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UNIQA Ventures

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UNIQA Ventures is a return-driven, non-strategic venture capital investor with the single LP to the fund being UNIQA Insurance Group. Our portfolio, currently consisting of more than 40 tech startups and two unicorns, has seen 8 exits since 2016 and has so far delivered a solid double-digit return.

Backed by a strong financial investor we are a small but dedicated entrepreneurial team on a mission to provide smart growth capital. Our investment comes with the additional benefit of deep domain know-how in Financial Services, Insurance and Healthcare as well as a strong network in our core markets of Austria/DACH region and central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

Our Investment Focus:

  • Target Verticals: FinTech, InsurTech, Digital Health, Mobility
  • Target Stages: Series A and beyond (early growth stage)
  • Target Geography: Europe incl. CEE
  • Business Models: Embedded Finance Solutions; mainly B2B or B2B2C, selectively proven B2C models

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