Connect Day 25
13 May 2025|
1040 Vienna, Austria
Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63
NEWS: GET READY FOR MATCHMAKING
On April 22, 2025 the booking phase for 1:1 matchmaking meetings starts! Your ToDos until then:
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Make sure your profile is completed with all the necessary information
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Set your availability for the matchmaking slots you want to be available for
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Filter the participant list and already bookmark relevant participants
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Read the Matchmaking Guide and tips to become a pro and make the best of Connect Day 25
EVENT APPLICATION until MAY 08 - LIMITED TICKETS LEFT
Thank you all for your many applications. We can only offer waiting list tickets for future application of "Startups / Scaleups" and "Others".
All free participant types will ONLY be able to attend Connect Day 25 if
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you meet the admission criteria
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your profile has been activated/approved by the joint controller team.
For more information check out the dropdown menu "Essentials".
THIS IS CONNECT DAY
Get ready for an exhilarating day at Connect Day 25! THE ultimate matchmaking event during ViennaUP 2025. Matching Startups with corporates and investors! Join us for a day packed with dynamic pitches, interactive panels, and more.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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.
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:
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5 minute intro into the topic
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Interactive panel with experts and audience exchange
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6 Startup pitches, each followed by questions from the jury
Connect Day 25 topics are: DeepTech & Spin-off | GreenTech |
MedTech & LifeScience | B2B Saas & AI.
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"
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: