Startup Camp "Alpine Connects"

Do you have an innovative business idea and want to make more of it? But you don’t yet know whether your project has enough potential? Then the “Alpine Connects” Startup Camp is just the right turbo for your idea!

The facts:

  • When: Friday, May 8 to Sunday, May 10, 2026
  • Where: Heutal (Friday-Saturday) and Unken (Sunday)
  • Who: Budding startup founders and committed individuals who want to use their ideas and expertise to drive startups forward – from the regions of Salzburg, Tyrol, Berchtesgadener Land, Traunstein and Rosenheim.
  • Participation costs €50 (two overnight stays are included)
  • Application deadline: Sunday, May 4, 2025, 11:59 p.m. (The final selection of participants will be announced on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at the latest)

What you can expect:

  • Knowledge transfer inputs on topics such as business model development, market potential, prototyping and pitching
  • Sessions with experts and workshops to work intensively on the business models
  • Networking and Leisure Break, where you can expand your network and have a lot of fun (hiking, archery, bonfires … Let yourself be surprised!)
  • An all-day event INNOVATION – alpine connects, where start-ups and companies come together across national borders to make contacts and jointly strengthen the innovative power of the Alpine region. Here you have the exclusive opportunity to pitch your business idea and get feedback from a panel of experts.

The costs:

  • You will receive this concentrated load of knowledge, input and networking completely free of charge.
  • 2 nights including breakfast at the Heutaler Hof are also free of charge.
  • You are responsible for your own travel to and from the event as well as your own meals. (Restaurant on site)

About the event:

The Startup Camp is jointly organized by the following partners: Startup Salzburg, Berchtesgadener Land Wirtschaftsservice,  Stellwerk18 e.V., Technische Hochschule Rosenheim, Regionale Entwicklung Oberland und IHK München und Oberbayern.

Your Contact

Michael Kurz
Startup Salzburg / Innovation Salzburg
michael.kurz@innovation-salzburg.at