AVCO - Austrian Private Equity and Venture Capital Organization - is the umbrella organization of Austrian venture capitalists and corporate finance service providers. It is the central point of contact for all questions relating to venture capital and private equity - early-stage and growth financing for innovative companies (start-ups, spin-offs, scale-ups, SMEs).
Above all, AVCO offers its members - VC/PE funds, consultants, companies, etc. - visibility and networking (e.g. through physical and digital events, meetings and initiatives in the national and international ecosystem). As an active networking organization, it brings together the players in the pre-IPO capital market.
AVCO's primary objective is to create optimal framework conditions for a functioning and growing capital market in order to strengthen Austria as a location for innovation and business. The financing of innovative companies plays a decisive role here.
