innoscripta SE (ISIN: DE000A40QVM8) is making significant inroads into the Austrian market, having established a dedicated sales team in Vienna that has already secured more than 30 Austrian companies as customers. The company's order backlog from concrete customer projects now exceeds EUR 1 million, a testament to the growing acceptance of its data-driven platform in a country where the R&D tax credit has been available for over two decades.
Austria's R&D tax credit, introduced in 2002, offers a 14% tax credit on qualifying research and development expenditures. In 2024, Austrian companies applied for a total funding volume of EUR 1.4 billion, surpassing the approximately EUR 1.2 billion paid out under Germany's R&D tax allowance in 2025, despite Austria's significantly smaller economic size. This highlights the substantial opportunity that innoscripta aims to capitalize on.
Sebastian Schwertlein, COO of innoscripta SE, commented, "Our rapid market success in Austria is further evidence of the competitiveness of our software-centric approach with the innovative Clusterix platform. We are particularly pleased to have attracted a broad range of new customers across different sectors, including industry and manufacturing, software and IT, logistics, and retail. This demonstrates that our approach works across industries."
The company has maintained an office in Vienna since 2021, which previously focused on recruiting talent for its German operations. Now, with a dedicated team for the Austrian market, innoscripta is leveraging its established presence to drive growth. The expansion into Austria is part of a broader international strategy that includes market entries in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
innoscripta offers Clusterix, a scalable software platform designed to structure and manage research and development activities. Companies use Clusterix to efficiently oversee innovation projects, digitize internal processes, and make their R&D efforts transparent and scalable. The platform's ability to handle the complexities of R&D tax credit applications is a key value proposition for clients.
The success in Austria underscores the effectiveness of innoscripta's digital approach in a market that has been established for 24 years. By automating and streamlining the R&D documentation process, Clusterix helps companies maximize their eligible claims while reducing administrative burdens. This has proven particularly appealing to a diverse range of industries, from manufacturing to retail.
As innoscripta continues to expand internationally, the Austrian milestone serves as a strong indicator of the platform's cross-border applicability. The company's ability to quickly build a substantial customer base and order backlog in a new market demonstrates its potential for further growth in other regions.
