Where is i5invest's headquarters located?

i5invest's headquarters is located in Vienna (Austria).

How big is i5invest's investment team?

i5invest has a team of 58, including 13 partners.

How many companies has i5invest invested in?

i5invest has invested in 66 companies, including Nosto & Runtastic.

Which companies has i5invest invested in lately?

Bambus & Enspired are the latest investments by i5invest.

How many exits has i5invest been involved in?

i5invest's portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 27 acquisitions.

i5invest - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

1. Nosto

SaaS-based personalized product recommendation solution for online retailers. Its plug and play solution makes the technology accessible to online stores. Solutions includes automating marketing activities, conversion management, customer retention, and more.

Key facts about Nosto

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Helsinki (Finland)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $32.8M
Employee Count: 177 as on Dec 20, 2025
Investors: Wellington Partners Venture Capital, Kreos Capital and 14 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 23, 2023, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Runtastic

Runtastic’s mobile fitness applications sync directly with proprietary hardware to track distance, pace, time, heart rate, calories and route traveled when running, biking or engaging in other exercise activities. Results can then be viewed directly within the app, via Runtastic GPS devices or on Runtastic.com where users can view their online training log, get detailed data analysis and compare with others. Axel Springer has acquired 50.1% stake in company.

Key facts about Runtastic

Founded Year: 2009
Location: Pasching (Austria)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $188K
Employee Count: 263 as on Jul 01, 2024
Investors: i5invest, Axel Springer and 1 Other
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 01, 2013, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

3. TourRadar

Operator of an online platform for booking multi-day tours. The platform provides options for organized adventures, including safaris and river cruises. It offers travelers a way to explore and book organized trips. The platform facilitates booking experiences with tour operators.

Key facts about TourRadar

Founded Year: 2010
Location: Vienna (Austria)
Annual Revenue: €14.1M as on Dec 31, 2023
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series C
Total Funding till date: $74.9M
Employee Count: 135 as on Feb 28, 2026
Investors: TCV, Isomer Capital and 17 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 26, 2018, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Emotion3D

Emotion3D develops camera-based cabin monitoring solutions for comfort & safety in vehicles. Its software utilizes ML algorithms to analyze, understand, and react to humans and objects inside the car. Monitors driver & passengers in real-time and delivers insightful information about anthropometric properties, physical states, head & body poses, and behavior, as well as vehicle interiors. Also finds applications in off-highway vehicles/machinery, railway, and aviation industry. Has partnered with BMW, Nvidia, ZF, ZKW, and AVL.

Key facts about Emotion3D

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Vienna (Austria)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $14.8M
Employee Count: 17 as on Jul 01, 2024
Investors: Ridge Ventures, i5invest and 2 Others
Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Mar 01, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

5. planqc

Provider of scalable quantum computers using lasers. It provides users with a compamny that uses the quantised motion of laser-cooled trapped ions or charged atomic particles as their physical support for Universal Quantum computers. Its features include quantum information, qubits scaling, and laser pulses.

Key facts about planqc

Founded Year: 2022
Location: Garching (Germany)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $59M
Employee Count: 51 - 200 as on Jul 17, 2025
Investors: Speedinvest, APEX Ventures and 8 Others
Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jul 08, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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i5invest has invested in 66 companies over the last 18 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Bambus and most recent follow-on round was in wikifolio.

Here are i5invest's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	0	0	0
2025	0	0	0
2024	0	0	0
2023	1	0	1
2022	0	0	0
2021	1	0	1
2020	0	0	0
2019	1	0	1

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i5invest has made 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $795K, 1 investment in Angel stage and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.7M.

Here are i5invest's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	6
Angel	1
Series A	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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i5invest has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, FinTech, Auto Tech, Energy Tech and Environment Tech. Notably, it has invested in 53 Tech companies, 48 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 34 Software companies and at least 19 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are i5invest's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Consumer	5
FinTech	3
Auto Tech	1
Energy Tech	1
Environment Tech	1
Others	10

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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i5invest has made most investments in Austria (7), followed by Germany where it has made 1 investment.

Here are i5invest's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
Austria	7
Germany	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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i5invest has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by i5invest:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Sep 26, 2023	Bambus	Germany	Seed	1573	David Savasci [+2]
Dec 07, 2021	Enspired	Austria	Series A	6508	360 Capital Partners [+3]
Dec 2019	TriLite Tech	Austria	Seed	4382	APEX Ventures [+2]
Apr 01, 2016	Bikemap	Austria	Seed	1147	Speedinvest [+4]
Feb 2013	wikifolio	Austria	Series A	5085	Speedinvest [+1]

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2 of i5invest's portfolio companies have become public.

Here are i5invest's portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Portatour	-	-	-	2285
Adverserve	-	-	-	7415

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27 companies from i5invest's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Emotion3D in Aug 2025 by Indie for $20M.

Here are i5invest's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Emotion3D	Aug 13, 2025	-	-	4471
Intact	Oct 09, 2024	-	-	7712
REBEL MEAT	Jun 04, 2024	-	-	2899
ClickDealer	Mar 07, 2023	-	-	5614
Robotnik	Jan 16, 2023	-	-	6205

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i5invest has a team of 58 members including 13 Partners and 5 Principals located in Austria, United States and 2 more locations. i5invest's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of top team members in i5invest:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Giovanni Soleti	Partner	San Francisco	-	-
Herwig Springer	Partner	Germany	-	1 Email
Henry James Morley	Partner	United Kingdom	-	1 Email
Trevor Cox	Partner	Seattle	-	1 Email
Justus Lumpe	Partner	Germany	-	1 Email
Andras Timar	Partner	Vienna	-	2 Emails
Alessandro Michelotti	Partner	Austria	-	2 Emails
Sotero Rodriguez	Partner	San Francisco	-	1 Email
Markus Wagner	Partner	Palo Alto	-	9 Emails
Franz-Dieter Suttorp	Partner	Frankfurt	-	-
Alina Kohler	Partner	Austria	-	1 Email

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Over the past 18 years, 38 investors have co-invested in i5invest's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before i5invest: Jan Deepen, Stefan Jeschonnek and 3 others have invested in rounds before i5invest. There is 1 company where Jan Deepen has invested before i5invest and 1 company where Stefan Jeschonnek has invested before i5invest.
Top Co-investors of i5invest: 15 investors entered a company along with i5invest. These include investors like 360 Capital Partners (1 company).
Invested after i5invest: A total of 18 investors have invested in i5invest's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Axel Springer (1 company) and Zouk Capital (1 company).