Benjamin Ruschin

Executive Chairman of WeAreDevelopers | Forbes 30u30

📍 Austria, Austria🔄 Updated September 2026💼 18 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2025𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 Austria
18
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8
Early stage
4
Mid stage
2
Late stage
7y
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Portfolio

17 investments · sorted by recency
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Investor
2025
Storebox is the first fully digitalized self-storage warehouse and logistics network in Europe, with over 250 locations in Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland. We offer storage for private and business purposes, which are automatically accessible at any time. With our successful and multiple awarded franchise system, we manage to grow and will continue to expand within Europe following our mission to revolutionise inner-city logistics. The idea for Storebox was born in 2015 when founder and CEO Johannes Braith observed that his neighbour rented out her unused basement unit to a craftsman for storing his equipment and materials. Thats how the foundation for Storebox was set. He just hadn’t realised it yet. Together with the Co-founders Ferdinand Dietrich and Christoph Sandraschitz they managed turning a vision into a successful Scale-up with today over 100 employees across Austria and Germany and still counting. 🚀 After Storebox was founded in 2016, it quickly developed into one of the fastest growing storage and logistics solutions in Europe. Since then it received numerous prizes and awards, starting from Best Startup Award at the Pitching Days in Tel Aviv 2016, Logistics Startup of the Year 2016, “Best Franchise-System Newcomer 2020” by ÖFV, Green Franchise Award 2022 or EY Scale-up Award “Scale-up of the year 2022” in the category Disruption & Innovation. 🏆
Investor
2025
story.one — Professional publishing for every voice. Human-centric. Research-driven. Turn your expertise into a book - in hours, not years. Research-driven. Human-centric. Professional. Story.one transforms your content into a structured, research-driven non-fiction book — clear, fact-based and ready to share, print or publish. You remain the author; we handle structure, Deep Research and quality. Why Story.one • Speed: precise exposé in ~20 minutes, full chapters in about an hour • Structure: clear, consistent, reader-ready non-fiction • Quality & control: human-centric by design — you own the rights, you make the calls • Scale: produce professional books across leaders, teams & markets • Distribution: ISBN + global availability (Thalia, Amazon & major channels Built for: Business leaders & consultants • Trainers & educators • HR/L&D • Researchers • Comms & marketing teams Use cases: Thought leadership • Keynote Books • Company stories • Industry reports Training materials • Research summaries • Project documentation Featured in: FAZ • ZDF WISO Scaling partner: Vodafone Retail partner: Thalia
Investor
2025
Our vision is to pioneer an AI-first open-source platform in Europe, dedicated to democratizing the latest advancements in AI.
Investor
Sep 2024
COR Energy World GmbH develops and manufactures modular pellet-based combined heat and power (CHP) systems for industry, commerce, and infrastructure. Our systems simultaneously generate heat and electricity from renewable feedstocks — grid-independent, CO₂-neutral, and with a proven economic advantage over fossil alternatives. Product line: · COR.gen — Base unit for heat generation with integrated power output · COR.set — Complete system for decentralized energy supply · COR.stor — Integrated electricity and heat storage · COR.tainer — Containerized plug-and-play solution Protected by six proprietary patents.
Angel Investor
May 2024
HockeyStack enables marketing teams to drive pipeline efficiently and sales teams to close deals faster with modern attribution, holistic buyer journeys, and account insights.
Angel Investor
Apr 2024
Salvy empowers businesses in Brazil by offering a user-friendly platform designed to streamline mobile telecom management. Our B2B solution allows companies to effectively control their mobile lines and IT assets through a centralized, intuitive dashboard. With seamless integration into HR software and powered by artificial intelligence, Salvy optimizes mobile line management and automates processes like telecom bill analysis, significantly reducing administrative time and costs. By simplifying these complex processes, we’ve helped more than 600 companies cut their telecom expenses by over 50%. Founded in Curitiba, Brazil, in 2022, Salvy is committed to delivering scalable solutions that drive operational efficiency and cost savings. Our growth has been supported by investments from notable firms such as Y Combinator and Pioneer. We are one of the 38 startups selected for the ScaleUp by Endeavor program in 2024.
Angel Investor
Apr 2024
froots ist eine österreichische Vermögensverwaltung mit Sitz in Wien und ist für alle, die mit dem Status Quo ihrer Anlagesituation nicht zufrieden sind und mehr erwarten – um intelligent Vermögen aufzubauen und finanzielle Unabhängigkeit zu erhalten. Wir finden, im 21. Jahrhundert sollte bei der Geldanlage niemand in Österreich mehr Kompromisse bei Transparenz, Gebühren oder Flexibilität machen müssen oder in Anlageprodukte investieren, die nicht optimal zu den eigenen Zielen passen. Wir wollen es besser machen. Es ist Zeit für eine neue Art der Vermögensverwaltung. Daher bieten wir einen unabhängigen Investment-Service für alle, die ihr Geld sinnvoll anlegen wollen. Dazu nutzen wir einen intelligenten Investmentansatz, der Interessenkonflikte konsequent ausschließt, bieten persönlichen Service, der deine Ziele und Bedürfnisse in den Mittelpunkt stellt und eine für dich maßgeschneiderte Anlagestrategie, mit der du in jeder Lebensphase flexibel bleibst. Das alles zu attraktiven und transparenten Konditionen, die wir nicht verstecken müssen. froots ist eine Marke der Asset Management by froots GmbH.
Shareholder | Board
Oct 2023
Professionelle Sicherheitsschulung und Sicherheitstraining für Sicherheitsdienste, Sicherheitspersonal und Zivilisten. Wir bieten Sicherheitsberatung und Sicherheitsaudits für Unternehmen mit garantierter Objektivität und ohne Interessenskonflikte, da wir kein Sicherheitspersonal anbieten. Neben Schulung und Training von Sicherheitsprofis offerieren wir Workshops und Kurse für Unternehmer und Manager zu den Themen Entscheidungsfindung und Höchstleistung unter Stress, Special-Operations-Management, Travel Dafety & Security und mehr.
Angel Investor
Sep 2023
We are building a modern outdoor homecare brand for consumers who want effective & easy-to-use products tailored to their own home and garden.
Angel Investor
Sep 2023
mytalents.ai - AI Tools: Discover, Learn, Apply. Transforming everyday work.
Angel Investor
Jul 2023
consalio is a B2B SaaS solution that provides full transparency of all ongoing advisor activities and costs in the company. Through real-time analysis, a project leader is able to keep the project scope under control and proactively take countermeasures during a project and together with the advisor. The data is presented in simple and easy-to-understand dashboards, supported by background analyses. In this way, consalio enables early conflict identification, realization of savings potentials, comparability of advisor projects and better negotiations due to transparent communication between the company and its advisors.
Angel Investor
Jul 2023
Savvi empowers organizations to make more out of their trainings: create lasting habits with transparent training progress. The Savvi App supports your employees to transfer corporate trainings into their daily work with interactive exercises and individual behavior goals. Our HR dashboard lets companies get actionable feedback on training effectiveness, transfer challenges and engagement to make data-based improvement of their training investments.
Angel Investor
May 2022
Wir von Repark sind Experten in der Digitalisierung von Parkflächen und vermitteln diese an Autofahrer auf der Suche nach einer sicheren Abstellmöglichkeit. Ob Freiflächen, Hotelgaragen oder Innenhöfe – wir finden für jede Art von Parkraum die passende Lösung. Unser Ansatz ist adaptiv und flexibel, um den individuellen Bedürfnissen unserer Kunden gerecht zu werden. Wir verstehen, dass Leerstände und Fluktuation in Ihrem Objekt eine Herausforderung darstellen können. Gerne beraten wir Sie persönlich und finden gemeinsam nachhaltige Lösungen, um Leerstände zu minimieren und Ihre Parkflächen optimal zu nutzen. Lassen Sie uns gemeinsam das volle Potenzial Ihrer Parkflächen entfalten. Kontaktieren Sie uns und profitieren Sie von unserer Expertise. Wir freuen uns darauf, mit Ihnen zusammenzuarbeiten.
First Investor (Secondary Exit)
Jan 2022
Our AI tool is based on what we call "Trigger Events." Trigger events are events that make companies need a particular service or solution. These events are usually changes in a company’s business or circumstances that create a new opportunity or challenge.
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2025
Investor
2025
Storebox is the first fully digitalized self-storage warehouse and logistics network in Europe, with over 250 locations in Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland. We offer storage for private and business purposes, which are automatically accessible at any time. With our successful and multiple awarded franchise system, we manage to grow and will continue to expand within Europe following our mission to revolutionise inner-city logistics. The idea for Storebox was born in 2015 when founder and CEO Johannes Braith observed that his neighbour rented out her unused basement unit to a craftsman for storing his equipment and materials. Thats how the foundation for Storebox was set. He just hadn’t realised it yet. Together with the Co-founders Ferdinand Dietrich and Christoph Sandraschitz they managed turning a vision into a successful Scale-up with today over 100 employees across Austria and Germany and still counting. 🚀 After Storebox was founded in 2016, it quickly developed into one of the fastest growing storage and logistics solutions in Europe. Since then it received numerous prizes and awards, starting from Best Startup Award at the Pitching Days in Tel Aviv 2016, Logistics Startup of the Year 2016, “Best Franchise-System Newcomer 2020” by ÖFV, Green Franchise Award 2022 or EY Scale-up Award “Scale-up of the year 2022” in the category Disruption & Innovation. 🏆
Investor
2025
story.one — Professional publishing for every voice. Human-centric. Research-driven. Turn your expertise into a book - in hours, not years. Research-driven. Human-centric. Professional. Story.one transforms your content into a structured, research-driven non-fiction book — clear, fact-based and ready to share, print or publish. You remain the author; we handle structure, Deep Research and quality. Why Story.one • Speed: precise exposé in ~20 minutes, full chapters in about an hour • Structure: clear, consistent, reader-ready non-fiction • Quality & control: human-centric by design — you own the rights, you make the calls • Scale: produce professional books across leaders, teams & markets • Distribution: ISBN + global availability (Thalia, Amazon & major channels Built for: Business leaders & consultants • Trainers & educators • HR/L&D • Researchers • Comms & marketing teams Use cases: Thought leadership • Keynote Books • Company stories • Industry reports Training materials • Research summaries • Project documentation Featured in: FAZ • ZDF WISO Scaling partner: Vodafone Retail partner: Thalia
Investor
2025
Our vision is to pioneer an AI-first open-source platform in Europe, dedicated to democratizing the latest advancements in AI.
2024
Investor
Sep 2024
COR Energy World GmbH develops and manufactures modular pellet-based combined heat and power (CHP) systems for industry, commerce, and infrastructure. Our systems simultaneously generate heat and electricity from renewable feedstocks — grid-independent, CO₂-neutral, and with a proven economic advantage over fossil alternatives. Product line: · COR.gen — Base unit for heat generation with integrated power output · COR.set — Complete system for decentralized energy supply · COR.stor — Integrated electricity and heat storage · COR.tainer — Containerized plug-and-play solution Protected by six proprietary patents.
Angel Investor
May 2024
HockeyStack enables marketing teams to drive pipeline efficiently and sales teams to close deals faster with modern attribution, holistic buyer journeys, and account insights.
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