Connect Day 25

13 May 2025 | Vienna, Austria

Connect Day 25

13 May 2025|


1040 Vienna, Austria

Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63

Open Virtual Networking until June 13!

As one of the core elements of the Connect Day, the Matchmaking opportunities have been extended:

You can now schedule meetings with other participants for up to one month after the event!

Click here for more details .

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

man and woman networking at one table over a laptop, laughing at each other

B2B Matchmaking 1:1

The heart of Connect Day 25: meet with Startups, Corporates/SMEs, Investors and Austria's and Europe's dynamic innovation ecosystems - all in one location & one day.

This "speed dating" format offers a unique opportunity to connect with numerous professionals in just 15-minute intervals, fostering discussions on collaboration and potential partnerships.

Make the best out of your chance to meet, mingle, or validate your product/service and apply for participation NOW.

Meetings can already be requested, so set your availability, request meetings directly in the participant lists and read the matchmaking guide if you have any questions.

woman pitching on stage, in the back 3 jury members listening attentively

4 topics - same format on stage

New and improved: this year we are focusing on 4 selected topics for the stage program. Moreover, each topic block is set up the same:

  • 5 minute intro into the topic

  • Interactive panel with experts and audience exchange

  • 6 Startup pitches, each followed by questions from the jury

Connect Day 25 topics are:

group picture of 10 people on stage infront of screen showing "Corporate Reverse Pitch"

Corporate Reverse Pitches

We are turning the tables: instead of Startups, Corporates/SMEs are pitching their cooperation opportunities to Startups - powered by ABA, aws Industry-StartUp.Net and EIT Manufacturing.

Find out more about the Corporate Reverse Pitch and add it to your agenda"

Audience, one man pitching on stage, screen showing a countdown

Pitching Room

There were so many applications for pitching at Connect Day so we decided to offer 5 more slots for startups / scaleups from different countries and industries.

All will be pitching 3 minutes followed by questions from the audience. Find out more for each slot, and add it to your agenda:

ORGANIZER

Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (aws)
part of ViennaUP

MAIN PARTNERS

Global Incubator Network Austria (GIN)
Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Erste Bank
WKO Aussenwirtschaft Austria

PROGRAM PARTNERS

Austrian Business Agency (ABA)
Vienna Business Agency
Green Tech Valley

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

EIT Manufacturing
AKELA Attorneys at Law
Enterprise Europe Network
Born Global Champions
ESIL
AVL Logo
A1 Telekom Logo
Infineon Logo

PARTNERS

AplusB Academia plus Business
Ernest & Young Logo - Shape the future with confidence
ecoplus
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
Business France
LISA Vienna - Life Science Austria
invest.austria
Logo Ottakringer

Participants by country

Austria

937

Germany

45

Czech Republic

43

United Kingdom

24

France

24

Hungary

23

Croatia

23

Slovakia

19

Israel

18

Bulgaria

17

India

16

China (Hong Kong)

15

Latvia

15

South Korea

13

United States

13

China

12

Kosovo

11

Spain

11

Thailand

11

Italy

11

Japan

10

Ukraine

10

Estonia

10

Poland

7

Portugal

7

Türkiye

7

Serbia

6

Switzerland

5

Lithuania

5

Slovenia

4

Netherlands

4

Brazil

4

Belgium

4

Uzbekistan

4

Sweden

3

Finland

3

Greece

3

Bosnia And Herzegovina

3

Argentina

3

Kyrgyzstan

3

Tajikistan

3

Saudi Arabia

2

Romania

2

Kazakhstan

1

Denmark

1

Albania

1

Kenya

1

Algeria

1

Luxembourg

1

Kuwait

1

Taiwan

1

Pakistan

1

Cyprus

1

Reunion

1

Ireland

1

Singapore

1

Australia

1

Meetings

Participants

1433

Meetings

1016