The team
Noctua is run by a small, experienced team that has invested at pre-seed, built and exited companies, and spent years inside Austria's research ecosystem. We sit at the TU Spin-off Factory in Vienna — close to the founders we back.
Investment Lead · Managing Director
Pre-seed investor and operator. Previously Co-Managing Director at Pioneers Ventures, where he completed 43 pre-seed deals, and an active business angel. Co-founded and operated KochAbo and Rebel Meat (exited), and served as fractional CFO at Timeular. Leads investments and the relationship with Speedinvest.
Portfolio Lead · Managing Director
Spin-off specialist and founder. As an advisor since 2019 he has worked with more than 80 spin-off companies from TU Wien on team setup, strategy and fundraising. Co-founded and operated Dataholics (exited) and HROS, an HR-tech startup focused on co-founder matching. Leads portfolio support and the link to TU Wien.
The team is growing. We're adding investment talent as the fund scales — get in touch if you'd like to be part of it.
Behind the team
Evaluating frontier science needs more than a generalist investor. Three layers of expertise sit behind every decision we make.
Leading academics across our five verticals counsel us on technical merit and defensibility — a standing advisory board that meets case by case and at a quarterly deep tech jour fixe.
One of Europe's largest seed investors — 70+ professionals, a dedicated portfolio-success team and unparalleled deal-flow coverage — stands behind Noctua as co-founder and AIFM.
As shareholders, Austria's leading technical universities give us early sightlines on research, access to tech-transfer offices and specialised facilities — from pilot factories to reactors.
Shareholders & ecosystem partners
We'd love to hear from you early — even before incorporation. Tell us what you're building.