Increase in startups across Austria

1. 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

2. Austria - a profitable location

3. 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

4. Entrepreneur-friendly surroundings

5. Importance of the IT Sector
Source: Austrian Tech Exit Report 2015

6. 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

7. Source: AustrianStartups

8. 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
EURmillion
speedinvest.com
pioneers.io
www.vave-invest.com
www.venionarie.com
www.aaia.at
i2.awsg.at

9. Crowdfunding / Crowdinvesting
Investors 37
minimum amount € 50,000
funding limit € 50,000
remaining time 52 days

10. 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

11. From Startup to global player

12. From Startup to global player

13. How to enter into the Startup Market

14. Thank you for your attention!
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