Author: Kristen Cole

Sustainable Development Goals and Social Entrepreneurship: How 7 Austrian Startups Are Making the Cities Smarter

November 28, 2019 | Liliya Buhela

As of 2018, 55% of the world’s population inhabit urban areas – the number is expected to go up to 68% by 2050, the United Nations predicts. It should come […]
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Kick-off of the HighReach Acceleration Program

November 13, 2019 |

This post originally appeared on the HiReach Project ________________________________ The HiReach project and Impact Hub Vienna are pleased to announce the kick-off of the Startup Lab acceleration program, foreseeing an […]
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Member Spotlight: How the Team at LuftLift Used their Civil Service to Innovate a New Care Solution for the Elderly

October 22, 2019 | Maxim Silva Vega

The students Adrian Brodesser, Paul von Ahsen, Andreas Braun and Ruben Asuo are working on a product that could prove to be very useful for older people. This inflatable device […]
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Impact Days 2019 – Scaling Social Impact

October 15, 2019 |

On Oct 10-11, Impact Hub Vienna and Mercer hosted two days of collective action around social and environmental impact. We brought together investors, startups, executives, intermediaries, and policymakers to explore how each of […]
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WineDown: Inclusive Societies and Migration – Impact Hub Vienna

September 27, 2019 | Selma Pezerovic

Since 2015, Austrian society has been learning to coexist with an influx of migrants, and although there has always been a mixture of ethnicities, religions, genders, races, and nationalities in […]
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Challenge yourself & grow: The experience of a European volunteer

May 20, 2019 |

For you personally, what does the Erasmus+ volunteering service stand for and why did you decide to do this type of volunteering? Alexandra Pediakova: For me, European Voluntary Service (EVS) […]
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Blind Spots In Education: Where Startups Step Up

March 19, 2019 |

Education, startups, and innovation During our Feb 2019 WineDown, we’re brought together key stakeholders in education to discuss how startups contribute to filling in the blind spots, what role […]
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Get to Know the Impact Hub Vienna Community

February 19, 2019 |

Meet the Impact Hub Vienna Community If you’re unfamiliar with Impact Hub Vienna or social entrepreneurship, walking through the front doors of our creative, collaborative co-working space can leave […]
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Meet the Finalists of the Greiner Family Impact Initiative

February 12, 2019 |

What Is The Greiner Family Impact Initiative? In 2018, the Greiner family decided to dedicate funds to giving back to society. To do this, they set up an accelerator […]
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CEE Impact Day 2018

October 24, 2018 |

On October 4-5, our ecosystem came together to celebrate the largest CEE Impact Day event to date. Now that we’ve had some time to reflect, we want to share with […]
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How to Engage In Climate Action in Central & Eastern Europe this Fall

September 24, 2018 | Baldwin Tong

If you’ve been paying attention to the vital signs of the planet–raging fires across Europe, unpredictable weather patterns, and intense hurricanes–it’s apparent that we need to take immediate and drastic […]
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Five reasons to celebrate 2017

December 20, 2017 |

We’re approaching the end of what was a very eventful year for Impact Hub, our members, and the social entrepreneurship ecosystem. Before we dive into the new year, we’d like […]
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[Hub News] Impact Hub Vienna Announces A Growth Milestone

November 16, 2017 | Kristen Cole

Impact Hub Vienna Announces A Growth Milestone Read this press release in German Impact Hub Vienna – Austria’s pioneer in social entrepreneurship and impact ventures has now created a third […]
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Making Austria Home

August 23, 2016 | Kristen Cole

We remember watching the news and reading the newspapers last summer as the number of refugees attempting to enter the E.U. surged. Westbahnhof became a temporary campground, as we attempted […]
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Let’s welcome our new Hosts!

October 21, 2015 | Kristen Cole

Since this October we have a great team of new hosts filling the Impact Hub space with positive energy! What does it mean to be a host? Our hosts are […]
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