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Noctua Science Ventures
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A new spinoff initiative by Speedinvest and TU Wien with ONE common goal: Early-stage funding to academic startups from Austrian universities and research institutions 🦉.
CEO and Co-Founder Moritz Novak showed us where the magic behind the Austrian Space-Tech GATE Space with roots at @tuwien.at is happening.

🪐 The mission: mobility in space

🚀 The next BIG expedition:
In 2026 the team will launch a satellite into space with an actual SpaceX rocket.
July 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
💫Deep Deal Thursday 💫

From the labs of @tuwien.at to a €79M exit, Cubicure is a textbook case of #deeptech done right!

🔬 3D printing technology based on hot lithography
👨‍🔬 Founders: Dr. Robert Gmeiner, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Stampfl
🏁 Exit: €79M
💸 Acquired in 2023 by Align Technology (🇺🇸)
July 3, 2025 at 7:11 AM
"A spinoff has an additional exit path through its IP, and that power should not be underestimated."

Read the full interview with our Investment Lead Philipp Stangl 👁️‍🗨️ brutkasten.com/artikel/spin...
June 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“In the face of increasing global competition, Europe needs targeted investment in research and innovation as well as close cooperation between science, industry and the public sector” - Brigitte Bach, Managing Director of the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology.
👉 shorturl.at/GwzNP
May 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
💥 SOME DEEP NUMBERS FOR DEEP TECH 💥

All numbers were retrieved from the Austrian Startup Monitor 2024 by @AustrianStartups, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology and WU Gründungszentrum.
May 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Last week, we were part of the jury for THE first pan-European spinoff pitch competition organized by @tuwien.at Innovation Incubation Center (i²c) 🇪🇺. Congrazzz to the winner "Replico" and its technology for patient-specific 3D anatomical models with precise integration of nerve structures. 👏
May 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Join our ViennaUP afterwork event next week on Karslsplatz for an interactive "real talk" on how we can boost the number of scientific startups and spinoffs in Austria!! #exclusiveinvite

💌 www.eventbrite.at/e/if-it-work...
May 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Spinoffs = high exit potential 💪🔥
tuwien.at TU Wien @tuwien.at · Apr 15
Eine Analyse des Webhosting-Dienstleisters Hostinger zeigt: Die TU Wien zählt zu den Top-Unis erfolgreicher Startup-Gründer_innen in Deutschland. 13 Absolvent_innen realisierten 2024 einen Exit – damit liegt sie gleichauf mit der TU München auf Platz 2 des Rankings.
📷 Who is Danny, stock.adobe.com
TU Wien als Exit-Schmiede: Österreichische Universitäten prägen die deutsche Startup-Szene
Eine aktuelle Analyse des Webhosting-Dienstleisters Hostinger zeigt: Die TU Wien zählt zu den Top-Unis für erfolgreiche Startup-Gründer_innen in Deutschland. Mit 13 Absolvent_innen, die 2024 einen Exi...
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April 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
🦉 Why do we look so happy?
Because we set the first step in launching our brand new spinoff initiative Noctua Science Ventures together with Speedinvest and Technische Universität Wien!

👁️‍🗨️ Check out our website: www.noctua.vc
March 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM