Who we are

A community for builders

START Innsbruck is a student-run entrepreneurship and innovation community. We connect students across faculty silos, because the best teams rarely come from a single lecture hall.

A speaker in a START Hack shirt addressing the audience with a microphonePhoto: START Global

Mission

Connect across faculties.

Connect ambitious students across Innsbruck's faculties and give them the skills, network and team to turn ideas into companies.

Vision

One startup scene, every discipline.

An Innsbruck where students from every discipline start companies together.

What we do

Learn, collaborate, network, build

  • Learn

    Understand how startups work, from first idea to first customers.

  • Collaborate

    Work in teams that mix business, tech, law, medicine and more.

  • Network

    Meet founders, partners and START members in cities around the world.

  • Build

    Turn ideas into real projects, not just slide decks.

Your path

Member journey

The 5 milestones of your time at START Innsbruck.

  1. Application

    Your entry into START Innsbruck.

    • Apply online before the deadline
    • We screen every application
    • Personal interview

  2. START Sprint

    Your first weeks: build something real with people from other faculties.

    • Work in a cross-faculty team
    • Turn a problem into a first prototype
    • Present it at Demo Day

  3. Pick a department

    Help shape START Innsbruck from the inside.

    • Join one of our departments
    • Work on projects with visible impact
    • Start new formats

  4. Active member

    Grow your network and your skills.

    • Join events, workshops and founder talks
    • Connect with the international START network
    • Find co-founders in the community

  5. Alumni

    Stay part of the network and give back.

    • Stay connected to START worldwide
    • Support the next batch

Where you fit

Our departments

Every member joins a department and helps build the chapter.

  • Events

    Plan recruiting socials, founder talks and workshops.

  • Partnerships

    Build relationships with companies, investors and Tyrol's startup ecosystem.

  • Marketing

    Tell our story on Instagram, LinkedIn and beyond.

  • Operations

    Keep the chapter running: processes, tools and logistics.

  • Finance & Legal

    Budget, funding, contracts and compliance.

  • People & Culture

    Recruiting, onboarding and a community people want to be part of.

Check out our current board

START Global

Part of the START network

START Innsbruck is a chapter of START Global, the international network of student-run START initiatives. Through the network, our members connect with student founders and START communities beyond Innsbruck.

Visit startglobal.org
Raised by network alumni
€3B+
Chapters worldwide
22+
Countries
17+
Network members
4,000+

22 chapters, one network. Innsbruck is joining.

  • START Innsbruck
  • START Munich
  • START St. Gallen
  • START Berlin
  • START Hamburg
  • START Vienna
  • START Paris
  • START London
  • START Lisbon
  • START Barcelona
  • START Milan
  • START Lausanne
  • START Maastricht
  • START Helsinki
  • START Warsaw
  • START Stuttgart
  • START Nuremberg
  • START Vaduz
  • START Mexico City
  • START Bogotá
  • START Lima
  • START Quito
  • START São Paulo

Get involved

Want to get to know us?

Meet the board and the people behind START Innsbruck, or apply for the first batch.

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