Programs

Better Mobility Accelerator (BMA) is an international six-month accelerator programme for startups who are ready to scale up internationally and access a unique network of international mobility, innovation and inclusivity experts across Europe. The main focus is the challenge area “Mobility for all” and therefore the improvement of physical and geographical accessibility for a wide range of target groups, currently often underserved and non-involved passengers as well as vulnerable travelers.

The Clean Cities ClimAccelerator is an EU wide acceleration program supporting climate focused startups with a state of the art program. The accelerator is run by Impact Hub Vienna and the Polytechnical University of Madrid along with an international consortium of partners and is backed by EIT Climate KIC.

A knowledge-sharing and connection session, followed by an incubator for the most promising ideas on how to combat the negative side effects of social media. We’re bringing together insights, ideas, and expertise and putting concepts to the test. The kick-off session will be a creative session with curated participants, intentionally selected to bring together a mix of early ideas, active initiatives, expert perspectives, and potential supporters. By working collaboratively, we aim to accelerate impact and identify new, practical ways to address the effects of social media on our minds, behaviour, and societies.

Are you passionate about education and integration or committed to helping people access employment opportunities? Are you ready to grow your impact and contribute to a more just, inclusive, and equitable world? In its third edition, the FABB skills program, developed in partnership with Karin Granner, will spotlight the critical social issue of equal opportunity in Austria.

Co-designed impactful financial instruments for boosting innovation in SMEs and start-ups Funding schemes for market-driven research and innovation are rare in central Europe. Finance providers and policy makers often shy away from introducing such schemes due to their complexity. The FI4NN project is changing this by supporting the co-design of new finance instruments in regions that want to boost research and innovation. A knowledge centre promotes innovative instruments that already exist elsewhere and new financial instruments are piloted in seven regions.

found! is an acceleration program done in partnership with Deloitte Future Fund. The acceleration program focuses on promoting social entrepreneurship and creating prospects for refugees. The goal is to promote the successful integration of refugees in the domestic job market.​

Green at Heart is targeted to SMEs to develop a first roadmap towards sustainability and circularity. This program is targeted for Austrian SMEs of any size who want to receive guidance, financial support and state-of-the-art diagnostic tools to bring quickly sustainability into the heart of their business.

Klima- und Energiefonds (Climate and Energy Fund) supports innovative business ideas and start-ups in the fields of renewable energy, energy efficiency, mobility, agriculture/bioeconomy, climate change adaptation and those addressing cross-cutting issues to further develop sustainable business models with impact in Austria.

The start-up program powered by Impact Hub Vienna and Deloitte Future Fund to create perspectives and job opportunities in a climate neutral future.

Innovate4Nature is an annual startup competition which aims to inspire individuals and teams to come up with innovative business ideas that make a positive contribution to the conservation of nature and biodiversity in Austria.

The Innovators for Net-Zero Vienna Network is a voluntary initiative of green innovators based in Vienna who are already contributing to the City’s Klimafahrplan 2040 through their daily work and solutions.

Marc Impact Program is a personalised investment-readiness program for social ventures and organisations, which empowers impact startups to tackle social and environmental challenges while building their financial sustainability.

With "Mission 120", Uniqa and Impact Hub Vienna were looking for startups that offer solutions for an ageing society.

Rapid Applications for Transport (RAPTOR) is a competition that swiftly creates and tests solutions to niche urban mobility challenges. Participants compete to provide the most innovative, feasible, and impactful solutions. RAPTOR is funded by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union.

Re:Wien aims to support entrepreneurs who have ideas for a better, smarter, greener, healthier and more inclusive Vienna. The program is supported by the City of Vienna and benefits from a network of experts and 71 entrepreneurs who have already been supported in the last 7 years.

REDpreneur is an innovation and acceleration program of the Red Cross aiming to support innovative impact driven enterprises in the health and care sector. It is implemented by New Paradigm Ventures and Impact Hub Vienna, with support from the Austrian Development Cooperation.

The Validate.global program assists international entrepreneurs and innovators tackling the UN SDGs to explore new business and impact opportunities in new markets. The program is led by Impact Hub Vienna and INiTS, with funding support from the Austrian Development Agency.

Vielfalter was looking for innovative entrepreneurial ideas concerning ecological agriculture, sustainable tourism, food, health, and wood, that would have a positive effect on the Kalkalpen National Park region while creatively using its diverse resources. This was done in partnership with Kalkalpen National Park, WKO of Steyr, the regional development agency of Upper Austria, the Scheuch Family Foundation, and the Leader Region Traunviertler Alpenvorland.

WIN stands for Werkstatt Innovation Natur (Nature Innovation Workshop). Together, we develop projects that protect, restore, or ecologically improve endangered areas – with a focus on extensively used biotopes and grazing. WIN #agriculture is a joint project of BirdLife Austria , Blooming Austria – BILLA non-profit private foundation and Impact Hub Vienna.

Woolshed addresses the challenge of coarse wool waste by promoting interregional collaboration, affordable technologies, and design to transform it into a valuable resource, creating new economic opportunities for small businesses in the Alpine region.