Michael Grabner Media

Michael Grabner Media

Michael Grabner founded the office in 2007 after building holdings in Austrian print and communications businesses. His children Zissa Grabner and Gabriel Grabner serve as co-managing directors and shareholders alongside him. The firm states it provides early-stage capital and know-how to DACH startups while also assisting media and communications companies with succession and operational support. Deployment centers on direct co-investments, SPVs, and limited fund commitments in early-stage rounds. Confirmed positions include stakes in digital publishing, compliance software, buy-and-build platforms in the SHK sector, and an early-stage venture fund tied to DvH Medien. Geographic focus remains Europe, with the large majority of activity inside Austria and Germany. The office also lists board or advisory roles at Dieter von Holtzbrinck Medien, Medicur GmbH / Kurier GmbH, and Mediaprint GmbH. No public AUM figure or headcount is available. Additional vehicles or philanthropic arms beyond the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation are not disclosed. Michael Grabner served as president of the Austrian Angel Investors Association until 2021 and continues as chairman of the Mediaprint shareholders' committee. The office's structure ties investment decisions directly to the founding family and a small internal team, with Grabner retaining multiple external media-board mandates that generate proprietary deal flow in publishing and adjacent sectors.