Gerhard Schedler

Danube Equity AG (Danube Equity) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of voestalpine AG founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Linz.

Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (AWS) is the Austrian promotional bank, fully controlled by the Government of Austria. Based in Vienna, AWS emerged in 2002 from the merger of several government funding agencies including FGG-Finanzierungsgarantiegesellschaft mbH and BÜRGES Förderungsbank GmbH. The firm later absorbed Innovationsagentur GmbH. The Seed Financing division of AWS manages venture capital investments by way of mezzanine financing. AWS also comprises several divisions not directly involved in investment management, namely Tecma which is specialized in technology marketing support, Tecnet which supplies technology information, i²-Ideas & Investment which is a networking platform for business angels and Biotech, providing business support for biotechnology projects. AWS manages the university spin-off fund Uni Venture, sponsored by BAWAG-Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft.

Constantia New Business GmbH is an independent private equity firm, a sister company of Constantia Industries AG, with headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The firm was founded in 2012.

Part of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS AG, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Norway AS manufactures and markets radio frequency identification systems. The company is based in Kristiansand, Norway. The Norwegian company was founded in 2003. Urban Siller has been the CEO of the company since 2014. IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Norway was acquired by Identec Solutions Holding AG on December 13, 2007.

Effera AS develops software-based systems and mobile solutions related to maintenance and efficiency solutions. The firm engages in digital services for wireless telecommunications. It offers open platform built based on industry standards with a high focus on integration and data exchange. The company was founded by Arnfinn Olsen, Kjetil Skrøvje, and Rune Fredriksen and is headquartered in Kristiansand, Norway.