Martin Breuner

UBF Mittelstandsfinanzierungs AG invests in mid sized companies located in Austria.

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.

Miracor Medical SA engages in the development and manufacture of medical devices. Its product PICSO (Pressure-controlled Intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion) Impulse System has a driving console and associated catheters to improve outcomes for severe heart attack patients. It seeks to increase blood flow to the affected heart tissue, thereby improving the overall heart function after a heart attack. The company was founded by Werner Mohl in May, 2008 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

aws-mittelstandsfonds Management GmbH provides investment services. It offers services that allows to increase production and marketing capacity and invest in new technologies. The company is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.