Gerhard Fiala

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PONTIS Capital GmbH

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Mr. Gerhard Fiala is the Founder and a Managing Partner of PONTIS Capital GmbH.
He is specifically responsible for deal flow generation and acquisition of companies, negotiations with (potential) portfolio companies as well as the management of exit strategies.
Mr. Fiala also represents the PVP I fund on several supervisory boards; he is in charge of investor relations and also looks after external company relations.
Mr. Fiala is one of the founding members of the Austrian Private Equity and Venture Capital Organisation (AVCO) in 1999 and was its former chairman between 2000 and 2004.
In June of 2005 he was elected to the board of directors of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA).

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Companies	Position	Start
PONTIS Capital GmbH PONTIS Capital GmbH Investment ManagersFinance Pontis is a venture capital investment manager focused on early- and expansion-stage businesses in eastern Austria and the neighboring EU countries including the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. The firm invests in small- and medium-sized technology companies in emerging sectors, with a medium- to long-term outlook. Pontis invests in sectors related to life sciences, materials science, industrial technology, environmental technology and ICT. They target companies with experienced management and proven technology addressing a sizeable market. Their investment process includes market dynamics modelization. Large deals are entered in syndication, with Pontis as the lead or co-lead investor. The firm actively influences strategic and financial decisions within their portfolio companies.	Founder	16/02/2005
KINAMU Business Solution GmbH KINAMU Business Solution GmbH Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management solutions	Chairman	06/11/2013

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University of Vienna University of Vienna Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
PONTIS Capital GmbH PONTIS Capital GmbH Investment ManagersFinance Pontis is a venture capital investment manager focused on early- and expansion-stage businesses in eastern Austria and the neighboring EU countries including the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. The firm invests in small- and medium-sized technology companies in emerging sectors, with a medium- to long-term outlook. Pontis invests in sectors related to life sciences, materials science, industrial technology, environmental technology and ICT. They target companies with experienced management and proven technology addressing a sizeable market. Their investment process includes market dynamics modelization. Large deals are entered in syndication, with Pontis as the lead or co-lead investor. The firm actively influences strategic and financial decisions within their portfolio companies.	Finance
KINAMU Business Solution GmbH KINAMU Business Solution GmbH Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management solutions	Commercial Services