START Hack Vienna '26
24 hours. 4 real cases. 100 builders. One weekend that hits.
On June 6 and 7, START Hack Vienna '26 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.
Who's in:
🎙️ fonio.ai - Voice AI Infrastructure
🛡️ techbold - B2B IT & Automation
🖌️ notarity - Legal tech
💡 HOIV - Robo-Dog
🎯 Plus one more Open track with cool hardware for cracked builders.
🛠️ Powered by Lovable, n8n, and Elevenlabs
🏠 At Home of Innovation, Vienna
What you get:
🎯 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
Who should apply:
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.
The basics:
📅 June 6-7, 2026
📍 Home of Innovation, Vienna (Arsenalstraße 11)
💸 Free
👥 Teams of 2-4
🌐 English
🎟️ ~100 builders on-site
How it works:
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 Overall Winner trophy.
While the jury deliberates, the Community Award runs on the main stage - open mic, 2-minute pitches, live crowd voting.
Applications are rolling. Apply early, hear back fast.
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