Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (aws) is the Austrian federal promotional bank, owned by the Republic of Austria. It supports the development of the Austrian economy by providing low-interest loans, grants, guarantees, and equity capital to companies ranging from start-ups to established SMEs, with a particular focus on innovation, technology-oriented projects, and social entrepreneurship.
Portfolio 14 Investments
Woom
children's bicycles, consumer goods, mobility, sports
series-b
€289 K
Jan 2023
Lead
Parlai
EdTech, Language Learning
pre-seed
€289 K
Jul 2025
Lead
TeamEcho
Human Resources, Software, Artificial Intelligence
seed
€1.3 M
Aug 2025
Investor
Humably
artificial intelligence, governance, compliance, enterprise software, training/edtech
grant
€150 K
Oct 2025
Lead
revitalyze
construction-tech, circular-economy, artificial-intelligence, procurement-software
grant
€500 K
Oct 2025
Lead
Bergardi
office furniture, ergonomics, hardware, medical devices
seed
€200 K
Oct 2025
Investor
sequestra (sequestra FlexCo)
climate-tech, carbon-capture, clean-tech, materials, industrial R&D
grant
€1.9 M
Nov 2025
Investor
re:customize
fashion, hardware, sustainability, retail-tech
grant
€49 K
Nov 2025
Lead
Digidoo
EdTech, Education, Artificial Intelligence
grant
€350 K
Nov 2025
Lead
Digicust
customs automation, logistics, artificial intelligence, document processing, export control
bridge
€2.3 M
Dec 2025
Investor
Wood Space
construction, modular-construction, mass-timber, manufacturing
unspecified
€2.4 M
Dec 2025
Lead
Clickwise
cybersecurity, artificial-intelligence, enterprise-software
grant
€390 K
Jan 2026
Lead
Storywise
software, saas, artificial intelligence, project management, requirements engineering
grant
€300 K
Feb 2026
Investor
Nurdu
recruiting, hr-tech, mobile
pre-seed
undisclosed amount
Feb 2026
Investor