Name: START Hack Vienna '26
Start: 2026-06-06T10:00:00.000+02:00
End: 2026-06-07T18:00:00.000+02:00
Location: HOIV - Home of InnoVation

START Vienna

24 hours. 4 real cases. 100 builders. One weekend that hits.

 takes over Vienna. You, your laptop, your team - and four challenges from leading tech companies. Code freeze is Sunday at 14:00. Until then: build, debug, pitch, win.

 with cool hardware for cracked builders.

🎯 4 real challenges from real companies, no toy problems

🧠 Live mentoring from case partners and industry experts

🛠️Premium tool access with credits from our partners

🍕 24h catering, food truck, coffee on tap

🏆 10,000+ EUR prize pool plus a Community Award and the Overall Winner trophy

🌍 A public GitHub portfolio piece - MIT-licensed, ready for your CV

Builders, students, engineers, designers, PMs, founders, operators - junior to senior. If you ship things and want to join great people, you're in the right place.

Solo? That works, we'll match you on-site.

📍 Home of Innovation, Vienna (Arsenalstraße 11)

Teams pick their case preferences. We match. 24h of hacking. Each case partner picks a Track Winner. The 4 Track Winners pitch in front of an external jury of VCs, founders, and tech leads - and one of them takes home the 

 runs on the main stage - open mic, 2-minute pitches, live crowd voting.

Applications are rolling. Apply early, hear back fast.

 - Vienna's community for entrepreneurial talent. Part of the global START Network.