1. STARTup Live #4
Date: 29th - 31st of October 2010
@ MS Headquarter, Vienna
Idea pitches: 26
Participants: 82
Mentors: 8
Experts: 5
Venture teams: 15
Nationalities: 13
some more information:
http://www.starteurope.at/3396/startup-live-vienna-4-roundup/
Ok, every time is a new time and this was our 4th STARTup Live Vienna. From our perspective, it rocked. We had great pitches,
awesome teams, wicked atmosphere and really interesting discussions throughout the weekend. The experts and mentors stuck
around for far longer than their timeslots and the afterparty was epic. The results of the pitchround and team formation: 15 teams
were formed – that’s a 57% successrate for the pitchers! Wicked.
2. STARTup Lounge Entrepreneurs Evening
Date: 1st of October, 2010
@ Inits HQ, Vienna
Pitches: 13
Participants: 40
Guests: 100
Mentors: 8
Experts: 20
some more information:
http://www.starteurope.at/3270/startup-lounge-entrepreneurs-evening-roundup/
On the 1st of October, STARTeurope together with inits and accent organized a pitchtraining and party for the entrepreneurs of
Austria. During the day the elevator pitch (STARTeurope style ) as well as the 5 min money pitch was practiced, performed and
feedbacked by experts. The winners of the pitchround was invited to present at the Business Angel Day in November. Was a
blast, the teams got some great feedback, were schooled in the subconscious matters of pitching as well as presentation
technique and rhetoric.
3. STARTup Lounge Alpbach
Date: 26th - 28th of August 2010
@ European Forum Alpbach, Alpbach
Pitches: 15
Guests: 300
Panel Discussion with:
Reshma Sohoni (CEO of Seedcamp),
Selma Prodanovic (CEO of Brainswork),
Markus Wagner (president of i5invest),
Daniel Mattes (cofounder of JaJah, founder of Jumio),
Christopher Kahler (cofounder of Qriously)
some more information:
http://www.starteurope.at/3193/recap-of-starup-lounge-alpbach/
Over the stretch of 3 days STARTups, people with ideas, experts and investors came together and unleashed the entrepreneurial
spirit in Alpbach. Together with IG Senza confini, IV Wien, “Die Presse”, Tec Net, accent and many more we had the opportunity
to arganize a panel discussion (topic: “Unleash the entrepreneurial spirit – what’s missing in Europe?”) , STARTup Meet and Greet
and a Pitching session with a bunch of amazing STARTups. We hope that we did not just convince our participants about the
value we create, but also had an impact upon the whole European Forum Alpbach.
4. Summer University Carinthia
Date: 3rd - 11th of July 2010
@ KTS Villach, Corinthia
Participants: 50
Countries: 18
Experts: 4
Venture teams: 6
some more information:
http://summeruniversity.at/
We had a definitly amazing week with 50 participants from 18 countries in Carinthia. Nice lecturers, great workshops
and a lot of unforgettable side events. The event brought together top qualified and committed students with
international, multidisciplinary backgrounds and innovative companies looking for sustainable business solutions. It
fostered entrepreneurial thinking and acting, enables mutual learning, helped building up a network among all
stakeholders, and additionally creates value for the public.
5. STARTup Jam
Date: 23rd - 25th of June 2010
@ MS Innovation Center, Vienna
Idea pitches: 16
Participants: 62
Mentors: 10
Experts: 5
Venture teams: 10
End presentations: 10
some more information:
http://www.starteurope.at/2989/startup-jam-the-end-is-here/
What happens if you take 62 high school students, days short of finishing their semester, from four different schools, let them
pitch, form teams, work, learn the method of pitching, how to express their ideas creatively and present in front of a high caliber
jury? Well, a bunch of crazy ideas, loads of feedback from mentors and experts and amazing perfomances from future
entrepreneurs.
6. STARTup Live #3
Date: 11th - 13th of June 2010
@ MS Headquarter, Vienna
Idea pitches: 27
Participants: 94
Venture teams: 17
Mentors: 33
Experts: 7
some more information:
http://www.starteurope.at/2886/startup-live-vienna-3-roundup/
The event started with a bomb – 27 pitches! The STARTeurope team was amazed at the quality of the pitches, ideas and people –
you guys blew our minds. Some developed prototypes, others rethought their concepts, several used the business model canvas
seminar which STARTeurope gave to get to know their strengths, business and potential pitfalls. The result: 16 pitches were
delivered on sunday evening! WOW! Usually some give up, but these guys and gals had that amazing “feature” called
persistency.
7. STARTup Lounge #3
Date: 5th of June, 2010
@ Palais Kinsky, Vienna
Pitches: 11
Participants: 20
Guests: 150
Groups formed: 6
Mentors: 4
some more information:
http://www.starteurope.at/2250/startup-lounge-vienna-2/
Pitch – Perform – Present – Party
In June 2010 we hosted a Lounge event taking place at Palais Kinski. The STARTup Lounge was followed by an entrepreneurs
clubbing with more than 190 people and startups from Germany and Austria. A perfect mix: 200 people,3 hours of starting & 10
hours of partying. Palais Kinsky turned into a place with loads of inspiration, new ideas and a lot of fun.
8. STARTup Lounge #2
Date: 23th of April, 2010
@ the Hub, Vienna
Pitches: 12
Participants: 50
Groups formed: 10
Mentors: 3
some more information:
http://www.starteurope.at/2222/startup-lounge-vienna-1-roundup/
On April 23, we gathered again with about 60 people at The Hub Vienna to talk about ideas and starting up. This time, the
Lounge consisted of a STARTup Hours and a live streaming of the awesome Startup Lesson Learned conference in San Francisco!
9. STARTup Lounge #1
Date: 18th of March, 2010
@ Nelsons, Vienna
Pitches: 12
Participants: 60
Groups formed: 10
Nationalities: 13
Mentors: 3
some more information:
http://www.starteurope.at/1483/startup-hour-1-roundup/
On March 18th a group of about 60 participants gathered at Nelsons, located in the middle of the Tech University of Vienna, to
partake in the very first STARTup Lounge.The participants were put through a blistering hour of pitching, forming teams, working
and presenting their own ideas at a rapid pace! It was the first stop for the participants of the LIFT @ Austria conference, exploring
enabling spaces and organizations in the region . The attendees were from Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark,
UK,Hungary, Belgium, US, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Belgium and Ecuador – making it a somewhat international
gathering.
10. STARTup Live Prishtina
Date: 26th – 28th of March 2010
@ Amercian University
in Kosovo (AUK), Prishtina
Idea pitches: 24
Participants: 76
Venture teams: 12
Mentors: 7
Experts: 6
some more information:
http://www.starteurope.at/1519/startup-live-prishtina-1-roundup/
The first STARTup Live event in the Balkans took place in the Republic of Kosovo, Europe’s youngest state. Upon invitation by the
three host organizations, ECIKS, UNI Group and START, 70 students and entrepreneurs from Prishtina met a delegation of European
business people and venture experts at the American University in Kosovo for a weekend of intensive idea generation and
business planning.
11. STARTup Live #2
Date: November 2009
@ MS HQ, Vienna
Idea pitches: 20
Participants: 113
Venture teams: 9
Nationalities: 8
Mentors: 20
Experts: 7
some more information:
http://www.starteurope.at/486/startup-live-vienna-2-roundup-formerly-named-startup-
weekend/
Out of twenty presented ideas, nine venture teams were formed resulting in the foundation of one company and one art project,
which is described subsequently. The other venture teams are still working on their business ideas, probably resulting in new
companies. High quality standards, experts and coaches with different professional backgrounds, a creative and stimulating
atmosphere and an interdisciplinary and also a high class expert panel resulted in the successful STARTup Live Vienna #2.
12. STARTup Live #1
Date: 5th - 7th of June 2009
@ MS Innovation Center, Vienna
Idea pitches: 19
Participants: 60
Venture teams: 9
Nationalites: 5
Experts: 5
some more information:
http://www.starteurope.at/487/startup-live-vienna-1-roundup-formerly-
named-startup-weekend/
The first STARTup Live (formerly named STARTup Weekend) project was held in June 2009. This project can be seen as a prototype
of the STARTup Live concept. It was important to gain experience in designing and implementing STARTup Live. Fifteen ideas were
pitched. Nine ideas were not able to assure participants of their potential. As a consequence, six interdisciplinary venture teams
were formed. This can be seen as a first selection of ideas.
