START Hack Vienna '26

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This event ended 64 days ago.

About this event

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.