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Be part of the Space4Mobility Hackathon Vienna and help Asfinag, Austro Control, ÖBB and Via Donau tackling their current challenges using Earth observation (EO) data and services. We are looking for innovative, passionate and entrepreneurial individuals as well as early stage startups in the SpaceTech and data analytics field, who want to showcase their expertise in a first prototype. During the virtual 6-day Hackathon, you will get to know other entrepreneurs and scientists, receive valuable feedback from experienced corporate mentors on your product or business idea and have the chance to set the groundstone for a collaboration with one of the corporate partners!
The final event will take place on Dec 1st, where you will showcase your prototype to a highly curated expert jury.

B.Braun is one of the world’s leading providers and manufacturers of healthcare solutions today and is calling for startups to be part of Batch #3 of their acceleration program. They are looking for innovative solutions to be implemented in different company functions (incl. ambulatory centers & hospitals) and improve processes as well as the service level of their products. For batch #3 they're searching for solutions to be implemented across the departments of Marketing & Sales, Communications, HR, Logistics, Manufacturing, Procurement, Operations, Ambulatory Care Centers & Hospitals and Cross-Departments within the topic fields described above.

Erste Bank and Sparkasse are looking for the startup of the year 2020, together with trending topics and the Gründerservice of the Austrian chambers of commerce. The #glaubandich CHALLENGE will stop in all 9 federal states and invite the respective category winner as the best startup to the grand finale on May 12, 2020 in Vienna to select the overall winner.

Take this unique challenge and #glaubandich 🦸️!

The Visa Everywhere Initiative is a global, open innovation program that tasks start-ups and fintechs to solve payment and commerce challenges of tomorrow, further enhance their own product propositions and provide visionary solutions for Visa’s vast network of partners. Apply now to be in with the chance of winning a monetary prize (up to $100k) and a slot in the (virtual) semi-finals where you will pitch to Visa executives and experts.

Take a chance to present your startup at 4Pioneers Day @ 4GAMECHANGERS Festival 2020 in front of more than 15.000 expected guests from politics, business, industry, and creative industries. Pitch Competition powered by zero21.

Apply for the zero21 Pitching Competition or the Open Mic - People, Planet, Profit @ 4GameChangers event!

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Vienna Business Agency Autumn Startup Package is a unique opportunity of joining the city’s community for a 1 month period with extensive support and all costs covered. The Package is awarded to 10 promising startups from outside of Austria.

Are you a start-up active in the energy or mobility space? Apply here to enter the European competition taking place in Milan during Enlit Europe 27-29 October 2020

The Health Hub Vienna is back with batch #5 of its premium, remote health acceleration program for later-stage digital health startups. Top 10 selected startups will take part in 4 sprints in Vienna engaging with top partners such as AstraZeneca, Novartis, Uniqa, Boehringer Ingelheim, Egis, Sanofi, Pfizer and many more Austrian ecosystem partners. At the same time, the teams will learn everything about the Austrian market, regulations and certifications and be connected with local and international health investors. Apply until 15th of January to be on board and enjoy a fully-funded non-equity acceleration program in the leading health hub Vienna.

Voestalpine and Primetals aim to develop new products and services for its clients and solve internal challenges through the collaboration with startups. The goal of the Digital Metals AI Hackathon is to identify top teams to solve four concrete challenges in the area of big data, predictive analytics, machine vision, AR and VR.

Winners will receive 4x €3,000 and the chance to enter into a long-term collaboration with the companies. Interested to bring digital solutions to the metals industry?
Apply now and show us what you got.

Are you a startup with headquarters in Austria or Germany?

Du hast ein Startup und suchst eine Unternehmensfinanzierung?

Dann bewirb dich gleich für eine CONDA Crowdinvesting-Kampagne und mit etwas Glück, gewinnst du zusätzlich eine zero21 Business Membership!

MVM Hackathon powered by Smart Future Lab brings together the brightest minds to unlock the potential of new technologies and drive innovation. As a member of the MVM Group, Smart Future Lab provides support to different subsidiaries to innovate and identify market gaps. The goal of the Hackathon is to solve transformational challenges and create new solutions in a rapid prototyping format. To achieve this goal, Smart Future Lab will host 3 real-life challenges and participants will develop new concepts and solutions with MVM in a hybrid format.

Aegon, a global financial services provider, invites innovative start-ups to realize the business models of the future ensuring that we continue to help people achieve a lifetime of financial security. The Aegon Open Innovation Challenge offers co-development and collaboration with Aegon in four different areas, access to market know-how, customer base, possibility of long term partnership, and financial investments for further idea developments.

Airbus BizLab is a global 6-month acceleration programme where startups and Airbus intrapreneurs speed up the transformation of innovative ideas into valuable businesses. Apply for the program at Hamburg, Toulouse, Madrid or Bangalore and get a chance to receive equity-free cash funding of up to €50.000.

Mercedes-Benz Österreich Vans and Pioneers are looking for the most innovative need of transportation for the new Sprinter and Mercedes PRO. The winning team will get a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (van or cab chassis with a platform) with MBUX and the connectivity- and fleet management solution of Mercedes PRO.

OTP Bank, a top tier player of the financial industry in Central and Eastern Europe with presence in 11 countries, is looking for startups for their partnership program. Aiming for long-term collaboration with later-stage startups and scaleups, OTP offers 3-month pilots with internal business units, and – in case of a successful pilot – a joint launch and live adoption of the tested solution via a 6-month rollout phase. Apply now and join the next round of successful collaboration projects.

The Health Hub Vienna is back with batch #4 of its premium, remote health acceleration program for later-stage digital health startups. Top 10 selected startups will take part in 4 sprints in Vienna engaging with top partners such as Uniqa, Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer and many more Austrian ecosystem partners. At the same time, the teams will learn everything about the Austrian market, regulations and certifications and be connected with local and international health investors. Apply until 30th of June to be on board and enjoy a fully-funded non-equity acceleration program in the leading health hub Vienna.

The BBVA Open Talent Program 2019 is back with its 11th edition and is again looking for the world’s most innovative FinTech and FinTech related projects. This year the focus lies on early-stage startups founded after 1.1.2016 and BBVA is looking for ideas capable of improving the relationship people have with their finances, disruptive fintech solutions, and revolutionary business proposals. Register until 5th of July to win up to 100,000€ of prize money and access to a high-class free-of-charge acceleration program.

Elevator Lab – The Partnership Program powered by Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) - supports innovative fintech startups by helping them to expand into the CEE market. Within a four-month program international leading experts from all over RBI Group are working with fintechs on a proof of concept project. RBI’s goal is a long-term cooperation to fulfill the needs of our 16.1 million customers in our widespread banking network.

Wien Energie and Upstream Mobility, two major Austrian infrastructure providers, are looking for top startups, developers and student teams to help them solve today’s and tomorrow’s mobility challenges. Both partners have defined real-life use cases that participants are tackling by developing innovative prototypes during the Smart Mobility Prototyping Days. Apply now and get the chance to win € 3,000 and the potential opportunity to collaborate with Wien Energie and Upstream Mobility!

Vattenfall - one of Europe’s largest energy providers is looking for innovative companies to collaborate in the fields of solar, heat and off-shore wind topics. The program provides paid pilots with Business Units, access to customer and technology know-how as well as support by the green:field innovation team to roll-out your solutions across the company.

The VISA Everywhere Initiative 2019 is looking for top startups with at least one woman in the founding team in the areas of fintech and social impact. Applying startups benefit from a unique opportunity to get global exposure, establish a partnership with VISA, get support and eventually win the prize money of US$ 100,000 (no equity) + pitch at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Paris!

We are looking for the most visionary IoT startups in Europe and Israel with disruptive solutions. Hub:raum, the incubator of Deutsche Telekom, is willing to empower your idea with connectivity, partnership, technical support and help you deliver your unique value proposition to customers.

Since the numbers of IoT connected device is growing exponentially, higher bandwidth and data rates are needed. Hub:raum, the incubator of Deutsche Telekom, is eager to test LTE-M connectivity. European IoT startups willing to deploy faster and more efficient LTE-M connectivity are invited to apply. The focus of the program is on Smart city, Smart industry and Wearables but not limited to.

The program is addressed to pioneers startups who want to develop their products based on future 5G technology and infrastructure provided by hub:raum, the incubator of Deutsche Telekom. Alongside with early access to 5G connectivity, Startups can benefit from tech and business mentors, prototyping session, partnership, co-development and coworking spaces.

ENERGIE STEIERMARK Green Power GmbH is looking for an operational management and maintenance software in the sense of a platform solution (digital plant book) one can use to digitalise operational management. Mobile use at the hydro, solar and wind power plants must be possible. Do you have a product that seems to be perfect for this application? Apply and start a collaboration with one of the largest energy companies in Austria.

MAHLE is searching for startup technologies and new opportunities to enhance the automotive cabin comfort and thus improve the well-being of its passengers. MAHLE will test your technology within their vehicle mock-up to do a PoC.

BBraun, one of the world's leading providers and manufacturers of healthcare solutions with more than 60,000 employees in 64 countries, is calling for startups to be part of Batch #2 of their 6-months remote acceleration program. The company searches for solutions to be implemented in the departments Marketing & Sales, Communications, HR, Logistics, Manufacturing, Procurement, Operations & Cross-Department within the topic of Chatbots.

We are looking for the top 10 start-ups with groundbreaking ideas and technologies that are challenging the status quo with printed electronics to showcase at the LOPEC trade fair. Do you want to gain foothold in the printed electronics industry? This is your place to be!

Factory 1 is a global accelerator program for startups working on the next ground-breaking technologies and ideas in the mobility sector. This equity-free business development program provides you with the financial resources, expert mentoring and opportunities to collaborate with Kapsch and our partners through a four-months program.

Swisspower and the Energy Web Foundation will host Switzerland’s first hackathon focused on blockchain-solutions for the energy sector.

Energie Steiermark is building the front office of the future and is looking for the startups developing central, integrated customer dialog management systems as a single-point-of-information for customer service agents.

Raising awareness on the investment opportunities and innovation potential within the investors, businesses and government representatives on a European level.

Apply for Industry 4.0 Hackathon and solve real challenges together with the leading industrial companies in 48 hours!

Supported by: Miba, KEBA, TGW and Voestalpine.

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The goal of the Greiner Hackathon is to generate the best ideas and business use cases leveraging printed electronic technology in combination with plastic products made by Greiner.

CultTech Lab Russia aims bringing together leading cultural institutions from Russia and Europe with some of the best international programmers, designers and startups to solve real-life challenges.

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Enter the first Visa Everywhere Initiative focused on the German-speaking D/A/CH region. There is a monetary prize fund of €50,000 and startups can become part of a development program in which Visa and its partners support the winners in piloting new solutions.

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The Innovation Challenge 2018 creates space for new ideas, innovative solutions and development of business models in the energy sector.

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Vienna Startup Package 2018 is a unique opportunity of joining the city’s community for a 2 months period with extensive support and all costs covered. The Package is awarded to 8 promising startups from outside of Austria.

In cooperation with our service partners Pioneers and Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (OeKB) "Börsianer Messe 18" (www.boersianer-messe.com) launches a Start-up program. We are looking for the top 12 start-ups within DACH region with radical ideas and technologies that are changing the financial world and leading the fourth industrial revolution to exhibit on September 19-20 at the Börsianer Messe, the leading trade fair and most important meeting point of the financial industry in Austria.

EIT Digital invites European deep tech companies in the fields of Digital Industry, Digital Cities, Digital Wellbeing, Digital Infrastructure and Digital Finance to enter its contest to win international growth support. Apply for the EIT Digital Challenge and the best ten companies will receive prizes totaling €750,000, including comprehensive international growth support.

Airbus BizLab is a global 6-month acceleration programme where startups and Airbus intrapreneurs speed up the transformation of innovative ideas into valuable businesses. Apply for the program at Hamburg, Toulouse, Madrid or Bangalore and get a chance to receive equity-free cash funding of up to €50.000.

Internationalize your startup and conquer Austria & Europe. Are you an innovative startup looking to internationalize and expand your business in Austria and Europe? Apply for the exclusive goAustria incubation program!

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We are looking for start-ups, with proven innovative fintech products and technologies. Elevator Lab is a leading Fintech Accelerator built by Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) to jointly develop scalable business cases and enable international growth.

Europe's very first GovTech event for leading politicians, public CIOs, startups, corporations and VC’s. Meet the innovators behind a $400bn market and learn more about the latest trends in Citizen Collaboration, Blockchain and Security.

At Pioneers’18, Bosch invites the best startups to present their solutions and business models to improve Air Quality in big cities. Everything from the IoT world is of interest to Bosch: whether that’s sensing, components, measurement or app technologies. Innovative and creative approaches to solve the problem of air pollution in big cities are highly welcome.

At Pioneers'18, Honda invites European deep tech companies in the fields of Mobility, Consumer robotics, Electric Devices and Vehicles to enter its contest to win international growth support. Apply for the Pitching Challenge and the best company will receive tickets to join the Honda tech team in Mountain View - California, including international transfer and accommodation.

BBVA looks for the world’s best FinTech startups in the categories of “Best startup for clients”, “Best startup for customers” and “Most innovative startup”. Apply and get a chance to win a trip to the BBVA Open Summit in Madrid and 50,000 Euros.

Interested in an investment opportunity? Corporate Venture team of Next-Incubator is looking for startups with scalable business models for long-term strategic partnership. Apply for the 2-month program and discuss investment opportunity with Next-Incubator top management.

Apply for Industry 4.0 Hackathon and solve real challenges together with the leading industrial companies in 48 hours!

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Internationalize your startup and conquer Austria & Europe. Are you an innovative startup looking to internationalize and expand your business in Austria and Europe? Apply for the exclusive goAustria incubation program!

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Vienna Startup Package 2018 is a unique opportunity of joining the city’s community for a 2 months period with extensive support and all costs covered. The Package is awarded to six promising startups from outside of Austria.

Apply for Mobility Hackathon and solve real challenges together with the leading mobility companies in 48hours!

Weekend programs for early-stage startups in sustainable tourism from the region of Middle East, focused on exploring experimentation and growth hacking initiatives together with Booking.com experts, including a chance to pitch for grants of up to €25,000.

A three-week accelerator programme for growth stage startups from all around the world dedicated to sustainable tourism, culminating in an opportunity to pitch for grants of up to €500,000. Apply for the programe and join the industry front-runner to create an impact on sustainable tourism.

Take part in the Henkel Innovation Day and innovate the company behind the brands Fa, Glem Vital, Schwarzkopf, Persil and more. If you are a startup in the area of Chatbots, Delivery marketplaces & platforms, Smart retail, Big data analytics, Artifical intelligence, Smart packaging, Augmented reality and Machine learning - apply to get invited to the Innovation Day.

B.Braun is looking for innovative solutions & products in the area of ambulatory & home care taking into account the total patient pathway. If you are a Health & MedTech Startup with a working prototype in the area of data management and communication, digital health and home care or you develop a disruptive solution in this field, we are looking forward receiving your application!

Wienerberger CBME is looking for top startups to co-create the future of affordable living. If you are a startup in the area of VR & AR, Robotics, Data Analytics, 3D printing or Sensors - apply to get invited to the Innovation Day.

Apply for Industry 4.0 Hackathon and solve real challenges together with the leading industrial companies in 48hours!

Weekend programs for early-stage startups in sustainable tourism, focused on exploring experimentation and growth hacking initiatives together with Booking.com experts, including a chance to pitch for grants of up to €25,000.

Wienerberger´s Innovation L.A.B is building a new service for the roofers and is looking for startups developing innovative solutions for roof visual assessment, measurement and calculation.

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One of Germany’s biggest Hackathons for IoT and Energy. Engineers, developers, designers, scientists and students meet to create new data-driven use-cases and innovative business models from real industry challenges.

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VC CultTech hackathon brings tech solutions to the Viennese cultural institutions. Tech innovators and developers meet for two days to create solutions that will impact the future of arts and culture.

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Internationalize your startup and conquer Austria & Europe. Are you an innovative startup looking to internationalize and expand your business in Austria and Europe? Apply for the exclusive goAustria incubation program!

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Vienna Start-up Package 2017 - next round! The Package is awarded to six promising start-ups – a unique opportunity of joining the city’s community for a 2 months period with extensive support.

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Apply for the world’s biggest Fintech competition “BBVA Open Talent 2017” and get the chance to win up to € 80,000 in prize money and have the opportunity to partner up with one of the leading banks in Europe, US and Latin America.

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The Next-Incubator is the open innovation lab of Energie Steiermark, one of the largest service companies in Austria. We are looking for innovative and scalable solutions in the areas of Fitness, Nutrition, Work-life Balance and Mobility.

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Elevator Lab is a fintech accelerator program built by Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) to foster the development of startups – in a structured and effective way.