3VC Research
Investment Thesis
3VC (three.vc) is a Vienna-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Peter Lasinger, operating on the philosophy "entrepreneurs by heart, investors by choice." The firm's approach rests on three pillars: partnering with regional talent, prioritizing quality over quantity of partnerships, and backing startups that already show early signs of customer love and product-market fit. 3VC believes its core regions can "produce the next global champions" and positions itself as an operational partner on the journey to becoming a category leader, not just a source of capital. Investment practices are explicitly aligned with ESG principles, and the firm publishes a formal ESG policy. The firm's visual identity references a Gyoji (sumo referee), symbolizing oversight of compliance and ceremonial values in guiding company growth.
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Sector Focus
3VC backs teams "committed to solving significant global challenges through software, regardless of industry or business model," explicitly avoiding harmful industries. In practice the portfolio spans fintech and finance tooling (Aderis, fundcraft), HR/workforce tech (Ordio), legal tech (Fynk, Pactum), healthcare (Ahead Health, Avi Medical, Kaia Health), developer tools and AI infrastructure (Storyblok, Stelia, DeepCode, Emmi AI, DGG), marketing/adtech (The Brief), aviation operations AI (Assaia), fraud/identity and security (Nethone, Authenteq), consumer/community apps (Jodel, Picsart), blockchain infrastructure (Tatum), and gaming (Gamee).
Stage Focus
3VC invests primarily at Seed through Series B, favoring companies that already show "early signs of customer love," measurable growth, and revenue traction rather than pure pre-product bets. External sources describe 3VC as "Austria's most active Series A and growth investor," though the portfolio includes seed rounds (Emmi AI, Ordio) and later participation in growth rounds (Pactum's $54M Series C).
Check Size
The firm writes initial tickets of up to EUR 10M, with total round sizes it participates in typically ranging EUR 2M-EUR 20M. External profiles describe flexible check sizes from roughly EUR 3M to EUR 15M+ depending on round dynamics.
Lead Tendency
3VC both leads and co-leads rounds. It led the Ahead Health round (July 2026) and co-led Emmi AI's seed alongside Speedinvest, Serena VC, and PUSH VC, indicating a syndicate-friendly, not exclusively lead-only, posture.
Recent Activity
The firm is actively deploying. Recent moves include the Aderis investment (August 2026, AI-native ERP/finance platform for European enterprises), the Ahead Health co-lead/lead (July 2026, EUR 8.7M for a Swiss preventive-health platform), Emmi AI's portfolio company being acquired into Mistral AI (May 2026), the Marius Istrate partner promotion (June 2026, from Venture/Scout Partner to full Partner), and the Ordio investment (July 2025, EUR 12M Series A for workforce/payroll automation). 3VC also migrated its flagship Luxembourg-domiciled fund (3VC II SCSp) onto portfolio company fundcraft's digital fund-operations platform in October 2025, an unusual example of a GP operationally embedding with its own portfolio company.
Portfolio Highlights
Notable current and past portfolio companies include Storyblok (headless CMS, category leader), Lokalise (localization platform), Picsart (creative platform, large consumer scale), Pactum (AI negotiation, $54M Series C), Tatum (blockchain infrastructure), Jodel (community platform), and Avi Medical (German primary care). Notable exits/alumni include Kaia Health (digital therapeutics, acquired by Sword Health for $285M, January 2026), DeepCode (AI code quality, acquired by Snyk, 2020), Gamee (gaming, acquired by Animoca Brands, 2020), and Authenteq and Nethone (identity/fraud, both alumni).
Team
- Peter Lasinger, Founder & Partner
- Eva Arh, Partner
- Marius Istrate, Partner (promoted June 2026; previously Scout/Venture Partner; former UiPath Chief People Officer, invested in 28 startups across Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Estonia, leads TechAngels Romania)
- Federico Rota Candiani, Investment Team
- Virginia Casagrande, Investment Team
- Gerald Pollak, Investment Team
- Nicolò Renzi, Investment Team
- Mai Nguyen Phuc, Fund Operations
- Marion Schulat, Executive Assistant
- Veronika Famira, Legal Counsel & Attorney at Law
- Ignaz Forstmeier, Venture Partner
- Jay McGrath, Venture Partner
- Roman Scharf, Founding Partner
- Sok-Kheng Taing, Venture Partner
Decision Process
3VC is highly selective, investing in only 3-4 new companies per year, and describes itself as "by founders for founders," combining investment expertise with hands-on operational experience across a small, tight-knit partnership rather than a large investment committee.
Founder Preferences
The firm prioritizes teams with demonstrated product-market fit and growth signals (revenue, customer enthusiasm), a commitment to solving significant global challenges, and strong business fundamentals alongside inclusivity, diversity, and business ethics. They accept public pitch submissions via a dedicated form rather than requiring a warm introduction.
Geographic Focus
3VC partners with teams based in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), and Southern Europe (Italy, Spain), backing companies with global ambitions rather than purely local plays.