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About Constantia New Business
Constantia New Business is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Vienna, Austria. As of Jun 2024, Constantia New Business has invested in 18 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Food and Agriculture Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of NeuralConcept A lot of funds co-invest with Constantia New Business, with names like Highland Europe sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Constantia New Business has team of 1 people.Constantia New Business' List of Top Investments
Constantia New Business has a portfolio of 18 companies. Their most notable investments are in sewts and SWISSto12.Their portfolio spans across Germany, Austria, Switzerland and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Food and Agriculture Tech and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Constantia New Business:1. Bitmovin
Bitmovin is a cloud-based unstructured video analytics solutions provider. It provides end-to-end adaptive bitrate transcoding services, video encoding, HTTP-based delivery, and caching infrastructure. It also offers MPEG-DASH and Apple HLS video player, which can be used to offer live as well as on-demand content. It also provides solutions with DRM capabilities to its bit dash MPEG-DASH player for HTML5 and Flash. The clients of the company include Hulu, Youtube, Netflix, BBC, and more.
Key facts about Bitmovin
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $69.1M
- Employee Count: 168 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Dawn Capital, Zillionize and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Dec 22, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. SWISSto12
Developer of communication devices for microwave and millimeter wave transmissions. It uses 3D printing technology for developing a material characterization kit that provides real-time access to the dielectric and magnetic properties of the samples. Its calibration kit comes with data acquisition and analysis software. It mainly caters to the aerospace sector.
Key facts about SWISSto12
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Lausanne (Switzerland)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $18.6M
- Employee Count: 224 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: EGS Beteiligungen, Zurcher Kantonalbank and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 21, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of an AI-first engineering platform for product design and development. The platform provides collaborative, AI-powered workflows to empower engineers. It helps compress development timelines and adopt AI-first engineering processes. The platform supports external aerodynamics, thermal management, structural mechanics, electromagnetics, rotating machinery, FSI, injection molding, and internal flows. It works with all physics and industries, CAD softwares, and simulation tools.
Key facts about NeuralConcept
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Lausanne (Switzerland)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $136M
- Employee Count: 129 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Aster Ventures, Aster and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 18, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Manufacturer of industrial robots, software, control units, and automation solutions. It provides robotic solutions, including software, control units, and related accessories. It offers robotic systems for machine loading, part separation, and pick-and-place applications. It also provides services such as training, support, and maintenance for robotic systems. IT offers HORST industrial robots intelligent robot arms with various reach and payload options and horstOS an intuitive automation software operating system for controlling and programming robots without code or traditional PLCs.
Key facts about Fruitcore Robotics
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Konstanz (Germany)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $44.3M
- Employee Count: 62 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: b2venture, Matterwave Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 14, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. sewts
Provider of software solutions for industrial robots. It offers a 2D and 3D vision system to process images for material handling in multiple industries. It uses computer vision technology for image processing and to collect data from sensors. It caters to laundry, sewing, consumer electrics, food, manufacturing, and packing sectors.
Key facts about sewts
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Munich (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $7.68M
- Employee Count: 37 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: APEX Ventures, Nabtesco Technology Ventures and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 09, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Constantia New Business' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Constantia New Business has invested in 18 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in HYDROGRID and most recent follow-on round was in NeuralConcept.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Constantia New Business' Investments by Stage
Constantia New Business has made 7 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.96M, 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.09M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $32.4M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 7 |
Seed | 3 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Constantia New Business' Investments by Sector
Constantia New Business has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Industrial Goods and Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Robotics - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 12 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Tech companies, 7 Software companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
High Tech | 4 |
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 3 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 2 |
Robotics - Industry Applications | 2 |
Others | 11 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Constantia New Business' Investments by Geography
Constantia New Business has made most investments in Germany (7), followed by Austria where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Germany | 7 |
Austria | 2 |
Switzerland | 2 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Constantia New Business' recent investments
Constantia New Business has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Constantia New Business:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 03, 2024 | Switzerland | Series B | 1485 | [+4] | |
Mar 27, 2024 | Germany | Series B | 2717 | ||
Dec 15, 2023 | Austria | Series A | 3616 | [+2] | |
Aug 09, 2023 | Germany | Series A | 8368 | ||
Dec 14, 2022 | Germany | Series B | 3404 | [+6] |
Team profile of Constantia New Business
Constantia New Business has a team of 1 member located in Austria. Constantia New Business' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Constantia New Business
Over the past 11 years, 65 investors have co-invested in Constantia New Business's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Constantia New Business: HTGF, Venture Kick and 15 others have invested in rounds before Constantia New Business. There are 3 companies where HTGF has invested before Constantia New Business and 2 companies where Venture Kick has invested before Constantia New Business.
- Top Co-investors of Constantia New Business: 20 investors entered a company along with Constantia New Business. These include investors like Highland Europe (1 company).
- Invested after Constantia New Business: A total of 28 investors have invested in Constantia New Business's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Swisscom (1 company), Climb Ventures (1 company) and European Investment Bank (1 company).
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