Florian Gschwandtner
InvestorInvestor at Speedinvest
Austria
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Florian Gschwandtner is an Austrian serial entrepreneur and investor based in Linz and Vienna. He co-founded Runtastic in 2009, serving as CEO until its acquisition by adidas in 2015, and subsequently held the position of Chief Growth Officer at Tractive, a GPS tracking platform for pets that generates over 100 million euros in revenue. Through his investment vehicles 8eyes.io and Foxyflo, he has backed more than 40 early-stage startups and several funds, while also founding Leaders21, a skills development platform, and Foxyfitness, an AI-powered fitness application.
Experience
- FoxyfitnessCEO Foxyfitness - 100 Push-Ups Counter & Trainer Appcurrent2023 — presentLinz, Upper Austria, Austria
- BTM Podcast, Event und Consulting GmbHPodcast Co-Hostcurrent2024 — presentAustria
- hello againPartner & Member of the boardcurrent2018 — presentLinz
- 8eyes GmbHCo-founder & Partnercurrent2015 — present
- ContextSDKPartner & Advisorcurrent2023 — presentVienna, Austria
- Chaka2 Live MarketingBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSalzburg, Los Angeles
- InstahelpPartner & Advisorcurrent2019 — present
- MimoParnter & Advisorcurrent2017 — presentVienna
- cashpresso | Credi2 GmbHPartner & Advisorcurrent2017 — presentVienna
- UserGemsPartner & Advisorcurrent2017 — presentAustria
- SpeedinvestInvestorcurrent2017 — presentVienna
- the nu company GmbHPartner & Investorcurrent2020 — present
- FasticPartner & Advisorcurrent2020 — presentBerlin, Germany
- startup300Member of startup300current2015 — present
- AustrianStartupsAdvisorcurrent2014 — presentVienna
- TractiveCo-founder, Partner & Advisor2012 — 2026Linz
- TractiveChief Growth Officer & Co-founder2020 — 2021Linz
- Leaders21comCo-Founder & Advisor2021 — 2024Austria
- Ottakringer Getränke AGSupervisory Board2020 — 2023
- websms|Partner & Advisor2020Austria
- Florian Gschwandtner IncTake some time off :-)2019 — 2020Travelling around the globe and meeting inspiring people
Skills & more
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Mobile DevicesStrategySocial Media MarketingMobile TechnologyMobile ApplicationsNew Business DevelopmentWeb 2.0Project ManagementLanguages English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Florian Gschwandtner?
- Florian Gschwandtner is an Austrian serial entrepreneur and investor based in Linz and Vienna. He co-founded Runtastic in 2009, serving as CEO until its acquisition by adidas in 2015, and subsequently held the position of Chief Growth Officer at Tractive, a GPS tracking platform for pets that generates over 100 million euros in revenue. Through his investment vehicles 8eyes.io and Foxyflo, he has backed more than 40 early-stage startups and several funds, while also founding Leaders21, a skills development platform, and Foxyfitness, an AI-powered fitness application.
- Where does Florian Gschwandtner work?
- Florian Gschwandtner is Investor at Speedinvest.
- What check size does Florian Gschwandtner write?
- Florian Gschwandtner typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Florian Gschwandtner go to school?
- Florian Gschwandtner studied at University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (MSc, Mobile Computing); University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (M.A., Supply Chain Management).
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