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CoastCap

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Vienna · Seed–Late Stage · 4 people tracked

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CoastCap is an industry-agnostic investment firm that backs founders building best-in-class companies from the prototype/trial stage through growth and pre-IPO deals. Drawing on the team's experience as founders, financial engineers and transaction lawyers, the firm provides guidance on scaling, fundraising and team-building while letting companies remain founder-controlled and avoiding involvement in day-to-day operations. It is especially interested in companies that add value through automation, technology or applied science. Although rooted in Central Europe, CoastCap invests across any business-friendly jurisdiction and pursues both direct and co-investment opportunities alongside a network of buyout managers, private capital managers and capital allocators.

Invests inSector AgnosticAustriaEuropeGermanyGlobalVienna

Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Vienna, AT
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
Tracked investments
48

Team · 4 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 33 of 48 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×7Biotech ×6Deep Tech ×6Fintech ×6Hardware ×6Consumer ×5Healthtech ×5SaaS ×4

HQs:Germany×11United States×4United Kingdom×2Austria×1

Investments · 48 tracked

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1KOMMA5°1komma5grad.comin

1KOMMA5° provides home energy systems that combine solar panels, heat pumps, battery storage, and EV wallboxes, coordinated by its Heartbeat AI software to optimize electricity use and offer dynamic pricing.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Co-investorsCarboneCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSFranz Haniel & Cie. GmbHG2 Venture PartnersNorrsken VC

Actoncapitalactoncapital.com

Acton Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in startups at Series A and early growth stages, typically making initial investments of €5-10m in companies founded by industry experts across Europe and Canada.

Sector Agnostic

Aeovian Pharmaceuticalsaeovian.com

Aeovian Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing selective small molecule inhibitors to treat rare genetic and age-related diseases caused by dysregulated cellular metabolism.

BiotechBerkeley, US

Allison J. Hulme(CEO & President)John Kincaid(Chief Scientific Officer)Davis Ryman(Executive Officer)Micah Zajic(Executive Officer)Ian Massey(Executive Officer)Stelios Tzannis(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCTI Life Sciences Fund L.P.FJ LabsSofinnova VenturesvenBio PartnersvenBio Global Strategic

Alboraalbora.io
Apexapex.venturesin

APEX Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs deep tech founders across domains including artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and robotics, energy transition, next-gen computing, medical technologies, and space.

Co-investorsKfW CapitalQC·VENTURES

Apollo Health Venturesapollo.vcin𝕏

Apollo is a venture capital firm that invests in life-science and biotechnology startups, combining entrepreneurial expertise with deep scientific knowledge to support early-stage companies in drug development and personalized medicine.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechLongevity

Nils Regge(Co-Founder & General Partner)in

Co-investorsBLN CapitalFJ LabsKfW CapitalTruVenturo GmbHCTI Life Sciences Fund L.P.Foresite Capital+3 more

Berlinerbergberlinerberg.com

Berliner Berg is an independent brewery in Berlin producing beers including pils, pale ale, lager, and traditional Berliner Weisse.

ConsumerFoodTechBerlin, DE

Bird Scootersbird.coin

Bird operates a shared electric scooter and e-bike service designed to reduce car trips and emissions in urban environments across multiple continents.

CleantechMobility & TransportationSanta Monica, US

Co-investorsAccelAlate PartnersCanaan PartnersComcast VenturesCraft VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)+17 more

Buya

Online education courses for children (EdTech), Germany

Clearaclearabiotech.comin

Cleara Biotech is a biopharmaceutical R&D company developing peptide-based therapies that selectively eliminate cells with impaired p53 signaling, targeting cancer and chronic diseases.

BiotechLongevityMedical Devices

Co-investorsCurie CapitalKorify Capital

coinpanionaltify.appin𝕏

Altify is a regulated investing platform offering access to alternative and traditional assets including private credit, tokenised stocks, cryptocurrencies, crypto bundles, commodities, stablecoins, structured products, and pre-IPO stocks.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB

Sean Sanders(CEO & Founder)in

Co-investorsFounders Factory AfricaAdaverseCalm/Storm VCCV VCHansmann Family Office

Coinpanioncoinpanion.com

Coinpanion was a crypto investment platform offering crypto bundles and individual cryptocurrency investment options for retail investors.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Discovermonkdiscovermonk.com

Monk builds smart ice baths and cold-water therapy systems (Cocoon, Nomad, Origin) paired with an app offering guided plunge sessions, breathwork, and coaching.

ConsumerHardwareWellness & Fitness

Edurinoedurino.com

EDURINO offers an educational play system for children combining physical figures and a stylus with a companion learning app that unlocks games and learning worlds.

EdTechGamingHardware

Franziska Meyer(Co-founder)Irene Klemm(Co-founder)

Co-investorsb2ventureDN CapitalEmerge Education

Finanzcheckfinanzcheck.dein𝕏

FINANZCHECK.de operates an online loan comparison platform that gathers individual credit offers from over 20 partner banks in Germany, covering installment loans, car loans, debt restructuring, mortgage financing, and small loans.

FintechMarketplacesHamburg, DE

Co-investorsActon CapitalECONA AGHighland EuropeTruVenturo GmbH

fynkfynk.comin

fynk builds an AI-powered contract management platform that helps teams draft, sign, and process contracts while reducing administrative work.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS

Co-investors10x Founders3VCHansmann Family Office

GovRadargovradar.netin

GovRadar provides an AI-supported platform for creating public procurement tender specifications, built on millions of real procurement documents, with documentation and audit-proof records of each decision step.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaS

GrantLiftgrantlift.com

GrantLift is a grant funding consultancy that identifies suitable public funding programs for companies and prepares and manages their applications, including the German research allowance (Forschungszulage) and communication with agencies like BSFZ and tax offices.

Enterprise SoftwareGovTech

HAPPYCARhappycar.de

HAPPYCAR is an online rental car comparison service that lets travelers compare prices and additional services from various car rental companies.

MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsCapnamic

Harbourvest (Exited)harbourvest.com

Co-investorsKensington Capital Partners Limited

Heytupuheytupu.com

Co-investorsClear Current Capital

Highlandeuropehighlandeurope.com

Highland Europe is a growth-stage venture capital firm that invests in product-led software and consumer companies across Europe and Israel, typically writing rounds of €20–80 million.

Hivehivenet.comin𝕏

Hivenet provides cloud infrastructure for AI and general workloads, including an inference API for open-weight models, GPU and CPU compute (RTX 4090/5090 and vCPU instances), S3-compatible storage, and private AI paths for RAG and fine-tuning.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Co-investorsCapria VenturesOneRagtimeSC Ventures

Honeypothoneypot.io
Inkittinkitt.com𝕏

Inkitt is a digital publishing platform where writers can upload manuscripts for free while retaining full copyright, readers can discover and provide feedback on books without ads, and high-performing titles are published through the Galatea app.

Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsAxel Springer Digital VenturesEarlybird Venture CapitalFrontline VenturesKhosla VenturesKleiner PerkinsXploration Capital+1 more

Innoviominnoviom.comin

Innoviom is a food and beverage platform that identifies emerging trends and develops healthier snacks and beverages, including functional protein and vitamin bars, and scales them into global businesses.

ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness

Isar Aerospaceisaraerospace.comin𝕏

Isar Aerospace provides launch services for small and medium-sized satellites and satellite constellations, targeting global customers seeking access to space.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechMunich, DE

Daniel Metzler(Chief Executive Officer)Josef Fleischmann(Chief Technical Officer)Stella Guillen(Chief Commercial Officer)

Co-investorsBayern KapitalCipio PartnersEarlybird Venture CapitalHoltzbrinck VenturesHV CapitalMolten Ventures+5 more

Jobliftjoblift.de

European job site operating in the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands.

Co-investorsCurious Capital GmbH & Co. KGDN CapitalPICUS CAPITALCherry VenturesTruVenturo GmbH

Kopakopa.vc

Kopa Ventures (formerly Wi Venture) is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in European climate tech startups across energy, mobility, nature, and carbon technology.

Lumalylumaly.de
Mister Spexmisterspex.de

Mister Spex is an optician offering eyeglasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses through online and physical stores across Germany, complemented by services like virtual try-ons, home delivery try-ons, and eyeglasses rental.

E-commerceHealthtechRetail TechGermany, DE

Co-investorsDN CapitalGrazia Equity GmbHXAngePoint Nine

MYNEmyne-homes.de

MYNE offers co-ownership of vacation properties in popular European destinations, letting buyers acquire real estate ownership for a fraction (about 1/8) of the full cost with year-round flexible use.

MarketplacesPropTechTravel & Hospitality

Ochre Bioochre-bio.comin𝕏

Ochre Bio develops RNA therapeutics and drug discovery platforms targeting liver disease, combining proprietary human liver datasets with AI-driven causal prediction and human tissue validation models.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB

Quin Wills(Founder/CSO)inJack O'Meara(Founding CEO)in

BoardChinwe UkomaduElaine SullivanEliot ForsterJack Castle

Co-investorsBackedBeast VenturesEntrepreneur FirstExpaHoxton VenturesLifeforce Capital+6 more

Palturaipalturai.comin

Palturai operates the BusinessGraph, a data platform of millions of companies and people linked through hundreds of millions of relationships, applying AI algorithms to reveal ownership networks and connections.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech

Paradromics Turning Data Into Medicineparadromics.comin𝕏

Paradromics develops brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, building a neural implant platform intended for clinical use to help people through direct connection to the brain.

Deep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investors15th RockAlpha EdisonAnthropy PartnersCapital FactoryFrontier Path VCFusion+7 more

Parkwayparkway.vc

Parkway is a venture capital firm that partners with and backs founders building companies in areas such as artificial intelligence, simulation, quantum technology, data, and complex engineering.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum Computing

Razor Grouprazor-group.comin𝕏

Razor Group operates a portfolio of e-commerce brands, handling global procurement, supply chain, and logistics as well as acquiring and scaling online consumer product companies.

ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain

Co-investorsAlstin CapitalLatin LeapSimon CapitalUpper90468 Capitalredalpine

Samsarasamsaratherapeutics.com

Samsara Therapeutics develops small-molecule therapeutics that activate autophagy to slow the progression of age-related neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Parkinson's, and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

BiotechDeep TechLongevityBoston, US

Co-investorsApollo Health VenturesKorify Capital

Skillfitskillfit.io
Solarissolarisbank.comin

Solaris operates a Banking-as-a-Service platform that lets businesses embed banking and financial products into their own offerings, backed by a full German banking license and compliance with regulations such as DORA, PSD2, and AML rules.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsSamsung Catalyst Fund

Speedinvestspeedinvest.com

Co-investorsOnstageOVNI CapitalYildiz Ventures

Timebioventurestimebioventures.com

Time BioVentures is a venture capital firm that invests in life sciences and healthcare startups developing new medical and biotech technologies.

BiotechHealthtech

Toniestonies.com

Tonies makes the Toniebox, a padded audio player for children that plays music and stories through swappable character figurines called Tonies.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardware

Co-investors468 Capital

Tttechtttech.comin

TTTECH is a group of technology companies that develops networked computing and safety control systems for safe, secure, and autonomous machine operations.

Deep TechHardwareIoT

Co-investorsVERBUND X Ventures

Urban Rayurban-ray.com
VAERIDIONvaeridion.comin

VÆRIDION develops the Microliner, a fully electric regional aircraft with a ~215 nm range built for short-haul missions connecting remote and underserved regions.

CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsVsquared VenturesWorld FundProject A Ventures

VillaCircle

Marketplace for luxury home co-ownership (PropTech), Germany

Xempusxempus.com

Xempus operates an independent platform for occupational pension and benefits (betriebliche Vorsorge) that connects insurers, brokers, and employers along with their systems through open APIs.

FintechInsurTechSaaS

Co-investorsArmada Investment AGHPE GrowthJazzya InvestmentsTempoCap

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has CoastCap made?
CoastCap has 48 tracked investments.
What stage does CoastCap invest at?
CoastCap invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does CoastCap focus on?
CoastCap focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is CoastCap located?
CoastCap is headquartered in Vienna, AT.
Who does CoastCap co-invest with?
CoastCap most often shares deals with DN Capital, Earlybird Venture Capital, FJ Labs, among 108 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 6

3VC

3VC is a European venture capital fund that backs carefully selected technology startups showing high ambition and early product-market fit.

Both backed · 1
$1.1M – $10M
Antler

Antler is an early-stage venture capital firm operating across major technology ecosystems worldwide, backing entrepreneurs from company formation onward and supporting a large global portfolio of startups, including many AI companies.

$3M – $10M
Speedinvest

Speedinvest operates a Portfolio Success program that connects its 400+ portfolio startups with customers, follow-on investors, industry experts, talent, discounted tools, and fellow founders across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond.

$5M – $30M
SparkLabs Global Ventures

SparkLabs Global Ventures is an early-stage venture fund whose partners are described as experienced operators and entrepreneurs, providing capital along with hands-on guidance to founders on scaling and international expansion.

Motive Partners

Motive Partners is an investment firm focused on financial technology, backing technology, data, and service providers across the financial services sector.

$1M – $10M
Embedded Capital

A fintech-focused investment firm that invests in financial technology, payments, insurance, capital markets infrastructure, and data/AI solutions serving the financial services industry.

$500K – $4M

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