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Austria – Attractive Launching Pad for
Startups
Presentation for the Business Incubator - New Economic University, Almaty
Michael Müller, Austrian Embassy – Commercial Section Almaty
26 November 2015
Austria - a profitable location
Key Facts Vienna Startups
Newly established companies
in Vienna
2010 2011 2012 2013
business establishments 9,253 8,325 8,279 8,403
thereof startups 484 478 532 638
share of start-ups 5.2% 5.7% 6.4% 7.6%
Source: wirtschaftsagenturwien / AustrianStartups
Entrepreneur-friendly surroundings
Importance of the IT Sector
Source: Austrian Tech Exit Report 2015
Support Mechanism
• Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft (aws)
– www.aws.at
• Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
– www.ffg.at
• Clusters & competence centers
• go-international - GoSiliconValley
– www.go-international.at
• Junge Wirtschaft - Pitching Days
– www.jungewirtschaft.at
– Twitter: @jungewirtschaft
• AustrianStartups
– www.austrianstartups.com
– Twitter: @austrianstartup
Grant amount
45% < 100,000 €
35% 100,000 – 500,000 €
20% 500,000 €
Source: Austrian Startup Report
2013 Speedinvest
Source: AustrianStartups
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Investment sums of
Private Investors
30% < 100,000 €
36% 100,000 – 500,000 €
34% 500,000 €
0
100
200
300
400
500
2007 2008 2012 2013 2014
Private Equity Players
Source: Austrian Tech Exit Report 2015
Source: Austrian Startup Report
2013 Speedinvest
EU
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speedinvest.com
pioneers.io
www.vave-invest.com
www.venionarie.com
www.aaia.at
i2.awsg.at
Crowdfunding / Crowdinvesting
Investors 37
minimum amount € 50,000
funding limit € 50,000
remaining time 52 days
Pioneers Festival 2015
Participants
49% Austria
23% Western Europe
17% CEE States
3% Americas / Scandinavia
2% Asia
1% Africa, Russia, Others
May 24 & 25, 2016
www.pioneers.io
From Startup to global player
From Startup to global player
How to enter into the Startup Market
Thank you for your attention!
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