START empowers students in Vienna to connect, inspire and thrive. We are on a mission to build a vibrant community where future innovators come together to share ideas, collaborate and grow.Â
START Vienna is the latest chapter of the sprawling START Network. This interconnection multiplies our potential across the world, allowing us to draw inspiration from diverse cultures, share insights, and create an ecosystem that nurtures collective progress. Learn more about START
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Of course, our members come from a variety of fields, not just from business backgrounds.
No. You should have an intrinsic motivation towards entrepreneurship topics, a hands on mentality and willingness to learn.
No, to become a member, you need to be a student enrolled in one of the universities in Vienna. You are, however, very welcome to join one of our public events or collaborate with us.
We prioritize an active and lively community by organizing several events and community meetups, as well as working in smaller groups on various projects.
You will get immersed into the entrepreneurship ecosystem, and find a community of like-minded, highly motivated and inspiring students that quickly become good friends. We have frequent event formats where you will gain new skills and insights and tackle hands-on challenges. As an active member you will join one of our departments, where you have additional opportunities to gain new skills and carry out projects.
You will choose one of our departments to become an active member and take on different projects. By doing this, you will have a chance to practice proactive project management and execution, and develop new department specific hard skills like building automations, designing a marketing campaign, partner acquisition, event organization or recruiting of new members.
We are happy to connect with students passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship of all backgrounds, as well as partners open to collaboration with driven students and looking for stellar talent in Vienna’s ecosystem.