Andreas is a seasoned venture capital investor, entrepreneur, and innovation leader with over 25 years of experience in the financial services and insurance sectors. He is one of the founding partners of SHAPE Capital Partners.

Previously, Andreas served as CEO and Managing Partner at UNIQA Ventures, the venture capital arm of UNIQA Insurance Group AG. Under his leadership, UNIQA Ventures became one of the most active and successful Corporate Venture Capital firms in Europe.

Andreas is also a founding partner of Health Hub Vienna, a HealthTech accelerator program focusing on digital health startups.

His earlier career includes founding roles in some of Austria’s first startups, such as Netway Internet Services and the early Fintechs caibon.com, and brokerjet.com. He also held various management positions at Allianz Group and UNIQA Insurance Group.

Andreas holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, a Ph.D. from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, and has completed executive training at Harvard Business School.

In addition to his professional endeavors, Andreas is passionate about viniculture and winemaking at the Nemeth Family Winery.

Ralf is a seasoned investment professional with over two decades of experience in private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance. He is a Founding Partner at SHAPE Capital Partners.

Prior to co-founding SHAPE Capital Partners, Ralf served as Managing Director of Erste Private Capital GmbH, a subsidiary of Erste Asset Management, where he led the bank’s private equity activities. In this role, he was instrumental in expanding Erste Group’s corporate venture capital initiatives.

From 2013 to 2021, Ralf was the Managing Director of aws Fondsmanagement GmbH and the aws Gründerfonds, Austria’s largest public venture capital fund.

Earlier in his career, Ralf held senior roles at UniCredit Bank Austria Private Equity, where he was responsible for international private equity activities, and at KPMG Austria, specializing in financial advisory services with a focus on corporate finance and M&A.

Ralf holds a degree in International Business Administration from the International Business School (IBS) in Germany.

He loves contemporary art and is enthusiastic about various outdoor activities with his German Wirehaired Pointer and sports.

Albert is an Investment Manager at SHAPE Capital Partners, where he focuses on B2B software, with a particular passion for companies disrupting finance and mobility. He brings over five years of hands-on experience in venture capital, M&A advisory, and investment management. During this time, he has advised on or invested in tech companies from seed through series B, providing a 360-degree perspective from both the investors’ and the founders’ desk.

Prior to joining SHAPE Capital, Albert was an Investment Manager at UNIQA Ventures, the venture capital arm of UNIQA Insurance Group, where he was responsible for executing growth-stage investments and serving on the boards of the fund’s portfolio companies. 

Earlier in his career, Albert worked at Heal Partners and i5 Invest on M&A and fundraising mandates across the DACH and CEE regions, then joined Robeco where he focused on publicly traded tech investment opportunities.

Albert holds an MSc in Financial Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a BSc in Finance & Accounting from Corvinus University of Budapest.

Outside the office, he enjoys bouldering, hiking scenic trails and playing on his guitar.