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We support selected founders in hospitality, alternative accommodations, leisure and elderly care from concept-, early stage-, pre-seed or seed-phase with specific know how, professional network, investment and infrastructure. Our geographical focus is in Europe - and where ever you are!
ABOUT FALKENSTEINER VENTURES
We are an early stage investor and mentor and, with our know how and network, we help significantly increase the likelihood of your startup to become a success.
Booming tourism is back! All forecasts even predict new all time high. Many traditional business models, however, are at the end of their lifecycles. Thus, it's your chance to whirl up the market with your startup and leave your footprints - together with us!
WE OFFER
Know how, mentoring, network and extensive support
INNOVATION CENTER FOR STARTUPS
In our hubs in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy we bring your concepts, products and services on one table together with the specific know how of experienced professionals and potential partner firms. We link ideas, challenge business models and business plans in order to ignite the next stage. We get on your schedule and do not march in cohorts like in accelerator programs.
MENTORING & NETWORK FOR STARTUPS
We support you with the right fit of mentors and door openers. Our network provides quality time. We understand mentoring as smart and hands-on work and not as a lifestyle. We let founders be entrepreneurs and coach you on your path to becoming great leaders.
SEED FUNDING FOR STARTUPS
We invest up to € 500k of our own money per case in brilliant teams and business models. In return we receive company shares and then want to work with you to develop your business and add value.
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STARTUPS
We provide support when you really need something: as a backbone for marketing, finance, legal, with office space, as well as with our own hotel chain, own tourism group with incoming agency and tour operator, our own gastro-shopping-service, e.g. for piloting.And you'll become part of a cool network of our startup companies.
CRITERIA CHECKLIST FOR STARTUPS
For a startup to become a success, having fun matters a lot. To make it fun, you and us we need to culturally fit together. We let entrepreneurs be entrepreneurs and let them in the cockpit of their own startup.
Scalable concept idea and business model, already with first business plan, and it must match our strategic focus
A resilient start-up team with endurance, but equally strong individual founders
From concept phase, early stage, pre-seed to seed phase
Future tech, digital, B2B, SaaS, B2C, Web3, as well as combinations on the interface of new & old economy
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Focus in Europe
STRATEGIC FOCUS
HOSPITALITY
HOSPITALITY
Must haves, SaaS, to improve processes and efficiency, to exceed guest expectations, etc.
TRAVEL & MOBILITY
TRAVEL & MOBILITY
Market places, tour operators, OTA, services, all kinds of transportation
ELDERLY CARE
ELDERLY CARE
Assisted living digitally supported, IoT, technologies to enable seniors to stay at home and remain independent
ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATIONS & CAMPING
ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATIONS
Vacation rentals, homes, camping, glamping, mobile homes, sharing economy, market places etc.
LEISURE & FOOD
LEISURE
Tours & activity, events, entertainment, sports, wellness & SPA, food & beverage concepts etc.