Kevin Seebacher has taken an investment manager position at Austria-based insurance group Uniqa’s corporate venture capital unit, Uniqa Ventures.
Founded in 2016, Uniqa Ventures targets insurance, financial and digital health technology developers across Europe and has invested in more than 40 companies including corporate finance provider Billie and e-commerce finance supplier Wayflyer.
Seebacher’s background is in mergers and acquisitions advisory, and his last position was as a senior associate for technology M&A at investment banking group IEG.
The hire comes less than a year after Uniqa Ventures had its capital allocation doubled to €150m ($155m). It generally invests between €500,000 and €5m per deal up to series B stage.
