accent is the Tough Tech Incubator of the province of Lower Austria. The aim of accent is to create a basis for highly innovative startups in Lower Austria and to provide them with the best possible support.

We are Austria's largest Research and Technology Organization (RTO) and play in the top league worldwide in many infrastructure topics. This makes us a powerful development partner for industry and a top employer in the international science scene. As part of the partnership with the WU Gründungszentrum, the Austrian Startup Monitor was launched, among other things.

AustrianStartups is Austria's largest startup platform and think tank for innovative entrepreneurship. Together with more than 30,000 supporters, the nonprofit
organization is working towards a future in which entrepreneurship in Austria is as normal as skiing and is focusing on a wide range of activities. As part of the partnership with the WU Gründungszentrum, the Austrian Startup Monitor was launched, among other things.

Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (aws) is the promotional bank of the Austrian federal government.

It supports companies in implementing their innovative projects by offering soft loans, grants and guarantees, particularly in cases where the funds required cannot be obtained sufficiently through alternative funding.

Specific information, coaching and services are also offered to prospective, existing and expanding companies.

The Danube Cup is an annual International Pitch Competition for students of universities along the Danube. Two Hungarian top universities, Corvinus University of Budapest and Budapest University of Technology and Economics, founded the competition in 2016. Danube Cup’s mission is to bring start-ups to international success, while bringing together the most motivated university startups along the river Danube. This year’s 6th edition is organized by WU Vienna. 
The partner network of the Danube Cup 2022 comprises 7 universities from 4 countries:

• Regensburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany

• University of Passau, Germany

• Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

• Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

• Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

• Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

• University of Belgrade, Serbia

We believe in founders and startups – we believe in you - and we want to encourage you to realize your goals. We assist you with our services and our consulting expertise in the GründerCenter of Erste Bank.

We assist you with our services and our consulting expertise in the GründerCenter of Erste Bank.

• Tip 1: Write a business plan. Information on how to write one and what it should include can be found at www.i2b.at. Also, take advantage of our planning tools for your calculations: Useful Tools for Founders | Erste Bank (sparkasse.at)

• Tip 2: Get an overview of the capital sources available to you in each phase of your startup. Use the Finance Navigator for equity and debt capital | Erste Bank (sparkasse.at)

• Tip 3: Gather practical information - here's a smart guide for founders and startups: Founder and Startup Guide.pdf (erstegroup.com)

• Tip 4: Present your business model, make yourselves known:  #glaubandich CHALLENGE 2024 | Erste Bank (sparkasse.at)

Umgestaltung von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft durch Förderung weiblicher unternehmerischer Denkweisen.

Für uns bedeutet Unternehmertum nicht unbedingt, ein Unternehmen zu gründen oder zu führen. Es ist vielmehr eine Geisteshaltung, eine Lebenseinstellung und ein Ansatz zur Problemlösung. Es geht darum, aktiv zu sein, Verantwortung zu übernehmen, positive Veränderungen zu schaffen, optimistisch, leidenschaftlich und proaktiv zu sein. Es geht um Selbstvertrauen und Vertrauen in die eigenen Fähigkeiten, darum, Probleme zu lösen und einen Beitrag zur Gesellschaft zu leisten. Es geht darum, eine Führungspersönlichkeit zu sein – in deinem Leben, deiner Karriere und deiner Gemeinschaft – und darum, einen positiven Einfluss zu haben.

We connect various stakeholders in the startup environment and serve as the voice for the student entrepreneurial scene in the DACH region. By sharing knowledge, we bridge the gap between theory and practice.

INiTS is Vienna's high-tech incubator and has established itself as one of the best academic incubators worldwide since its foundation in 2002. With the SCALEup incubation program, the START:IP technology marketplace and START capital of up to € 100,000, INiTS is focused on innovative research and technology-intensive startups.

Incubator focused on web and mobile startups. The program emphasizes the IP and technology sector as well as international markets, including the USA. In partnership with the WU Gründungszentrum, the European Capital Map was developed.

tecnet equity führt Ideen und Forschungsergebnisse zu wirtschaftlichem Erfolg, finanzieren Unternehmensgründungen und übersetzen Forschungsprojekte in Anwendungen.So unterstützen sie die Entwicklung von Business Ideen, Technologien und Innovationen. 

The best impact based university startups from around the world come together to network, learn, grow and pitch for a chance of becoming the world’s best university startup!

The Vienna Business Agency is the first point of contact for companies. It supports businesses with financial grants, real estate, urban development initiatives, and free service and consulting offers.