Startup Programmes, Service Providers & Events www.advantageaustria.org OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL STARTUPS IN AUSTRIA AS PER MARCH 2018 SELECTED STARTUP PROGRAMMES IN AUSTRIA PROGRAMME CONTACT 1 2 A1 START UP CAMPUS E a1startup@a1telekom.at W https://www.a1startup.net/ Startups with interesting projects. AGRO INNOVATION LAB (BayWa & RWA) David Saad E d.saad@agroinnolab.com office@agroinnolab.com (General) W https://www.agroinnovationlab.com/ Teams who are working on innovative technologies, products and solutions which impact upon the field of agriculture. A1 Start Up Campus is looking for startups that are working on interesting projects. It supports them with the development of new business models and fosters their growth. There are no restrictions regarding the areas of business. The only criteria for participation are innovation, a well thought out business model and the establishment of a company in the early stage (no company with an existing product on the market). A1 Start Up Campus offers large office spaces, chill-out areas, reliable and strong infrastructure, know-how and media relations. Agro Innovation Lab is the innovation platform of BayWa & RWA, two of the most important players in the global agricultural industry. The programme offers entrepreneurs broad agricultural and entrepreneurial knowledge, selected mentors and trainers, a brilliant network and valuable resources. In addition, they provide access to a high-quality network of potential investors and other selected service partners. They are looking globally for teams who are working on innovative technologies, products and solutions which impact upon the field of agriculture. The teams will be supported in optimizing their prototypes, validating their go-to-market strategies, developing their business models, accessing customers and expanding into new markets. The programme for 2018 is yet to be announced.
PROGRAMME CONTACT 3 4 ANDRITZ VENTURES Helmut Wöginger T +43 664 833 1128 +43 316 6902 2791 E helmut.woeginger@andritz.com ventures@andritz.com (General) W https://www.andritz.com/metrisen/ventures Startups that have developed a ready-tomarket product/ technology and also fit one of their business areas. In selected cases, they also consider investments in startups that have developed ready-to-market products/ technologies with proven prototype applications. CREATORS EXPEDITION An AVL Initiative Jonas Schneider T +43 664 8506197 E jonas@creators-expedition.com Michael Ksela (Company Spokesman AVL) T +43 664 132 81 78 E michael.ksela@scoopandspoon.com W https://www.creators-expedition.com/ Startups in the three technology areas (Electrical Mobility & Alternative Fuels, Autonomous Driving, Artificial Intelligence). With ANDRITZ Ventures, the ANDRITZ Group acts as a strategic investor, partner and mentor to promising startups with highly competent and motivated management teams in the industrial sector. They are constantly looking for investment and partnership opportunities in the various fields of Industrial IoT (Internet of Things): Additive manufacturing with metal powders Augmented reality as an assisted tool for industrial service/ optimization Autonomous systems/ Digital twin solutions simulation software for our systems Big Date Analytics (smart algorithmic, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, deep learning) Cyber security for industrial applications Predictive maintenance solutions for industry Smart Laser Technologies Smart Sensor Technologies With the capabilities of the ANDRITZ Group, they offer in-depth industry know-how in their broad field of activities and product offerings as well as a global set-up in order to support marketchanging products and their development side-by-side with highly motivated, tech-savvy startups. CREATORS EXPEDITION focuses on early and growth stage auto tech startups in the following three technology areas: Electrical Mobility & Alternative Fuels Autonomous Driving Artificial Intelligence The programme will offer startups the platform to demonstrate their vision in front of international automotive OEMs. The team will support startups with access to a global sales force, help them build up international operations and offer experienced mentors from AVL and their network. CREATORS EXPEDITION offers individual programmes, tailored to the exact technology and business needs of the startup. During the six-month programme, they will invest smart money in the form of operational cash support and financed resources without taking any fixed equity.
PROGRAMME CONTACT 5 6 7 ELEVATOR LAB (Raiffeisen Bank) E startups@rbinternational.com W http://www.elevator-lab.com/ FinTech startups that provide solutions in the area of SME Banking, Big Data Analytics, RegTech, Payment & Transactions, Branch of the Future as well as Investing & Trading Tech. ERSTE VISION CAPITAL T +43 (0) 5 0100 11268 E erstevisioncapital@erstebank.at W https://www.fundofexcellence.com/erstevision-capital/en/ Promising founders with a vision. GIN GOAUSTRIA Annamaria Andres T +43 57755 1312 E annamaria.andres@gin-austria.com Ivana Bacanovic T +43 1 501 75 511 E ivana.bacanovic@gin-austria.com W http://www.gin-austria.com/goaustria.html Innovative founders and young companies with a first prototype or a product and market experience. Focus is given to the GIN target countries (Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Israel and South Korea) and other non-european countries. Elevator Lab is an acceleration programme for innovative FinTech startups, especially from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) that are already active in the market with their first products and services and are additionally backed by appropriate funding. Elevator Lab s goal is a long-term cooperation in order to extend their own product and services portfolio. With their years of experience, they support the startups to further develop their ideas and innovations. As a cooperation partner and through pilot projects they offer them access to their know-how and our CEE network including 16.6 million customers. The duration of the programme is 6 months. Application period will start in May 2018. Erste Group provides financial assistance to persons who want to start their own business through a new form of investment. Erste Vision Capital invests in founders of startups with promising business models, and makes up to 60,000 per person available. In return, they receive a share in the company's future earnings for a predetermined period of time. Important criteria for the investment decision: Personality and professional expertise. Collateral or one's financial situation do not play a role. Their investment consists of: Your living expenses up to 1500 per month (plus a children's bonus) 100% of your fees for a qualified startup program 5000 one-off costs goaustria is a tailor-made incubation and internationalization programme to set up a European base in Austria, giving you access to the whole European Union and its single market with over 500 million customers. The programme will match you a with a personal startup mentor, who will support you in validating and expanding your business model and help you to build your network in Europe. During the programme, you will receive valuable insights regarding the Austrian and European markets. The GIN goaustria programme will also cover your costs related to flights and accommodation in Austria for 2 weeks. goaustria offers two tailor-made approaches to internationalize: 1. goaustria two weeks programme: 2 weeks incubation and internationalization programme with individual mentoring, pitch training, workshops and matching with investors (at fixed dates; May and October). Application is required 2. goaustria individual: develop your individualized internationalization plan with individual mentoring and tailor-made training (at any time)
PROGRAMME CONTACT 8 9 GREINER TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION Hannes Möseneder T +43 664 21 35 500 E Hannes.Moeseneder@greiner-ti.com W http://www.greiner-ti.com/ Startups. IBM GLOBAL ENTREPRENEUR E ibmge@us.ibm.com W https://developer.ibm.com/startups/ Startups. Greiner Technology & Innovation focuses on identifying discontinuities, technological trends and future areas of business such as Augmented/ Virtual reality, Smart Bedding, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Machine Innovation, Crypto Currencies, etc. Their professional innovation management system increases the Greiner Group s ability to innovate and covers strategy, organization, culture and processes. They also ensure optimum utilization of support programmes on the basis of the Greiner Group s transparent research portfolio. The aim is to promote successful innovation. IBM Global Entrepreneur is the single IBM programme designed to provide startups access to up to $120,000 of technology usage credits, leading experts and enterprise-grade Cloud, Data, IoT, Blockchain and AI technologies to help solve real problems and ultimately help get their innovative products to market faster. IBM s goals are to help startups: Build skills to help imagine the art of the possible with how-to tutorials and courses on IBM tools and open standards technologies for all phases of your app development lifecycle. Launch new cognitive solutions with access to trials and up to $120,000 of free technology usage credits for one year to turn your learnings into real solutions. Connect with the developer and startup community by attending exclusive meetups and events around technologies like Watson, IoT, Blockchain, open source and more. Their Premium tier offers opportunity to engage with IBM Developer Advocates through Architecture Review and Whiteboarding Sessions and more.
PROGRAMME CONTACT 10 11 12 KAPSCH FACTORY1 Heinrich Schmid-Schmidsfelden T +43 664 628 2503 +43 (0) 5 0811 2503 E heinrich.schmid-schmidsfelden@kapsch.net W http://www.factory1.net/ Companies building solutions for Connected & Autonomous Driving, Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence, Smart Mobility, Security & Privacy, Telematic Infrastructure and Payment & Transaction Processes. They want entrepreneurs who have a functional prototype or working product with first reference customers/sales traction, an experienced team and a passion to build something that will transform the industry. PALFINGER HACKATHON Martin Zauner T +43 662 2281 82000 E m.zauner@palfinger.com W Direct Link not available yet Everybody who is open minded for new technologies and likes to combine the virtual world with real PALFINGER machinery is welcome. PIER4 Georg Schmidinger, Jörg Schlipfinger or Michael Kronsteiner (Startup Consultants) T +43 676 6331 879 E office@pier4.tech W http://www.pier4.tech/en/ Innovative, technology-intensive startups Kapsch Factory1 plays an essential role in the strategic push to catalyze the mobility industry. Its aim is to bring the most exciting new technologies and business models in this field in order to leverage the opportunities in this sector. The programme provides financial resources, expert mentoring and opportunities to collaborate with Kapsch TrafficCom and our partners through a six-month programme. Selected companies will receive resources from Kapsch TrafficCom, potential opportunities to partner with Kapsch TrafficCom teams and support from Kapsch TrafficCom s global ecosystem. Companies may collaborate with Kapsch TrafficCom on business and technology development. All travel expenses during the Kick-Off Days, the Acceleration Days and the ITS World Congress are covered by Kapsch. Startups will be selected for the Factory1 Accelerator 2018. Deadline for the Factory1 batch 2018 will be announced soon. With more than 100 participants, PALFINGER Hackathon is the largest Digitalization Hackathon that has ever been carried out in Austria so far. A Hackathon is about breaking the limits, having crazy ideas and join PALFINGER's Digitalization journey for roughly 36 hours. Furthermore, it is a place to have tons of fun, meet new inspirational people and create ground breaking ideas and concepts. Last Hackathon was in March 2017. According to the company, similar events/ programmes are planned for 2018. Details will be announced soon. Pier4 is a consortium of eight leading businesses from Upper Austria with Linz as its capital. It is the dock for industry, startups and their ideas. As a startup incubator and industry consultant, Pier4 looks out for innovative, technology-intensive startups in order to foster co-operations and innovations and/or to initialize the development of prototypes. It connects global startups with Upper Austria s leading industrial businesses for more innovation and flexibility and to strengthen Upper Austria s overall position as a business location.
PROGRAMME CONTACT 13 14 SALZBURG AG INNOVATION CHALLENGE #3 Daniel Schwarzbach T +43 660 7029 787 E daniel@salzburg-innovation.com W https://www.whataventure.com/events/innovati on-challenge/salzburg/2018 Startups offering a new product or innovative service with at least a first working prototype in the mentioned areas. The company is also looking for Research centers & universities, corporates, customers, experts, talents and visionaries. VIENNA BUSINESS AGENCY VIENNA STARTUP PACKAGE Alexander Diesenreiter T +43 1 4000 86726 E diesenreiter@wirtschaftsagentur.at W https://viennabusinessagency.at/start-upcity-vienna/vienna-start-up-package/ Startups. Priority for businesses in the area of life sciences, urban technologies, creative industries and ICT. Salzburg AG stands for Energy, Transport, and Telecommunications. It is looking for solutions in the areas of innovative customer solutions, operation and maintenance of energy assets, and data analysis and forecast to make the lives of Salzburg s citizens more comfortable today and more sustainable in the future. In addition, Salzburg AG encourages innovative experts to submit creative concepts in the field of urban area development. Startups are given the opportunity to sell their product/ service get accesses to almost half a million new customers position themselves as a potential supplier to Salzburg AG receive a PoC budget get access to know-how and learning find a successful and experiences partner get access to a large target group and profit from synergies Application deadline: 01.03.2018 Startup Fair: 05.04.2018 Innovation Camp: 23. 25.04.2018 The Vienna Business Agency is the first point of contact for national and international companies. It offers financial support, real estate and urban development incentives as well as free service and advice. The Vienna Business Agency prioritizes and promotes the defined focal strengths of the city: life sciences, urban technologies, creative industries and ICT. The Vienna Startup Package is an initiative of the Vienna Business Agency. It aims at encouraging more international startups to opt for Vienna as their business location. The Vienna Business Agency invites up to 10 international startups to Vienna for a period of 2 month and is offering the following support: One return ticket to Vienna for one person (Economy Class) Accommodation for 2 months for one person Desk in a Co-Working Space for 2 months for one person 10-hours Coaching worth EUR 2.000,-- Exclusive introduction to Vienna s startup network The program runs from May 2nd to June 30th, 2018. Deadline was January, 31.
PROGRAMME CONTACT 15 16 WEXELERATE E office@wexelerate.com W https://www.wexelerate.com/ Startups. WIEN ENERGIE INNOVATION CHALLENGE Yvonne Kröss T +43 1 4004 84357 E yvonne.kroess@wienenergie.at innovation@wienenergie.at (General) W Direct Link not available yet Startups offering a new product or innovative service with at least a first working prototype in the mentioned areas. The company is also looking for corporates, customers, experts, talents and visionaries. Their programme includes mentorship by international executives and serial entrepreneurs, workshops as well as individual coaching sessions on various different topics, plenty of opportunity to network with and get the attention of investors and corporates and free working space and infrastructure Austria's capital city Vienna, all for 4 months. WeXelerate focuses on the fields of Banking, Insurance, Industry 4.0, Media, Infrastructure & Energy as well as on technologies like IoT, blockchain, cybersecurity, AI & bots and mobility solutions. However, if your startup does not relate to any of those industry fields, they still encourage you to submit your application. Application will start on April 4th 2018. Deadline for applying to the next batch is May 9th 2018. Wien Energie is responsible for ensuring the reliable supply of electricity, natural gas and heating in the Greater Vienna metropolitan area. Activities also performed by the company include providing energy-related advice and services and facility management. It is looking for innovative solutions in the field of e- mobility, charging Infrastructure, customer services as well as 24/7 facility management services to further foster satisfaction and loyalty of its customer base. Application period will be announced soon. SELECTED SERVICE PROVIDERS IN AUSTRIA PROVIDER CONTACT 1 AplusB ACADEMIA PLUS BUSINESS E office@aplusb.biz W https://www.aplusb.biz/ (in German) https://www.ffg.at/en/aplusb-academia-plusbusiness (in English) Technology-oriented startups and single researchers. AplusB is the Austrian incubator network that bridges the gap between research areas (Academia) and the economic context (Business). AplusB incubators aim to increase the success rate of startup projects and further the development of innovative and technology-oriented startups in the academic field. The programme funds the so-called AplusB-Centres that are providing professional support for scientists in the difficult process of turning a good idea into a viable business. This involves both: not only counselling and assistance during the actual startup phase and but also establishing the idea of entrepreneurship more firmly in academic theory and practice.
PROVIDER CONTACT 2 3 ABA - INVEST IN AUSTRIA Birgit Reiter-Braunwieser T +43 1 588 5852 E b.reiter-braunwieser@aba.gv.at W https://investinaustria.at/en/ Foreign companies aiming to establish their own business in Austria. GLOBAL INCUBATOR NETWORK (GIN) Annamaria Andres T +43 57755 1312 E annamaria.andres@gin-austria.com Ivana Bacanovic T +43 1 501 75 511 E ivana.bacanovic@gin-austria.com W http://www.gin-austria.com/index.html ABA Invest in Austria, the national investment promotion company, is the first point of contact for foreign companies aiming to establish their own business in Austria. The services provided by ABA Invest in Austria are free of charge. They provide professional consulting services to firms interested in setting up business operations in Austria, focusing on all issues relevant to selecting an appropriate location. In addition, they provide detailed information about Austria as a business location, and proactively approach potential investors. The Global Incubator Network (GIN) is the single point of contact in Austria for startups, investors and incubators. It connects the Austrian startup ecosystem with hotspots in Asia (Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Singapore and South Korea). It offers programs and services for startups interested in Austria and for Austrian startups searching for cooperation partners in Asia. GIN connects investors as well as incubators and accelerators, providing access to selected targets and an international network of key players in innovation and finance. With great expertise in the Austrian startup ecosystem, GIN and its partners offer exciting services tailored to fit your individual needs. 4 Startups interested in Austria. CMS (Law Firm) Gregor Famira T +385 1 4825 600 E gregor.famira@cms-rrh.com W https://cms.law/en/aut/news- Information/microsites/startup CMS is a leading law firm in Austria and throughout the world. CMS advises startups in all practice fields and industries and thanks to their international team also in virtually all jurisdictions. They help startups kick off their project, and then support them throughout their career as an entrepreneur. Startups.
PROVIDER CONTACT 5 6 DELOITTE AUSTRIA Barbara Edelmann T +43 1 537 00 6750 E bedelmann@deloitte.at W https://www.austrianstartups.com/memberspackage/deloitte-yestech/ https://www2.deloitte.com/at/de/seiten/techno logy-media-andtelecommunications/dienstleistungen/deloitteyestech.html (in German) Startups. PWC Rudolf Krickl T +43 1 501 88 3420 E rudolf.krickl@at.pwc.com W https://www.pwc.at/en/startup.html The Deloitte YESTech Package gives high-tech startups the opportunity to discuss the major challenges in the founding stage, investors business plan expectations as well as the right financing options with a Deloitte startup expert, all for one fixed price. The Basic Package includes: ongoing accounting services monthly / quarterly VAT compliance and related filings preparation and disclosure of financial statements annual tax returns quarterly in-person meetings to address any ad-hoc questions which you would like to discuss with a Deloitte expert There are also additional YESTech services. PWC provides startups with the assistance they need on tax, legal, strategic and financial matters. Their experts assist startups with any questions on business plans, bookkeeping, human resources and business organization, as well as international expansion. They help them to develop a long-term strategy and prepare convincing business cases, as well as providing support with company valuation. 7 Startups seeking assistance on tax, legal, strategic and financial matters. SCHÖNHERR (Law Firm) Thomas Kulnigg T +43 1 534 37 50757 E T.Kulnigg@schoenherr.eu W https://www.schoenherr.eu/start-upservices/ Startups seeking legal advice. Schönherr provides legal advice in a broad range of legal areas and industries. Their services include: legal advice for company foundation, including foundation agreements standard commercial documentation employee participation programmes IP-related matters such as protection of know-how, trademarks, copyrights and patents debt and equity funding of start-ups, including crowd financing and crowd funding exit structuring and execution, including preparing and executing auction processes and IPOs
MAIN STARTUP EVENTS IN AUSTRIA EVENT WEBSITE DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VIENNA FINTECH MEETUP #9 W http://fintechaustria.org/ SKINNOVATION W http://skinnovation.at/ WORLD SUMMIT AWARD GLOBAL CONGRESS 2018 W http://fintechaustria.org/ STARTUP LIVE VIENNA #17 W http://www.startuplive.org/ 4GAMECHANGER FESTIVAL 2018 W https://4gamechangers.io/ WEAREDEVELOPERS WORLD CONGRESS 2018 W https://www.wearedevelopers.com/congress/ GOVTECH PIONEERS W https://pioneers.io/events/govtech-pioneers PIONEERS 18 W https://pioneers.io/events/pioneers18 FIFTEEN SECONDS W http://fifteenseconds.co/ 6 March 2018 8-10 March 2018 20-22 March 2018 13-15 April 2018 18-20 April 2018 16-18 May 2018 23 May 2018 24-25 May 2018 7-8 June 2018 Franz Roessler, Austrian Trade Commissioner Chantal Bruckberger, Manager Startups ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Hong Kong Austrian Trade Commission T +8 52 2522 2388 F +8 52 2810 6493 hongkong@advantageaustria.org www.advantageaustria.org/cn We are on Facebook Like us here! Austrian Trade Commission on Facebook.