About us

Get to know our team

Find out more about NetCero, our history and the team behind the company.

Our story

A great story starts with a great team

Our success story began with the merger of two companies that complement each other perfectly: The consulting company susform brings over 25 years of ESG experience from international big-four companies, while the software company dectria stands for modern, intuitive solutions in the digital space. This combination of expertise and technological innovation gave rise to NetCero - 100% self-financed and completely independent of external investors.
Today, over 100 customers and partners - including numerous international corporations - already rely on our platform. This makes us the market leader in software solutions for sustainability management and ESG reporting in Austria - and we are on our way to becoming one of the leading providers in Europe.

What does sustainability mean to us?

Sustainability is the foundation of our business model.

We support companies in effectively anchoring sustainability in their core business - in a practical, pragmatic and audit-proof manner. Our integrated knowledge platform provides employees with in-depth ESG know-how and thus promotes company-wide understanding and awareness, and thanks to intuitive, guided processes, our customers gain valuable time. Time that they can invest in strategic sustainability goals and the actual implementation of environmental and social responsibility.

We also live sustainability internally - as a principle for responsible growth.

Unlike many other tech start-ups, we are 100% self-financed and focus on organic, stable growth. This entrepreneurial independence allows us to think long-term, uphold our values and have a sustainable impact. For our customers and for society.

Our team

Management team

Lukas Windisch

Lukas Windisch

Chief Executive Officer
Julia Fessler

Julia Fessler

Chief Sustainability Officer
Florian Knauseder

Florian Knauseder

VP of Product
Michael Jauk

Michael Jauk

Chief Technology Officer

Advisory Board

Andreas Gerstenmayer

Andreas Gerstenmayer was Chairman of the Management Board of AT&S AG and previously Managing Director at Siemens. He is a member of the supervisory board of ams OSRAM and is a board member of the Federation of Austrian Industries and chairman of the Styrian Research Council.

Karl Rose

Karl Rose was Chief Strategy Officer at Royal Dutch Shell and Chief Economist at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). He is also Senior Director Policy and Scenarios at the World Energy Council in London. He has been a member of the supervisory boards of OMV AG and Energie Steiermark for many years.

Gilbert Frizberg

Gilbert Frizberg is the owner of several energy companies (including Hereschwerke, Global Hydro, enso) and was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Verbund AG. He was a member of the National Council and Vice President of the Styrian Economic Chamber.

Manfred Kainz

Manfred Kainz is the founder and managing director of TCM-International and was co-founder and managing director of the AC Styria mobility cluster. He was also a member of the Styrian parliament and held numerous top positions at the Chamber of Commerce.
Our history

How it all began...

May 2023

After receiving funding approval from the FFG, NetCero GmbH was officially founded in May 2023.

September 2023

The susform founders join NetCero and shape the focus on delivering a great CSRD software solution.

January 2024

First public presentation of NetCero at an event in Graz.

July 2024

Go-live of our products and productive use by several first customers.

December 2024

Acquisition of four well-known top managers as strategic investors (see Advisory Board).

Mar 2025

Less than a year after entering the market, our team has already grown to 15 people!

March 2025

We move into our new head office on Joanneumring in Graz.

July 2025

We move into our third office on Mariahilfer street in Vienna.