Our Mission is to
We facilitate entrepreneurial spirit at TUW by organizing various events open to the public: The PIONEER TOMORROW: Insights Unplugged Series, the Distinguished Speaker Series, the Networking Friday, JointForces, Demo Days, and joint events with our partners.
We offer top quality education and coaching for acquiring entrepreneurial/business competences.
We support innovative founder teams along the whole value chain – from ideation to implementation, market entry & scaling.
We ensure the framework needed and access to the essential network.
Upcoming Events
Joint Forces #55 – hosted by BOKU:BASE
Joint Forces is an event by BOKU, TU, WU and Uni Wien that brings together the entrepreneurial spirit of all four universities. Join us if you want to: pitch your… Read more
Latest News
Celebrating Double Success at PHÖNIX Awards
It was a strong showing for TU Wien's entrepreneurial ecosystem at this year's PHÖNIX Gründungspreis, with former i²ncubatees earning recognition across multiple categories. Standing out among roughly 130 submissions, factorymaker - a TU Wien spin-off developing an AI-powered platform for... Read more
Protected: From Engineering to Entrepreneurship: the 13th i²c ESI DEMO DAY
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TU Wien’s i²c recognised among Europe’s leading start-up hubs
TU Wien’s Innovation Incubation Center (i²c) has been recognised in the Financial Times ranking “Europe’s Leading Start-Up Hubs 2026,” placing first in Austria and among the top 25 start-up hubs in Europe. In the specialised mentoring category, i²c ranked 8th... Read more
From TU Wien to MIT: How TU Wien i²c Opens Global Pathways for Student Entrepreneurs
Talent deserves the best opportunities, and access matters just as much as ability. At TU Wien i²c, this belief is reflected in how student entrepreneurship is supported, not only through education, but through concrete pathways into global innovation ecosystems. As... Read more
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Insights from Our Community
CHATRI SITYODTONG
Speaker at the i²c, Serial Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO at ONE Championship
It is really amazing that i²c is sowing the seeds of future entrepreneurs, future success and future global changers from Austria. This marriage of academics with real-life experience – it is world class for sure.
CHRISTOPH KROFITSCH
Diploma Supplement on Innovation Alumnus 2016, Co-Founder and COO of byrd technologies GmbH
The Diploma Supplement on Innovation is the only sensible way at TU Wien to learn and practice entrepreneurship. Its combination of theory, exercises, and hands-on projects was highly valuable for me – I recommend it to anybody having interest in implementing their own ideas.
MIRIAM UNTERLASS
StartAcademy Alumna 2016, Co-Founder and CSO of UGP materials, Researcher and Lecturer at TU Wien
I am completely overwhelmed by all the amazing things I learned in such a short time. I especially value the ratio of mentors to teams. That allowed us to have one-on-one discussions with exceptional and experienced people.