Startup accelerators and incubators in Austria
- 17 organizations
- 9 cities
- Oct 2026 last checked
Austrian start-ups raised €253 million in 2025, about 56% less than in 2024, according to EY's Start-up-Barometer. The number of financing rounds held near its prior level at 148 (151 in 2024), so the average round fell to €2.3 million from €4.3 million.
Sources: EY Österreich, Start-up-Barometer 2025, December 2025
The state development bank aws runs the Preseed - Innovative Solutions programme for impact-oriented start-ups with a social or ecological focus. It is a grant of up to €89,000, rising to a maximum of €100,000 where the gender bonus applies, with a project period of up to one year.
Sources: Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws), aws Preseed - Innovative Solutions, accessed October 2026
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accent Gründerservice
Lower Austria's high-tech incubator, part of the federal AplusB program, providing business development coaching, IP strategy, funding strategy and investor access.
Food & agricultureClimate & energyDeep techHealthtechSpaceAI
accent.at Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
aws First Incubator
Austrian federal program for first-time founders combining grant funding, coaching and a mandatory aws First Start-up Camp as part of selection.
- Run by
- Austria Wirtschaftsservice
- Duration
- up to 2 years
- Funding
- up to EUR 55,000 per project
All sectors
aws.at Latest activity: Jun 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
build! Gründungszentrum Kärnten
Carinthian incubator for technology-oriented, scalable startups offering advice, mentoring, workshops and office space at sites in Klagenfurt and Villach.
Hardware & IoT
build.or.at Upcoming: Nov 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Gründungsgarage
TU Graz semester program for student and staff teams developing a business idea, with workshops, coaching and mentoring, a final pitch and 2 ECTS; up to ten ideas are admitted per semester.
- Run by
- Graz University of Technology
- Duration
- 1 semester
tugraz.at Latest activity: Feb 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Impact Hub Vienna
Vienna impact hub running acceleration programs for social entrepreneurs and startups from idea to scale, with expert mentorship and an investor network.
Social impactClimate & energyMobilityHealthtech
vienna.impacthub.net Latest activity: Oct 2025 · Checked Oct 2026 -
INiTS
Vienna university-linked high-tech incubator running the SCALEup incubation track plus STARTKapital equity financing for research-based founders.
- Funding
- up to EUR 100,000 via STARTKapital
- Founded
- 2002
HealthtechLife sciences
inits.at Latest activity: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
InnCubator
Joint entrepreneurship center of the University of Innsbruck and WK Tirol running the INNC program, a 6 month coaching curriculum with coworking, workshops and a prototyping workshop for student and researcher founders.
- Run by
- University of Innsbruck
- Duration
- INNC programme runs 6 months
- Founded
- 2016
uibk.ac.at Latest activity: May 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Science Park Graz
Graz high-tech startup incubator in the AplusB network, with an ESA BIC Austria track for space-related ventures.
Space
sciencepark.at Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Start Up Tirol GmbH / STARTUP.TIROL
Tyrol's AplusB business incubator for university researchers, running a scale-up program and an 18 month Startup Booster coaching track to bring academic spin-offs to market and investment readiness.
- Duration
- Startup Booster runs 18 months
standort-tirol.at Upcoming: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Startup Salzburg
Salzburg incubator run jointly by regional business, university and research bodies, giving founders individual advice and multi-month coaching through programs such as SHAPE pre-incubation.
- Run by
- Innovation Salzburg GmbH
- Duration
- 6 months (extension up to 12 months possible)
startup-salzburg.at Latest activity: Aug 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Startup Vorarlberg GmbH
Vorarlberg's joint startup competence center at the POSTGARAGE in Dornbirn, running a free 4 month pre-incubation and up to 8 month incubation program with coaching and non-dilutive expert budgets.
- Duration
- Pre-Inkubation 4 months, Inkubation up to 8 months (4+4)
- Equity
- none
- Funding
- 500 EUR expert budget (pre-incubation) or up to 6,000 EUR expert budget plus up to 10,000 EUR extra for climate startups and women founders (incubation)
startup-vorarlberg.at Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
tech2b
Upper Austria's startup incubator running staged IDEATE, ACTIVATE and INCUBATE programs plus sector tracks for tourism, medtech and hardware founders.
- Duration
- ACTIVATE cohort runs about 6 months
HealthtechClimate & energyHardware & IoT
tech2b.at Latest activity: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
TU Wien Innovation Incubation Center (i2c)
TU Wien's deep tech entrepreneurship center running the TUW i2ncubator support program, masterclasses and events for researchers and students starting ventures.
- Run by
- TU Wien
Deep tech
i2c.tuwien.ac.at Upcoming: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Unicorn (Zentrum für Entrepreneurship und angewandte Betriebswirtschaftslehre)
University of Graz entrepreneurship center with founder programs (Start-up Werkstatt, start-up grant, Spin-off Lab) for students, staff and researchers; the Unicorn hub offers coworking workplaces.
- Run by
- University of Graz
entrepreneurship.uni-graz.at Latest activity: Jan 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
weXelerate
Vienna hub where B2B startups meet corporate partners through accelerator batches, events and coworking, with no fees and no equity taken.
- Equity
- none
- Founded
- 2017
wexelerate.com Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
WU Entrepreneurship Center / WU Ignite Ventures
WU Vienna's entrepreneurship center running IdeaLAB (three weeks) and VentureLAB (three-month incubation) for early-stage founders, with WU Ignite Ventures funding selected WU-affiliated teams.
- Run by
- Vienna University of Economics and Business
- Funding
- up to EUR 50,000 annual funding per WU-affiliated team via WU Ignite Ventures
wu.ac.at Upcoming: Mar 2027 · Checked Oct 2026 -
ZAT Leoben (Zentrum für angewandte Technologie)
Leoben startup center offering pre-seed and seed programs with coaching, coworking and office space, plus a Green Startupmark track for sustainable high-tech founders.
- Funding
- up to EUR 30,000 in services plus up to EUR 60,000 loan (Spin-off track)
Climate & energy
zat-leoben.at Latest activity: May 2026 · Checked Oct 2026
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Active in the last 18 months
A dated cohort, open call, demo day or news item is required. Its date is on the card; an announced one shows as Upcoming.
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What gets listed
- Accelerator cohorts
- Incubation with coaching or lab access
- Startup studios
- University founder centers
- Public programs with an application process
What is left out
- Investment funds without a program
- Office or coworking space without a program
- Programs with no dated activity in 18 months
Only what they state
Sector focus, duration, equity and funding appear only where the organization states them itself. A blank means it does not say, not that the answer is none.
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