Vienna's 33 Best Startup Accelerators & Incubators [2024]

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Updated: January 20th, 2022

Are you looking for an accelerator program in Vienna?

Did you know that according to Forbes, Vienna is one of the ideal destinations to start a new business?

If you're starting a startup in Vienna, you might be wondering what startup accelerators or incubators exist in the area. Here's the full list:

Best Startup Accelerators & Incubators In Vienna

#	Accelerator/Incubator	Funding	Location	Apply
1	Inits	EUR 100K	Vienna	Apply
2	Greenstart	EUR 10K - 20K	Vienna	Apply
3	Founder Institute	$200K	Global	Apply
4	We Xcelerate	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
5	Impact Hub	Not Disclosed	Global	Apply
6	Ennovent	Not Disclosed	Vienna, I...	Apply
7	A1 Start Up Campus	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
8	Agro Innovation Lab	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
9	Blue Minds Company	Not Disclosed	Vienna an...	Apply
10	Bloom Blisser	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
11	ClimAccelerator	Not Disclosed	Global	Apply
12	Epiphanic	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
13	Factory1	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
14	HK Incube	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
15	Health Hub Vienna	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
16	TU Wien	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
17	i5invest	Not Disclosed	Vienna, B...	Apply
18	i2A Accelerator	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
19	Investment Ready Program	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
20	Lemmings	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
21	Match Maker Ventures	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
22	Microsoft for Startups	Not disclosed	Global	Apply
23	Elevator Lab	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
24	Sic	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
25	tech2impact	No investment	Global	Apply
26	The Ventury	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
27	Grow F	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
28	Legal Tech Hub	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
29	Startup Live	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
30	i2i Associates	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
31	MU Startup Hub	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
32	GIN Austria	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply
33	CEBINA	Not Disclosed	Vienna	Apply

1. Inits

Location: Vienna
Industry: Technology Industry
Investment Size: EUR 100K
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Inits hosts a high-tech business incubator in Vienna that focuses on boosting the success of startups by providing them with a collaborative & creative business approach. This program also offers participants a tailor-made business consulting approach, training services, a whooping capital funding of EUR 100K, technical assistance, business research, resources, and program such as Start: IP, Scale Up, and Start Kapital to assist the startups & businesses of Vienna.

Apply to Inits, or learn more ➜

2. Greenstart

Location: Vienna
Industry: Green Businesses
Investment Size: EUR 10K - 20K
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Greenstart operates a business program that assists green businesses of Vienna, by making viable business models for them and sustainable technologies in the niche of renewable energy, sustainable mobility, energy efficiency, agriculture, cross-cutting cultures, and climate change adaption. This program will introduce you to a broader market and will offer networking opportunities, business coaching, workshops, and funding of EUR 10K to all the 10 participants and Eur 20K to the top 3 participants of the program.

Apply to Greenstart, or learn more ➜

3. Founder Institute

Location: Global
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: $200K
Program: 4 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Founder Institute is a pre-seed accelerator program for startups and to date, they have successfully launched 5000+ companies worldwide.

They work with entrepreneurs at the early stage of their business startup and help them build a successful company. The Founder Institute invests up to $200K in the startup idea and provides them mentorship from high-class mentors.

Apply to Founder Institute, or learn more ➜

4. We Xcelerate

Location: Vienna
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

We Xcelerate is a business acceleration program that believes that innovation is a mindset of business. The mission of this business program is to accelerate and assist business companies to grow and move forward in the industry by providing them essential tools & resources for the same. This program transforms the strategies of startups and takes them to another level. They also offer them networking & training opportunities, a collaborative business environment, and business programs such as We Xplore, We Xperts, and We Xecutes.

Apply to We Xcelerate, or learn more ➜

5. Impact Hub

Location: Global
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Impact Hub runs a diverse and global business program that believes in helping founders, creatives, small business teams, and companies with bold entrepreneurial ideas. This program offers members a wide variety of entrepreneurial services, membership opportunities, coworking space, acceleration assistance, and resources essential to create a social impact on the industry. Some of its portfolio companies are BauKarussell, Paradise.at, Hempstatic, Everyone Codes, and more.

Apply to Impact Hub, or learn more ➜

6. Ennovent

Location: Vienna, India, and Nepal
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Ennovent operates a business program in Vienna, India, and Nepal that partners and assists entrepreneurs, NGOs, and business corporates to run a successful business to build an impact in low-income markets. They provide participants with powerful business opportunities, resources to successfully run & operate in mainstream businesses, a profitable business model, collaborative & networking opportunities.

Apply to Ennovent, or learn more ➜

7. A1 Start Up Campus

Location: Vienna
Industry: B2B & B2C services in the niche of digital services & cloud business solutions
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

A1 Start Up Campus hosts a business program that assists seed & early-stage business firms to become powerful businesses of the industry of Vienna. They support young entrepreneurs in bringing their innovative business ideas into reality by offering them hands-on business experience, specific business goals & schemes, office space, consultation services, investments, business services, and guidance from industry experts. They majorly focus on B2B & B2C businesses running businesses in the niche of digital & cloud solutions.

Apply to A1 Start Up Campus, or learn more ➜

8. Agro Innovation Lab

Location: Vienna
Industry: Agriculture Industry
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 5 weeks
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Agro Innovation Lab operates a business program that accelerates your success by scouting innovations and cultivating ideas. The major aim of this program is to take agriculture to a new level by implementing strategies and new technologies. increasing efficiency & conserving resources. This accelerator program provides participants with entrepreneurship knowledge, networking opportunities, mentorship, details about agriculture technology, and investment & market building opportunities. Some of its portfolio companies are Cebasus, BioFarm, VitiRover Solutions, Land Pack, farm Pin, and more.

Apply to Agro Innovation Lab, or learn more ➜

9. Blue Minds Company

Location: Vienna and Tel Aviv
Industry: Digitalization Business
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Blue Minds Company hosts a business program that digitalizes, ventures, and invests in groundbreaking business ideas. They assist entrepreneurs with the best business concepts & views by offering them hands-on business experience, unique business skills, investments, and resources to face the challenges of digitalization in the niche of energy, logistics, and industry. They support the industry & business and provide them with services from the innovation hub which specializes in tech trends, cybersecurity, and AI.

Apply to Blue Minds Company, or learn more ➜

10. Bloom Blisser

Location: Vienna
Industry: Health Industry
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Bloom Blisser hosts a business program for startups and entrepreneurs of the health industry. They assist and support young business entrepreneurs who have creative minds and ideas with entrepreneurial support, networking opportunity, assessment of business ideas through industry & health experts, investment opportunity, business solutions, resources to sharpen business profiles, and data safety measures.

Apply to Bloom Blisser, or learn more ➜

11. ClimAccelerator

Location: Global
Industry: Climate Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

ClimAccelerator is a global business accelerator program that supports startups and acts as a bridge between the systems & experts to bring ground-breaking technologies in the industry. This program catalyzes, innovates, accelerates, and scales the viable business solutions to unleash the potential o9f startups belonging to the climate industry. Tho date this global program has incubated more than 2000 companies and has raised funding of more than EUR 2 billion. Some of its alumni business firms are Monitor Fish, Bound 4 Blue, Zeleros, Kitro, Leaftech, and many more.

Apply to ClimAccelerator, or learn more ➜

12. Epiphanic

Location: Vienna
Industry: FinTech Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Epiphanic organizes a business program that provides young & potential entrepreneurs with resources essential to succeed & reach the road to success. They accelerate the businesses belonging to the FinTech industry by offering them business values, connections, knowledge, mentorship, acceleration services, fundraising opportunities, investments, introduction to innovative business technologies, and access to attend business events.

Apply to Epiphanic, or learn more ➜

13. Factory1

Location: Vienna
Industry: Mobility Industry
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 4 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Factory1 runs a business accelerator program that is designed to provide entrepreneurs and startups with the best resources and services to grow & succeed in the industry of Vienna. They assist businesses belonging to the mobility industry by providing them with access to global industrial markets, top-level business engagement, access to attend demo day programs, strategic partnership building opportunities, and developmental business resources. Some of its portfolio business firms are Aerostate, Dero, Best Mile, Exeon Analytics, Object Box, and more.

Apply to Factory1, or learn more ➜

14. HK Incube

Location: Vienna
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

HK Incube operates a business incubator program that assists startup businesses to grow and become successful in the industrial ecosystem of Vienna. They offer participants with high-quality business advice from top industry experts, business consultation services, business know-how, strategic partnership-building opportunities, networking with angel investors, venture capital, and resources required for the successful implementation of the project.

Apply to HK Incube, or learn more ➜

15. Health Hub Vienna

Location: Vienna
Industry: Healthcare Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Health Hub Vienna operates a business program to assist startups, entrepreneurs, founders, and business companies with resources to transform the healthcare system in Vienna through entrepreneurship & innovation. The vision of this program is to create a holistic & patient-centric business environment where startups, pharmaceutical & medical device manufacturer companies can work and grow together as a team. They also offer startups with customized business support, mentorship opportunities, go-to-market strategies, networking opportunities, and access to attend workshops & coaching sessions

Apply to Health Hub Vienna, or learn more ➜

16. TU Wien

Location: Vienna
Industry: Innovation Industry
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

TU Wien is a business incubator center that fosters entrepreneurship & innovation to the participants of the program. They connect, inspire, innovate, and educate the participants of the program by hosting a TUW i2ncubator. This incubator program assists innovative student entrepreneurs to bring promising early-stage startup business firms into the market by offering them personalized mentorship, business coaching, resources, workspace & meeting-rooms, business advice, and network-building opportunity.

Apply to TU Wien, or learn more ➜

17. i5invest

Location: Vienna, Berlin, Sofia, Zuerich, and California
Industry: Technology Industry
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

i5invest operates a business program that helps technology businesses to develop and grow in the industry by providing them with the right resources and investments. This program understands the business models, knows the techniques of development, tools to access investors, and has technical capabilities that they foster to the participants. They also offer participants with strategic business advice, capital, and corporate development ideas. Some of its portfolio companies are Translate, Stream unlimited, Cognostics, Incubed It, Denuvo, and more.

Apply to i5invest, or learn more ➜

18. i2A Accelerator

Location: Vienna
Industry: Healthcare Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 3 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

i2A Accelerator is an international accelerator program to support healthcare innovations in the industry. This program helps participants to develop a product-market fit, by providing them with business expertise, networking & investment opportunities, professional business guidance, assessment & valuation procedures, administrative assistance, mentorship, personalized business coaching, office space, best technologies, and pathways to successfully reach business goals.

Apply to i2A Accelerator, or learn more ➜

19. Investment Ready Program

Location: Vienna
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 4 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Investment Ready Program operates a 4-month business program that assists entrepreneurs of Central and Eastern Europe and helps them create viable business solutions. In each cohort, this program selects 15 entrepreneurs and provides them with solutions to business problems, mentorship, networking with industry experts, business strategies, investment, business tools, business experience, mindset support, and resources to make a global business impact. Some of its portfolio business ventures are Chrono, Fabula, Freshys, Hubit, Hut & Steil, Lab Box, and many more.

Apply to Investment Ready Program, or learn more ➜

20. Lemmings

Location: Vienna
Industry: Art & AI Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 4 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Lemmings operate a business incubator program that helps businesses in the niche of Art and Artificial Intelligence. This business training provides participants with resources for product design and distribution, business strategies & tactics, networking opportunities with technical experts, sales & market experts of the industry, hands-on business advice, entrepreneurial business knowledge, and investments. Some of its alumni businesses are Blossom, Chatbird, Frans Girls n Code, Mica, Oratio, and more.

Apply to Lemmings, or learn more ➜

21. Match Maker Ventures

Location: Vienna
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Match-Maker Ventures hosts a business program that matches business scale-ups, business leaders, and corporations with each other. They assist scale-up businesses by providing them with go-to-market business strategies, resources for business development & sales, tools & skills to scale businesses to new heights, connection-building opportunities with customers & investors, match-making opportunities, hands-on business experience through strategic business partners, collaborative business opportunities, business advice, and validation facilities.

Apply to Match Maker Ventures, or learn more ➜

22. Microsoft for Startups

Location: Global
Industry: Technology Industry
Investment Size: Not disclosed
Program: 4 Months
Equity Taken: No Equity Taken

Microsoft for Startups' global initiative program is designed to help and empower startups on their journey toward building a well-structured enterprise. It is a four-month tailor-made program where resources, tools, knowledge, expertise, connections, and mentoring are given to mature or later-stage startups. This program serves as a strategic partner for startups and also offers them support for finance, marketing, and management and hence helping startups to grow their companies as global business entities.

Apply to Microsoft for Startups, or learn more ➜

23. Elevator Lab

Location: Vienna
Industry: FinTech Industry
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 4 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Elevator Lab runs a business program to support fintech industries and provide them with viable business solutions. This 4-month program will help businesses to develop a pilot business project, network & learn from experienced business mentors, strategic business feedback, support, specific business know-how, a dedicated business fund. This business program has a business vision that helps participants to reach out to new business opportunities by acquisition business funds & strategies.

Apply to Elevator Lab, or learn more ➜

24. Sic

Location: Vienna
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Sic operates a business program that supports students' entrepreneurs & startups with business ideas and helps them take the same to a new level in the markets. This is a think-tank-type program where student entrepreneurs & startups can implement their ideas regarding ecological & sociological projects. They provide participants with business support, guidance, training, mentorship, and resources to overcome business challenges. The mission of this program is to help participants lead a good life and create a sustainable market firm.

Apply to Sic, or learn more ➜

25. tech2impact

Location: Global
Industry: Technology Industry
Investment Size: No investment
Program Length: 4-5 months
Equity Taken: None

tech2impact is a global digital hub for impact, which hosts on a yearly basis a 4-5 months Accelerator Program that aims to provide impact-tech ventures located in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with more capital to facilitate the scaling of their impact. The venture’s tech solution must target at least one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 4-5-month Accelerator Program equips impact-tech founders with essential resources to prepare them for getting their next fundraising round and helps them to scale through tailored one-on-one mentoring and insights sessions from 60+ global mentors and experts.

Apply to tech2impact, or learn more ➜

26. The Ventury

Location: Vienna
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 4-months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

The Ventury hosts a business program that supports and assists entrepreneurs and innovators to take early-stage business ideas to a global scale in the industry. This program explores, envisions, scales, and validates business ideas to the industrial ecosystem of Vienna. They also host Elevator, a 4-month business accelerator program that provides participating businesses with business models, the solution to problems, business prototypes & MVP development opportunities, business expertise, data connections & insights, workshops, fundings, networking events, and growth opportunities & resources.

Apply to The Ventury, or learn more ➜

27. Grow F

Location: Vienna
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 3 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Grow F runs a startup accelerator program that majorly supports and assists women entrepreneurs of the industry. They help female entrepreneurs to give a shape to the industries of tomorrow. The goal of this program is to make entrepreneurs' investments ready by providing them tailored consultancy services & mentorship from business experts, networking opportunities, growth resources, and access to attend business sessions. They help women-led startups, small business teams, entrepreneurs who have MVP, and those who are looking for investments.

Apply to Grow F, or learn more ➜

28. Legal Tech Hub

Location: Vienna
Industry: Legal Tech
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 7 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Legal Tech Hub operates a business accelerator program that runs for 7-months and assists SMEs and small startups working under the niche of legal business topics. The participants of this program are provided with legal business coaching, mentorships, tailored business training, assistance in execution, validation & evaluation of business ideas, 1:1 business guidance, creative environment, business knowledge, and access to attend events. Some of its portfolio companies are Mexs, Contractbook, Miso, Jasper, Bigle Legal, Kompany, Closed, and many more.

Apply to Legal Tech Hub, or learn more ➜

29. Startup Live

Location: Vienna
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 3 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Startup Live is a business program that boosts startup businesses. This is a 3-month pre-acceleration program that assists startups with entrepreneurial education, business MVP, prototype, construction of business models, and provides them with talents, skills, mentorship, acceleration services, resources to make them investment ready, and community building & networking opportunities. Some of its portfolio business companies are My Sugr, Codeship, Sii. do, Warrantify, Qriously, Runtastic, Hero, Hi, and others.

Apply to Startup Live, or learn more ➜

30. i2i Associates

Location: Vienna
Industry: Technology Industry
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

i2i Associates operates a business program that assists technology businesses to develop in the industry. The mission of this program is to accelerate business firms and help them to enter new business markets through new technologies and consultative approaches. This program offers participants with go-to-market support, business strategies, innovation business support, technical assistance, and market research opportunities.

Apply to i2i Associates, or learn more ➜

31. MU Startup Hub

Location: Vienna
Industry: Hospitality, service, food, and beverage industry
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

MU Startup Hub is a business program that acts as a home to startups who run businesses in the niche of hospitality, service, foods & beverages. This program allows participants to collaborate with industry experts and create a proof-of-concept. They also provide participants with business educations, training, workshops, acceleration services, growth-enabled business resources, networking & connection-building opportunities, and mentorship from industry experts & corporates essential to grow & succeed in the industry.

Apply to MU Startup Hub, or learn more ➜

32. GIN Austria

Location: Vienna
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

GIN Austria is a business incubator or accelerator program that assists startups to expand their businesses in the industries. This program has a global network of experts that provides participants with mentorship, collaborative business opportunities, innovation, networking opportunities, access to various resources necessary to kickstart their business, extensive business experience, incubation & acceleration services, and cooperative business support. Their list of portfolio companies includes Ampere Hour Energy, Diwama, Dtonic, Hacarus, Dorabot, and Made Analytics among others.

Apply to GIN Austria, or learn more ➜

33. CEBINA

Location: Vienna
Industry: Biotech Industry
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

CEBINA or the Central European Biotech Incubator & Accelerator supports & empowers biotech or life science businesses of the industry. They assist the early-stage business by offering them resources, office & working space, mentorship, access to business networks of private investors, entrepreneurship education, cutting-edge business technologies, support in making viable business models, strategic business resources, and knowledge about market research, legal, finance & HR services. Eveliqure, Calyxha, Algonist, and Mag are some of its top portfolio companies.

Apply to CEBINA, or learn more ➜

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