Vienna is a vibrant innovation hub where strong research, international talent, and collaboration meet. Known for life sciences, medtech, cybersecurity, quantum and green tech, it offers excellent funding and growth opportunities in a diverse, high-quality environment where ideas scale globally.
- 200+ HQ
- Rd. 4% R&D Quota
- 150Mio. in VC-Investment (lt. Dealroom) in 2025
- 3 unicorns
- 1700+ startups
- 47+ accelerators & incubators
- 1000+ tech events
- #1 Monocle Quality of Life
- #1 EU Access City Award 2025
- #1 Global congress destination
- #2 Global Liveability Index 2025
- Home to all 20 of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies
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- 210+ direct flights from Vienna
- 2.0 million inhabitants
- 38 universities in and around Vienna
- 181 different nationalities
- 100+ world-class cultural institutions
- Top global congress destination
Vienna brings together innovation, talent and a thriving entrepreneurial spirit, making it an ideal launchpad for ambitious companies. The city has already produced globally recognized success stories, such as mysugr, a health app acquired by Roche, and Bitpanda, a leading European fintech platform that has reshaped digital investing. At the same time, companies like Anyline deliver AI solutions to global enterprise clients, while TTTech powers mission-critical systems in industries from aerospace to automotive, and Eversports continues to scale internationally across European markets.
Adding to this supportive environment, Vienna actively invests in initiatives like the Vienna Startup Package, which provides international startups with tailored support and guidance helping companies establish and scale quickly in the Austrian market.
Open and inclusive mindsets make Vienna a great place for female entrepreneurs and founders from diverse backgrounds. Around one third of companies in Austria are led by women, and Vienna hosts the most networking events for women in Europe. The Female Factor and Female Founders are just two international organizations headquartered in Vienna that support women in fulfilling their career and leadership potential. Fund F, part of the Female Founders network, is a new venture capital fund focusing solely on women-led startups.
“There’s a reason why TourRadar’s journey started in Vienna. The infrastructure, the readiness for innovation, combined with the vast cultural and natural resources make for a great place to found a business and grow a team.“
Travis Pittman, Co-Founder & CEO of TourRadar
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Vienna benefits from outstanding infrastructure, including a world-class public transport system, advanced digital networks, reliable energy and healthcare services, and extensive green spaces. Combined with strong research and education facilities, this integrated infrastructure supports a high quality of life and makes the city a leading hub for innovation and sustainability. Read more here.
- AI:Factory
- Climate Lab Vienna
- Future Health Lab
- Education Lab
- Wexelerate
- Impact Hub Vienna
- Vienna Geospace Hub
- EIT Manufacturing
- EIT Culture & Creativity
- Aithyra
- acib GmbH – Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology
- SBA Research GmbH – Centre for Information Security
- VRVis Center for Visual Computing
- Vienna BioCenter
Vienna’s startup & scaleup ecosystem is valued at around $13–14 billion (Startup Genome, 2025/26), with strong focus areas in ICT, Life Sciences, Energy & Climate, AI/DeepTech, and FinTech.
Vienna has a vibrant population of around 200,000 students, with nearly 40 universities and colleges in the region. The city boasts a large, young and highly-skilled workforce; its unique technical college system (HTLs) educates select pupils in technical and engineering fields from a young age, such that these graduate from secondary school with a high level of knowledge in specific STEM fields. Vienna also invests 4% of its GRP into R&D, with some 1,700 research sites in the city employing well over 50,000 R&D personnel.
The Business Immigration Office supports international professionals by providing consultations on residence and employment law for foreign nationals. Our consultations are confidential, independent, and cost-free. View more here.
On a national level, the Austrian Business Agency’s Work in Austria programme offers particular support for international talents, including consultations, information resources such as a growing job platform. More information.
TEDAI returns in 2026
The official European TED Conference dedicated exclusively to the exploration of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Vienna to home major new biomedical artificial intelligence institute.
Vienna is becoming a global hub for cutting-edge research with the new AITHYRA Institute focused on biomedical AI.
ViennaUP 2027
Europe’s biggest decentralized startup festival returns from May 10-14, 2027 to Vienna.