Motec Ventures
Motec Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Vienna, Austria investing in Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $300K–$1.0M checks and has 16 portfolio companies in our records.
Pre-Seed, Seed
$300K – $1.0M
16+ companies
4 partners
Investment Thesis
Focuses on early-stage investments in automotive and mobility tech startups.
How Motec Ventures invests
Motec Ventures is a vc firm based in Vienna, Austria. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Media.
Motec Ventures typically writes checks of $300K–$1.0M per investment.
Investing since at least 2016, Motec Ventures has backed 16 companies in our records, including CarFellows, FDTech, RFISee. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2018.
Meet the Team
Fabian Grüneis
Partner
Henrik Fisker
Advisory Board Member
Joined motec ventures' Advisory Board. Described as an automotive industry design icon, renowned entrepreneur, and EV pioneer. Supports managing directors Berthold Baurek-Karlic and Geza Brugger through regular discourse on technical and entrepreneurial issues and in identifying innovation across the globe.
Geza Brugger
Managing Director
Managing Director of motec ventures. Mentioned as part of the close network backing further Smart Mobility investments and as opening keynote speaker on the future of mobility and open innovation. Listed as Investment Manager for CarFellows, FDTech, Autobahn, Butleroy, and RFISee.
Berthold Baurek-Karlic
Managing Director
Managing Director of motec ventures. Mentioned as part of the close network backing further Smart Mobility investments and as leading a panel discussion at motec ventures' Mobility & Innovation event. Listed as Investment Manager for CarFellows, Butleroy, Firstbird, YodelTalk, and RFISee.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (16)
2018
CarFellows
The start-up is a joint venture between a German multi-brand dealer group and an industry leading team of auto entrepreneurs.
FDTech
The experts in future driving technology develop mobility solutions for the upcoming era of the automotive and mobility industry.
RFISee
The Israeli company was founded through the DRIVE Accelerator of the Technion Institute of Technology, and is developing the world’s first 4D imaging-radar-on-1-chip.
2017
Butleroy
The artificial intelligent digital butler offers an elegant scheduling solution for private users as well as for corporates.
Autobahn
The Estonian startup Autobahn is reinventing the way to sell, order and deliver cars.
Firstbird
Firstbird’s digital employee referral program enables companies to recruit talent through employee referrals.
2016
YodelTalk
YodelTalk is a Gartner Cool Vendor 2018 and supported by Facebooks VCx program.
Other
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- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $300K – $1.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Fabian Grüneis, Partner.
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