Joint Forces – Building an entrepreneurial community across universities.

At Joint Forces you can:

• pitch your business idea or startup in front of a community of like-minded students from BOKU, TU and WU and get the chance to receive support and feedback from this community,
• build your community of innovators and entrepreneurs,
• join a team with your skills and interests,
• find teammates from other universities.

Get support and feedback for your project from a community of like-minded entrepreneurs or find a team to join with your skills and interests. Joint Forces provides the unique opportunity to bring together the best ideas from BOKU:BASE, TUW i²c and WU. Present either your startup or your first idea in a relaxed setting and without pressure or find a project you want to join. At Joint Forces you have the opportunity to attract the attention of interested co-founders, future team members and mentors to complement your project’s needs. The feedback from the community can push your idea to the next level and in the meantime, you meet motivated innovators with multi-disciplinary backgrounds in economics, tech and life sciences.

Hard Facts

Whether you are interested in innovation, want to meet like-minded people, or pitch your side hustle – you are more than welcome!

• DATE & TIME: Thursday, 24th of November 2022, 6 pm
• LOCATION: WU Vienna, LC Clubraum, Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna

What to expect at Joint Forces?

• Welcome Note from the TU Wien I²C & Introduction to entrepreneurial activities of BOKU, TU and WU
• Presentation of a team of student entrepreneurs: a guest team of entrepreneurs holds an inspiring presentation about the motivation that keeps them united in pursuing their idea
• Pitches from projects & startups: 3 Minutes for a Pitch + 5 Minutes Q&A*
• Shoutouts: Everyone spontaneously has the chance to make an announcement, ask a brief question or introduce themself and what they are looking for during this event. Both students and organizations are invited to share their projects and ideas!
• Networking with drinks

*If you are interested in pitching your startup or project/idea, please register by the 17th of November 2022. Pitchers will then be selected and informed accordingly. Detailed information on pitches and projects will be communicated to the people who registered, once the application is closed.

Join Our Community

Join our Joint Forces Group on Facebook to participate in our entrepreneurial community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/816164538773975/

More Information

Please note: During this event photos and/or videos will be taken which may be published in various media for reports on the event or general PR.

If you are planning to apply for a patent for your technology, please keep in mind that presenting at Joint Forces can be a disclosure of your idea. Therefore, you might have to pay attention to the degree of detail in your presentation. If you have any doubts regarding this issue, please contact your university’s technology transfer office or the Austrian patent office.