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.
Location: Austria, Lower Austria, Maria Gugging
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2017
Investment Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series B
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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 26.04.2023 | CellEctric... | cellectric... | - | Austria, V... |
| 29.08.2022 | Brainhero | brainhero.... | - | - |
| 29.08.2022 | Solgate | solgate.co... | - | - |
| 27.06.2022 | nista.io | nista.io | - | Austria, V... |
| - | solgatetx.... | - | - | |
| - | contextflo... | contextflo... | $7.95M | Austria, V... |
| - | VitreaLab | vitrealab.... | - | Austria, V... |
| - | Sarcura | sarcura.co... | $10.22M | - |
| - | Cutanos Gm... | cutanos.co... | - | Austria, V... |
| - | prewave | prewave.ai | - | Anguilla |
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| 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 quic... | itkey.medi... |
| 18.11.2022 | Austrian deeptech startup Sarcura raises €7M in a seed+ roun... | Austrian deeptech startup Sarcura raises €7M in a seed+ round 18 November, 2022, 14:52 Mariia Deny... | ain.capita... |
| 21.09.2022 | Vienna-based Prewave rakes in €11 million for supply chain r... | As businesses manage globally distributed suppliers, the need for transparency across the entire sup... | tech.eu/20... |
| 13.10.2020 | As investors and founders mature, Vienna emerges as a Europe... | According to Austrian Startup Monitor, entrepreneurs have founded more than 2,200 startups in Austri... | techcrunch... |
| - | Cutanos closes first financing round with investor consortiu... | July 5, 2021 Max Planck spin-off develops immunotherapies through innovative platform technology V... | htgf.de/en... |
| - | 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 ... | tech.eu/20... |