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Anyone who has founded an EdTech company in Austria may know the feeling: You spend a long time working on a vision, get caught up in the details and eventually realise that you are moving almost exclusively within your own bubble. This is exactly what the EdTech Austria Stammtisch (meet-up) aims to counteract \u2013 a community that emerged in spring 2026 and has already developed into a real movement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It all started in February 2026 at a kick-off weekend of the EdTech Austria Fellowship Program<\/a> in Salzburg. For Alina Taborsky and Maxim Dvoynishnikov, founders of Alimax<\/a>, the event was a real eye-opener. \u201cThe exchange and the community \u2013 it was so encouraging,\u201d says Alina. Back in Vienna, however, a question arose: Why was there no regular format in the Austrian capital where people could connect?<\/p>\n

At the same time, Ursula Neulinger and Andreas H\u00f6rfurter, founders of competence works<\/a> \u2013 both with more than 25 years of experience in the national and international e-learning sector \u2013 were asking themselves exactly the same question. Their shared view: Compared to Salzburg, Vienna lacked a central platform connecting the established education sector with the vibrant, young startup scene.<\/p>\n

So, in March 2026, the four of them simply decided to launch a regular meetup, initially called EdTech Vienna Stammtisch. Their original concern \u2013 \u201cIn the worst case, we\u2019ll be sitting there on our own at the first meetup\u201d \u2013 quickly proved unfounded. More than 40 registrations and around 30 participants at the very first event exceeded all expectations. It seems that this kind of informal, personal exchange was exactly what Vienna\u2019s EdTech scene had been missing.<\/p>\n

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A meeting place with heart and vision<\/h4>\n

The regular meetup is deliberately not a formal business event, but an open and free space for everyone who wants to actively shape education \u2013 whether startups, established companies, teachers, students or school pupils.<\/p>\n

Once a month, interested members of the community meet at TOP-Lokal in the heart of Vienna. \u201cThe choice of venue is no coincidence. As a social enterprise, the venue works closely with the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS) to help people return to the labour market. It\u2019s an inclusive concept that fits perfectly with the education sector\u2019s sense of social responsibility,\u201d says Ursula.<\/p>\n

While open and informal exchange is always at the heart of the Stammtisch, once a quarter the meetup focuses on a specific topic. At the first themed Stammtisch, for example, an expert shared practical insights into \u201cSales for EdTechs\u201d.<\/p>\n

Locally rooted, internationally connected<\/h4>\n

The third Stammtisch already showed that this relaxed atmosphere can also provide fertile ground for new ideas: A delegation of around ten startup founders from Togo joined the meetup and sparked lively discussions and conversations. This not only opened doors to new contacts and friendships, but also to new collaborations.<\/p>\n

Startups also benefit from being in direct contact with their target groups. \u201cLecturers from universities and universities of applied sciences regularly join us. At one Stammtisch, we also had school students who are working on an EdTech solution themselves and were very interested in exchanging ideas with the community,\u201d says Alina. Ultimately, it is this diversity of people that defines the sector. \u201cWe\u2019re genuinely happy to welcome anyone who wants to help move the conversation about education forward,\u201d says Ursula.<\/p>\n