ViennaUP The Startup Festival

The programme of ViennaUP comes together months before the festival begins. If you've got a spectacular idea bubbling up and are just itching to join the party, let us know! We're all ears - and we love new ideas. Check out the 2025 guidelines for programme partners, including information on how to submit your event concepts, HERE. 

Please note: The deadline to submit event concepts for ViennaUP 2025 is October 20, 2024. 

ViennaUP is a city-wide festival of entrepreneurship and innovation, created by the startup community for the world. Events are designed and hosted by 35+ programme partners, and brought together with the support of the Vienna Business Agency into a week-long festival. These are scattered around Vienna, inviting you to explore the city, get to know the Viennese startup ecosystem, and mingle with founders, investors, talents and enablers from around the world.

Because ViennaUP is a decentralized festival, each event is ticketed separately - check out the program page for details. Many events are free to attend, while others have paid tickets. Some may require an application. Please note: ViennaUP is happening mostly in the physical realm or in hybrid form, while other are breaking through into the metaverse. Pack your bags, charge your devices, and get ready for a mind-blowing journey—we can't wait to roll out the welcome mat for you in Vienna.

As an international startup festival, ViennaUP takes place in English – the language of Shakespeare, Beyoncé and tech.

Most events are free—just RSVP and roll up like a VIP. However, some of them are paid, and you will be able to see ticket prices after your one-time free registration on the ViennaUP ticketing platform.

As a decentralized festival with events hosted by many local and international startup organizations, VCs, fairs, publications and more, it is not possible at this time to offer a single ticket for the entire experience. But whether you attend one event or seven, you are considered an official participant of ViennaUP and will receive a VIENNAUP WRISTBAND at your first event, which unlocks free samples of beer, wine and Viennese delicacies at the Homebase, or a free coffee and space to network or chat at our participating Cafe Spaces.

So, how do you join the party? It's a piece of strudel (see what we did there?). Head to our programme, pick the events that speak to your adventurous soul, and follow the ticket link.

Think of ViennaUP as a bouquet of beautiful events assembled from the flowering meadows of the Viennese and international startup communities. Each event is hosted by different programme partner in the ecosystem. The Vienna Business Agency curates the programme and promotes it internationally - including by operating this website.