About UNIQA Ventures
UNIQA Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Wiener Neustadt, Austria. As of May 2024, UNIQA Ventures has invested in 52 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Austria based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from FinTech to Enterprise Applications and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of ifeel Overall, UNIQA Ventures portfolio has seen 3 unicorns and 8 acquisitions including key companies like Tide, Wayflyer and Bitpanda Custody. A lot of funds co-invest with UNIQA Ventures, with names like Elevator Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Sectors
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 2 more
UNIQA Ventures' List of Top Investments
UNIQA Ventures has a portfolio of 52 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Spotawheel and kompany.Their portfolio spans across Austria, Germany, United Kingdom and 20 more locations. They have invested in FinTech, Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by UNIQA Ventures:
1. Tide
Digital business banking platform. It provides entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small companies with a digital business account and a suite of financial tools. It enables users to manage payments, issue invoices, track expenses, and access bookkeeping and tax filing features designed to support compliance with local regulations such as Making Tax Digital. It also offers additional services including business loans, payroll tools, card readers, savings accounts, and company registration support, aiming to simplify day-to-day financial operations and reduce administrative overhead for small businesses.
Key facts about Tide
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £100M - £500M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $181M
- Employee Count: 3,308 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Apax, TriplePoint Capital and 43 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 22, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Wayflyer
Revenue-based financing platform that provides fast, flexible growth capital to e-commerce and consumer businesses. It connects to business tools such as e-commerce stores, ad platforms, and payment systems to evaluate growth potential and generate tailored funding offers within hours. Businesses can receive capital without giving up equity, personal guarantees, or restrictive usage conditions, and repayment terms are aligned with revenue cycles. The platform is designed for direct-to-consumer, Amazon, wholesale, and other online businesses seeking flexible funding to scale operations, manage inventory, and expand marketing efforts. By leveraging data-driven underwriting and fast deployment, it enables companies to unlock growth opportunities with speed and transparency.
Key facts about Wayflyer
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Dublin (Ireland)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $1.24B
- Employee Count: 416 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: DST Global, ACE & Company and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Feb 18, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Fintech and crypto infrastructure provider. It provides backend technology that enables banks, fintechs, and financial institutions to integrate crypto and digital asset capabilities into their own platforms. Its core offerings include “Investment-as-a-Service” infrastructure, institutional custody solutions for secure digital asset storage, liquidity services for trading and market access, stablecoin issuance and management under regulatory frameworks such as MiCA, crypto payment processing with fiat settlement, and tokenization services for real-world assets.
Key facts about Bitpanda Custody
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Vienna (Austria)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $530M
- Employee Count: 959 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: DST Global, Valar Ventures and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 29, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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4. Twisto
Twisto provides personal credit line loans to consumers. It allows users to pay after confirmation of goods or services. Its services can also be accessed via an app that is available on iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Twisto
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Prague (Czech Republic)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $44.2M
- Employee Count: 146 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Kreos Capital, ING Ventures and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 14, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Flowdesk
Crypto liquidity pool for digital assets marketplace. It provides liquidity, brokering services, and market-making strategies. It features liquidity models for crypto exchange, crypto-derivatives for hedging, aggregation of market data, and more.
Key facts about Flowdesk
UNIQA Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
UNIQA Ventures has invested in 52 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Abi Global Health and most recent follow-on round was in ifeel.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
UNIQA Ventures' Investments by Stage
UNIQA Ventures has made 10 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.4M, 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.67M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $89.7M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $56M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 10 |
Seed | 6 |
Series B | 3 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
UNIQA Ventures' Investments by Sector
UNIQA Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer, HealthTech and InsurTech. Notably, it has invested in 50 Tech companies, 34 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 29 Software companies and at least 26 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 11 |
FinTech | 9 |
Consumer | 6 |
HealthTech | 6 |
InsurTech | 5 |
Others | 21 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
UNIQA Ventures' Investments by Geography
UNIQA Ventures has made most investments in Austria (6), followed by Germany where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Austria | 6 |
Germany | 3 |
Spain | 3 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Czech Republic | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
UNIQA Ventures' recent investments
UNIQA Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by UNIQA Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 29, 2024 | Spain | Series B | 7238 | [+3] | |
Mar 30, 2023 | Ireland | Series A | 4038 | ||
Mar 01, 2023 | Germany | Series A | 4144 | [+5] | |
Nov 15, 2022 | Spain | Series A | 8673 | ||
Aug 16, 2022 | Austria | Seed | 9935 | [+1] |
Unicorns in UNIQA Ventures' Portfolio
UNIQA Ventures has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Tide, Wayflyer and Bitpanda Custody. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Tide. It became a unicorn in 2025.Here is a list of unicorns in UNIQA Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
83 | Digital business banking platform | 2015 | London | Series C | kpoqjnt | ||
76 | Revenue-based financing platform that provides fast, flexible growth capital to e-commerce and consumer businesses | 2019 | Dublin | Series C | ezstphb | ||
72 | Fintech and crypto infrastructure provider | 2014 | Vienna | Series C | uxslnpo |
Acquired companies in UNIQA Ventures' Portfolio
8 companies from UNIQA Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Yokoy in Jan 2025 by TravelPerk for $*****.Here are UNIQA Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 28, 2025 | - | - | 8689 | |
Jan 24, 2024 | - | - | 4363 | |
Dec 15, 2023 | Feb 02, 2021 | Series A | 3927 | |
Aug 16, 2023 | Oct 04, 2017 | Series A | 8039 | |
Dec 13, 2021 | Jun 06, 2017 | Seed | 8415 |
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Co-investors of UNIQA Ventures
Over the past 9 years, 127 investors have co-invested in UNIQA Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before UNIQA Ventures: Target Global, Venture Friends and 54 others have invested in rounds before UNIQA Ventures. There are 3 companies where Target Global has invested before UNIQA Ventures and 2 companies where Venture Friends has invested before UNIQA Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of UNIQA Ventures: 36 investors entered a company along with UNIQA Ventures. These include investors like Elevator Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after UNIQA Ventures: A total of 35 investors have invested in UNIQA Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Elevator Ventures (2 companies), Finch Capital (1 company) and Velocity Capital (1 company).
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