In 2019, the Austrian Development Agency teamed up with AustrianStartups and respACT to create an initiative that helps startups- and companies find common grounds, for the design of practical business solutions to urgent sustainability challenges.
By facilitating a 5-phase program, startups and innovators were brought together to:
▪️ Collaborate on an eye-to-eye level.
▪️ Explore boundaries and sustainability challenges.
▪️ Stretch them.
▪️ Identify opportunities for collaboration, and
▪️ Design solutions that benefit not only the business, but society as a whole.
▪️ Collaborate on an eye-to-eye level.
▪️ Explore boundaries and sustainability challenges.
▪️ Stretch them.
▪️ Identify opportunities for collaboration, and
▪️ Design solutions that benefit not only the business, but society as a whole.
circle17 has worked together with many corporations, including: A1 Telekom Austria, Coca Cola, Vienna International Airport, Mazars, Greiner, Porsche, Vöslauer, SOS Children's Villages, and many more.
Initiator circle17: Josine Bakkes, Stefan Lixl
Leads: Fanny Hofbauer, Josine Bakkes
Managing Director AustrianStartups: Hannah Wundsam
Managing Director respACT: Daniela Knieling
Leads: Fanny Hofbauer, Josine Bakkes
Managing Director AustrianStartups: Hannah Wundsam
Managing Director respACT: Daniela Knieling
