Scale-up & start-up programs

In our scale-up and start-up programs, we bring together the best of two worlds. The agile innovation of start-ups and scale-ups can meet the urgent needs of large companies, which in turn enable a faster market launch.

We design and manage these programs together with our corporate partners, from recruitment and facilitating collaboration to pilot projects that are ready to implement.

Current programs for start-ups und scale-ups

Wien Energie Innovation Challenge #10

The Wien Energie Innovation Challenge #10 will launch in spring 2026. Stay tuned!

Mondi Matchmaker

The Mondi Matchmaker program seeks early-stage start-ups for tailored collaborations and mutual scaling opportunities.

Past scale-up & start-up programs

Wien Energie Innovation Challenge #9

In 2025, Wien Energie and Climate Lab joined forces to find start-ups and scale-ups to collaborate on innovative solutions for Wien Energie’s current challenges:

Digital twins for warehouses
Anti-icing for wind turbines
Computer-using agents

to the Wien Energie Innovation Challenge #9 >

Wien Energie Innovation Challenge #8

As part of the 2024 Innovation Challenge, start-ups and scale-ups worked together with the Wien Energie team to develop solutions for the following areas:

Digital product advice
Automation of contract changes through text recognition
Predictive maintenance for charging stations

to the Wien Energie Innovation Challenge #8 >

Wien Energie Innovation Challenge #7

As part of the Innovation Challenge 2023, Climate Lab recruited start-ups and scale-ups to work with Wien Energie on the development of prototypes or proofs-of-concept in the following areas:

Maximizing e-charging infrastructure
Tracking CO₂ emissions along the entire supply chain
Digital solutions for efficient customer service

to the Wien Energie Innovation Challenge #7 >

Wiener Linien Start-up Challenge

Together with Wiener Linien, we searched for start-ups and scale-ups with innovative solutions to reduce or completely eliminate CO₂ emissions on construction sites, so that Wiener Linien’s sites can be designed to be as sustainable and resource-efficient as possible.

to the Wiener Linien Start-up Challenge >