Hans(wo)men Group
The Hansmann Group (Hansi Hansmann) is an evergreen Vienna family office operating as an “angel plus” investor positioned between traditional angel investing and VC. Investing at a super-early/very early stage (often the first check, with pre-product and pre-revenue companies accepted), the fund focuses on asset-light and highly scalable businesses. AI SaaS fits well and B2C is welcome, while deep tech and hardware are considered mostly as a follower. The fund's valuation sweet spot is around a €5M cap or pre-money, whereas valuations over ~€10M are a stretch. Geographically, it maintains an Austria-first approach (including Austrian links and neighboring regions), with Germany and the Netherlands in scope, though Germany is not its main focus. The family office is hands-on, assisting with legal needs, key early hires, and GTM strategy, taking 2–4 lead deals per year in Austria alongside writing follower checks for investments outside.
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Evergreen Vienna family office (Hansi Hansmann) investing as an “angel plus” (between angel + VC). Prefers asset-light, scalable businesses; AI SaaS fits; B2C welcome; deep tech/hardware mostly as follower. Very early stage (often first check; pre-product/pre-revenue ok) and hands-on (legal, first hires, GTM). Geography: Austria + neighbors / Austria link; Germany in scope (not focus). Valuation sweet spot ~€5M cap / pre-money; >~€10M is a stretch.
Hans(wo)men Group is the Vienna family office of Austrian angel Hansi Hansmann. A 4-person team investing evergreen capital with no fund clock; typically very early-stage, hands-on, and asset-light/scalable focused.
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- Varies; targets very early deals around ~€5M cap; above ~€10M cap a stretch (no explicit check size shared).