Lisa Pallweber
Managing Partner
Lisa studied Economics and Finance at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. She startet her career in Asset Management working for an Austrian Investment Bank, where she researched and analyzed technology companies and made investment recommendations for the company‘s fund managers.
After 2 years she joined Speedinvest, the first Austrian Venture Capital Fund, in their Fintech Investment Team. Lisa was responsible for sourcing and analyzing potential new investments in the fintech and insurtech space, building an investment thesis in this area and negotiating these deals and ultimately supporting these companies through their growth journeys.
Two years later she joined Uniqa Ventures, which is the Corporate Venture Capital Entity of Uniqa Insurance Group, one of the biggest insurance companies in Austria. Here she helped build the investment thesis in the healthtech space.
She also independently led various Series A investments in this space, investing over €6m across 4 deals. In January, Lisa joined Hansi Hansmann as Investment Manager and Portfolio Manager.
She is now responsible for all new investments of Hansi Hansmann and the Hans(wo)men Group with a focus on diverse teams, sustainability and social impact. Lisa is also managing the existing portfolio, working closely with founders and supporting them in strategic topics, business development and fundraising, as well as serving on boards of various companies.
Lisa is also a part of the Global Women in VC network. She is an active mentor to female angel investors, sharing her experience and expertise with them.
Helena Torras
Venture Partner & Investment Manager Spain
Helena is a seasoned CEO (3x) and investor, connecting the dots between the ecosystem, startup-corporate-investor, promoting the innovative tech startup mindset to society. With a Bachelor & MBA at ESADE and McGill University, she started her professional career in corporate services: first, as auditor at KPMG and then as strategic consultant.
These foundations allowed her to understand all the areas of a company and establish the implementation of several projects. Then, she joined as General Manager of a traditional company, before jumping, more than a decade ago, into the tech world.Entrepreneur, involved in several startups as co-founder or member of the entrepreneur team, she has established operations in the US, UK & Spain and has been Board Director both in Spain and in the US, having raised in total around $30M.
Her passion for tech startups led her to invest in more than fifteen companies. She now keeps investing as part of the team of Hans(wo)men Group of Hansi Hansmann. She has also been Board Director/Advisory Board in some promising startups. She co-founded a group of women angels to boost investment in women-led tech startups and to close the gap between the tech and the traditional world. She is serving on several boards as independent board director.
Eager and committed, Helena is always willing to share and contribute. She belongs to the Governing Board of BarcelonaTechCity, to the Ambassadors Council of Collider, and is a speaker in tech events. Moreover, she is committed to diversity, which has led her to belong to Governing Bodies of associations with this mission. Among other acknowledgements, she’s been considered TOP 100: Europe’s most influential women in the startup and venture capital space, one of the 30 spanish people to follow on the tech world in Spain, top 100 women leaders in Spain, one of the 100 leaders of digitalization in Spain and EUTOP50 investor. Helena is a passionate person, who loves challenges and connecting people, knowledge, and ecosystems. On weekends you’ll find her in the nature with her family.
Lina Gallei
Junior Analyst
Lina Gallei founded AHA-Lernen, an alternative tutoring platform dedicated to transforming the education system by helping students develop longterm knowledge successfully and in a sustainable fashion. Her mission is to create a supportive environment in which innovative education thrives, making learning a more positive and productive experience.
Lina’s journey into education and entrepreneurship began during high school at the Vienna Business School, where she also spent a semester at WU Vienna, starting a Bachelor’s in Business Law, which inspired her to focus on law in her A-Levels.
Her dedication to impactful change was evident in her roles as School Representative for the state and as head girl for her own school for multiple consecutive years. Even while still in school, Lina launched her own start-up and took on the role as head of the company, gaining valuable business experience.
Her career spans diverse sectors, including a notable four-year role at a software company where she headed accounting and project management. Lina is also currently part of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program at Austrian Start-ups, where she deepens her passion for entrepreneurship and innovative business solutions.
Lina’s enthusiasm for law, entrepreneurship and financial analysis inspires her to develop innovative solutions with a lasting impact. She is dedicated to channeling these passions into meaningful projects that drive positive change.
