CONNECT DAY 26

19 May 2026 | Vienna, Austria

Karl Biedermann

Investment Manager

Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH

Austria

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Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH

Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH

Bank / Financial institution

Vienna, Austria

Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (aws) is the promotional bank of the Austrian federal government. It supports companies in implementing their innovative projects by offering soft loans, grants and guarantees, particularly in cases where the funds required cannot be obtained sufficiently through alternative funding. Specific information, coaching and services are also offered to prospective, existing and expanding companies.
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About me

In the last 25 years Karl has worked with voestalpine (an Austrian Steel corporation) and CSC (US Computer Sciences Corporation) with a focus on Industrial IT-Products/Services and B2B-Sales. With aws, he advises, supports and funds hi-tec-startups as an investment manager for 15 years now and is a member in several (Startup) funding decisicon boards in Austria.
He holds masters degrees in telecommunications, in business administration and corporate communications.

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Additional Information

What stage of development are you interested in when cooperating with / investing in Startups?

Concept Stage (concept in place)Pre-Seed (proof of concept/proof of technology - prototype in place)Seed (proof of market / first paying test customers)Early Growth (notable revenue)Growth (significant revenue)

What solutions are you looking for? What challenges is your company / institution currently facing?

they shold develop or already provide scalable Deep technology-(products), and show interest in exporting their technology

What can your company / institution offer to Startups in terms of resources, expertise, or networks?

funding of projects

Speaker sessions (1)

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

11:20 - 12:00

FrontierTech & AI: Startup Pitches

Location:Topic Stage (first floor)Track:Pitches
  • Startup
  • Corporate
  • Investor
  • FrontierTech & AI

Watch 6 outstanding startups pitch groundbreaking and future shaping technologies in AI and DeepTech.