IST cube focuses on startups with a strong background in science and technology, such as academic spin-offs or young deeptech companies. We lead investment rounds in pre-seed and seed stages and have the ability for follow-on investments in later rounds.
We understand the needs of science and tech based startups and offer tailored support for entrepreneurs. Our hands-on help includes individual coaching and mentoring, as well as access to advanced lab infrastructure and office space. Our team has vast expertise in areas that are critical for spin-offs, such as technology commercialization, IP strategy, fundraising and public grants. We work fast and straight forward, our term sheet is simple and easily understandable, as we want to help founders thrive.
We understand the needs of science and tech based startups and offer tailored support for entrepreneurs. Our hands-on help includes individual coaching and mentoring, as well as access to advanced lab infrastructure and office space. Our team has vast expertise in areas that are critical for spin-offs, such as technology commercialization, IP strategy, fundraising and public grants. We work fast and straight forward, our term sheet is simple and easily understandable, as we want to help founders thrive.
Location: Austria, Lower Austria, Maria Gugging
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2017
Investment Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series B
Portfolio 17
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 26.04.2023 | CellEctric... | cellectric.com | - | Austria, V... |
| 29.08.2022 | Brainhero | brainhero.eu | - | - |
| 29.08.2022 | Solgate | solgate.com | - | - |
| 27.06.2022 | nista.io | nista.io | - | Austria, V... |
| - | solgatetx.com | - | - | |
| - | contextflo... | contextflow.com | $7.95M | Austria, V... |
| - | VitreaLab | vitrealab.com | $10.99M | Austria |
| - | Sarcura | sarcura.com | $10.22M | - |
| - | Cutanos Gm... | cutanos.com | - | Austria, V... |
| - | Prewave | prewave.ai | - | Austria, V... |
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 31.01.2023 | Nista.io’s AI for Energy Efficiency | Nista.io is an Austrian AI-powered energy efficiency analyzing service provider Its platform is quick, user-friendly, and universal for most use cases The young startup managed to outrun all other participants at Vestbee’s recent CEE Startu... |
| 18.11.2022 | Austrian deeptech startup Sarcura raises €7M in a seed+ round | Austrian deeptech startup Sarcura raises €7M in a seed+ round 18 November, 2022, 14:52 Mariia Denysiuk --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> The Klosterneuburg-based deeptech startup Sa... |
| 21.09.2022 | Vienna-based Prewave rakes in €11 million for supply chain risk intelligence platform | As businesses manage globally distributed suppliers, the need for transparency across the entire supply chain is evident. Vienna-based AI platform Prewave has raised €11 million in funding to help businesses predict, find, understand and ca... |
| 13.10.2020 | As investors and founders mature, Vienna emerges as a European startup hub | According to Austrian Startup Monitor, entrepreneurs have founded more than 2,200 startups in Austria since 2008, with the number of tech companies growing 12% per year since then, significantly faster than the 3% growth rate for traditiona... |
| - | Vienna’s radiology startup contextflow raises €6.7 million | Vienna-based radiology startup contextflow has raised a total of €6.7 million in a Series A funding round. The company uses an AI-based approach to analysing medical imagery, thereby dramatically reducing radiologists’ workloads and increas... |
| - | Cutanos closes first financing round with investor consortium from Austria and Germany | July 5, 2021 |