XISTA Science Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to transforming cutting-edge science into impactful businesses. Rooted in the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), it invests in early-stage deep-tech and life science academic spin-offs across Austria, the DACH region, and beyond.
They made 6 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is seed (44% of deals).
Portfolio
18
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
6
Team
FR
Florian Resch
Managing Partner
AS
Alexander Schwartz
Partner
IK
Ingrid Kelly Spillmann
Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
18 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rivus Batteries | Seed | — | Jul 2026 |
| EEpitome Therapeutics | Pre-Seed | — | Jun 2026 |
 Ora Computing | Seed | — | Jun 2026 |
 VALANX Biotech | Unknown | — | Mar 2026 |
 VitreaLab | Series A | $11M | Jan 2026 |
 factorymaker | Pre-Seed | — | Jan 2026 |
 AVES Reality | Seed | — | Jan 2026 |
| EEpitome | Pre-Seed | — | Jan 2026 |
 Amplifold | Seed | — | Dec 2025 |
| GG.ST Antivirals | Series A | — | Jan 2024 |
 Infrared City | Pre-Seed | — | Oct 2023 |
 Prewave | Series A | $19.4M | May 2023 |
 ReCatalyst | Seed | — | — |
 CollimateHealth | Seed | — | — |
| HHEPHAISTOS Pharma | Seed | — | — |
 Syntropic Medical | Unknown | — | — |
| IINVISIBLE-LIGHT LABS GMBH | Unknown | — | — |
| RRivus | Seed | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Caesar Ventures3 shared
Constructor Capital2 shared
Matterwave Ventures2 shared
Almi Invest GreenTech2 shared
2bX2 shared
High-Tech Gründerfonds2 shared
Speedinvest1 shared
Ventech1 shared
KOMPAS VC1 shared
Segnalita1 shared
Working Capital Fund1 shared
Creandum1 shared
Realty Corporation1 shared
seed + speed Ventures1 shared
Gateway Ventures1 shared
Hermann Hauser Investment1 shared
APEX Ventures1 shared
LIFTT1 shared
PhotonVentures1 shared
Moveon Technologies1 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026