Prewave
Prewave sells supply chain risk management software that maps suppliers and tracks ESG compliance. The Vienna-based company has 205 employees and raised $98M, most recently in a Series B in June 2024.
The growth story
Prewave grew from 19 to 205 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $98M along the way, most recently a Series B in June 2024.
About
Prewave's software helps companies monitor supply chain risks by mapping supplier networks and tracking ESG standards. It targets businesses needing to improve supply chain transparency and meet compliance requirements.
The company spun out of Vienna's Technical University in 2017 and has grown to 205 employees. Its $98M funding includes a June 2024 Series B led by Creandum and Hedosophia, among others.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Prewave's largest function with 31 staff. The company operates with a median tenure of 2 years among its 205 employees.
The Prewave org chart
Harald Nitschinger (Co Founder & CEO) leads 59 mapped leaders with 18 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 32 (-18% YoY), Information Technology 26 (0% YoY), Sales 20 (-29% YoY), Operations 18 (+6% YoY), Product Management 13 (+8% YoY), Administrative 12 (-25% YoY).
Talent flow
Prewave recruits heavily from Oracle, WU Vienna, and Emarsys, with 6 hires each. Alumni most often move to Tset, with 5 former employees joining the company.
Most common previous employers of Prewave staff: Oracle (6), WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) (6), Emarsys (6), Google (5), IBM (4), OMV (4). Former Prewave employees most often moved to Tset (5), OPTIMUSE (2), Postelix (2), ecosio (2), chatlyn (2), Finmatics (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Prewave mafia
Prewave alumni have founded 4 companies, including Visontio and Sainni, each with 1 founder and 2 staff members.
5Jean Arnaud, was Head of Solution Consulting until 2025Briken Bufi, was Talent Acquisition Partner until 2024Julian Meinke, was Head of Marketing until 2025Jovana Besic, was Marketing Specialist until 2025Sabina Wizander, was Board Member until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Prewave: Project Management (76), Microsoft Office (58), English (52), Teamwork (51), Leadership (48), Microsoft Excel (46), Communication (46), SQL (45).
Where the team actually sits
Prewave people are concentrated in Vienna, Austria (85), Austria (30), England, United Kingdom (6), Bavaria, Germany (5).
Search footprint
Prewave attracts about 264 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 48 ranking keywords and lost 33 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Prewave has 205 employees as of September 2026.
Prewave has raised $98M in total, most recently a Series B round in June 2024.
Prewave was founded in 2017 by Lisa Smith, Harald Nitschinger.
Harald Nitschinger (Co Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Prewave's reporting structure, with 18 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Prewave staff are Oracle (6 people), WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) (6 people), Emarsys (6 people).
Former Prewave employees most often move to Tset (5), OPTIMUSE (2), Postelix (2).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Prewave, including Visontio, Sainni, Postelix.
Prewave attracts about 264 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Prewave staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, English, Teamwork, Leadership.
Prewave staff are concentrated in Vienna, Austria (85), Austria (30), England, United Kingdom (6).
Prewave has about 32 people in Engineering, down 18% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Prewave has about 26 people in Information Technology, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 169 current and 148 former Prewave profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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