Venionaire Capital

Name

Venionaire Capital

Legal name

Venionaire Capital AG

Website

https://venionaire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity and Venture Capital Advisory

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution (6159)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Venture Debt Funds / Platforms (FSANAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Capital Raising Advisory (Debt/Equity/Private Capital) (BPAHADAG)

Keywords

• Venture capital services
• Private equity advisory
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate finance advisory
• Alternative investment funds

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fund Management Fees (AIFM): Annual management fees from regulated alternative investment funds managed via Venionaire Investment GmbH (Austria) and Venionaire Ventures S.à r.l. (Luxembourg). Funds include Tigris Web3 (first Austrian crypto fund), EXF Alpha S.C.S, Secondaries Unicorn, 47 DT Ventures, GigaWatt Capital, and the planned Biotech & Life Sciences fund.
2. Performance Fees (Carried Interest): Performance fees charged on successful fund outcomes, in addition to annual management fees. Typical of alternative investment fund structures.
3. Corporate Finance and M&A Advisory: Advisory fees from corporate finance, M&A, valuation, fundraising, corporate startup engagement, restructuring & succession, and fund setup/management services. Mandate-driven engagements with corporate clients and institutional investors.
4. Growth Service Agency Revenue: Full-service agency revenue from Growth Punks (entity of Venionaire Capital) providing holistic company growth and brand building services including digital marketing, PR, founder positioning, lead generation, and SEO for startups and scale-ups.
5. Education and Training Revenue: Revenue from webinars, coachings, masterclasses (e.g., Masterclass Startup Valuation, Financial Planning for Startups) delivered in partnership with the Business Angel Institute (BAI).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Venionaire Capital manages regulated alternative investment funds (AIFMs in Austria and Luxembourg) covering venture capital, growth, secondaries, deep tech, climate (GigaWatt Capital) and Web3/digital assets, and provides corporate finance, M&A, valuation, fundraising, restructuring and succession advisory to corporates, scale-ups and family offices. It also operates an in-house growth marketing agency (Growth Punks), a music production entity (Venionaire Rhythm Labs), and an ecosystem of co-founded platforms (ESAC, Business Angel Institute, World Venture Forum, DealMatrix).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Venionaire Rhythm Labs: Music production label and creative entity of Venionaire Capital providing high-technology services for electronic music artists.
• Venionaire Growth Punks
• European Venture Sentiment Index (EVSI)
• Venionaire Web3 (formerly Tigris Web3)
• EXF Alpha S.C.S
• Secondaries Unicorn
• 47 DT Ventures (DeepTech Investment Fund 47dt)
• GigaWatt Capital

Products and services

• Alternative Investment Fund Management Structures and manages alternative investment funds on behalf of clients, handling fund setup, strategy, administration and legal documentation. Underpins regulated AIFM activities via Venionaire Investment GmbH (Austria) and Venionaire Ventures S.à r.l. (Luxembourg).
• Corporate Finance and M&A Advisory service connecting corporations with innovative startups, including Corporate Startup Engagement, Mergers & Acquisitions, Valuation (multiples, DCF, First Chicago Method) and Fundraising.
• Restructuring & Succession Structures, optimizes and refinances financial liabilities, helping distressed companies stabilize, grow and transition during leadership or ownership changes.
• Research & Analytical Products Market research and digital analytics offerings that deliver data-driven insights, encompassing the Market Outlook 2026, the VIDA research product and the European Venture Sentiment Index (EVSI).
• Growth Service (Venionaire Growth Punks) Full-service agency for holistic company growth and brand building, offering Growth Strategy, Digital Marketing, Lead Generation, SEO, Social Media, Inbound Marketing, Marketing Automation, PR, Content Marketing, Copywriting, Awareness Campaigns and Founder Positioning for startups and scale-ups with proven product-market fit.
• Webinars | Coachings Workshops tailored for founders and business angels, including Masterclass Startup Valuation and Financial Planning For Startups, delivered in partnership with the Business Angel Institute (BAI).
• Venionaire Rhythm Labs Exclusive entity of Venionaire Capital providing high-technology services for electronic music, including composing, recording, mixing/mastering, album production, artist management, branding/marketing and licensing. Released the AI-assisted single 'Best in the Game' by artist '10x'.
• Venionaire Web3 Fund (formerly Tigris Web3) First Austrian crypto fund, approved by the FMA as an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF). Invests exclusively in digital assets (tokens) of Web3 projects, with focus on Cosmos Ecosystem, DeFi, Layer 1s, decentralized cloud and gaming applications. Minimum subscription EUR 100,000; tradable among registered professional investors from 2024.
• Secondaries Unicorn Venionaire group fund vehicle focused on secondary market transactions, buying out existing investors from more established growth companies; identified as a strategically promising area in the current market phase.
• EXF Alpha S.C.S Syndicate fund of the European Super Angels Club (ESAC), domiciled in Luxembourg. Held more than eleven promising portfolio companies at the time of the 10-year anniversary announcement.
• 47 DT Ventures (Deep Tech Investment Fund) Deep tech investment fund within the Venionaire group portfolio.
• GigaWatt Capital Climate/clean-tech oriented fund in the Venionaire Capital fund family.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• KISAB (Kiselkarbid i Stockholm AB)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026Venionaire Capital has been mandated by Sweden-based silicon carbide semiconductor materials company KISAB to structure and support its next growth round. The mandate includes investor relations, investor communications, and strategic transaction preparation targeting growth-oriented private equity firms and strategic investors. The financing initiative is designed around a nine-figure euro transaction with both minority growth capital investments and a potential majority acquisition by a strategic or financial investor remaining possible outcomes.
• Linde Digital GmbH (subsidiary of Linde Verlag)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Strategic investment and partnership where Venionaire Capital invested in Linde Digital GmbH, the digital subsidiary of nearly 125-year-old specialist publisher Linde Verlag. Venionaire CEO Berthold Baurek-Karlic serves as Head of Digital Transformation at Linde Digital GmbH. The partnership supports development of new digital business models for tax, business, and law sectors, including strategic investments in innovative startups.
• European Super Angels Club (ESAC)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-founded by Venionaire Capital, ESAC is a network of high-net-worth individuals, business angels, and venture capitalists focused on investing in high-growth European startups. Venionaire exclusively invests via the European Super Angels Club; startups apply for funding via superangels.club. The EXF Alpha S.C.S syndicate fund is domiciled in Luxembourg and currently holds 11+ portfolio companies.
• Business Angel Institute (BAI)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFounded by Venionaire Capital. BAI is dedicated to educating and empowering business angels and offers the world's first ISO-certified Business Angel Program (ISO 17024). BAI serves as Venionaire's partner for individual Coachings & E-learnings; delivers Masterclass Startup Valuation and Financial Planning for Startups courses via courseticket.com.
• World Venture ForumcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-founded by Venionaire Capital. Global platform connecting venture capitalists, investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders in Kitzbühel once a year to foster innovation and investment opportunities. Held annually in Kitzbühel.
• Venionaire DealMatrixcoreTechnology or IntegrationProprietary platform co-founded by Venionaire Capital that streamlines the connection between startups and investors. Enables startups to evaluate their company, generate a valuation report and match with investors. Recommended by Venionaire analysts for startup valuation calculations.
• EY (Ernst & Young)coreOthersNetwork partner for the European Venture Sentiment Index (EVSI), which Venionaire Capital surveys quarterly together with EY, the European Super Angels Club (ESAC), and several international angel organizations since Q1 2020.
• Peter AugustincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeter Augustin serves as Venture Partner of Venionaire Capital and is co-initiator of the Tigris Web3 fund (first Austrian crypto fund). Pioneer of the early days of the Internet, founded Austrian Internet provider Inode in 1996. Brings deep Web3 expertise and co-developed the investment framework for the crypto fund.
• Danku_r (Web3 Expert Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanku_r is a Web3 Enthusiast and Crypto Blogger/Youtuber who supports Venionaire as Expert Partner in different web3 and crypto topics, including supporting the management of the Tigris Web3 fund with strategies in the DeFi area.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Speedinvest: Vienna-based early- and growth-stage venture capital firm investing across European technology startups. Directly comparable as an Austrian-headquartered VC with a regulated fund structure and a focus on deeptech, fintech and digital assets.
• Earlybird Venture Capital: One of Europe's largest early-stage venture capital firms, headquartered in Berlin with multiple pan-European funds. Comparable as a multi-fund European VC operator with corporate finance and growth support services for portfolio companies.
• b2venture: Swiss-based venture capital firm combining a network-driven angel investing platform with institutional fund vehicles. Comparable to Venionaire in blending an angel club (the Digital Circle) with regulated VC funds and a focus on European deeptech.
• HV Capital: German venture and growth capital firm managing multiple fund generations across consumer, enterprise and fintech. Comparable as a multi-fund DACH-headquartered VC operator with corporate finance support for portfolio companies.
• Credo Ventures: Prague-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies across Central Europe. Comparable as a smaller, network-driven regional VC manager with cross-border ambitions and similar portfolio construction playbook.

Broad incumbents

• GP Bullhound: Global investment bank focused on technology, with M&A advisory, capital raising and asset management capabilities. Comparable to Venionaire's advisory and fund business but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic coverage.
• Drake Star Partners: Global tech-focused M&A advisory firm with sector specialisation across software, digital media, fintech and industrial tech. Comparable to Venionaire's corporate finance and M&A practice but with broader sector coverage and larger deal teams.
• Clipperton: European investment bank dedicated to technology and digital companies, providing M&A advisory and capital raising. Comparable to Venionaire's advisory practice but more specialised in tech M&A and with a stronger pan-European footprint.
• CommerzVentures: Frankfurt-based corporate venture capital arm of Commerzbank investing in European fintech and adjacent verticals. Comparable to Venionaire's regulated fund platform and M&A advisory positioning, with backing from a large banking group.

Regional players

• aws Gründerfonds: Austrian early-stage venture capital fund backed by the Austrian federal promotional bank (aws). Comparable as a Vienna-based VC investor in Austrian and DACH startups with a similar focus on early-stage technology deals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@venionairecapital
• Facebookfacebook.com/venionaire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/6432973
• Instagraminstagram.com/venionairecapital
• Xx.com/venionaire

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments14 records

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