Entrepreneurial Leadership Program
Find your peers and create the future!
Find your peers and create the future!
The Entrepreneurial Leadership Program is a community for those who go and build rather than complain about problems. It’s a one-year immersive program centered around startup-skills, leadership development and mutual support.
The fellows participate in 8+ hands-on workshops where they are able to learn relevant startup skills ranging from growth hacking, business model development to funding.
In the second semester of the program, every fellow gets a mentor from the Austrian startup scene. We carefully select and match mentors and mentees, according to ambitions and interests of both parties. Through the mentorship program as well as community events, fellows get introduced to the Austrian startup ecosystem and are enabled to start building their own network.
During the one year program, fellows take part in at least 8 Thinker's Lab sessions, where they engage in discussions on controversial topics entrepreneurs are regularly confronted with. In the past we covered topics such as 'Where is AI Heading?', 'the Metaverse' or 'Corporate - Startup Partnerships'.
With 8+ workshops on personal development, we want to enable our fellows to grow also on a personal level and address important topics such as building a team, getting what you want or personal reflection.
During their first semester the fellows work in small teams on entrepreneurial projects for the Austrian startup ecosystem. This year fellows have supported our Future Weekly podcast production, organised 2 hackathons and monthly growth stage breakfasts and many more.
Active participation in weekly workshops & discussion sessions on thursdays from 6-8pm.
Investment of 5 hours per week into project work.
Commitment for the entire duration of the program March 2022 to January 2023.
Make sure you're available at the Selection Day!
Get ready to join the kick-off weekend!
During your ELP journey in the second semester you’ll get a mentor who will support you with your goals and future plans.
Innovation Strategist
Innovation Strategist
Partner, TheVentury
Partner, TheVentury
Co-Founder & COO, Female Founders
Co-Founder & COO, Female Founders
Associate, Speedinvest
Associate, Speedinvest
Digital Product Manager, LKW WALTER
Digital Product Manager, LKW WALTER
Co-Founder, Founders in Europe
Co-Founder, Founders in Europe
Managing Director, Social Entrepreneurship Network Austria
Managing Director, Social Entrepreneurship Network Austria
Head of Startup-Services, WKÖ
Head of Startup-Services, WKÖ
Managing Director, WU Entrepreneurship Center
Managing Director, WU Entrepreneurship Center
COO, Kaleido AI
COO, Kaleido AI
Co-Founder & CEO, eiria
Co-Founder & CEO, eiria
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer ZIRP
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer ZIRP
Country Coordinator, Social Impact Award
Country Coordinator, Social Impact Award
Head of Digital & Emerging Tech Austria, EY
Head of Digital & Emerging Tech Austria, EY
Co-Founder & CEO, Sarcura
Co-Founder & CEO, Sarcura
Co-Founder, Circly
Co-Founder, Circly
Management Consultant
Management Consultant
Co-Founder, Seedback
Co-Founder, Seedback
Head of Artificial Intelligence & Computer Vision at AI Retailer Systems
Head of Artificial Intelligence & Computer Vision at AI Retailer Systems
Head of Quality & Regulatory Affairs, XUND
Head of Quality & Regulatory Affairs, XUND
Co-Founder & CTO, goUrban
Co-Founder & CTO, goUrban
Partner & Head of IT, The Ventury
Partner & Head of IT, The Ventury
Founder & CEO, VALANX Biotech
Founder & CEO, VALANX Biotech
Birgit Van Duyvenbode | ELP Intake Summer Semester 2021 | Founded REEDuce, aiming at mitigating noice in an effective, sustainable and ecological manner.
Fabian Goslar | ELP Intake Summer Semester 2021 | Co-Founded CONOW, revitalising rural areas using data-based infrastructure analysis.
Luisa Schiffke | ELP Intake Summer Semester 2021 | Founded MyStudyGuide, helping pupils to find the study program of their dreams.
Krystian Stankov | ELP Intake Winter Semester 2020 | Co-Founded adorares, a platform for unique craftmenship.
Felix Guenther | ELP Intake Winter Semester 2020 | Co-Founded One Meal A Day, tackling climate change by providing healthy, regional and climate friendly cook-boxes.
Alexandra Brandl | ELP Intake Winter Semester 2020 | Co-Founded Hero Box (acquired by Vytal).
Julia Kruslin | ELP Intake Winter Semester 2020 | Co-Founded beatvest, the Duolingo for finances.
Primoz Cuvan | ELP Intake Winter Semester 2020 | Co-Founded HomeClinico, a fun arm exercising tool that increases motivation, strength, flexibility.
Oliver Alf | ELP Intake Summer Semerster 2020 | Co-Founded enlivio, enabling digitally supported physiotherapy for a sustainable rehabilitation.
Maximilian Horvatits | ELP Intake Summer Semester 2020 | Co-Founded ikonity, building a sustainable fashion community.
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No, its totally free to participate.
Some of our meetings are online and some are taking place physically in co-working spaces around Vienna. This is not set in stone but you can expect about a 50/50 split between online and in-person meetings. Therefore we require our participants to be able to come to Vienna min. twice per month.
No, you don't need to have a business idea to become part of the program.
No, you don't need to be a student and we encourage individuals of any age to apply.
Unfortunately not - the workshops and the discussion groups always take part on Thursday evening. As they are the main part of our curriculum it is not possible to complete the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program without attending these sessions. However, if you are interested in getting involved with AustrianStartups you can still come to our monthly Stammtisch events.
No, definitely not - we encourage people from all different backgrounds to apply.
Unfortunately this is not possible.