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Sparring Capital Partners

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About Sparring Capital Partners

Investor type

VC firm

First check

$1M to $5M

Lead

Always

Themes

wearables
utilities
batteries
authentication
industrial revolution
industry 4.0
machine learning
agents
oil
IoT big data
battery
smart grid
3d-printing
smartgrid
generative AI
cybersecurity
army
wind
artificial intelligence
industrial
identity
cyber-security
military
defense
data
clothing
defence
renewables
gas
manufacturing
dual-use
smart manufacturing
photovoltaic
ML
machine vision
computer vision
smart clothes
privacy
grid
clothes
smartgrids
AI
cyber security
data science
security
smart grids
neural network
clean energy
IIoT
fashion
smart factory
genAI
industrial IoT
defensetech
renewable
advanced manufacturing energy
industry 4
additive manufacturing
deep learning
LLM
solar
dual use
weapons
robotics
3d printing
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Funding Stages

2. Prototype3. Early Revenue4. Scaling5. Growth

Countries of investment

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Who we are

Vienna-based growth investor. European resilience through transformative technologies. Defence, Cybersecurity, Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Data Science, Energy. Pre-Series-A. Co-entrepreneurship, not asset management. Deal-by-deal, no blind pool.

Funding Requirements

We invest in fast-growing, pre-Series-A tech companies in Defence & Cybersecurity, Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Data Science, and Energy. Our co-entrepreneurship model means senior operators take hands-on roles in a concentrated portfolio. Deal-by-deal, no blind pool, >10% GP co-investment, 3–5-year horizon.

Value add

We apply a co-entrepreneurship model: ultra hands-on value creation led by senior operators in a focused, high-conviction portfolio. Our deal-by-deal structure, meaningful GP commitment, and 3–5-year horizon are designed for speed, focus, and alignment.

Locations

Stubenring 24/9, 1010 Vienna, Austria HQ

Sparring Capital Partners Team

Dominic Nowotny

Dominic Nowotny

Partner

"Vienna-based growth investor. European resilience through transformative technologies. Defence, Cybersecurity, Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Data Science, Energy. Pre-Series-A. Co-entrepreneurship, not asset management."

Marc Hoffmann

Marc Hoffmann

Analyst

"Sparring Capital brings together entrepreneurs, family offices and industry professionals to back European tech businesses — acting as operational sparring partners to help management teams execute faster and more reliably."

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