Founders Labs 2025/2026
Develop your business idea further!
Do you have an innovative business idea and want to develop it further? With the support of our experts and in a peer group of 15 founders, you will work intensively on your idea for 4 months. The Founders Lab is free of charge and includes workshops, individual coaching with our experts, networking among the participants and access to our networks.
The Founders Labs take place several times a year.
Our special programs:
- Founders Lab Creative Industries: For founders and entrepreneurs from the creative industries who want to develop further.
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Next round: Fall 2025
- Founders Lab female start-ups: Exclusive program for women who want to work on their business idea.
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- Growth Lab: For start-ups to concretize their expansion steps and network internationally.
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next round: Fall 2025
For more information, take a look at the information material below (conditions of participation, sample program, topic factsheet on founding a company).
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What do we offer?
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Interactive & hands-on workshops
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1:1 coaching for individual questions
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networking with companies & stakeholders
By attending the event, you consent to the use and publication of photographs taken during the event to depict the activities of the Vienna Business Agency on its website, its social media channels and in print media.
Please note that there is no ongoing submission for the Founders Lab. Please check our website for information on current rounds.
The "Smart Founders" project is co-financed by the IBW/EFRE & JTF program.
Contact
Questions about the event? Please contact us.
