Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused |
Stages | Series A, Seed, Series B, Pre-seed |
Investing | United States • Germany • Switzerland • Israel • Austria • Europe • Estonia • Hungary • Poland • Lithuania • Ukraine • Asia • Czech Republic • Bulgaria • Romania • Slovakia • Slovenia |
Investment Range | $1,000,000 - $20,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $5,000,000 |
Assets Under Management | $150,000,000 |
3VC is a European venture capital firm focused on investing in high-potential tech startups with global ambitions, strategically headquartered in Linz, Austria. With an assets under management figure of 150 million euros, their primary objective is to support innovative companies across a broad range of sectors within the technology domain, specifically targeting areas such as Software, Education, Business Solutions, FinTech, Retail and E-Commerce, Sales and Marketing, IoT and Wearables, CleanTech, AI and Big Data, HealthTech and Fitness, Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies, Web Security and Privacy, Analytics, Cloud Services and Infrastructure, Developer tools, Future Of Work, Medical Devices, DeepTech, Healthcare and Wellness, Mobility, Nanotechnology, Online Social, Consumer goods, and areas focusing on women. The investment strategy of 3VC caters to early-stage ventures with a particular emphasis on Seed, Series A, and Series B funding rounds, boasting an investment range between 100,000 to 5,000,000 euros, and with a sweet spot investment size of 1,500,000 euros. They take pride in partnering with driven and tenacious teams specifically within the German-speaking (GSA) and Central Eastern European (CEE) region that demonstrate a clear intention to create meaningful and lasting impacts in their respective fields. 3VC is not merely a capital provider but is known to actively co-invest in syndicates alongside top-tier funds including those recognized by the Forbes Midas List, thereby leveraging their considerable industry networks and expertise to offer proactive support for their portfolio companies. With an investment thesis that stretches across numerous sectors of technology innovation, including advanced areas such as quantum computing, FemTech, no-code/low-code tools, mobile applications, AR/VR, and particularly focusing on markets like Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, and Poland, they emphasize strategic partnerships and show a strong disinterest in startups that lack operations in Europe. 3VC excels in entrepreneurial support, value-add partnerships, and aiding startups to overcome structural challenges and market dynamics, consistent with their strong commitment to cultivating technological advancement and entrepreneurship.
We invest in AI, dev tools, deep tech, security, AR/VR, data analytics, digital health, app/mobile, new frontier We start to support at Seed stage and invest in Series A, B and beyond. We are looking for teams in the GSA & CEE region with the clear intention to make a difference in the world We co-invest in syndicates with Tier 1 funds (eg. Forbes’ Midas List) with the ability to proactively support these teams.