BT advises investor consortium on record-breaking seed financing of Emmi AI

Press release • Venture Capital & Start Ups from Roman Rericha, Adrian Zuschmann

BT advised investors 3VC, Speedinvest, Serena and PUSH on the seed financing round of Emmi AI. With a total investment of EUR 15 million, the round marks the largest seed funding ever raised by a startup in Austria.

Founded in 2024 as a spin-out from the “AI4Simulation” research group at NXAI, Emmi AI is developing breakthrough AI-powered simulation software which enables real-time calculation of complex physical processes, including fluid dynamics and heat transfer.

With the new funds, the deep tech startup plans to expand its team, bring its simulation platform to market readiness, and scale internationally.

The BT team consisted of Roman Rericha, Adrian Zuschmann and Elena Ciresa. Emmi AI was advised by DORDA (Lukas Herrmann, Bianca Schamberger). Oberhammer Rechtsanwälte (Thomas Hofer, Christian Pindeus) advised NXAI. Tax advice was provided by LeitnerLeitner (Michael Pucher, Alexander Kras).

The team

Roman Rericha

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

Roman advises on complex cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. He also regularly supports foreign and Austrian venture capital funds with investments in Austria as well as start-ups in large-scale financing rounds.

University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Mag. iur. 2005),
Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics, (Mag. rer.soc.oec. 2007)

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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