Vienna Startup Package
Explore Austria's thriving startup sceneThe Vienna Startup Package invites up to 10 international startups to discover Vienna as a marketplace and launchpad for DACH-region success. Identify new business opportunities and connect with relevant stakeholders in Vienna as part of an exclusive, multi-phased programme, and meet like-minded visionaries from around the world.
Vienna is known world-wide for its rich history and culture, and has gained increasing traction in recent years for its vibrant innovation ecosystem, strategic location, and supportive business environment. The city is home to a thriving entrepreneurial community that have found the Austrian capital to be an ideal jumping off point for further innovation and international growth.
The Austrian capital offers:
A well-connected startup ecosystem with accelerators, incubators, and investors.
A supportive policy and funding environment designed to encourage growth and innovation.
An internationally-minded business community that thrives on collaboration.
A strategic geographic location, making it the perfect entry point for the CEE market and the wider European continent.
What's included?
The Vienna Startup Package offers access to networks and introductions to Viennese stakeholders, 1:1 business coaching, and a travel & accommodation budget for up to €3,000 per startup. Additionally, selected participants gain access to exclusive event formats during ViennaUP, the major city-wide startup festival, currently ranked by StartupBlink as one of Europe's top five best startup events.
The programme runs from April to December 2027 in two phases.
Beyond the programme
The Vienna Startup Package doesn’t just open doors — it helps you build a future in the heart of Europe. Startups leave the programme with:
- A clear understanding of the Austrian market landscape and beyond.
- Strategic partnerships and investor connections to drive growth.
- The experience of living and working in one of Europe’s most innovative and entrepreneur-friendly cities.
Welcome to Vienna
In Vienna, startups can expect an ideal environment to grow and thrive. The extremely high quality of life attracts a large, well-educated community of expats and students, making for a vast pool of talent. Startups can enjoy a tight-knit business ecosystem with plenty of support and funding available for companies looking to get their project off the ground. The strategic geographical location facilitates exchanges between Eastern and Western Europe, making Vienna the perfect launch pad for the wider German-speaking region and Europe at large.
Alumni 2026
Past winners of the Vienna Startup Package cover a broad spectrum of fields – from nutrition to plastic alternatives, chronic disease detection to disability-aiding technologies.
Meet our Vienna Startup Package 2026 Alumni:
“Vienna Startup Package gave us our first real foothold in the European ecosystem. In one week we had conversations that would have taken months to arrange on our own. For a deep-tech company coming from outside the EU, that kind of access is invaluable.”.
– Gizem Sanyilmaz, Helios (Turkey)
“The Vienna Startup Package was one of the best startup programs I have participated in and is one of the best available for start-ups trying to reach Europe. For SNOW Polymers, it had a real impact. It helped us build meaningful connections in Austria, opened doors to industry and local stakeholders, and made me seriously decide to explore opening a branch in Vienna. I believe it gives Vienna a strong and very practical position as one of the leading startup hubs in Europe. .”
- Alex Braun, Snow Polymers (Israel)
“The Vienna Business Agency helped us form the questions we didn’t know we had to ask - and gave us the opportunities, momentum, and trust to take things step by step into the DACH region. In the end, this made Austria and the wider region feel less like a market to enter, and more like a place where we can build from.”
– PRAEVA Biotech, Elitsa Veneva-Raychinova (Bulgaria)
“Vienna took us from complete unknowns to a name people remembered. In one week, the Vienna Business Agency gave us a stage on the European scene that most startups spend years trying to reach..”
- Victor Caduc, Proxima (France)
Interested?
Get in touch with the team for more details.
