hedosophia
Tom Matsuda
Meet the 10 fastest-growing DACH & CEE fintechs
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Fastest-growing startup teams
May 27, 2025
Meet the 10 fastest-growing DACH & CEE fintechs
Sifted’s latest ranking reveals the big revenue growers across 25 European countries
Hessa Alabbas
The investors backing DACH & CEE’s fastest-growing startups
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Most active investors
May 15, 2025
The investors backing DACH & CEE’s fastest-growing startups
The 10 biggest backers of the region’s fastest-growing companies
Hessa Alabbas
Austrian VC firm Fund F closes €28m fund to back gender-diverse teams
News
February 25, 2025
Austrian VC firm Fund F closes €28m fund to back gender-diverse teams
The European Investment Fund is among the firm’s new LPs
Miriam Partington
Austrian VC Speedinvest announces management shakeup
News
November 28, 2024
Austrian VC Speedinvest announces management shakeup
The VC business is tougher than ever — and firms that want to survive need to innovate fast, says CEO Oliver Holle
Miriam Partington
Austria wants to be the go-to business location for quantum - here’s how it plans to get there
Analysis
November 4, 2024
Austria wants to be the go-to business location for quantum - here’s how it plans to get there
From governmental support to building a budding community, Austria wants to plant a flag in the sector
Sponsored by: Austrian Business Agency
Could Europe's next XR and VR hub be Austria?
Places
October 15, 2024
Could Europe's next XR and VR hub be Austria?
Government funding, enterprise customers and strong research institutions are helping make the country a destination for the technologies
Sponsored by: Austrian Business Agency
Investors show mixed feelings about Austria’s far-right electoral win
Analysis
October 1, 2024
Investors show mixed feelings about Austria’s far-right electoral win
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party came first in the country’s recent election, but what does it mean for tech?
Zosia Wanat and Miriam Partington
Former Speedinvest and Signals VCs announce pre-close of €20m fund to back creative startups
News
November 28, 2023
Former Speedinvest and Signals VCs announce pre-close of €20m fund to back creative startups
Vienna-based New Renaissance Ventures is quick to assert that it’s not an impact fund and is aiming to make “venture-sized” returns
Miriam Partington
M&A makes a strong comeback in DACH — according to new report
Analysis
October 10, 2023
M&A makes a strong comeback in DACH — according to new report
Growth funding and the number of new unicorns in DACH are down, but M&A is on the up
Miriam Partington
Austrian online tutoring unicorn GoStudent raises $95m in equity and debt
News
August 4, 2023
Austrian online tutoring unicorn GoStudent raises $95m in equity and debt
The online tutoring platform is profitable in the DACH region
Miriam Partington
VC funding in DACH on the road to recovery, reveals new data
Analysis
July 27, 2023
VC funding in DACH on the road to recovery, reveals new data
After falling for four consecutive quarters, funding for DACH startups has risen for three quarters through Q2 this year
Miriam Partington
15 DACH startups to watch, according to VCs
Analysis
May 19, 2023
15 DACH startups to watch, according to VCs
From a startup recycling key metals from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries to one tackling agricultural emissions, these are the DACH startups you need to know about
Tom Nugent
Ranking: the Swiss and Austrian startups to watch in 2023
Analysis
May 3, 2023
Ranking: the Swiss and Austrian startups to watch in 2023
Sifted has ranked the 50 startups from Switzerland and Austria to watch out for this year
Jonathan Sinclair
Which operator angels in the DACH region are writing the most cheques?
Analysis
April 6, 2023
Which operator angels in the DACH region are writing the most cheques?
The most active operators and founders based in the DACH region investing into European startups
Miriam Partington
This exited founder is plugging more than €45m into climate tech
News
April 3, 2023
This exited founder is plugging more than €45m into climate tech
Cornelius Patt has just launched Voltares — a trio of companies dedicated to renewable energy
Miriam Partington
How impact startups are helping Vienna meet its smart city goals
Places
March 3, 2023
How impact startups are helping Vienna meet its smart city goals
Austria’s capital has a target to be climate neutral by 2040. How are startups helping to make this a reality?
Sponsored by: ViennaUP
This startup wants to turn CO2 into food using a microbe found in underwater volcanoes
Analysis
January 12, 2023
This startup wants to turn CO2 into food using a microbe found in underwater volcanoes
Arkeon's tech could mean, instead of emitting CO2 when we produce food, making food from it
Freya Pratty
Speedinvest announces €500m in new capital for European tech
News
December 13, 2022
Speedinvest announces €500m in new capital for European tech
The Austrian VC has expanded its M&A team as macroeconomic outlook worsens
Eleanor Warnock
Good news for startup women: Austria's Female Founders is raising a €20m fund
News
October 25, 2022
Good news for startup women: Austria's Female Founders is raising a €20m fund
Fund F will back pre-seed and seed-stage companies with at least one female cofounder
Miriam Partington

# Austria

Why this AI founder ditched bootstrapping for a $17m deal with 20VC

Exclusive: Internal docs reveal Mistral valued M&A target Emmi at up to €330m

Mistral strikes second M&A deal in months with Austrian AI startup Emmi

Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn

Crypto exchange Bitpanda shoots down potential London IPO

Meet the 10 fastest-growing DACH & CEE fintechs

The investors backing DACH & CEE’s fastest-growing startups

Austrian VC firm Fund F closes €28m fund to back gender-diverse teams

Austrian VC Speedinvest announces management shakeup

Austria wants to be the go-to business location for quantum - here’s how it plans to get there

Could Europe's next XR and VR hub be Austria?

Investors show mixed feelings about Austria’s far-right electoral win

Former Speedinvest and Signals VCs announce pre-close of €20m fund to back creative startups

M&A makes a strong comeback in DACH — according to new report

Austrian online tutoring unicorn GoStudent raises $95m in equity and debt

VC funding in DACH on the road to recovery, reveals new data

15 DACH startups to watch, according to VCs

Ranking: the Swiss and Austrian startups to watch in 2023

Which operator angels in the DACH region are writing the most cheques?

This exited founder is plugging more than €45m into climate tech

How impact startups are helping Vienna meet its smart city goals

This startup wants to turn CO2 into food using a microbe found in underwater volcanoes

Speedinvest announces €500m in new capital for European tech

Good news for startup women: Austria's Female Founders is raising a €20m fund