About the
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 the Austrian Angel Investors Association (now: invest.austria) and Austrian Startups brought the competition to Austria for the first time.
The final of Startup World Cup Austria 2025 will take place on 12 May 2025 as part of ViennaUp!
STARTUP WORLD CUP AUSTRIA
It’s more than just a pitch competition - it’s the full SWC experience
STARTUP WORLD CUP
Win the finals
The Austrian finals of Startup World Cup took place as part of ViennaUp on 3 June 2024. The finalists got the chance to win:
$ 1 million
get 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
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 to cover part of your travel costs to Silicon Valley
GoUSA2024
the winner gets to take part in GoUSA 2024 powered by Außenwirtschaftscenter San Francisco & New York
Microsoft
win a guided onboarding to Founders Hub, the Microsoft for Startups programme (potential access to many benefits, including up to $150,000 in Azure credits) including a personal invitation to the office with further interesting topics.
exoscale voucher
win a prize from A1 Telekom Austria Group worth 50,000€ including an 10,000€ Exoscale voucher, architectural & best-practice consultancy, joint marketing & promotional efforts and high quality support
Infineon hub
get to use the Infineon Hub event location and community area for one day, powered by Infineon Technologies
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
Impressions
from the finale 2024
Aftermovie 2024
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!
MAIN PARTNERS
LEAD PARTNERS
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SUPPORTING PARTNERS