For Startups
weXelerate is where B2B founders from Austria and Central & Eastern Europe find their first corporate customers, their co-founders and their crowd – corporates, startups, investors and universities under one roof.
Five ways the hub works for founders
Everything below is built for one outcome: shortening the path between your product and the people who buy, fund and join it.
Incubation & acceleration
Program formats we run together with our corporate and institutional partners – structured support from founding stage to scaleup, with an Austria & CEE focus.
Get notified →AI Solution Day
Our matchmaking format with corporates: pitch your solution directly to the innovation and business units that are actively looking for it.
aisolutionday.at ↗︎Co-working with ecosystem access
A desk in the weXelerate Hub comes with the ecosystem attached – the right base for your start, or a soft landing in DACH for international startups.
Co-working →100+ founder events a year
Co-founder matching, mentor sessions, pitch nights, networking and social formats. Find customers, fellow founders, implementation partners and first hires – join the audience or take the stage as a speaker.
Upcoming events →Future Forward & CEE Forum
Pitching and expo slots at Austria’s flagship innovation event – your product in front of corporate decision-makers and investors from the whole region.
futureforward.at ↗︎Corporate access is the product.
Warm intros, not cold calls
We focus on B2B startups because that’s where the hub delivers: our corporate innovation work means we know what our 45+ corporate partners need, how they tick and who decides – so your discovery and sales conversations start warm.
Austria & CEE, springboard to DACH
An international ecosystem rooted in Vienna: for founders from Central & Eastern Europe, weXelerate is the entry point into the DACH market – and for Austrian founders, the shortest route to the region’s corporates and investors.
Founders have built from here since 2017
Our accelerator alumni have raised more than €650m since.
Funding figures from public sources. The directory covers accelerator batches, event alumni and the 10X STARTUP CLUB.
Founders who have been there back the program
Their words, not ours. Nine people who have raised, scaled and exited.
“We have great memories from our time at weXelerate. A strong ecosystem is vital for founders, and weXelerate continues to be a driving force in fostering that growth.”
“Startups thrive on the right connections and insights and exchange with other founders or mentors who have ‘been there, done that’ is crucial for success (and mental sanity). Programs like weXelerate are a golden opportunity for founders to gain both and fast-track their journey to success.”
“Startups need more than just ideas – they need a strong ecosystem, and weXelerate is building exactly that.”
Roles and funding figures from public sources.
10X STARTUP CLUB
Everything above runs through one door: the 10X STARTUP CLUB, our curated registry of B2B startups from Austria, CEE and beyond. You apply, we get to know you and your product – and once you’re in, you sit in the pool our corporate partners scout from, with access to the formats that aren’t publicly bookable.
Apply to the 10X STARTUP CLUB
Free and non-binding – we come back to you about a short video interview. We only use this to review your application and to send you founder-relevant news from the hub.
- 01Corporate matchmaking – when a partner scouts in your field, you’re on the shortlist we build for them.
- 02Speaker & pitch slots at hub events, Future Forward and the CEE Forum.
- 03Invite-only workshops and mentor sessions with our partners and experts.
- 04Free and discounted tickets for our own event formats.
- 05A profile in the startup directory, alongside our accelerator alumni.
Verticals
Where our corporate partners are actively scouting right now:
From founding to scaling
The ecosystem is useful at every stage:
Not a fit yet? Apply anyway – formats and search fields change throughout the year.
Apply
Name, e-mail, startup and one line on what you build. From then on you also get announcements, event invitations and perks straight to your inbox.
Free · two minutesQualification
We come back to you for a video interview – you can also land here on invitation. We get to know you, your product and your team.
~30 minutesYou’re in the Club
You’re listed in the registry with access to the member formats: speaker slots, invite-only workshops, free tickets, corporate matching and the Future Forward & CEE Forum.
Membership · open-endedThree events to get in front of corporates
Future Forward 2026
Austria’s flagship innovation event, in our own building – 1,000+ decision-makers, 50+ speakers, 40 startups pitching live.
futureforward.at →Come as a participant
Keynotes, matchmaking sessions and the whole ecosystem under one roof.
- Founder Ticket €89 – companies up to two years old
- Full-day ticket €299
Pitch in the Arena
40 handpicked startups take the main stage for a live five-minute pitch.
- Five minutes on stage, plus investor speed dating
- Incorporated teams with a working product or MVP
Take a startup booth
Your own stand in the Startup Expo, where corporates walk the floor.
- Visibility Package €299 – booth plus two tickets
- Free scholarship spots for early-stage teams
AI Solution Day
Edition 03: HR & People. Ten AI startups pitch straight into the hiring, development and retention questions corporates actually have.
aisolutionday.at →Ten startups pitch on stage, then sit down with the corporates
Edition 03 is about HR and people operations. Apply once: the ten selected startups pitch at the Demo Day in the afternoon and join the co-creation tables straight after. On site at the Hub, or online if you can’t make it to Vienna.
- Free to pitch – applications until 20 Sept 2026
- HR and people-tech products – not agencies or consultancies
- Your one-pager on the marketplace wall, plus networking from 18:00
Qubit Founders
Our format for the people who will build Austria’s quantum companies – connecting quantum research with industry, supported by the FFG.
qubitfounders.eu →Join the community
Fireside chats with investors, corporate exchange formats and peer sparring on IP and spin-off questions.
- Researchers, R&D scientists and business co-founders alike
- Quantum computing, communication, sensing, photonics, materials
Apply for the curated formats
A short video questionnaire puts you in the running for co-founder matching, team building and workspace at the Hub.
- Co-founder and team matching
- Office space in the weXelerate Hub
The Austrian startup ecosystem, mapped
The resources we point founders to most often – community, capital, funding and press.
Regional founders: the Vienna Business Agency has sister agencies in every federal state – ask us for the right door.
Founder questions, answered
What does the 10X STARTUP CLUB cost?
Nothing. Applying is free and membership is free – you get announcements, event invitations and perks, and you decide what to show up for.
Do we need revenue already?
Traction like revenue always helps, but it’s not a requirement. Maybe one of our matchmaking formats is exactly where your first customer – and first revenue – shows up.
We’re not B2B – does it still make sense?
Apply and watch what comes up. Some formats are relevant for B2C startups too – just don’t be surprised if not every corporate matchmaking round fits your model.
We’re an international startup – can we soft-land in Vienna?
Yes – that’s one of the main reasons founders come here. A co-working desk in the hub gives you a DACH base with the Austrian & CEE ecosystem attached from day one.
How do we get into the 10X STARTUP CLUB?
Through qualification: the short application form plus a video interview – you can apply yourself or be invited. Once you’re in, you get access to speaker slots, invite-only workshops, free tickets, corporate matching and the Future Forward & CEE Forum.
Apply to the 10X Startup Club
One short form is all it takes. We come back to you for a video interview, and from there you’re in the registry our corporate partners scout from – plus announcements, event invitations and perks in the meantime.
Application
We only use this to review your application and to send you founder-relevant news from the hub.
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