Austria: StreamUnlimited Engineering

Overview

StreamUnlimited Engineering GmbH is a Vienna-based technology company specialising in software and hardware solutions for connected audio, streaming, voice-assistant, smart-home and IoT products. The company is registered as a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung under Firmenbuch number FN 259009x. Its registered address is Gutheil-Schoder-Gasse 10, 1100 Vienna. The company was entered in the Austrian commercial register on 26 March 2005 and has share capital of €112,000. Its registered business activity is the development and implementation of software and hardware solutions.

The company describes its work as supporting brands that build streaming audio, voice and IoT products. Its products and services include StreamSDK, StreamAnalytics, hardware modules, white-label products, hardware development, software services, quality assurance and testing, AI integration, cloud services, system architecture, product integration and lifecycle support.

StreamUnlimited should be treated as a Google-linked minority holding, not as a Google-controlled subsidiary. The company has its own management and a shareholder structure in which Google International LLC is the largest known shareholder but does not hold a majority stake.

Ownership and legal status

Google’s link to StreamUnlimited is through Google International LLC, which holds a 41.07% stake. The other listed shareholders are Markus Rutz, Dr Frits Wittgrefe, Ing. Edwin Magerl, and Isabella Ganneshofer, each listed with a 14.73% stake.

The Google investment dates back to 2017, when Austrian media reported that Google had acquired about 41% of the Vienna-based company. At the time, StreamUnlimited was described as a specialist in streaming-audio and voice-assistant technology, including products used to integrate Google Assistant and other voice-assistant systems into audio devices.

Leadership

The company’s managing directors are Dr Frits Wittgrefe and Markus Rutz. Nikolaus Ruby is registered as Prokurist.

StreamUnlimited key financial data

Data in €; latest available structured filing, FY2024