About EQventure
EQventure is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of Graz, Austria. As of Mar 2026, EQventure is an active investor, having invested in 17 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Austria based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Diamens Overall, EQventure portfolio has seen 3 acquisitions, namely Finmatics, App Radar and meo ENERGY. A lot of funds co-invest with EQventure, with names like aws Grunderfonds sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. EQventure has team of 11 people including 8 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
EQventure's List of Top Investments
EQventure has a portfolio of 17 companies. Their most notable investments are in NXRT and NXRT.Their portfolio spans across and Austria. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by EQventure:1. USound
Manufacturer of MEMS speakers, audio amplifier ICs, and audio modules. The company provides software, evaluation kits, and reference designs for audio products. Applications include true wireless systems, hearing aids, virtual reality, audio glasses, and ultrasound. The company also offers technical documentation, articles, and whitepapers.
Key facts about USound
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Graz (Austria)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $83.8M
- Employee Count: 50 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: European Investment Bank, EuroUS Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 03, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. SteadySense
SteadySense provides a remote monitoring platform for healthcare professionals and patients. The company develops a sensor-based device SteadyTemp in which a skin adhered patch will be attached to the patient's body and it will monitor the body temperature in real-time and give insights on mobile-based NFC (near field communication) enabled software platform.
Key facts about SteadySense
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Seiersberg (Austria)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $6.74M
- Employee Count: 10 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Startup Creasphere, EQventure and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 22, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Finmatics
Developer of AI software automating accounting workflows and document management. The software provides digital automation of document input, capture, pre-accounting, and sorting. It also features transparent, multi-level document approval workflows via a mobile application. The modular structure and open interfaces allow flexibility and integration with accounting systems.
Key facts about Finmatics
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Wien (Austria)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $7.6M
- Employee Count: 86 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Mangrove Capital Partners, 7GC and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 15, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Cashy
Online pawn loans platform. Users can lend their valuables for cash and get it back on repayment or use their purchase service and sell their stuff for cash to Cashy.
Key facts about Cashy
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Vienna (Austria)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8.55M
- Employee Count: 21 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: aws Gründungsfonds, aws Grunderfonds and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 04, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. eyeson
SaaS-based platform providing group video conferencing solutions. The solution allows users to communicate via chat, video conferencing, and webinars, create virtual rooms to share knowledge and ideas, organize meetings, create and share learning rooms and send invites. Its features include an adjustable speaker, shareable rooms, live streaming via Youtube, Facebook, and others, recording, screen sharing, webinar contacts, custom room images, and others. It can be integrated with Slack, Dropbox, Facebook, Jira, Trello, Google Calendar, Youtube, and others. It offers a subscription-based pricing model and is available on Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Key facts about eyeson
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Graz (Austria)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.39M
- Employee Count: 14 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: aws Gründungsfonds, Arax Capital Partners and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 03, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
EQventure's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
EQventure has invested in 17 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Diamens and most recent follow-on round was in SteadySense.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
EQventure's Investments by Stage
EQventure has made 10 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.49M and 7 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.67M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 10 |
Series A | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
EQventure's Investments by Sector
EQventure has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Industrial Goods and Manufacturing, Sustainability Tech and Energy. Notably, it has invested in 14 Tech companies, 11 Software companies, 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 7 |
High Tech | 4 |
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 3 |
Sustainability Tech | 3 |
Energy | 2 |
Others | 22 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
EQventure's Investments by Geography
EQventure has made most investments in Austria (17).EQventure's recent investments
EQventure has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Diamens.Here are the most recent investments by EQventure:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 17, 2026 | Austria | Seed | 6275 | [+2] | |
Oct 22, 2025 | Austria | Series B | 3690 | [+3] | |
Oct 16, 2025 | Austria | Seed | 7392 | [+2] | |
Jun 13, 2025 | Austria | Seed | 6453 | ||
Apr 10, 2025 | Austria | Series A | 6621 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in EQventure's Portfolio
3 companies from EQventure's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Finmatics in Apr 2025 by Visma for $*****.Here are EQventure's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 11, 2025 | Aug 28, 2017 | Seed | 6944 | |
Jan 30, 2025 | Jul 11, 2017 | Series A | 7388 | |
Nov 16, 2023 | Dec 05, 2018 | Seed | 2840 |
Team profile of EQventure
EQventure has a team of 11 members including 8 Partners and 1 Principal located in Austria and Germany. EQventure's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in EQventure:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Salzburg | - | - | |
Partner | Vienna | - | ||
Partner | Graz | - | - | |
Partner | Vienna | - | - | |
Partner | Vienna | - | - | |
Partner | Vienna | - | - | |
Partner | Vienna | - | ||
Partner | Germany | - | - | |
Principal | Vienna | - |
Co-investors of EQventure
Over the past 9 years, 36 investors have co-invested in EQventure's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before EQventure: Europa, aws Grunderfonds and 1 other have invested in rounds before EQventure. There is 1 company where Europa has invested before EQventure and 1 company where aws Grunderfonds has invested before EQventure.
- Top Co-investors of EQventure: 20 investors entered a company along with EQventure. These include investors like aws Grunderfonds (2 companies).
- Invested after EQventure: A total of 13 investors have invested in EQventure's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Hermann Hauser (1 company), Longzhong Yang (1 company) and European Investment Bank (1 company).
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