Activities and initiatives in the community

Gründen in Wien

"Gründen in Wien" is the largest event for Vienna-based startups. Co-working spaces, young enterprises, hubs and initiatives are again opening their doors and showing how, with lots of brainpower, courage and brawn, you can successfully make business ideas a reality.
www.gruendeninwien.at

AustrianStartups

Non-profit platform of, by, and for the Austrian startup community with the goals of increasing its visibility and strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Offers a map of the Viennese startup ecosystem (esp. Internet and mobile sector) and organizes networking events.
www.austrianstartups.com

Austrian Innovation Forum

Conference for innovation in companies. Offers also international keynotes, know-how and interactive events.
www.austrian-innovation-forum.at

Business Maniacs

Infofair for founders, startups and interested people.
https://businessmaniacs.at/

CEE Impact Day

The CEE Impact Day is a one-day conference bringing global organizations, individual and institutional investors and selected impact ventures together to move the impact investment sector forward in CEE.
As a participant in the Investment Ready Program, you will get access to the CEE Impact Day and make meaningful connections and the opportunity to make your idea known to a high-profile crowd throughout the day.
www.investment-ready.org/cee-impact-day/

Darwin's Circle

Global Tech Conference with over 50 international speakers from leading digital companies.
www.darwins-circle.com

Entrepreneurship Avenue

Entrepreneurship Avenue is an event designed to inspire, encourage and support young people to start their own business. During four workshops (the lab) and a final Conference Day, participants gain unique insights into the experience of multiple startups and entrepreneurs and learn how to find, evaluate and pitch new business ideas. Organized by SIMConnect and ECN, the event connects students from all Austrian universities with founders, investors and other inspiring minds in the startup scene.
www.entrepreneurshipavenue.com

EY Entrepreneur of the year

An event and global network in which the entreprenur of the year is awarded
www.ey.com/at/de/about-us/entrepreneurship/entrepreneur-of-the-year

Female Founders

A platform from women to women to foster entrepreneurship.
www.femalefoundersclub.at

Fuckup Nights

Event where failures are shared, questioned and celebrated.
fuckupnights.com/vienna

Forbes Startup Challenge

Event for the most innovative and amitious startups and young entrepreneur in the DACH region.
startups.forbes.at

Idea Meets Money

Pitch event in front of investors.
www.idea-meets-money.at

Innovation to company

An initiative that connects startups and established companies in order to solve challenges and create new ideas for exisiting problems.
www.innovation2company.wien

Pioneers Festival

Pioneers Festival is Europe’s major conference for startups and brings them together with corporates, media and investors eager to support new ideas. It takes place in the Hofburg Vienna. Organizes as well networking and idea enrichment & pitching events in Austria and Europe.
www.pioneers.io / www.starteurope.at

TEDx

Independently organized TED event in Vienna, taking place in November.
www.tedxvienna.at

WhatAVenture

WhatAVenture is a virtuel step-by-step guide for founders.
www.whataventure.com

The ecosystem (PDF) at a glance (PDF).