Observed Signal · Jun 15, 2022 · Funding · Source: Trending Topics · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Austrian 3VC Launches €150M Fund for European Software Scale-Ups
3VC, an Austrian scale-up investor founded by Roman Scharf and Peter Lasinger, announced the launch of its second fund targeting €150 million, with more than €50 million already raised after first closing. The venture firm will continue its existing model, making three to four Series A investments in European scale-ups focusing on DACH and Eastern Europe, exclusively in software and Web3 infrastructure. Average ticket sizes range from $1 million to $10 million, with a typical $5 million investment. New partners include Eva Arh, 3VC's first employee, and Dynatrace co-founder Sok-Kheng Taing. Limited partners were not officially disclosed, but are expected to be largely consistent with the first fund's backers, including Sparkasse Oberösterreich, Raiffeisen, Vienna Insurance Group, Red Bull's Dietrich Mateschitz and Hans Peter Haselsteiner. The partners emphasized a selective, 'conviction investment' strategy and said 75% of existing portfolio companies are valued above €100 million.
Regional European VC fund launch for software and Web3 scale-ups; relevant to the tech startup ecosystem but limited direct AdTech industry impact.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- 3VC launched its second fund targeting €150 million, with first closing exceeding €50 million.
- The fund focuses on Series A investments in software and Web3 infrastructure scale-ups in DACH and Eastern Europe.
- Eva Arh and Dynatrace co-founder Sok-Kheng Taing joined as new partners of the fund.
- The average ticket size is $5 million, ranging from $1 million to $10 million.
- 75% of the companies in 3VC's first fund portfolio are valued above €100 million.
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