Michael Schuster

Director/Board Member at ERSTE GROUP BANK AG

46 year

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Michael Schuster is the founder of Initial Factor Speed Invest GmbH & Co KG, which was founded in 2011.
He held the title of General Partner at the firm.
Currently, Mr. Schuster holds the position of Member-Supervisory Board at Erste Group Bank AG since 2021, and he is also a Venture Partner at Cathay Innovation SAS and Cathay Innovation since 2023.
In his former positions, Mr. Schuster was the Managing Director & Partner at Semanticlabs GmbH from 2011 to 2016, and the Managing Director at System One (Austria) from 2006 to 2011.
Mr. Schuster completed his undergraduate degree at Vienna University of Economics & Business in 2004 and Technische Universität Wien in 2006.

Michael Schuster active positions

Companies	Position	Start
ERSTE GROUP BANK AG	Director/Board Member	18/05/2021
Initial Factor Speed Invest GmbH & Co KG Initial Factor Speed Invest GmbH & Co KG Investment ManagersFinance Acts as Venture Capital Fund	Founder	31/12/2010
Cathay Innovation /Berlin Branch/ Cathay Innovation /Berlin Branch/ Investment ManagersFinance Functions as an alternative investment manager	Private Equity Investor	31/10/2023

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Former positions of Michael Schuster

Companies	Position	End
Semanticlabs GmbH Semanticlabs GmbH Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software products for semantic analysis, collaboration, search and contextualization	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/2015
System One (Austria)	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/2010

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Private companies	7
Erste Group Bank AG Erste Group Bank AG Major BanksFinance Operates as an international bank and provides investment advisory services	Finance
Vienna University of Economics & Business Vienna University of Economics & Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Technische Universität Wien Technische Universität Wien Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Initial Factor Speed Invest GmbH & Co KG Initial Factor Speed Invest GmbH & Co KG Investment ManagersFinance Acts as Venture Capital Fund	Finance
Semanticlabs GmbH Semanticlabs GmbH Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software products for semantic analysis, collaboration, search and contextualization	Technology Services
System One (Austria)
Cathay Innovation /Berlin Branch/ Cathay Innovation /Berlin Branch/ Investment ManagersFinance Functions as an alternative investment manager	Finance