PUSH Ventures

PUSH Ventures is a Vienna, Austria-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2017 and co-led by Managing Partners Laurenz Simbruner and Lukas Puspok. The firm focuses on two core thematic areas: healthtech and climate technology, investing primarily at pre-seed and seed stage with follow-on capacity into Series A and B. Geographic emphasis is on Austria, Germany, and the broader European market. The firm closed its initial fund at approximately 20 million euros in July 2022. PUSH writes tickets ranging from roughly 100,000 euros to 1.5 million euros and selects startups on a disciplined evaluation of team quality, technology, and early traction. Across approximately 60 disclosed investments, the portfolio has produced seven acquisitions. Notable exits include Fernride (autonomous trucking), mySugr (diabetes data platform, acquired by Roche), and Zizoo (boat rental marketplace). Active portfolio companies include MOSTLY AI (synthetic data), Anyline (mobile OCR and data capture), 9amHealth, enspired (AI-driven energy trading), Mimo, and Valutico. The firm operates with a lean team of six people including three partners, structured under an SFDR-aligned investment process that reflects its environmental and health mission. PUSH positions itself as a hands-on early partner to founders, engaging deeply with team development, strategy, and follow-on fundraising across the Austrian and German startup ecosystems. Its dual focus on human health and planetary health gives it a coherent thesis that spans two of the most active categories in European venture, while the Vienna base provides direct access to an emerging DACH deep-tech talent pool.