Worldwide known for its beautiful mountains and yodeling men Austria is situated in the heart of Europe. Despite being a small country with about 8 Mio inhabitants (most of them are far over 60 years old) the tech scene is quite vital. Although many entrepreneurs are limited by lack of capital due to poor venture capital environment there are some inspirational stories to tell.
Events
SUMMIT Vienna: Event on digital marketing
Barcamp Austria SIME Vienna: Aiming to create a leading international event
Netzdialog Vorarlberg: Leading Web 2.0 event in the state of Vorarlberg
Multimedia-Staatspreis: Public award powered by Ministry of Economy
Blogs & Media
Futurezone
Internetszene
AustrianStartups
Helge
Digital Affairs
Wissen belastet
Startups
123people, world’s leading people search engine that has been acquired by PagesJaunes Groupe (10-15 Mio EUR)
Diagnosia, supports 22 languages and allows people easily to look up medicine information
eraffe, Austria’s leading social network for nightlife
Garmz, provides talented designer with the tools and resources to start their own fashion label
Jumio, new form of online payment
sms.at, leading free short message text service
Soup.io, innovative way of blogging similar to tumblr
Szene1, event community and photo sharing platform
Tupalo, discovering local neighborhood
Tunesbag, listening to music wherever you are
Tripwolf, travel community including professional travel reports
