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Vienna-based investment firm Venionaire Capital AG and Swiss index provider Compass Financial Technologies are launching the Venionaire Layer-1 Select Index (VLONE) in collaboration with the Reserve platform – Europe’s first investment index to run entirely on blockchain.

Austrian investment company Venionaire Capital AG, together with Swiss index provider Compass Financial Technologies, today announced the launch on November 11 of the Venionaire Layer-1 Select Index (VLONE), a decentralized token portfolio (DTF) developed in Europe that brings institutional governance and benchmark quality to the blockchain.

Investors, take note: the circular economy can make money. On October 14 in Brussels, a proven model from Klagenfurt will show how cities can turn waste and energy solutions into scalable investments.

Austria has been losing international competitiveness for years – the newly founded World Venture Forum Foundation aims to counteract this with educational initiatives and international networking.

While countries such as Austria attract international crypto exchanges with expertise and clarity, Germany lacks its own dynamism. An interview with Venionaire Capital CEO Berthold Baurek-Karlic about location failures and opportunities.

The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are becoming a decisive market for more and more domestic companies. What is it actually like on the ground? And how do expats from the West deal with the political situation?

At the 37th Start(up) Friday on May 23, 2025 at see:PORT Pörtschach, everything revolved around sustainable innovations. Together with the Green Tech Valley Cluster, the event brought together over 100 guests – including founders, investors and students – to discuss the opportunities presented by green technologies.

Many experts believe that AI will shape the coming years, even decades, of business and science. The USA has taken on a pioneering role in this regard: Nowhere else are AI companies supported as much as in the United States. Europe, on the other hand, is falling behind.

“The FMA has built up a lot of expertise in the crypto sector, and the clear legislation regarding taxes and regulation is well received by international exchanges,” says Berthold Baurek-Karlic, founder and managing director of the investment company Venionaire Capital.

The index actual in Q4 2024 fell below its outlook, landing at 5.5 compared to the expected 6.1. Despite this, the index reflects a QoQ rise of 8.3% and a YoY increase of 29.1%. The relatively significant QoQ improvement represents the gradual recovery of the European VC landscape.