91 investors have funded 34 Life Sciences companies head-officed in Vienna, across 150 rounds (Jul 2003 – Feb 2026). They are ranked by how many Vienna companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Vienna" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria Wirtschaftsservice | Vienna, Austria | SeedSeries A | 7 | 8 | 4 | Apr 2024 | 28 |
| 2 | Global Life Science Ventures | Munich, Germany | PESeries BSeries A | 3 | 5 | 1 | Apr 2015 | 24 |
| 3 | MIG Capital | Munich, Germany | Series BSeries A | 2 | 7 | 6 | May 2017 | 38 |
| 4 | Speedinvest | Vienna, Austria | SeedSeries A | 2 | 4 | 2 | Feb 2026 | 322 |
| 5 | aws Grunderfonds | Vienna, Austria | Series BSeries CSeries D | 2 | 4 | 1 | Nov 2023 | 43 |
| 6 | Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund | Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany | Series BSeries CSeed | 2 | 3 | 1 | Jul 2020 | 54 |
| 7 | tecnet equity | Vienna, Austria | SeedSeries A | 2 | 3 | 1 | Jan 2022 | 23 |
| 8 | xista | Klosterneuburg, Austria | SeedSeries A | 2 | 3 | 2 | Apr 2024 | 17 |
| 9 | Hadean Ventures | Oslo, Norway | Series DSeries A | 2 | 2 | 2 | Jan 2022 | 20 |
| 10 | FFG | Vienna, Austria | SeedPE | 2 | 2 | 2 | Apr 2020 | 12 |
| 11 | Invest | Linz, Austria | PESeed | 2 | 2 | 2 | Nov 2023 | 8 |
| 12 | Wellington Partners Venture Capital | Munich, Germany | Series BSeries CSeries D | 1 | 4 | 1 | Sep 2019 | 126 |
| 13 | Omnes Capital | Paris, France | Series BSeries ASeries C | 1 | 4 | 1 | Sep 2019 | 149 |
| 14 | Ventech | Paris, France | Series BSeries ASeries C | 1 | 4 | 1 | Sep 2019 | 122 |
| 15 | Sofinnova Partners | Paris, France | Series ASeries BSeries C | 1 | 3 | 2 | Dec 2017 | 149 |
| 16 | HBM Healthcare Investments | Zug, Switzerland | PESeries B | 1 | 3 | — | Apr 2015 | 113 |
| 17 | Forbion | Naarden, Netherlands | Series ASeries BSeries C | 1 | 3 | 2 | Dec 2017 | 108 |
| 18 | Wellcome Trust | United Kingdom | PESeries B | 1 | 3 | — | Apr 2015 | 48 |
| 19 | SquareOne | Berlin, Germany | SeedSeries A | 1 | 3 | — | Feb 2026 | 42 |
| 20 | Phase4 Partners | London, United Kingdom | PESeries B | 1 | 3 | — | Apr 2015 | 4 |
| 21 | Cherry Ventures | Berlin, Germany | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Feb 2026 | 131 |
| 22 | Novartis | Basel, Switzerland | PE | 1 | 2 | — | Oct 2009 | 89 |
| 23 | BioMedPartners | Basel, Switzerland | Series CSeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Dec 2017 | 49 |
| 24 | Takeda Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | — | Dec 2017 | 44 |
| 25 | Gilead | Foster City, United States | Series CPost-IPO | 1 | 2 | 2 | Dec 2023 | 21 |
| 26 | Global Health Investment Fund | New York City, United States | Series CSeries D | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sep 2019 | 10 |
| 27 | Orbimed | New York City, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2015 | 422 |
| 28 | Atlas Venture | Cambridge, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2005 | 302 |
| 29 | Hillhouse | New York City, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2017 | 341 |
| 30 | HV Capital | Munich, Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2026 | 270 |
| 31 | Invus | New York City, United States | Series D | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2019 | 174 |
| 32 | Novartis Venture Fund | Basel, Switzerland | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2015 | 139 |
| 33 | Vivo Capital | Palo Alto, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2015 | 151 |
| 34 | Life Sciences Partners | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2005 | 105 |
| 35 | Redmile Group | San Francisco, United States | Series D | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2019 | 113 |
| 36 | Samsara BioCapital | Palo Alto, United States | Series D | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2019 | 99 |
| 37 | TVM Capital | Munich, Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2004 | 77 |
| 38 | Arboretum Ventures | Ann Arbor, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 65 |
| 39 | EcoR1 | San Francisco, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2015 | 76 |
| 40 | Edmond de Rothschild | Paris, France | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2010 | 60 |
| 41 | 42 Capital | Munich, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2021 | 46 |
| 42 | Farallon Capital Management | San Francisco, United States | Series D | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2019 | 59 |
| 43 | Roche | Basel, Switzerland | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2015 | 47 |
| 44 | 10x Founders | Munich, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 52 |
| 45 | HBM Partners | Zug, Switzerland | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2017 | 47 |
| 46 | Lansdowne Partners | London, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2022 | 33 |
| 47 | Air Street Capital | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2021 | 27 |
| 48 | Broadoak Capital Partners | Bethesda, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 26 |
| 49 | iSeed Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2015 | 33 |
| 50 | Merck | Kenilworth, United Kingdom | Series D | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2019 | 28 |
| 51 | Adjuvant Capital | New York City, United States | Series D | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2019 | 19 |
| 52 | Amino Collective | Berlin, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2021 | 23 |
| 53 | Tensor Ventures | Prague, Czech Republic | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2023 | 22 |
| 54 | Evotec | Hamburg, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2020 | 13 |
| 55 | Baxter | Deerfield, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2013 | 22 |
| 56 | EMBL Ventures | Heidelberg, Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2005 | 17 |
| 57 | Bertelsmann Investments | Gutersloh, Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2026 | 18 |
| 58 | TVM Capital Life Science | Munich | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2005 | 16 |
| 59 | i&i Bio | Prague, Czech Republic | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2023 | 12 |
| 60 | PUSH Ventures | Vienna | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2021 | 13 |
| 61 | Simon Capital | Dusseldorf, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 15 |
| 62 | VERGE | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2024 | 10 | |
| 63 | aws Mittelstandsfonds | Vienna, Austria | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2015 | 9 |
| 64 | Ligand Pharmaceuticals | San Diego, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2024 | 7 |
| 65 | Iroquois Capital Group | Nashville, United States | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | 8 |
| 66 | GreyBird Ventures | Concord, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 7 |
| 67 | Sirona Capital | Perth, Australia | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2017 | 6 |
| 68 | Alpha Capital Partners | Chicago, United States | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | 7 |
| 69 | IKB Deutsche Industriebank | Dusseldorf, Germany | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2005 | 4 |
| 70 | Nice & Green | Nyon, Switzerland | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2021 | 6 |
| 71 | VP Venture Partners | Zurich, Switzerland | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | 4 |
| 72 | Ascendiant Capital Markets | Jupiter, United States | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2009 | 5 |
| 73 | KAPA Ventures | Wien, Austria | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 5 |
| 74 | Mulligan BioCapital | Bielefeld, Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2005 | 3 |
| 75 | red-stars.com | Vienna, Austria | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2021 | 4 |
| 76 | INiTS | Vienna, Austria | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2009 | 3 |
| 77 | Recollective | Gatineau, Canada | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | 3 |
| 78 | The BioScience Ventures Group | Munich, Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2010 | 2 |
| 79 | Paramount Capital Investments | New York City, United States | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | 2 |
| 80 | Rockmore Capital | West Palm Beach, United States | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | 2 |
| 81 | Vienna Insurance Group | Vienna | PE | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2020 | 2 |
| 82 | AVV Investment | Ried Im Innkreis, Austria | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2024 | 2 |
| 83 | Vienna Business Agency | Vienna, Austria | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2019 | 2 |
| 84 | Gotthardt Healthgroup | Heidelberg, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | 2 |
| 85 | Midsummer Capital | New York City, United States | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | 2 |
| 86 | Santo Holding | Zug, Switzerland | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2015 | 2 |
| 87 | Helicase Venture | Boston, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2022 | 1 |
| 88 | NOBEG | Vienna, Austria | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 89 | SanusX | Wien, Austria | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2023 | 1 |
| 90 | Miele | Gutersloh, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 1 |
| 91 | Repligen | Waltham, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2025 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
Life Sciences companies head-officed in Vienna that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOOKIPA Pharma hookipapharma.com |
12 | 20 | $824.2M | Post-IPO Dec 2023 |
| Themis Bioscience themisbio.com |
12 | 24 | $524.4M | Series D Sep 2019 |
| Nabriva nabriva.com |
9 | 18 | $1.3B | Series B Apr 2015 |
| Cel-Sci cel-sci.com |
7 | 7 | $31.4M | Post-IPO Dec 2009 |
| Ribbon Biolabs ribbonbiolabs.com |
6 | 8 | $100.3M | Series A Jan 2022 |
| Flinn flinn.ai |
5 | 10 | $123.9M | Series A Feb 2026 |
| Allcyte allcyte.com |
5 | 5 | $30M | Seed Mar 2021 |
| HeartBeat heartbeat.bio |
5 | 5 | $20.9M | Seed Nov 2023 |
| HELLO INSIDE helloinside.com |
5 | 5 | $9.1M | Seed Sep 2024 |
| Biovertis biovertis.com |
4 | 4 | $50.1M | Series B Dec 2005 |
| Fibrex Medical fibrexmedical.com |
4 | 4 | $40M | Series A Mar 2005 |
| mySugr mysugr.com |
3 | 3 | $14.4M | Seed Mar 2015 |
| Marinomed marinomed.com |
3 | 3 | $6.3M | Post-IPO Oct 2021 |
| Jeder System jedersystem.com |
3 | 3 | $1.2M | Seed Jun 2013 |
| AFFiRiS affiris.com |
2 | 7 | $93.9M | Series B May 2017 |
| PAK BioSolutions pakbiosolutions.com |
2 | 2 | $24M | Series A Jun 2024 |
| PDC Biotech pdcbiotech.com |
2 | 2 | $11M | Series A Feb 2010 |
| Syntropic syntropicmedical.com |
2 | 2 | — | Seed Apr 2024 |
| QUANTRO Therapeutics quantro-tx.com |
2 | 2 | — | Seed Jul 2020 |
| Intercell intercell.com |
1 | 1 | $33.6M | Series A Jul 2003 |
| Platomics platomics.com |
1 | 1 | $16.4M | Series A Sep 2021 |
| YGION ygion.bio |
1 | 1 | $16.3M | Series A May 2024 |
| invIOs invios.com |
1 | 1 | $9M | Series A Oct 2024 |
| Apeptico apeptico.com |
1 | 1 | $4M | Series A Aug 2010 |
| Zytoprotec zytoprotec.com |
1 | 1 | $2.9M | Series A Jan 2013 |
| Panoptes Pharma panoptes-pharma.com |
1 | 2 | $1.6M | Series A Nov 2015 |
| Ivary ivary.io |
1 | 1 | $1.3M | Seed Feb 2017 |
| Haplogen haplogen.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jun 2013 |
| Novasign novasign.at |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Sep 2025 |
| Apeiron Biologics apeiron-biologics.com |
1 | 1 | — | PE May 2020 |
| BiomeDx biome-dx.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jun 2023 |
| Lexogen lexogen.com |
1 | 1 | — | PE Apr 2020 |
| Ares Genetics ares-genetics.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jan 2019 |
| Origimm origimm.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed May 2014 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | Cherry Ventures | Flinn | Series A | $20M |
| Feb 2026 | Speedinvest | Flinn | Series A | $20M |
| Feb 2026 | HV CapitalLED | Flinn | Series A | $20M |
| Feb 2026 | Bertelsmann Investments | Flinn | Series A | $20M |
| Feb 2026 | SquareOne | Flinn | Series A | $20M |
| Sep 2025 | Repligen | Novasign | Seed | — |
| Oct 2024 | Ligand PharmaceuticalsLED | invIOs | Series A | $9M |
| Sep 2024 | Speedinvest | Flinn | Seed | $6.7M |
| Sep 2024 | Cherry VenturesLED | Flinn | Seed | $6.7M |
| Sep 2024 | SquareOne | Flinn | Seed | $6.7M |
| Sep 2024 | 10x Founders | HELLO INSIDE | Seed | $1.8M |
| Sep 2024 | VERGELED | HELLO INSIDE | Seed | $1.8M |
| Sep 2024 | KAPA Ventures | HELLO INSIDE | Seed | $1.8M |
| Sep 2024 | Simon Capital | HELLO INSIDE | Seed | $1.8M |
| Sep 2024 | Miele | HELLO INSIDE | Seed | $1.8M |
| Jun 2024 | Arboretum Ventures | PAK BioSolutions | Series A | $12M |
| Jun 2024 | Broadoak Capital Partners | PAK BioSolutions | Series A | $12M |
| May 2024 | AVV Investment | YGION | Series A | $16.3M |
| Apr 2024 | Austria WirtschaftsserviceLED | Syntropic | Seed | — |
| Apr 2024 | xistaLED | Syntropic | Seed | — |
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