
Peter Lasinger
Co-founder & GP at 3VC — invests in AI and SaaS
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Vienna, Austria
Joined January 2025
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Summary
High-conviction, founder-first Series A investor: Peter co‑founded 3VC to back a very small number of high-potential European technology companies and supports them hands‑on through Series A and beyond. 3VC emphasizes quality over quantity (roughly 3–4 investments per year), writes meaningful follow-on checks and has scaled from a ~$50M first fund to a larger €150M / $157M follow-on fund. three+3
Technical and academic foundations inform investment thesis: Peter holds a PhD (summa cum laude) in business informatics / IT & business administration and has published academic work on adaptive advertising and encrypted XML indexing. This technical research background underpins his interest in ML/AI, adaptive systems and developer/platform-focused startups. three+2
Operator and founder experience before investing: He founded a SaaS company during his studies and worked in Accenture's IT strategy & M&A practice as well as on projects for Lufthansa — experiences that give him operational empathy and practical playbooks for supporting founders during growth and M&A. three+1
Backer of category-defining European startups: Through 3VC and prior roles he has backed or supported companies that became leaders or achieved exits — notable names frequently mentioned in association with his investing include Assaia, Kaia Health, Lokalise, Storyblok, Picsart and DeepCode (now part of Snyk). three+2
Disciplined, lifelong learner with personal disciplines that mirror his work ethic: beyond academia and VC, Peter trains in Tae Kwon Do (black belt & instructor) and plays piano — both of which he cites as lifelong pursuits that reinforce discipline, practice and continuous improvement. three
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Writing
Adaptation strategies to increase advertisement effectiveness in digital media
January 1, 2014Research on strategies to increase advertising effectiveness in digital media (listed in Google Scholar and cited in later work on situationalization and adaptive advertising).
Indexing Encrypted XML Documents in the SemCrypt Database Management System
January 1, 2006Academic work describing approaches to indexing encrypted XML documents as part of the SemCrypt DBMS research project.