ViennaUP 2025 is a city-wide festival of entrepreneurship and innovation, designed and brought together by over 35 programme partners, with the support of the Vienna Business Agency, delivering one of Europe’s largest startup festivals.
Spanning over 9 days, from May 8th to May 16th, this year’s programme includes nearly 50 city-wide events, focusing on the most transformational verticals in tech, from AI to sustainability and health. The events are scattered around Vienna, inviting founders to explore the city, to get to know the Viennese startup ecosystem, and to mingle with innovators, investors, talent and enablers from around the world.
With AI changing the game in European innovation and sustainability requiring global coordination, ViennaUP 2025 brings into focus critical questions for researchers and innovators in CEE and beyond.
„ViennaUP is created by the community, for the community. Our goal isn’t simply to gather as many people as possible, but to bring the right minds together in a place where they can be creative,” explained Gabriele Tatzberger, Director of Startup Services at the Vienna Business Agency.
Doubling Down on Vienna’s Commitment to Responsible Innovation
Built on values like inclusivity, transparency, and environmental stewardship, Vienna continues to lead with initiatives focused on bridging innovators with private investors and policymakers to push help forward the region’s initiatives that increasingly shape the global dialogue.
As the widespread use of AI-infused technology changes the face of even the most traditional industries, the festival shifts the conversation towards the big picture, to find actionable ways in which innovation can thoughtfully address social and environmental challenges.
With a long-standing tradition of integrating responsible technological solutions into urban life, from smart-city initiatives to sustainable infrastructure, Vienna Business Agency promotes innovation that is accountable, inclusive, and ultimately serves the wellbeing of its citizens and the planet.
Top AI & Sustainability Events to Attend at ViennaUP 2025
Impact Days 2025 – Monday-Tuesday, May 12 9 AM – May 13, 10 PM, 2025, Vienna City Hall, Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1, Wien
A gathering where courage and collaboration take center stage, Impact Days focuses on creating a more just and sustainable future. The event features dynamic stages exploring the intersection of nature, people, and technology, offering networking zones and matchmaking opportunities, organized by Impact Hub Vienna.
PeaceTech Conference 2025: Advancing Ethical AI for a Diverse World – Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 12:30 PM – 8 PM – Impact Hub Lindengasse 56, Vienna
Deep-tech startups, innovators, policymakers, investors and social impact leaders come together for a day-long event organized by PeaceTech Hub, dedicated to exploring AI bias, fairness in technology, and the balance between ethics and innovation. Expect an opening keynote from Anna Maria Brunnhofer-Pedemonte (Impact AI), fireside chats, a pitching competition and networking sessions.
Vienna waits for you – Health, AI, and the City – Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 4:30 PM – 9 PM, TUtheSky, Getreidemarkt 9, Vienna
With a rich history of health innovation and pioneering medicine, this event will focus on the city’s intersection of established industries and tech infusion, to showcase how startups, healthcare institutions and research facilities collaborate to develop AI-powered solutions for global health challenges.
The Green 100: Invest. Impact. Increase – Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 9 AM – 9 PM, Aula der Wissenschaften, Wollzeile 27a, Wien
The Austrian Climate and Energy Fund created a unique format where green financing and investment solutions and green ventures and projects are connected with relevant investors in the Matchmaking, in order to mobilize private capital for these ventures. Expect meaningful conversations on Green Transition initiatives.
GenAInnovation: Shaping the Future of Innovation Through AI – Friday, May 16, 2025, 9 AM – 11 AM, Wonderwerk Innovation Lab, Stoß im Himmel 3/9, Vienna
Organized by Wonderwerk Consulting GmbH, this interactive workshop focuses on leveraging AI to optimize every step of the innovation funnel – from ideation to market implementation. Expect to engage in collaborative exercises, working in small groups to create actionable AI-powered innovation strategies tailored to the organization.
