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4 June 2024
Vienna, Austria
Connect Day 2024

Save the Date: May 13, 2025 - Connect Day 25  

More information coming soon! Check out the aftermovie of Connect Day 24 below, to get a glimpse of what it's all about. 

Partners wanted for 2025!

  • Interested in being a partner of THE Matchmaking event of the ViennaUP 2025? 
  • You want to position your company infront of over 1000 hand-picked startups, corporates and investors?
  • You want to give your startups, challenges, calls visibility in the expo area?

Then contact the project manager and we are happy to get in touch with you as soon as negotiations start.

  

    This was Connect Day 24:

    Thank you all for attending Connect Day 24. We reached another record: 1,300 people were on-site throughout Connect Day 24. About 1,500 Matchmaking-sessions took place.


    Participants:

    Please take note of our Admission Criteria before registering for the event. ONLY if you meet the admission criteria and your profile has been activated/confirmed you will be allowed to attend Connect Day 24.

    • Corporates and SMEs looking for innovation inflow
    • Investors (Business Angels and VCs)
    • Start-ups
    • International start-ups from the GIN goAustria program and Vienna Business Agency
    • National start-up ecosystem stakeholders
    • National corporate networks

      Program highlights:

      • Corporate Reverse Pitches by Corporates/SMEs on cooperation opportunities with Startups - powered by ABA, aws Industry-StartUp.Net and EIT Manufacturing
      • International and national Start-up Pitches – powered by Vienna Business Agency, Global Incubator Network & Aussenwirtschaft Austria
      • B2B Matchmaking: Startups meet Corporates/SMEs & Investors powered by Enterprise Europe Network & aws Connect
      • After Party & Open Networking - powered by Green Tech Valley Cluster & aws Connect

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      Registration
      Closed since 28 May 2024
      Location
      Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63
      1040 Vienna, Austria
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      Participants
      Austria 922
      Czech Republic 54
      Germany 48
      Slovakia 36
      Japan 29
      United Kingdom 27
      Bulgaria 24
      India 23
      Italy 17
      Switzerland 16
      Poland 16
      Israel 14
      Hungary 13
      Latvia 13
      France 12
      Luxembourg 10
      Netherlands 10
      Serbia 10
      United States 10
      Croatia 8
      China (Hong Kong) 8
      Slovenia 7
      Singapore 7
      Estonia 6
      South Korea 6
      Ukraine 5
      Finland 4
      Bosnia And Herzegovina 4
      Spain 4
      Türkiye 3
      Romania 3
      Belgium 3
      Chile 2
      Taiwan 2
      Nigeria 2
      Thailand 2
      Uganda 2
      China 1
      United Arab Emirates 1
      Kenya 1
      South Africa 1
      Norway 1
      Greece 1
      Brazil 1
      New Zealand 1
      Cambodia 1
      Kosovo 1
      Lithuania 1
      Egypt 1
      Cyprus 1
      Gibraltar 1
      Mexico 1
      Total 1397
      Participants
      Start-up  560
      Public Agency 162
      Investor / Business Angel 141
      SME (<250 Employees)  82
      Large enterprises (>250 Employees) 73
      VC Fonds  68
      Incubator / accelerator 66
      Others 60
      Consultant 57
      before foundation 28
      Private Equity  23
      Research Institution 19
      Bank / Financial institution 18
      Authority / Ministry 12
      Coach / Mentor 6
      Total 1375