8.5.–16.5.2025
Programme
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8.5.
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Conference
Pitch competition
Fair/showcase/tech demo
Networking & gathering
Workshop
Hackathon
Meet-the-expert session
Panel discussion
Matchmaking
Day 1/9
8.5.
8.5.
9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Centre for Innovation in Education, Maderstraße 1, 1040 Vienna
9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Various locations around Vienna
9:00 a.m. — 8:00 p.m.
The Social Hub, Nordbahnstraße 47, 1020 Vienna
Female Founders Experience - FFX
Organiser: Female Founders
Conference
Networking & gathering
Workshop
2:30 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.
The Social Hub, Nordbahnstraße 47, 1020 Vienna
Corporate Venturing Summit
Organiser: Pioneers
Conference
Networking & gathering
Panel discussion
5:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m.
Karlsplatz, Vienna
Let’s waltz to Strauss! The ViennaUP 2025 Opening Ceremony
Organiser: Vienna Business Agency
Networking & gathering
Day 2/9
9.5.
9.5.
8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
ThirtyFive Hertha-Firnberg-Straße Corner of Maria-Kuhn-Gasse Penthouse 35th Floor, 1100 Vienna
Road To Global 2025: Join the Journey to Global Success!
Organiser: Nexrone Global
Conference
Fair/showcase/tech demo
Networking & gathering
Panel discussion
Matchmaking
8:30 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.
Apollogasse 4, Top 1-2, 1070 Vienna
9:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.
HOIV – Home of Innovation, Arsenalstraße 11, 1030 Vienna
9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Centre for Innovation in Education, Maderstraße 1, 1040 Vienna
9:00 a.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Sofiensäle, Marxergasse 17, 1030 Vienna
Manufacturing Day
Organiser: EIT Manufacturing
Conference
Pitch competition
Networking & gathering
Panel discussion
Matchmaking
9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Various locations around Vienna
9:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
Saal 1, Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Wiedner Hauptstraße 63, 1045 Vienna
" Do it right! " Basics for company founding in Vienna
Organiser: Wirtschaftskammer Wien
Workshop
Meet-the-expert session
9:30 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
The Social Hub, Nordbahnstraße 47, 1020 Vienna
Female Founders Experience - FFX
Organiser: Female Founders
Conference
Networking & gathering
Workshop
10:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
Schoenherr, Schottenring 19, 1010 Vienna
#CodeRed - How to prevent the Cyber Worst Case in times of AI
Organiser: Cyttraction
Workshop
Meet-the-expert session
11:30 a.m. — 10:00 p.m.
Impact Hub Vienna
INSIDEOUT Summit
Organiser: tech2impact
Conference
Pitch competition
Networking & gathering
Panel discussion
4:00 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.
ÖBB Open Innovation Factory Lassallestraße 5, Foyer 1, 1020 Vienna
Europe Tech Hackathon 2025 - AI Agents for a Sustainable Future
Organiser: Sustainista GmbH
Hackathon
4:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
myAbility Office, Kärntner Ring 12/2b, 1010 Vienna
Rethinking the Concept of Entrepreneurship - How to become more inclusive
Organiser: Frauendomäne - Datenbank für Expertinnen
Workshop
4:30 p.m. — 6:30 p.m.
TU Vienna, Library lecture room, Resselgasse 4, 1040 Vienna, 5th floor
6:30 p.m. — 11:00 p.m.
Gartenbaukino, Parkring 12, 1010
The Million Dollar Bet | Exclusive Film Screening
Organiser: Vienna Business Agency
Networking & gathering
Day 3/9
10.5.
10.5.
9:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.
HOIV – Home of Innovation, Arsenalstraße 11, 1030 Vienna
9:00 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.
myNext Hotel Rudy, Ground Floor Conference Room, Schelleingasse 36, 1040 Vienna
Fundraising Secrets - The Complete Masterplan for Winning Investors and Building Lasting Relationships
Organiser: Florian Kandler
Workshop
9:00 a.m. — 10:00 p.m.
ÖBB Open Innovation Factory Lassallestraße 5, Foyer 1, 1020 Vienna
Europe Tech Hackathon 2025 - AI Agents for a Sustainable Future
Organiser: Sustainista GmbH
Hackathon
9:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.
ThirtyFive Hertha-Firnberg-Straße Corner of Maria-Kuhn-Gasse Penthouse 35th Floor, 1100 Vienna
Road To Global 2025: Join the Journey to Global Success!
Organiser: Nexrone Global
Conference
Pitch competition
Fair/showcase/tech demo
Networking & gathering
Workshop
Panel discussion
9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Centre for Innovation in Education, Maderstraße 1, 1040 Vienna
9:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.
Startup House, Stella-Klein-Löw-Weg 8, 1020 Vienna
From Zero To Startup: Your Adventure Begins
Organiser: My Startup Studio
Networking & gathering
Workshop
1:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m.
myNext Hotel Rudy, Ground Floor Conference Room, Schelleingasse 36, 1040 Vienna
The Perfect Pitch: How to Create Interest in You and Your Big Idea
Organiser: Florian Kandler
Workshop
Basic Information
- Onsite
- Paid ticket
- Registration required
- Organiser: Florian Kandler
Where & When
- Saturday, 10.5.2025
- 1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m.
- myNext Hotel Rudy, Ground Floor Conference Room, Schelleingasse 36, 1040 Vienna
- Get your ticket!
Information
"The Perfect Pitch: How to Create Interest in You and Your Big Idea" is an interactive workshop where anyone (not just startup founders) will learn a proven blueprint for pitching themselves or their idea in a way that creates interest in the mind of the audience. I will lead this proven workshop, sharing some of my own most successful pitch strategies that I used in Silicon Valley, Germany and Austria to win investors, business partner, clients and customers. Participants will explore core pitch elements, and learn about common mistakes. Attendees leave the workshop with knowledge and a pitch template to turn their individual pitch into a Perfect Pitch.
Accessibility
- Wheel-chair accessible venue
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1:00 p.m. — 11:59 p.m.
HOIV – Home of Innovation, Arsenalstraße 11, 1030 Vienna
HOIV Opening Festival: Innovate, Connect & Pitch x startuplive
Organiser: startuplive Global x HOIV - Home of Innovation
Pitch competition
Networking & gathering
Meet-the-expert session
Day 4/9
11.5.
11.5.
9:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.
ÖBB Open Innovation Factory Lassallestraße 5, Foyer 1, 1020 Vienna
Europe Tech Hackathon 2025 - AI Agents for a Sustainable Future
Organiser: Sustainista GmbH
Hackathon
9:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Centre for Innovation in Education, Maderstraße 1, 1040 Vienna
Day 5/9
12.5.
12.5.
9:00 a.m. — 10:00 p.m.
Vienna City Hall. Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1, 1010 Vienna
Impact Days 2025
Organiser: Impact Hub Vienna
Conference
Networking & gathering
Panel discussion
Matchmaking
9:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.
weXelerate, Praterstraße 1, 1020 Vienna
The CEE Innovation Forum
Organiser: Recursive Media JSC
Conference
Networking & gathering
Panel discussion
9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Various locations around Vienna
9:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
Secret location in Vienna
10:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Arnold Schmidt Room (formerly "Kontaktraum"), Gußhausstraße 25 – 27, 6th floor, 1040 Vienna
The Waltz of Pioneers: EULiST Spin-Off Pitch Competition
Organiser: Innovation Incubation Center TU Wien
Pitch competition
12:30 p.m. — 3:00 p.m.
ÖBB Open Innovation Factory, Lassallestraße 5, Foyer 1, 1. Floor, 1020 Vienna
Mobility & Energy in Action
Organiser: Community creates Mobility
Pitch competition
Networking & gathering
1:30 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.
WKO, Wiedner Hauptstraße 63, 1040 Vienna
Startup World Cup Austria
Organiser: invest.austria - Austrian association for private capital
Pitch competition
Networking & gathering
Panel discussion
Matchmaking
2:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.
Secret location in Vienna
2:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Die HausWirtschaft, Bruno-Marek-Allee 5/1, 1020 Vienna
Venture Built by HiQ Connect
Organiser: Alcedo Ventures
Networking & gathering
Meet-the-expert session
Panel discussion
Matchmaking
Day 6/9
13.5.
13.5.
8:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.
WKO, Wiedner Hauptstraße 63, 1040 Vienna
Invest.Austria Investors Breakfast
Organiser: invest.austria - Austrian association for private capital
Networking & gathering
8:30 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
WKO, Wiedner Hauptstraße 63, 1040 Vienna
Connect Day 25
Organiser: Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH
Pitch competition
Fair/showcase/tech demo
Networking & gathering
Panel discussion
Matchmaking
9:00 a.m. — 10:00 p.m.
Vienna City Hall. Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1, 1010 Vienna
Impact Days 2025
Organiser: Impact Hub Vienna
Conference
Networking & gathering
Panel discussion
Matchmaking
9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Various locations around Vienna
6:30 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.
The Social Hub Vienna, Auditorium, Nordbahnstrasse 47, 1020 Vienna
Fuckup Nights | ViennaUP 2025 Edition
Organiser: Fuckup Nights
Networking & gathering
Meet-the-expert session
Panel discussion
Matchmaking
Day 7/9
14.5.
14.5.
9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Various locations around Vienna
9:00 a.m. — 9:00 p.m.
Aula der Wissenschaften, Wollzeile 27a, 1010 Vienna
The Green 100
Organiser: Austrian Climate and Energy Fund
Conference
Networking & gathering
Workshop
Panel discussion
Matchmaking
11:30 a.m. — 10:00 p.m.
various locations
Creative Days Vienna 2025
Organiser: Vienna Business Agency / Creative Industries
Conference
Networking & gathering
Workshop
12:30 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.
Impact Hub Vienna, Lindengasse 56/18-19, 1070 Vienna
PeaceTech Conference 2025: Advancing Ethical AI in a Diverse World
Organiser: PeaceTech Hub
Conference
Pitch competition
Networking & gathering
4:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.
Co-Innovation Factory, Absberggasse 27/1/3, 1100 Vienna
4:30 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.
TUtheSky, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Vienna
Vienna waits for you – Health, AI, and the City
Organiser: Health Hub Vienna
Fair/showcase/tech demo
Networking & gathering
Meet-the-expert session
Panel discussion
Day 8/9
15.5.
15.5.
8:30 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Climate Lab, Spittelauer Lände 45, 8th floor, 1090 Vienna
Smart City SuMMit 2025
Organiser: Vienna Business Agency
Conference
Meet-the-expert session
Panel discussion
Matchmaking
8:30 a.m. — 7:30 p.m.
Co-Innovation Factory, Absberggasse 27/1/3, 1100 Vienna
9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Various locations around Vienna
9:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
Impact Hub Vienna, Lindengasse 56/18-19, 1070 Vienna
Beyond Borders: Migrant Impact Startups Shaping Europe
Organiser: Funding Crew x Diaspora Business Hub
Pitch competition
Networking & gathering
Matchmaking
9:00 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.
Künstlerhaus, Karlsplatz 5, 1010 Vienna
European Culture & Creative Dialogues / ROAD TO RESILIENCE
Organiser: EIT Culture & Creativity
Networking & gathering
Workshop
10:00 a.m. — 10:00 p.m.
various locations
Creative Days Vienna 2025
Organiser: Vienna Business Agency / Creative Industries
Conference
Fair/showcase/tech demo
Networking & gathering
Workshop
Meet-the-expert session
Panel discussion
10:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
WU Vienna, Foyer Executive Academy, Welthandelspl. 1, 1020 Vienna
Thriving Through Failure in Business and Beyond: Lessons in Innovation, Growth, and Resilience
Organiser: eXplore!
Networking & gathering
Meet-the-expert session
Panel discussion
12:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
WKO, Julius Raab Saal, Wiedner Hauptstraße 63, 1040 Vienna
Tech & AI Jobs Fair - Vienna 2025
Organiser: Tech Jobs Fair GmbH
Fair/showcase/tech demo
Networking & gathering
Workshop
Hackathon
Panel discussion
Matchmaking
12:30 p.m. — 6:30 p.m.
OeKB - Reitersaal, Strauchgasse 3, 1010 Vienna
2nd international Blockchain Day - The Digital Assets Evolution: Investing in the Future now
Organiser: Digital Asset Association Austria - DAAA
Conference
Networking & gathering
Panel discussion
4:00 p.m. — 8:30 p.m.
Impact Hub, Lindengasse 56, 1070 Vienna
BeFounder Day: Global Startup Bridge from Vienna to Silicon Valley
Organiser: BeFounder
Conference
Fair/showcase/tech demo
Networking & gathering
Workshop
Meet-the-expert session
Panel discussion
5:30 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.
Sky Lounge, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna
Day 9/9
16.5.
16.5.
8:30 a.m. — 10:30 a.m.
Nordbahnsaal @die HausWirtschaft, Bruno-Marek-Allee 5, 1020 Vienna
CreativeMornings: REVIVAL of the Idea – How Technology Shifts Impact Creativity
Organiser: CreativeMornings/Vienna
Networking & gathering
Meet-the-expert session
Panel discussion
8:30 a.m. — 5:30 p.m.
Co-Innovation Factory, Absberggasse 27/1/3, 1100 Vienna
InnoDays #SeamlessExperience
Organiser: Conui GmbH
Fair/showcase/tech demo
Networking & gathering
Hackathon
9:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.
Stoß im Himmel 3/9 1010 Vienna
GenAInnovation: How AI is Boosting The Innovation Funnel
Organiser: Wonderwerk Consulting GmbH
Workshop
9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Various locations around Vienna
9:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.
Belvedere 21, Arsenalstraße 1/21er Haus, 1030 Vienna
INVESTING IN THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
Organiser: EIT Culture & Creativity & New Renaissance Venture
Networking & gathering
Panel discussion
Matchmaking
11:00 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.
ViennaUP Homebase (Resselpark at Karlsplatz, 1010 Vienna)
12:30 p.m. — 4:30 p.m.
Central European University, Quellenstraße 51, 1100 Vienna
Accelerating Culture & Tech: From Education to Innovation
Organiser: CultTech Association
Fair/showcase/tech demo
Networking & gathering
Panel discussion
1:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m.
Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus - Akademiestraße 13, 1010 Vienna
Ebike Future X Vienna 2025
Organiser: EbikeFuture.com
Conference
Pitch competition
Fair/showcase/tech demo
Networking & gathering
1:00 p.m. — 5:30 p.m.
NGWork, Graben 17/10, 1010 Vienna
1:30 p.m. — 3:45 p.m.
Expat Center of the Vienna Business Agency
Symbols of Innovation: Where Art, Culture & Business Meet
Organiser: myCulture
Workshop
Panel discussion
5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
ViennaUP Homebase, Resselpark at Karlsplatz, 1010 Vienna
7:00 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.
Schönngasse 15 - 17, 1020 Vienna
Happylab Maker Start-up Night – Let’s produce locally
Organiser: Happylab - your Makerspace in Vienna
Fair/showcase/tech demo
Networking & gathering
Meet-the-expert session