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Austria’s Most Impactful Innovation Ecosystem

The weXelerate ecosystem is a membership-based innovation network of corporates, start-ups, service providers, paired with strong partnerships with public entities and academia.

The idea since the opening in 2017 is to learn and grow from each other.

weXelerate is the curator of various formats to bring the right people together in different settings to stimulate transformative ideas and bring structure to an ever-changing field of work.

The future isn’t something that just happens or that can be studied – it’s something we create together.

Biomimicry

Biomimicry is an approach that looks to nature as a model for solving complex human challenges.

By studying and emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies, we can develop solutions that are not only effective but also sustainable.

Nature, after 3,8 billions of years of evolution, has refined its designs to be highly efficient and resilient—qualities that are increasingly important in today’s rapidly changing world.

Within the weXelerate ecosystem, which brings together over 80 companies in a dynamic environment of innovation, the principles of biomimicry resonate deeply.

This ecosystem thrives on collaboration, creativity, and a shared commitment to positive impact in the world. Just as ecosystems in nature rely on the interconnectedness and balance of their components, weXelerate fosters a similar synergy among startups, corporations, academia and the public sector.

The collaborative spaces, workshops, and community events are designed to spark creativity and drive innovation that mimics the efficiency and adaptability found in nature.
This approach not only leads to cutting-edge advancements but also ensures that these innovations contribute positively to the broader world, much like the self-sustaining systems we observe in nature.

What makes the weXelerate ecosystem unique?

Here’s what sets us apart:

Diverse Industry Sectors

We believe that when it comes to innovation, the manufacturer can learn from the insurance company and the bank can learn from the drone business. Step out of your usual field of industry and find inspiration, where you haven’t looked before

Don’t Be a Lone Warrior

Most innovation teams feel isolated in their field of work. At weXelerate they find KPIs, best practices and share failures and challenges with like-minded visionaries

Formats for All Departments

Here are formats for innovation managers, for Senior Executives, for IT, for HR, and many
more. Innovation is a mindset – not a department

International Knowledge

Ever talked to an advisor of Barack Obama? Or to an astronaut? Our members get first-hand introductions to inspiring international personalities to widen their horizon of what is possible

An Ecosystem That Is Not a One-Way Street

Ask not what the ecosystem can do for you, but what you can do for the ecosystem. We have found that the membership is considered more valuable to our members who share their knowledge, their failures and their goals. We all know, that the party is just better on the dancefloor, than in the corne