Erste Group is a corporate venture arm and venture debt provider. Based in Vienna, Austria. Known portfolio companies include Gerald Group, Born Digital, First Looks Solutions, Valutico, Eurowind Energy and Dateio, 9 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Late-StageSeed
- Focus
- BankingClean EnergyCommercial Real Estate FinanceEnterprise SaaSMortgagePropTech
Who to pitch at Erste Group
Erste Group portfolio companies (9)
- Gerald Group
- Born Digital
- First Looks Solutions
- Valutico
- Eurowind Energy
- Dateio
- Mitiska REIM
- Slate Asset Management
- Čibuk 2
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About Erste Group
The firm's listing covers sectors Climate, FinTech, Real Estate and SaaS, and focus areas Banking, Clean Energy, Commercial Real Estate Finance and Enterprise SaaS; known deals cluster at Late-Stage and Seed.
Raphaël Azor-Smith (Director - Corporate Finance Solutions) and Jana Dusheke (Investor) are listed as the contacts to pitch at Erste Group.
Erste Group shares portfolio companies with 9 other investment firms, among them Garanti Bbva, Otp Bank and Banque Cantonale Vaudoise.
Frequently asked questions
What is Erste Group?
Erste Group is a corporate venture arm and venture debt provider based in Vienna, Austria, with a known portfolio of 9 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Erste Group invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, FinTech, Real Estate and SaaS; listed focus areas include Banking, Clean Energy, Commercial Real Estate Finance and Enterprise SaaS. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Erste Group invest at?
The known deals of Erste Group include Late-Stage and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Erste Group?
Both people on file at Erste Group are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact Erste Group?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 2 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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