AustrianStartups

Do you want to pitch your startup in front of a thousand people from the Austrian startup ecosystem and an amazing jury of investors?

Then you're in luck, because we extended the deadline for the AustrianStartups Summit Pitch Competition.

Anyone with a startup legally founded in Austria, with at least an MVP and max. 3mio investment/turnover, can apply.

Apply now and pitch in front of our expert jury:
- Laura Raggl, Managing Partner at ROI VENTURES
- Carina Roth, Partner at Fund F
- Benedikt Weissenberger, VC at VERBUND X Ventures
- Vit Horky, Founder & General Partner at United Founders

Your final chance: applications are open until Sept. 27th.
Apply now 👉 link in bio

Last reminder: Don't miss out on this month's Stammtisch: Why Build in Europe?

Tomorrow evening three founders who chose Europe (not by default, but because it made sense) join us for a panel: Dima Rubanov and Matthias Neumayer, Co-Founders of Run Labs, and Maggie Childs, Co-Founder & CEO of mypaperwork.ai.

Not a founder? Come anyway for the good discussions, community news from the ecosystem, and networking.

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Only one month to go, and we welcome Katarzyna Renata Pichler to the stage at the AustrianStartups Summit 2026, under this year’s motto: No Risk, No Fun(ds).

Katarzyna has been Managing Partner at InnovaticGroup for 12 years, as well as a business angel and co-founder of several companies. She brings over 30 years of international experience in General Management and Marketing across FMCG (Henkel AG), FSI (Western Union), and Private Equity (InnovaticGroup). Her passion lies in building successful, profitable brands and digital business models with real impact.

She will be part of the Panel - Exit & Angels, alongside Tobias Homberger, Johann ‚Hansi‘ Hansmann and Camilla Sievers.

📅 October 15, 2026
📍 Ottakringer Brauerei, Vienna
🎟️ Tickets: link in bio

Thinking about where to actually build your startup? Then join us at our next Stammtisch: Why Build in Europe?

On September 22, three founders who chose Europe (not by default, but because it made sense) join us for a panel: Dima Rubanov and Matthias Neumayer, Co-Founders of Run Labs, and Maggie Childs, Co-Founder & CEO of mypaperwork.ai.

Not a founder? Come anyway for the good discussions, community news from the ecosystem, and networking.

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📢 Meet the jury for the AustrianStartups Summit Pitch Competition 2026
At the AustrianStartups Summit on October 15th, under the motto „No Risk, No Fun(ds)“, we’re looking for the AustrianStartups Pitch Master 2026.

Take the risk and the chance to pitch in front of our amazing jury:
- Laura Raggl (Managing Partner at ROI VENTURES)
- Carina Roth (Partner at Fund F)
- Benedikt Weissenberger (VC VERBUND X Ventures)
- Vit Horky (Founder & General Parter United Founders)

Anyone with a startup legally founded in Austria, with at least an MVP and max. 3mio investment/turnover, can apply.

What can you win?
➡️ A startup booth at the invest.austria conference on Nov. 4 (powered by invest.austria)
➡️ A ticket to Slush, powered by factorymaker (thank you Dr. Julia Reisinger & Maria Antonia Zahlbruckner)
➡️ A Future Weekly feature

Last call: applications are open until Sept. 20th.
Apply now 👉 link in bio

📢 Fundraising Webinar – September 24
Raising funds without scheduling a notary appointment, spread out over a year, accepting even small tickets, all while keeping control of your company and without overloading your cap table. Yes, it’s possible.

In this webinar, serial founder Christoph Jentzsch (beel) shows how it works and how he raised several millions from more than 50 angels and VCs.

Participants will get exclusive insights into his fundraising playbook and learn the exact steps he took to successfully raise.

Topics covered:
->Real insights into a pre-seed fundraising round
->What are profit participation rights (Genussrechte)?
->How continuous fundraising works, fully digital and without a notary
->How employee participation can be done using beel
->Why continuous fundraising works even with small investments

🗓️ September 24, 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CEST
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Every founder faces this question sooner or later: where do you actually build?

At our next Stammtisch on September 22, we’re bringing together three founders who’ve thought hard about that question and chose Europe, not by default, but because it made sense for them.

Dima Rubanov and Matthias Neumayer, Co-Founders of Run Labs, and Maggie Childs, Co-Founder & CEO of mypaperwork.ai, join us for a panel on exactly that.

What to expect:
→ Community news from the AustrianStartups ecosystem
→ Panel: Why Build in Europe
→ Q&A with the audience
→ Networking

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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥!

Applications for the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program close today.

This time for real, Varya's watching the clock ⏰

🚨 Deadline: 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 11:59 CET
👉 Apply now (link in bio)

𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝟏 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲!

Applications for the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program close tomorrow.

So use that last day and get your application in.

🗓 Deadline: tomorrow, 11:59 CET
👉 Apply now (link in the bio)