With our incubation program FACTORY, we support innovative, market-ready and investment-ready startups from Salzburg each year. Over a twelve-month period, we accompany founders through their individual development steps. During this time, we – together with experienced mentors – prepare them for market entry and further growth. Participants in the FACTORY program also gain exclusive access to collaborations with established businesses.
Our additional program FACTORY+ (AplusB South-West) specifically supports research-, technology- and innovation-based startup projects with tailored services. An external jury selects the participants who qualify for both FACTORY and the supplementary FACTORY+ program. FACTORY and FACTORY+ are delivered through a combination of digital learning and coaching sessions as well as in-person modules.
Applications will be open again starting in August 2025.
RTI-based start-up projects have a business model with well-founded and defensible core know-how, i. e. it is based on patentable technology approaches or specialized knowledge that effectively impede imitation by competitors and generate a sustainable competitive advantage.
The business models/products/services of the RTI projects are characterized by one/ideally several of the following features:
Startup Salzburg Team
welcome@startup-salzburg.at
+43 5 7599 722 82
You can of course also find advice and guidance for your application at all Startup Salzburg Service-Points.