Michael Steiner

Founded by seasoned entrepreneurs, Sparring Capital Partners has gathered a group of family offices and industry professionals in Central Europe to support private businesses with capital and expertise. We back established companies that employ tranformative technologies and pursue ambitious growth trajectories.

World Data Lab (WDL) was founded by Wolfang Fengler and Homi Kharas the former Chief Economist of the World Bank and principal architect of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The company is a leading data analytics company that provides data and software-as-a-service products to businesses and organizations around the world. WDL's data models are global, granular and forward-looking, tracking sustainability goals in real time to provide unique insights to organizations.

Evaluation of investment opportunities for Austria's largest early-stage investment fund

CUDOS Group, a Vienna-based private equity fund, has been established by a group of experienced entrepreneurs and financial industry professionals. We provide funds and expertise to companies in Central and Eastern Europe helping them create lasting value through growth and profitability.

CUDOS Group, a Vienna-based private equity fund, has been established by a group of experienced entrepreneurs and financial industry professionals. We provide funds and expertise to companies in Central and Eastern Europe helping them create lasting value through growth and profitability.

Evaluation of investment opportunities in early stage companies, art- and sport-related projects

Conception and establishment of the predominant conference on informal equity in German-speaking countries involving business angels active on national and international scale, public opinion leaders and both the scientific as well as the financial community

Member of the Corporate Finance, Private Equity and Recovery Practice (CPR) Engagements include major cost reduction and efficiency programs in financial services and logistics; strategy development in logistics and new media; due diligence work across industries;

Conception and establishment of one of the first early-stage investment funds in Austria; Deal exposure: 24 transactions of which 14 investments, 6 capital increases and 4 exits (trade sales); Leading responsibility along the entire investment value chain: origination, structuring, negotiation, value creation (including operative roles in portfolio companies) and exit;