We support pioneers along their way to a successful business and provide an overview of the possible places to get help and the relevant funding programmes. Together we can answer important questions and work out the next steps to take, because we know exactly where you need support and where you can find it.
The build! startup centre offers:
build! funding & support
UiG programme
UiG* stands for “supporting innovative startup projects” and is a program of the Carinthia Economic Promotion Fund. The program aims to support innovative, technology-oriented and knowledge-based startup projects with economic potential based in Carinthia, and is operated through universities, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, research institutions and business incubators. The programme combines financial support with training and coaching.
*Unterstützung innovativer Gründungsvorhaben
build!-UP
At the build! startup centre, we use the UiG programme to offer a package specially for people with IoT-related business ideas. In a series of ten weekly workshops, we focus on developing an initial idea for an innovation into a plausible business proposal and coaching innovators/entrepreneurs to pitch their proposal effectively.
build! programme: move
Duration: 12 months
Requirement: mtrl: 2-3
Basic:
- € 10,000 external services
- € 1,000 cooperation charge
- build! Startup coaching/consulting
- build! Mentoring
- build! Network & community
- build! Academy
- build! Infrastructure
Add-on services: if AplusB-status
- € 5,000 external services
- € 500 cooperation charge
- Mentoring pool AplusB
- Focus on: climate and female startups
- Special fundings
build! programme: run
Duration: 8 months
Requirement: mtrl: 4
Basic:
- € 12,000 external services
- € 1,200 cooperation charge
- build! Startup coaching/consulting
- build! Mentoring
- build! Network & community
- build! Academy
- build! Infrastructure
Add-on services: if AplusB-status
- € 6,000 external services
- € 600 cooperation charge
- Mentoring pool AplusB
- Focus on: climate and female startups
- Special fundings
build!-UP
Own business idea available
Interest in entrepreneurship
build! programme: move
MVP available
First business model considered
Pilot customers
Market readiness
build! programme: run
Setting up a business
Organisational development
Pilot customers
Scaling (proof of market)
Investment readiness
build!-UP programme
Start: In semesters, depending on the start of the UiG programme
Duration: 10-week intensive programme
Dates: Meetings 1x per week
Contents: Business model development and pitch training
End of the official programme: Pitch competition “Demoday
build! Academy
In the build! academy, we offer our start-ups a comprehensive range of workshops on various topics such as:
Digital Services
As part of the build! services, we offer our founders special digital services, for example:
