Elevator Ventures
Corporate VCVienna · Series A–Series B · 16 people tracked
Investment thesis
Elevator Ventures invests in fintech and 'beyond banking' companies at the Series A and B stages, with initial ticket sizes ranging from EUR 1-3 million. Its focus is on startups located in the DACH region and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). As the corporate venture arm backed by Raiffeisen banking institutions, it seeks companies in financial services and adjacent sectors.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 20 of 26 portfolio companiesFintech ×13SaaS ×12AI & Machine Learning ×5Enterprise Software ×5Cybersecurity ×4B2B Marketplaces ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3AgTech ×2
HQs:Germany×4Austria×2United States×2Switzerland×1Estonia×1European Union×1
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAutenti provides an electronic signature platform for businesses to sign legally binding documents online, enabling entrepreneurs to reduce paperwork and administrative overhead.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSaaSWarsaw, PL
Grzegorz Wójcik(CEO)Tomasz Plata(CMO)Bartosz Wojciechowski(CLO)
Co-investorsTDJ Pitango VenturesBalnord Sp. z o.o.
Kompany is a compliance and third-party risk management solutions provider that was acquired by Moody's in March 2022, offering entity verification, screening, and risk solutions.
Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsEuropean Super Angels ClubGlobal Brain
Bob W operates a hotel brand offering flexible, furnished apartment-style accommodations across European cities for guests staying days to months.
Climate TechImpact & Social GoodPropTechTravel & HospitalityLondon, EE
Niko Karstikko(Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder)Sebastian Emberger(Chief Strategy Officer, Co-founder)
Co-investorsSpecialist VCSuperAngel
byrd provides e-commerce fulfillment and logistics services for online retailers, handling order fulfillment across multiple markets, sales channels, and peak seasons.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsCM VenturesHermann Hauser InvestmentMouro CapitalReflex CapitalSpeedinvest
Platform for all-round ecommerce marketplace management
Co-investorsNovator BulgariaVitosha Venture Partners
Elucidate develops AI-powered financial crime risk management solutions for banks, payment providers, and other financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechBerlin, DE
Shane Riedel(CEO and co-founder)in
Co-investors11.2 CapitalAV8 VenturesFrontline VenturesSixThirty Ventures
exnaton offers a modular, API-integrated SaaS platform that lets energy utilities launch time-series-based, data-driven electricity products such as dynamic tariffs, smart EV charging, prosumer tariffs, energy sharing, and PPAs without replacing existing ERP or billing systems.
Climate TechEnergySaaS
Co-investors4impact capitalÜbermorgen Ventures
Blockpit is a crypto tax calculator that lets users connect wallets, exchanges, and protocols to import transactions and automatically calculate gains and losses according to official tax rules.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSLinz, AT
Vladimir Tosovic(Founder)
Co-investorsTioga Capital Partners
FinCompare operates an online platform that connects small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a network of over 100 financing providers, offering business loans, leasing, factoring, finetrading, and inventory financing.
B2B MarketplacesFintechSaaS
André Lichnerin
Co-investorsYabeoING VenturesSpeedinvest
Wunder Mobility provides carsharing, bikesharing, and micromobility software for fleet operators running hundreds to tens of thousands of vehicles, supporting free-floating, station-based, and corporate/B2B models.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsFoodLabsGGFGreen Generation FundAgFunderAnanda Impact VenturesEarthshot Ventures
Co-investorsKfW CapitalKPN VenturesOVNI CapitalPeakQC·VENTURESSamsung Catalyst Fund+2 more
Bitly provides a unified platform for URL shortening, QR code generation, and landing page creation with advanced analytics and tracking capabilities.
FintechMarketing TechSaaSBrooklyn, US
Co-investorsASEBAt One VenturesAUGE-UCRBerkley Center for EntrepreneurshipBethnal Green VenturesBioHealth Innovation, Inc.+21 more
Pisano offers an experience management (XM) platform that unifies structured, unstructured, behavioral, and indirect signals from customers, employees, and B2B stakeholders into a single intelligence layer, using agentic AI and automated workflows to analyze feedback and close the loop.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
QuoIntelligence provides customized cyber threat intelligence services tailored to European organizations of all sizes, combining analyst-led intelligence with generative AI to help clients protect digital assets and manage supply chain cyber risks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSFrankfurt, EU
Marco Riccardi(CEO | Founder)
Co-investorsblueworld.groupeCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Raiffeisen Bank International is a leading business bank in Austria and Central and Eastern Europe, providing banking services to corporate and institutional clients across the region.
FintechVienna, AT
SESAMm provides big data, data science, and machine learning analytics to investment firms, supporting deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio value creation.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
Sylvain Forté(Founder)in
Co-investorsElaiaOpera Tech VenturesAFG Partners
Tangany provides digital asset custody solutions for the financial industry.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSMunich, DE
Martin Kreitmair(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlockrocketBrighter CapitalNauta CapitalHTGF
Tarfin provides Turkish farmers with agricultural inputs such as fertilizer, seed, feed, and equipment at competitive prices with harvest-time deferred payment options, ordered through its mobile app or authorized dealers.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesFintech
Mehmet Memecan(Founder)in
Co-investorsQuona CapitalWamda CapitalYara Growth Ventures
Trustfull IP provides IP address intelligence including geolocation, proxy detection, and company enrichment for applications ranging from fraud prevention to marketing optimization.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSMilan, IT
Marko Maras(CEO)
Co-investorsUnited Ventures
Co-investorsFinch Capital
vestr is a Swiss fintech offering a software platform for investment product issuers such as banks and SPVs, supporting management of actively managed products across their lifecycle, portfolio and order handling, NAV calculation, fee tracking, reporting, and compliance controls.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Wultra provides post-quantum digital identity and authentication solutions that secure login, transactions, and digital channels for banks and fintechs.
CybersecurityFintechQuantum Computing
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio360kompanyacq. by Moody's
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTangany · finsmes.com · Sep 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Elevator Ventures invest at?
- Elevator Ventures invests at the Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Elevator Ventures's typical check size?
- Elevator Ventures typically writes checks of $1.1M – $3.3M.
- What sectors does Elevator Ventures focus on?
- Elevator Ventures focuses on Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
- Where is Elevator Ventures located?
- Elevator Ventures is headquartered in Vienna, AT.
- Does Elevator Ventures lead rounds?
- Elevator Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Elevator Ventures co-invest with?
- Elevator Ventures most often shares deals with At One Ventures, EchoVC Partners, OVNI Capital, among 34 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamThomas Muchar, Elevator Ventures: Runda inwestycyjna serii B dla Autenti [SUBTITLES]
Autenti · Thomas Muchar
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