This event has already taken place. It ran on 8 May 2026 – 16 May 2026 in Vienna, Austria.
ViennaUP 2026
Decentralized city-wide startup festival across 50+ partner events over nine days with 10,000+ international attendees, 1,500+ startups, and active investor matchmaking. Most sessions free or low-cost; main-stage passes around EUR 200. Tracks span social impact, smart city, life sciences, and creative tech, a key CEE entry point for founders.
Details
- Date
- 8 May 2026 – 16 May 2026
- Format
- In-person
- Price
- € · Budget
- Target audience
- Founders
Speakers
14- Titi AkinsanmiGlobal Policy Team Lead, Google
- Christian TrummerChief Scientist, Bitpanda
- Günce ÖnürGeneral Partner, Startup Wise Guys
- Cornelia NussbaumerHead of Sustainability and Innovation, Wiener Linien
- Laurenz SimbrunerGeneral Partner & Co-Founder, PUSH Ventures
- Gerald PollakPrincipal, 3VC
- Karin Andrea StephanCo-Founder & COO, Earkick
- Patrik CeskyManaging Director, aws Gründungsfonds
- Christoph JentzschCEO, Tokenize.it
- Tanja EmmerlingPartner, HTGF
- Kilian KaminskiFounder, Refurbed
- Thomas GanglExecutive Board Member, OMV
- Bernhard NiesnerBoard Member, Austrian Startups
- Inga GriegerManaging Director, BMW i Ventures
Who's taking part
Organizers
1- Vienna Business AgencyExternal site
Partners
9- 120 VenturesExternal site
- Austrian StartupsExternal site
- AustrianStartups
- aws Gruenderfonds
- Female FoundersExternal site
- FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency)External site
- Impact Hub Vienna
- INiTS
- Wiener StadtwerkeExternal site
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