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28. September 2026 - 02. October 2026 
Graz, Österreich 
From September 28 to October 2, 2026, the Hermann Hauser Frontier Lab (HHFL) will bring an international high-tech training center for selected deep-tech start-ups to Graz for the first time. 21 start-ups will meet international mentors, investors, and leading figures from academia, business, and industry. The program supports teams in turning technological innovations into investment-ready companies and expanding their international network. The event is aimed at deep-tech start-ups that are actively seeking pre-seed or seed funding in the next 6 to 12 months.
Program Highlights & Your Benefits:
- Welcome evening: Make initial contacts with the participating start-ups and international guests.
- Inspiration event “State of the Art in Europe”: Gain insights into current developments and new ideas from the European technology landscape.
- Peer evening: Exchange ideas with other start-ups and benefit from networking within the deep-tech community.
- SFG’s “Meet Styria”: Get to know Styria as an innovation hub in more detail.
- Demo Day: Experience the presentations by the participating start-ups and their technological developments.
- Demo Day Dinner: Deepen contacts as part of the joint evening program.
Target group:
- Deep-tech start-ups in the fields of energy & new mobility
- Deep-tech start-ups in the fields of space & security
- Start-ups in the fields of techbio & synbio
- Start-ups in the fields of new computing concepts, AI & data science
- Start-ups in the field of quantum technology
- Deep-tech teams that are actively seeking pre-seed or seed funding in the next 6 to 12 months
