Startup World Cup Austria | Finale 18.05.2026

STARTUP WORLD CUP AUSTRIA 2026

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Austria Finals | 18 May, 2026

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Startups, Scaleups and Spinoffs already founded in Austria with MVP or Prototype looking for up to 1MIO $ funding

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Startup World Cup

The Startup World Cup, hosted by Pegasus Tech Ventures, is the largest startup competition worldwide, with more than 70 countries taking part every year. 2021 invest.austria and Austrian Startups brought the competition to Austria for the first time.

The final of Startup World Cup Austria 2026 will take place on 18 May 2026 as part of ViennaUp!

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It’s more than just a pitch competition - it’s the full SWC experience

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prizes

STARTUP WORLD CUP

Win the finals

The Austrian finals of the Startup World Cup will take place as part of ViennaUp on 18 May 2026. The finalists will have the chance to win:

$ 1 million

win a $1 million investment from Pegasus Tech Ventures by winning the world finals

World finals

pitch in front of VCs & investors at the world finals in Silicon Valley

Individual support and mentor

win a mentor and individual support (coaching and advice) by WKÖ AußenwirtschaftsCenter San Francisco, which will be provided from May to October 2026, up until the final

EY voucher

win a EUR 3,000 consulting package from EY, customizable to your specific needs. The winner will have access to EY's full range of services, including business model consulting, growth and scaling advice, financing and valuation, investment readiness, and tax and law expertise

Connections

connect with investors in 1on1 meetings, benefit from their experience and get the chance to receive an investment

Finance workshop

win a 4h Finance Workshop from MINTED to optimize your financial plan and find the "right" funding roadmap

Travel voucher

win a voucher, worth EUR 1,500, to cover part of your travel costs to Silicon Valley

GoUSA

Silicon Valley 2026

the winner gets to take part in GoUSA 2026 powered by Außenwirtschaftscenter San Francisco & New York

42law voucher for legal services

win a voucher worth 5,000€ for legal services for the next financing round from 42law, Austria's leading law firm for startups

Sparkasse Oberösterreich

win a start-up pitch training worth EUR 1,600 from the Startrampe Sparkasse Oberösterreich (Pre-Event North)

Infineon hub

win the use of the Infineon Hub event location and community area for one day, powered by Infineon Technologies

Vienna Business Agency

win a 4‑hour individual coaching package powered by Vienna Business Agency to refine your strategy and take your next growth step (Pre-Event Vienna)

Inncubator voucher

win a ten-unit block for a co-working space at Inncubator (Pre-Event West)

Science Park voucher

win a two hour mentoring session at Science Park Graz (Pre-Event South)

Coworking voucher

win a 1-year free membership (24/7) at Ruby Paul, located at Postgasse in Vienna, valued at EUR 3,600 (Pre-Event Vienna)

SKInnovation

win two free tickets (excluding ski passes) to participate in SKInnovation from 10 to 12 March 2027 in Innsbruck.

SLUSH

win a ticket to the planet’s most Founder-focused Event SLUSH from 18 - 19 November in Helsinki and join the Austrian Delegation, sponsored by Advantage Austria Nordics!

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Meet our Partners

We are happy to have an amazing selection of partners on our side that are keen to be part of Startup World Cup Austria. Thank you for your support!

LEAD PARTNERS

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MATCHMAKING PARTNER

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

LOCAL PARTNERS

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SWC AUSTRIA

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Austrian & world finals!

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ORGANIZERS

#SWCA26 hosts

Startup World Cup by Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global conference and competition that brings together the top startups, VCs, entrepreneurs and world-class tech CEOs. It already hosted 50+ regional startup competitions.

STARTUP WORLD CUP

invest.austria is Austria's leading network for investors of the pre-IPO capital market. The non-profit association has set itself the goal of supporting innovation throughout Austria - by promoting and professionalizing business angels, as well as VC and PE Fonds.

INVEST.AUSTRIA

AustrianStartups is a neutral, independent and non-profit platform for innovative entrepreneurship in Austria. It is an open place for startups, change-makers and interested persons. They support invest.austria as a startup partner.

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