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Austria Wirtschaftsservice
Vienna, Austria
Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) is the Austrian federal promotional bank and public economic-development financing agency. Its legal entity, Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH, is wholly owned by the Republic of Austria, registered in Vienna as FN227076k with VAT ATU55681202, and based at RechteWienzeile225,1120Vienna. Established under the aws Act with effect from January1,2002, it provides public loans, guarantees, grants, business-development services and mechanisms for mobilizing equity capital. Its technology programs support scalable Austrian companies in life sciences, AI and digital technologies, green technology and other deep-tech fields. Preseed and Seedfinancing provide early-stage public support and advice, while Quantum to Market supports commercialization of quantum technologies. Current DeepTech Seedfinancing is structured as a conditionally repayable grant; historical individual projects retain the instrument wording established by their own source. Its own case study confirms piur imaging received aws Seedfinancing in2015 for tomographic vascular ultrasound technology, without publishing a ticket or exact funding day. Co-directors BernhardSagmeister and GerfriedBrunner also administer the legally distinct statutory ERP-Fonds and serve the National Foundation for Research, Technology and Development through the agency’s public mandates. The separate aws Fondsmanagement GmbH manages the aws Gründungsfonds venture vehicles; agency grants or guarantees are not automatically equity investments by those funds. Annual program approvals, guaranteed volumes, government allocations and ERP assets are public-financing measures rather than LP fund closings. The current public directory lists119staff contacts, alongside executive management, a supervisory board and six published external DeepTech ethics-council advisers. This institution is distinct from Amazon Web Services.
Founded 2002
Team
Agnes MlekuschIP Management (public staff directory) |
Alexandra SeidlEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Ali SulimanKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
Andreas SchweiglerSupervisory Board Member — Staff Representative |
Andrei DuduleanuEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Angela SieglingIP Management (public staff directory) |
Anna WeihsDeep Technologies | Life Sciences (public staff directory) |
Annemarie WagnerGarantien für Gründungen und junge Unternehmen (public staff directory) |
Anton KöszegiGarantien für Industrie und Internationalisierung (public staff directory) |
Anton NeunteuflGarantien und Prämien für KMU (public staff directory) |
Aridon SmajlajIP Management (public staff directory) |
Arnold ReikerstorferDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Astrid Mayer-PailEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Benjamin DelicDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Bernd LitzkaKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
 Bernhard SagmeisterCo-Managing Director |
Bernhard WipfelKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
Bianca Anna KahrEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
 Bruno PodesserDeep Tech Ethics Council Member (external expert) |
Chiara WitzemannEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Christa BockSupervisory Board Member |
Christa SchlagerSupervisory Board Member |
Christian SteinEigenkapital und Connecting Services (public staff directory) |
 Christiane DrumlDeep Tech Ethics Council Member (external expert) |
Christina KochEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Christoph PekarekEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Claudia HofingerEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Claudia SedlacekGarantien für Gründungen und junge Unternehmen (public staff directory) |
Clemens ZeilerDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Cornelia HabacherDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Cornelia RadlingerIP Management (public staff directory) |
Daniela BlutmagerPersonal | Interne Services (public staff directory) |
Dominica Schmid-SchmidsfeldenEigenkapital und Connecting Services (public staff directory) |
Dragana IljicGeschäftsführung - Büro B. Sagmeister (public staff directory) |
Dusan TodorovicEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Edith SchillerDeputy Supervisory Board Chair |
Elif CicekKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
 Elisabeth KlagerDeep Tech Ethics Council Member (external expert) |
Erika Köszegi-LagallyKredite | Kofinanzierungen (public staff directory) |
Evelin SchneckerGarantien für Industrie und Internationalisierung (public staff directory) |
Eveline BirsakKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Gründungen und KMU (public staff directory) · Supervisory Board Member — Staff Representative |
Ezgi OkatanKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
Florian Langmann-FrischDeputy Federal Finance Minister Commissioner |
Georg MikolasekEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Georg SilberKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
Gerd ZechmeisterIP Management (public staff directory) |
 Gerfried BrunnerCo-Managing Director |
Hannah LuxSupervisory Board Member |
Hannes A. SchwetzDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Hans Peter OswaldGarantien für Industrie und Internationalisierung (public staff directory) |
Harald KuglerGarantien für Industrie und Internationalisierung - KMU - Stabilisierung (public staff directory) |
Helen KrügerEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Isabella Meran-WaldsteinSupervisory Board Member |
Jakob SeyboldEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
James FriedenthalKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
Jana BreyerEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) · Supervisory Board Member — Staff Representative |
Jana SchwabEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Jaqueline HönigschnabelKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
Jasmin ReisingerEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Jenny BorsIP Management (public staff directory) |
Johann KreuterKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
Johannes RaymannEigenkapital und Connecting Services (public staff directory) |
Johannes SchellneggerEigenkapital und Connecting Services (public staff directory) |
Judith HofstätterKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Gründungen und KMU (public staff directory) |
Julia HeißingerGarantien und Prämien für KMU (public staff directory) |
Julia Maria SchanderlEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Julia WilflingsederDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Jürgen NatterEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Kaan AksuInvestitionsprämie (public staff directory) |
Karin KoflerKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Gründungen und KMU (public staff directory) |
Karin WinkelbauerEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Karl BiedermannDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Karl SchillerDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Katharina LichteneckerGarantien und Prämien für KMU (public staff directory) |
Katrin PacholetGeschäftsführung - Büro G. Brunner (public staff directory) |
Kerstin DerntlKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) · Supervisory Board Member — Staff Representative |
Kurt LeutgebGarantien | Eigenkapital - Leiter Geschäftsfeld (public staff directory) |
Leyla GharizadeKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
Liesa DopplerDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Lisa-Marie EttenauerEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Luc PfefferkornKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Gründungen und KMU (public staff directory) |
Manfred LamplIP Management (public staff directory) |
Maria HüttmairGarantien und Prämien für KMU (public staff directory) |
 Maria Kletečka-PulkerDeep Tech Ethics Council Member (external expert) |
Maria Steindl-KöckEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Markus Kottek-PasterkEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Martin MotalEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Martina EiglerKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Gründungen und KMU (public staff directory) |
 Mathias MüllerDeep Tech Ethics Council Member (external expert) |
Matthias BischofUnternehmenskommunikation | Pressestelle (public staff directory) |
Melanie VöhringerKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
Men Jia QiuEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Milena MakrisevicEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Miriam FuhrmannSupervisory Board Member |
Monika Bednarik-BelanGarantien für Industrie und Internationalisierung (public staff directory) |
Monika PollackKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
Monika VuongIP Management (public staff directory) |
Moritz Dominik WeinhoferEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
My Yen LauEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Neshat AkbariEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Nicolas MayerhoferEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Niels MitschkeIP Management (public staff directory) |
Noel VeltenGarantien für Industrie und Internationalisierung (public staff directory) |
Nordin SabovicEigenkapital und Connecting Services (public staff directory) |
Olena KharkhunGarantien für Industrie und Internationalisierung (public staff directory) |
Paul UllmannDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Peter KühneEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Peter SwiatloskiSupervisory Board Member — Staff Representative |
Petra RieglerEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Rafet IbraKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
Raffael Johannes WolffDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Ralf KronbergerSupervisory Board Member |
Raphael KletzmayrGarantien für Industrie und Internationalisierung (public staff directory) |
Regina WeinmüllnerDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Sabine JaroschkaEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Sabine PümpelKredite | Kofinanzierungen (public staff directory) |
Sabrina TonnerEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Sebastian SchmidKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
Sonja PolanIP Management (public staff directory) |
Sophia Lang (Austria Wirtschaftsservice)Entrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Sophie LothallerEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Soren ChararehDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Stefan KrahulecDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Stefan LangthalerEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Stefan RechbergerFederal Finance Minister Commissioner |
Stefan ZeilerEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Stefanie BrucklerDeep Technologies (public staff directory) |
Stella MitscheKreditmanagement und Kofinanzierungen für Industrie (public staff directory) |
Susanne LiedmairEntrepreneurship (public staff directory) |
Tanja LässigSupervisory Board Member |
Tanja SpennlingwimmerIP Management | Deep Technologies | Entrepreneurship - Leiterin Geschäftsfeld (public staff directory) |
Thomas BlöchUnternehmenskommunikation (public staff directory) |
Thomas SteinerSupervisory Board Member |
Thomas UherSupervisory Board Chair |
Vanja BernhauerIP Management (public staff directory) |
Walter KoppensteinerIP Management (public staff directory) |
Wassilis LaitsosGarantien für Industrie und Internationalisierung (public staff directory) |
Wilhelm Hantsch-LinhartGarantien für Industrie und Internationalisierung (public staff directory) |
 Wolfgang DrexlerDeep Tech Ethics Council Member (external expert) |
Wolfgang SchöneckerInvestitionsprämie (public staff directory) |
Wolfgang SendnerEigenkapital (public staff directory) |
Investments
| $—2022-09-30 |  Brightmind.AI | Austria Wirtschaftsservice |
| $—Unknown date |  Piur Imaging | Austria Wirtschaftsservice |