StartupCarinthia

Our new Startup Ecosystem Map is here! 🚀 After endless hours of volunteer work from StartupCarinthia team members, the project was finally completed. Check it out and explore Carinthia's diverse ecosystem. 🗺️ This map is an important resource to connect startups, entrepreneurs, and organizations to foster collaboration, innovation, and growth. Discover Carinthia's dynamic network of over 115 organizations, including 25 new players. Dive in and uncover the possibilities! 🔍 Navigate effortlessly through the ecosystem! The map organizes the most important players into six key areas: 🤝 Support & Incubation: Accelerators, incubators, and programs. 📖 Education & Research: Universities, research centers, and training. 💬 Events & Networking: Conferences, meetups, and community gatherings. 🏢 Co-working & Community Spaces: Hubs for collaboration and connection. 👥 Experts: Industry specialists, mentors, and service providers. ✨ Points of Interest: Other relevant players and unique resources. This clear structure helps to find relevant players and resources quickly. 🎯 Ready to explore? Access the digital map now: https://lnkd.in/d7M58NVe An interactive version of the map will follow to enhance your experience, stay tuned for more info!💡 And keep your eyes open! Printed versions will soon be available at various locations. You can order your copy soon and pick it up directly from our office at Makerspace Carinthia. 🗺️ High five to over 40 organizations and community members that have given us valuable feedback, helped expand our expert line, and recommended new organizations! 🙌 And a big thank you to our supporting partners for their commitment to the Carinthian ecosystem: Kärnten Gründungsnetzwerk, Wirtschaftskammer Kärnten, build! Gründerzentrum Kärnten, AustrianStartups, HILL International, hba Rechtsanwälte, MAKERSPACE Carinthia, Hirter Bier, Stadtwerke Klagenfurt AG, and Regionmarketing Carinthia. 🌟 #StartupCarinthia #CarinthiaItsMyLife #ExploreCarinthia #KärntenGründungsnetzwerk #EntrepreneuralNetworkCarinthia #AustrianStartups #LocalInnovation #Entrepreneurship #StartupEcosystem #InnovationMap #BusinessGrowth #Support #Community #StartupCommunity #Networking

🎉Get ready! Our brand-new Startup Ecosystem Map is coming soon! 🎉 Your ultimate guide to the local innovation scene, designed to foster connections and empower growth within our community. We're highlighting over 110 different organizations supporting startups and entrepreneurs, and we're thrilled to introduce 25 new members! 🗺️ This map groups key players into six essential fields to help you navigate: 🤝 Support & Incubation: Accelerators, incubators, and programs. 📖 Education & Research: Universities, research centers, and training. 💬 Events & Networking: Conferences, meetups, and community gatherings. 🏢 Co-working & Community Spaces: Hubs for collaboration and connection. 👥 Experts: Industry specialists, mentors, and service providers. ✨ Points of Interest: Other relevant players and unique resources. Stay tuned! The launch is just around the corner, and you won't want to miss it! 🚀 #StartupEcosystem #InnovationMap #ComingSoon #SupportLocal #StartupCommunity #InnovationCommunity #Entrepreneurship #InnovationHub

🚨 The countdown has begun! Our Brand + Business Design SPRINT starts with the online event this Wednesday, June 4th, and we're down to the final few tickets. Make sure one of them has your name on it! This is NOT another “inspiring talk.” It's a Brand + Business Design SPRINT—a full day of high-intensity work that will change the way you think, create, and lead. What You'll Gain: ✔ Real tools to shape smarter strategies and decisions ✔ Simple frameworks that pack a punch ✔ Exercises designed to unlock real, immediate opportunities ✔ A fresh approach to brand strategy and business design Led by: 👉 Andy Starr – Brand architect & co-founder of Level C, with experience working with Ferrari, YouTube, Starbucks, and more. 👉 Sabine Friesser – Executive-level strategist with 17+ years of experience transforming brands for companies like Johnson & Johnson, Dr. Oetker, and Liquid Death. What You'll Learn: ✔ The 7 key questions every brand should answer to lead the market ✔ How to frame your brand and business strategy for long-term growth ✔ How to use Judo Strategy to outmaneuver competitors ✔ The critical principles of differentiation, collaboration, and strategic positioning ✔ And how to turn brand ideas into profitable, sustainable business moves Details: 🔗 Workshop Part 1 (virtual): June 4, 3–6 p.m. (Zoom) 📍 Workshop Part 2 (in person): June 12, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. at Taggenbrunn Castle (Address: Taggenbrunn 9, 9300 St. Veit an der Glan) Includes an exclusive culinary experience, with extraordinary flavours of Alpe Adria Cuisine, masterfully crafted by the renowned chefs of the Jezeršek family. Partnering: StartupCarinthia Carinthia & TEDxKlagenfurt 🔗 Read our blog post for more insights: https://lnkd.in/dk_CjzAH Secure Your Spot: 🎟️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/d4HSNNP8 💶 Fee: € 750 ⚠️ Seats are limited—don't miss your chance!

This isn’t just a workshop. It’s a strategic weapon. On June 12, you’ll get a rare chance to spend a full day in a hands-on Brand + Business Design Sprint led by two standout thinkers who've reshaped brands, challenged leaders, and earned global recognition for how they work and teach. 🔸 Andy Starr — Brand architect and co-founder of Level C. With a career that’s crossed law, music, and global strategy, Andy’s led projects for names like Ferrari, Starbucks, YouTube, and Duke University. 🔸 Sabine Friesser — Executive advisor, branding professor, and strategic force with 17+ years of experience leading transformation for companies like Johnson & Johnson, Dr. Oetker, and Liquid Death. Now, they’re running a full-day masterclass in a stunning castle setting designed to: ✔ Cut through the noise ✔ Equip you with frameworks you’ll actually use ✔ Reignite how you think about brand, business, and impact What you’ll learn: ✔ A new command of disruptive, strategic, architectural, and profitable thinking ✔ How to lead rapid and provocative ideation ✔ Core brand disciplines of differentiation and collaboration ✔ Bullet-proof definitions and principles of real strategy for brand and business Who should attend: Entrepreneurs. CMOs. Strategists. Designers. Consultants. Anyone ready to lead with the brand and win with it. If you build, lead, or advise – you belong here! Details: 🔗 Workshop Part 1 (virtual), June 4, 3–6 p.m. (Zoom) 📍 Workshop Part 2 (in person), June 12, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. at Taggenbrunn Castle (Address: Taggenbrunn 9, 9300 St. Veit an der Glan) including exclusive culinary experience, with extraordinary flavours of Alpe Adria Cuisine, masterfully crafted by the renowned chefs of the Jezeršek family. Partnering: StartupCarinthia Carinthia & TEDxKlagenfurt 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/dWANZVii  💶 Fee: € 750 Seats are limited. Make sure one of them has your name on it.

One more call for #volunteers! #TEDxKlagenfurt is just around the corner, and we’re still looking for some amazing helping hands to bring the magic to life. Want to be part of something creative and unforgettable? Join our volunteer team and help make TEDxKlagenfurt truly special! Use the application form and contact us: https://lnkd.in/epnHKfAu We can’t wait to have you on board! ❤️❤️❤️

🚀 Bitmovin is hiring! Bitmovin is looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist (f/m/x) to join the team in Klagenfurt and help shape the future of tech recruitment in the DACH region. If you’re passionate about technical recruiting, inclusive hiring, and building exceptional engineering teams, this is your chance to work at a global SaaS scale-up powering video giants like Disney+, LinkedIn, ORF and more. 🎯 Core skills: Technical Recruitment · DACH Market · C++ & Java · EQ · Boolean · Diversity Hiring 📍 Location: Klagenfurt 🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/d6rPKPDb Let’s spread the word. Know someone perfect for this role? Share it with them and help us connect great talent with a great opportunity 💡 #Hiring #TechRecruitment #Bitmovin #KlagenfurtJobs #DACH #TalentAcquisition #InclusiveHiring #SaaS #ScaleUp #JoinUs

Die Welt braucht dich! Setze deine soziale oder nachhaltige Projektidee jetzt um und gestalte unsere Zukunft! You never truly change things by using existing solutions, real change needs new ideas and fresh perspectives.💡🌍 Darum sucht der Social Impact Award Dich! Reiche deine Idee für ein soziales oder ökologisches Projekt bis zum 16. Mai beim Social Impact Award ein und werde Teil eines unserer zwei Programme: 1️⃣Deine Idee braucht dringend mehr Detailarbeit und bei Business- und Impact-Modell bist du noch planlos. Dann ist die SIA Discovery Journey genau das Richtige für dich: Die SIA Discovery Journey unterstützt dich mit: 🚀 6 interaktiven online Modulen zur Welt des Social Entrepreneurships 💡 Peer-Learning-Gruppen & Zugang zu unserem internationalen Expert:innen-Pool 🏆Offizielles Zertifikat & Chance, ein Ticket zu unserem SIA Summit zu gewinnen 👨👩👧👦 Werde Teil des größten jungen Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerks Europas 2️⃣Mit einem klaren Konzept und einem Plan zur Umsetzung bist du bereit, loszulegen. In unserer renommierten Inkubation hebst du dein Social Venture auf die nächste Stufe! Die SIA Inkubation unterstützt dich mit: 🚀 3 Monate voll individualisiertem Support im Wert von über 20.000€, inklusive 3x intensiven Workshop-Wochenenden in Österreich und Deutschland 💡 Maßgeschneiderter Unterstützung durch eine:n eigene:n Mentor:in & Zugang zu unseren internationalen Expert:innen-Pool 🏆 Die Chance, 3.500€ Pre-Seed Funding & ein Ticket zum SIA Summit zu gewinnen 👨👩👧👦 Teil des größtes Young Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Europas & der SIA Alumni Community mit exklusiven Möglichkeiten und Unterstützung zu werden Die Einreichungen für beide Programme finden auf der selben Plattform statt (https://sia.click/0Lu1h) und sind bis zum 16. Mai offen! Reiche Deine Idee ein: https://sia.click/0Lu1h PS: Du brauchst konkrete Unterstützung für die Einreichung? 🎯 Melde Dich für die 1-on-1-Coachings an, um von unseren Expert:innen wertvolles Feedback zu Deiner Projektidee zu erhalten. ❓ Stelle all Deine Fragen rund um die Einreichung und den Programmen in den kommenden Q&A-Sessions am 24. April oder 5. Mai. Social Impact Award (SIA) ist Europas größte Community früh-phasiger Social Entrepreneurs unter 30 und unterstützt seit 2009 junge Social Innovators dabei, ihre eigenen Ideen und Projekte umzusetzen. In Österreich geht der Social Impact Award 2025 nun in die heiße Phase! Noch bis zum 16. Mai können junge Menschen innovative Ideen für ihre eigenen sozialen oder ökologischen Projekte oder ihr Social Business beim Social Impact Award einreichen und ihre Reise als Sozialunternehmer*innen starten.

80 students. 17 teams. 1 mission: Shaping the future! 🚀 The Young Entrepreneurs Programme Austria (YEPA) returns to Carinthia for its second round, bringing together around 80 students from Carinthia and Styria to develop innovative and sustainable business ideas. 💡✨ Over the past few months, these 17 teams have taken part in expert sessions, one-on-one mentoring, hands-on workshops, and so much more. They've grown their ideas, built their confidence, and embraced the entrepreneurial spirit. 🙌 Now, an exciting milestone is ahead. 🎤 On April 24, the final workshop takes place at MAKERSPACE Carinthia. It includes a professional pitch training with Mario Schönherr, an expert jury featuring representatives from Build! Gründerzentrum, KWF Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungsfonds, and StartupCarinthia Carinthia, and the chance to secure one of 10 spots to the national YEPA finale in Tirol. 🏆 We’re beyond proud of these young changemakers. Their ideas, drive, and courage prove that the future is in competent hands. 🌟🙌 #YEPA #StartupCarinthia #FutureSkills #NextGeneration #Entrepreneurship #SDGs #Carinthia #Styria #Austria #YouthInnovation #PitchCompetition #BuildGründerzentrum #KWF #MakerspaceCarinthia

Serious Fools, Carinthia's community, and pure summit energy! 🚀 We're still buzzing from the incredible AustrianStartups Summit 2025! 🙌 It was a day of inspiring connections, powerful collaboration, and a shared vision for Austria's startup future. The Carinthian team was thrilled to be part of the vibrant atmosphere and witness the incredible passion firsthand. Huge thanks to everyone who made it such a success! Let's keep the collaborative energy flowing for Austria's startups! #as_summit25 #SeriousFools #StartupCarinthia #CarinthiaCommunity #Entrepreneurship #CarinthiaInnovation