BRANDL TALOS advises Fretello on seed financing round

Article • Corporate Law & Transactions from Markus Arzt, Adrian Zuschmann

BRANDL TALOS has advised Fretello GmbH on its EUR 3 million seed financing round.

In addition to the existing investors, which include Runtastic co-founder Alfred Luger, OÖ HightechFonds and Pioneers Ventures (startup300), the Finnish VC fund Sparkmind, Tractive co-founders Michael Tschernuth and Michael Lettner and other investors also participated in the new financing round.

The Linz-based start-up operates a digital guitar learning app that can be used on a smartphone, tablet or computer and uses artificial intelligence and augmented reality to analyse aspects such as pitch, tempo and playing technique. The fresh capital will now go towards expanding the learning offering and signing partnerships in the global music trade.

The BRANDL TALOS team consisted of Markus Arzt, Adrian Zuschmann and Elena Ciresa.

The team

Markus Arzt

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Partner / Fund Formation, Capital Markets, Venture Capital & Start Ups, Corporate Law & Transactions

In recent years, Markus has spearheaded various large international transactions and is a respected venture capital and private equity expert.

University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Mag. iur. 2012)

Adrian Zuschmann

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Partner / Corporate Law & Transactions, Venture Capital & Start Ups

Adrian specializes in corporate transactions, advising institutional and strategic investors, founders, and growth companies.
His practice centers on navigating clients through complex financing rounds, M&A and private equity transactions, portfolio investments, and exit strategies.

JUVE Verlag has recognized Adrian as a "rising star" in M&A for two consecutive years and included him in its inaugural "14 under 40" ranking for Austria.

Queen Mary University of London (MSc Law & Finance 2020)
University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Magister iuris 2015)

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