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

​🎯 Plus two more case partners, coming soon

​🛠️ Powered by Lovable and more tool partners to come

​🏠 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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