Partners & ecosystem

Work with the people who will run Austrian AI next.

Cities, universities, companies and international networks build with our hubs in Linz and Vienna — part of the Young AI Leaders Community, an initiative by AI for Good.

Ways to work with us

Four ways in. Start with one.

Most partnerships start with one format, one project or one room — and grow from there.

01

Co-host an event or format

Your room, our crowd.

Hackathons, pitch nights, debates and salons. We shape the programme, moderate and bring young builders, researchers and students into the room.

  • Hackathons & pitch nights
  • Programme & moderation
  • Young talent on site
02

Bring a project or challenge

Real problems, real teams.

A question from your organisation, taken on by a named team from Software & Research — scoped, dated and delivered, like CAST+, our conflict-forecasting work with ACLED data.

  • Named lead
  • Scoped deliverable
  • Public write-up
03

Book an AI workshop

AI fluency, where it counts.

Free Claude workshops by approved Claude SMB Trainers, hands-on prototyping labs for teams, and AI literacy for every audience.

  • Introduction to Claude
  • AI prototyping lab
  • AI literacy
04

Keynote or panel invitation

Young perspectives, in the rooms.

Panels, consultations and stages — from Davos and Geneva to Brussels and the Austrian AI Stakeholder Forum. Partners shape that work with us.

  • Panels & keynotes
  • Consultation input
  • Joint positions
The network

Who we build with, and where we belong.

From the partners we run formats with in Linz to the European and global networks our hubs are part of.

Organisations we build with
17 organisations

The cities, universities, innovation centres and communities we run formats with — co-hosted events, venues, programmes.

AI Austria logo

Independent Austrian AI association driven by founders, researchers and companies to grow AI adoption in Austria.

Business Upper Austria · IT-Cluster logo

Regional business agency's IT cluster connecting software and technology companies across Upper Austria.

City of Linz logo

Capital city of Upper Austria, advancing public AI literacy and supporting youth innovation in the regional ecosystem.

factory300 logo

Startup hub and co-working campus in the Tabakfabrik Linz, connecting founders, investors and regional innovators.

Google Developers Group Linz logo

Google Developer Group Linz, bringing together software engineers, researchers and developers across Upper Austria.

Hack-Nation logo

Global community of student innovators running hackathons and tech initiatives across international hubs.

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IT:U Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria logo

Austria's newest public university, based in Linz, researching and teaching digital transformation across disciplines.

JKU Alumni Club & Karrierecenter logo

JKU's alumni network and career centre, connecting students and graduates with industry.

JKU LIT Open Innovation Center logo

Open innovation campus at Johannes Kepler University Linz connecting science, business and society.

Knowledge in Crisis logo

Research initiative examining how knowledge, trust and information hold up in times of crisis.

Lovable logo

Full-stack AI software development platform enabling rapid product building and deployment.

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Major League Hacking logo

Global hackathon league for student developers; runs our Hacktoberfest Hack Day Linz with us.

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Tabakfabrik Linz logo

Campus for creative industries, startups and technology in Linz, hosting events, workshops and builder communities.

TeamViewer logo

Global remote connectivity and workplace digitalization platform headquartered in Göppingen.

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University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (FH OÖ) logo
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (FH OÖ)

Upper Austria's university of applied sciences, with campuses in Hagenberg, Linz, Steyr and Wels.

AustriaVisit
Women in AI Austria logo

Austrian community empowering women and underrepresented groups in artificial intelligence through events and mentorship.

YAL
Young AI Leaders Community

Global youth community of local hubs, an initiative by AI for Good (ITU). Young AI Leaders Austria runs the Austrian hubs inside it.

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Networks we are part of
10 organisations

The Austrian, European and global bodies our hubs belong to. Member of, part of, participant in.

AfG
Part of

The UN platform on AI for the Sustainable Development Goals, organised by ITU; the Young AI Leaders Community is its youth initiative.

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AAS
Austrian AI Stakeholder Forum
Member

National forum on the Austrian AI strategy #AIMAT2030, convened by the Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt).

AustriaVisit
Austrian Society for Artificial Intelligence (ASAI) logo
Austrian Society for Artificial Intelligence (ASAI)
Member

Austria's scientific society for AI, run by researchers across Austrian universities.

AustriaVisit
Catalyst Now logo
Member

Global network of social innovators and changemaker organisations.

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Council of Europe logo
Council of Europe
Member

Leading human rights organisation in Europe, setting standards on human rights, democracy and the rule of law in AI.

InternationalVisit
ESF+ Community of Practice logo
Member

European Social Fund Plus community on social innovation; our work was accepted as a Social Innovation Match case study.

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European Apply AI Alliance logo
European Apply AI Alliance
Member

European Commission platform for putting AI to work across industry and the public sector.

InternationalVisit
European Pact for Skills logo
European Pact for Skills
Member

European Commission initiative in which organisations commit to upskilling and reskilling people across the EU.

InternationalVisit
UGC
UNESCO Global Civil Society & Academic Network on AI Ethics and Policy
Member

UNESCO-facilitated network of civil society and academic actors working on AI ethics and policy.

InternationalVisit
UMa
UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance
Member

Global alliance for media and information literacy, facilitated by UNESCO.

InternationalVisit
Organisations enabling the work
36 organisations

Organisations that bring speakers, expertise, research data, tickets, or the software we build with.

ACLED logo

Armed Conflict Location & Event Data project collecting real-time data on political violence and protest worldwide.

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AG

Research and advisory initiative focused on institutional standards for autonomous and AI decision systems.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) logo

The Austrian team of Amazon Web Services, supporting companies and startups with cloud, data and AI services.

Anthropic logo

AI safety and research company behind Claude; we train small businesses as approved Claude SMB Trainers.

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Austrian Science Fund (FWF) logo

Austria's central funder of basic research across all disciplines.

Bilateral AI logo

Austrian Cluster of Excellence uniting symbolic and sub-symbolic AI research, led from JKU Linz.

Central European University (CEU) logo

Private research university based in Vienna, focused on social sciences, humanities, law and public policy.

Digital Mile Linz logo

Linz initiative connecting the city's digital and tech ecosystem.

Dynatrace logo

Global software intelligence company with engineering headquarters in Linz, Austria.

ElevenLabs logo

AI audio research company building voice synthesis, text-to-speech and dubbing tools.

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Elon University logo
Elon University

Private university in North Carolina, home to the Imagining the Digital Future Center researching the impact of emerging tech.

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European Forum Alpbach logo

Interdisciplinary forum in Alpbach, Tyrol, bringing together people from politics, science, business and civil society.

Fronius logo
Fronius

Upper Austrian technology company building solar energy, welding and battery charging systems worldwide.

AustriaVisit
Google logo

Google's Vienna office, working with Austrian companies, institutions and talent on search, cloud and AI.

Google Cloud logo
Google Cloud

Google's cloud platform for compute, data and AI services.

InternationalVisit
Honeder Naturbackstube logo
Honeder Naturbackstube

Traditional artisan bakery based in Upper Austria supporting regional community events.

AustriaVisit
Impact AI logo

Platform for evaluation, analysis and intelligent workflows that helps AI product teams ship better models.

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invest.austria logo

Austria's business angel and investor network, connecting startups with private capital.

KEBA logo
KEBA

Linz-based international automation group developing robotics, industrial automation and energy solutions.

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Land OÖ Zukunftsakademie logo

Think tank of the Upper Austrian provincial government exploring long-term societal and technological trends.

McKinsey & Company logo

McKinsey's Vienna office, advising Austrian companies and public institutions on strategy and transformation.

Microsoft logo

Microsoft's Austrian subsidiary in Vienna, bringing cloud, productivity and AI platforms to Austrian organisations.

n8n logo

Fair-code workflow automation platform connecting APIs, databases and AI models.

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Nineteen Twenty-One logo

Creative production and brand consultancy studio supporting tech and community initiatives.

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Notion logo
Notion

Connected workspace for notes, docs, project management and team knowledge.

InternationalVisit
NXAI logo

European AI research venture based in Linz developing next-generation European foundation models.

PwC logo

PwC's Austrian member firm, delivering audit, tax and consulting services from offices across Austria.

Raiffeisen Software logo
Raiffeisen Software

Linz-based IT service provider building banking software for the Raiffeisen banking group.

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SarAI (Sarajevo AI Lab) logo

Sarajevo-based AI lab building applied AI products and services for businesses in Bosnia and Herzegovina and beyond.

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Syntactiq logo

Applied AI and software development agency engineering custom machine learning solutions.

techBBQ logo
techBBQ

Copenhagen startup and tech summit connecting Nordic founders, investors and corporates every year.

InternationalVisit
Toastmasters International logo

Global non-profit with local clubs that train public speaking and leadership.

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VivaTech logo
VivaTech

Europe's largest startup and tech event held annually in Paris, France.

InternationalVisit
World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) logo

Global federation of public health associations advocating for health equity and human rights worldwide.

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World Summit AI logo
World Summit AI

Annual AI summit in Amsterdam, gathering researchers, founders and enterprise leaders from around the world.

InternationalVisit
YW

Youth working group of the World Federation of Public Health Associations championing youth voice in global public health.

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Next step

Start with one thing.

One format, one project, one room. Tell us what you have in mind and our Operations & Growth team comes back with a concrete first step.

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