Vienna's startup calendar is packed in November 2026: the invest.austria conference (4 November), DevFest, Digital Days, FintechWeek, Future Forward and Business Angel Day all fall within four weeks. In 2027 the big dates are the #glaubandich final (19 April) and ViennaUP (7–14 May).
This guide lists startup, tech, investor and women-founder events in Vienna from late October 2026 to the end of 2027. We checked every date on the organiser's own website. We mark each event as Confirmed (date on the official site), Announced (date from a reliable second source) or Expected (based on past editions only). For Graz, Linz, Innsbruck and the rest of the country, see our startup events in Austria guide.
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Must Attend Startup Events in Vienna 2026–2027: Calendar from November 2026 to June 2027
Autumn 2026
invest.austria conference: 4 November 2026
Austria's private-capital association, formed when AVCO and the angel network aaia merged, brings its investors to Schönbrunn once a year, with dedicated pitch sessions. Speakers include Lisa-Marie Fassl of Female Founders and Fund F. See our fundraising events for 2027.
Woman in Business Award and Lange Nacht der Förderungen: 5 November 2026
Frau in der Wirtschaft, the women's network of the Austrian Economic Chamber, gives the award in categories such as founder of the year (Gründerin des Jahres), innovator and social entrepreneur.
The same evening, Austria's public funders (aws, FFG, WKBG and the Vienna Business Agency) answer questions about grants, loans and guarantees at Erste Campus. For a bootstrapped founder this is the fastest way to learn what you can apply for.
DevFest Vienna: 7 November 2026
GDG Vienna's yearly conference draws over 220 developers to TU Wien. Speakers include Josefine Schaefer and Asma Merabet; the keynote has not been announced.
Entrepreneurship4Youth Festival and Entrepreneurship Summit: 10–11 November 2026
Run by IFTE for the 26th time, the summit is about teaching entrepreneurship. The youth festival at City Hall has stations from the Vienna Business Agency, i2b and the Patent Office, and talks by Luis Pur, Angelina Widmann, Christian Holzknecht and Ben Jerabek.
Idea-stage founders: the Founder Institute's online Fall 2026 cohort in Austria runs 11 November 2026 to 11 February 2027, with networking in Vienna. Apply by 11 November; the entrance fee is $1,149. fi.co
Digital Days: 16–18 November 2026
Run by DigitalCity.Wien. Henning Beck gives the keynote, and the 18 November programme has a "Frauen in der Digitalisierung" session at 13:30 and a SheDigital roundtable at 16:30. The Hedy Lamarr Prize for a woman in IT research is presented the same evening, 18:00–21:00.
Women's Entrepreneurship Week: 16–20 November 2026
Impact Hub Vienna opens its coworking space to women entrepreneurs for a week, during Global Entrepreneurship Week (16–22 November). It also runs a Morning Spark on fundraising with Jule Wilhelm on 25 November.
FintechWeek Vienna: 23–27 November 2026
Fintech Austria's week ends with the Financial Market Authority's Fintech Day, a chance to ask the regulator about licences. More in our fintech startup events.
Future Forward: 26 November 2026
weXelerate's conference has a pitch arena with 40 startups, 38 expo booths and investor matchmaking on b2match. Startup applications closed on 20 October, but the founder ticket still gets you into the matchmaking. Shimrit Maman of the Israel Space Agency gives the keynote.
Business Angel Day: 2 December 2026
The 17th Business Angel Day, backed by aws, ends with the Business Angel of the Year award.
Open Pitch Night: 3 December 2026
The finale of Impact Hub's three-month Idea Starter Pack programme. See our social impact startup events.
Spring and summer 2027
#glaubandich CHALLENGE final: 19 April 2027
Erste Bank and the Sparkassen run Austria's largest startup competition. City pitches tour Austria from 23 February to 31 March 2027; Vienna's, on 17 March, covers energy and climate and sustainability, bio and agri. Each category win is worth €1,000 and the final €10,000. The Female Startup special prize comes with access to the Female Founders network and Fund F. More pitch competitions.
ViennaUP: 7–14 May 2027
Run by the Vienna Business Agency, ViennaUP is the city's flagship startup week: dozens of partner events, pitch nights, demo days and investor meetings across town.
Vienna Blockchain Week: 2–3 June 2027
Vienna's main crypto and blockchain conference. See our web3 startup events.
Dates not announced yet
- AustrianStartups Summit 2027: the 2026 summit was on 15 October at Ottakringer Brauerei.
- invest.austria conference 2027, Digital Days 2027, FintechWeek Vienna 2027: expected in autumn 2027, as in 2026.
- FFX Vienna 2027: Female Founders' conference was last in Vienna on 19–20 May 2026; the next FFX is in Zurich. female-founders.org
- TEDAI Vienna 2027: the 2026 edition at the Hofburg (28–30 October) is sold out.
Recurring meetups and communities
- Impact Hub Vienna: "Bier um Vier" every Friday, 16:00–18:00, plus workshops and pitch nights. vienna.impacthub.net
- i²c TU Wien: founder talks and workshops, such as Joint Forces on 5 November and "Translating Research Into A Business Model" on 17 November. i2c.tuwien.ac.at
- Vienna Business Agency: free founding workshops in many languages (9–13 November) and talks at the Startup House, such as Open Link Day on 2 December. wirtschaftsagentur.at
- AustrianStartups Stammtisch: a monthly founder evening, usually on the third Tuesday.
- GDG Vienna: developer meetups through the year. meetup.com
Quiet now: Startup Grind Vienna lists no upcoming events, Fintech Austria's meetup series stopped in February 2024, Startup Weekend Vienna has no current edition, and the 4GAMECHANGERS and Pioneers festivals are paused or ended.
Events for women founders in Vienna
- Woman in Business Award (5 November): Austria's national award for women entrepreneurs.
- Women's Entrepreneurship Week (16–20 November): free coworking at Impact Hub Vienna.
- Digital Days (18 November): a women-in-digitalisation session, a SheDigital roundtable and the Hedy Lamarr Prize.
- #glaubandich Female Startup prize: apply by 31 October 2026 with at least one woman co-founder.
- Female Founders and Fund F: Vienna's women-founder network, and a fund that invests up to €600,000 at pre-seed and seed, only in teams with at least one female co-founder. fund-f.com
Run an event for women founders in Vienna? Send it to us and we'll add it. See also our female entrepreneurship events and women in tech events for 2027.
Funding and support to know before you go
- Red-White-Red Card for start-up founders: you need at least €30,000 of capital with an equity share of at least 50%, a business plan and 50 of 85 points; €50,000 of extra investment earns 10 bonus points. The card lasts up to 24 months. migration.gv.at
- Founding a GmbH: the minimum share capital is €10,000, and half must be paid in cash at founding (since 1 January 2024). WKO
- aws gender bonus: Preseed Deep Tech grants go up to €267,000, or €300,000 with the gender bonus (funding rate 80%, or 90%). Seedfinancing goes up to €356,000, or €400,000 if women hold more than 25% of shares. The current terms run until 31 December 2026. aws
- Vienna Business Agency: innovation funding of up to €300,000 per project (call open until 31 December 2026) and Wiener Wachstum equity of up to €500,000 for at most 25%; diversity projects score extra points. wirtschaftsagentur.at
- INiTS: the city's high-tech incubator invests up to €100,000 through STARTKapital. inits.at
How to get the most out of Vienna startup events
- Plan for November. Eleven of the dated events in this guide fall between 4 November and 3 December 2026.
- Apply to #glaubandich now. Applications close on 31 October 2026, and the Female Startup prize needs a woman co-founder.
- Go to the Lange Nacht der Förderungen. All of Austria's public funders are in one room on 5 November.
- Use the founder ticket. Future Forward's €79 ticket for young companies includes investor matchmaking.
- Pitch where investors sit. invest.austria, Business Angel Day and ViennaUP's partner events are where Austrian angels meet founders; see more startup competitions.
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FAQ
What are the main startup events in Vienna?
The invest.austria conference (4 November 2026), DevFest Vienna (7 November), Digital Days (16–18 November), FintechWeek Vienna (23–27 November), Future Forward (26 November), Business Angel Day (2 December), the #glaubandich final (19 April 2027) and ViennaUP (7–14 May 2027).
When is ViennaUP 2027?
ViennaUP 2027 runs 10–14 May 2027, with a WarmUP weekend on 7–9 May. The Vienna Business Agency organises it.
Are there events for women founders in Vienna?
Yes: the Woman in Business Award (5 November 2026), Impact Hub's free Women's Entrepreneurship Week (16–20 November), the women sessions at Digital Days (18 November) and the #glaubandich Female Startup prize.
Are there free startup events in Vienna?
Yes: Impact Hub's Women's Entrepreneurship Week, the Vienna Business Agency's founding workshops, and many ViennaUP partner events.
How much money do I need to found a GmbH in Austria?
The minimum share capital of a GmbH is €10,000, and half of it must be paid in cash at founding.
About the Author
Violetta Bonenkamp, also known as MeanCEO, is an experienced startup founder with an impressive educational background including an MBA and four other higher education degrees. She has over 20 years of work experience across multiple countries, including 5 years as a solopreneur and serial entrepreneur. Throughout her startup experience she has applied for multiple startup grants at the EU level, in the Netherlands and Malta, and her startups received quite a few of those. She’s been living, studying and working in many countries around the globe and her extensive multicultural experience has influenced her immensely.
