ViennaUP2025 – The International Startup Festival in the VIENNA REGION
Date: 8–16 May 2025
Location: Vienna, Austria
ViennaUP, the leading international startup festival in the VIENNA REGION, returns from 8 to 16 May 2025. The event will once again unite innovators, investors, startups, and creatives from around the globe, offering a unique platform for exchanging ideas, networking and shaping the future together.
Programme Highlights:
Discover the five tracks of ViennaUP
- Venture:
Meet investors, explore new financing strategies, and gain valuable insights from successful founders. Showcase your own ideas and projects to an international audience. - Collaborate:
Engage in dynamic discussions and creative brainstorming sessions and develop groundbreaking ideas collaboratively. - Transform:
Immerse yourself in the future of innovation - experience the latest technologies, disruptive concepts, and visionary approaches firsthand. - Level Up:
Benefit from practical workshops, networking sessions with industry leaders and targeted training programmes designed for your personal and professional growth. - Connect:
Build lasting connections with like-minded individuals from the innovation community and expand your network far beyond exchanging business cards.
SpecialHighlight: Connect Day on 13 May 2025
Don't missConnect Day on 13 May—the largest matchmaking event of ViennaUP. More than1,000 carefully selected startups, corporates and investors will gather toinitiate powerful new collaborations.
What to Expect at Connect Day:
- Corporate Reverse Pitches: Companies showcase cooperation opportunities specifically tailored for startups (powered by ABA, aws Industry-StartUp.Net & EIT Manufacturing).
- International & National Startup Pitches: Innovative startups present their groundbreaking ideas (powered by Vienna Business Agency, Global Incubator Network & Aussenwirtschaft Austria).
- B2B Matchmaking Sessions: Direct networking opportunities between startups, corporates/SMEs and investors (powered by Enterprise Europe Network & aws Connect).
- After Party & Open Networking: End your day in a relaxed atmosphere, deepening connections made throughout the event (powered by Green Tech Valley Cluster & aws Connec)
Why you should visit the ViennaUP?
Over thepast years, ViennaUP has evolved into more than just a festival—it has become living proof that a closely interconnected and diverse community can transform great ideas into tangible impact. The VIENNA REGION itself offers ideal conditions for startups and businesses alike:
- Supportive startup ecosystem
- Outstanding quality of life
- International networking opportunities
- Access to top talent and skilled professionals
- Leading role in climate protection initiatives and smart city technologies
