Founding a startup in the field of IT, AI and industrial sciences
Innovations in the field of IT, AI and industrial sciences have the potential to become new key technologies, startups of today become leading companies of tomorrow. As the incubator of the province of Lower Austria, accent accompanies startups in the development of their innovations from project to successful company.
Industrial sciences often refers to the application of scientific principles and methods to optimize industrial processes, especially in the field of industrial engineering and industrial data science, to improve efficiency, productivity, and quality, increase sustainability, and develop new, data-driven business models.
As accent, we support founders in the IT, AI and industrial sciences sector with individual coaching, know-how and a broad network as well as our accent Makerspace.
The industrial sciences sector is strongly influenced by innovations and key technologies such as robotics, AI, SaaS, advanced materials and industrial biotechnology. The focus is on increasing efficiency, automation and sustainability in industrial processes.
IT and industrial sciences solutions are often based on complex technologies with long development times (deep-tech). Developing a prototype early and collaborating with pilot customers can provide a significant advantage to ensure scalability later on.
Unlike pure software startups, developments in the industrial sciences often require significant initial investment in research, development, prototyping, and specialized machinery. Time-to-market is typically longer, which requires a larger financial buffer and more patient investors.
accent is the high-tech incubator of the province of Lower Austria. In addition to its competence and many years of experience, the accent team also brings a high degree of commitment and passion for accompanying the founding team on their way to becoming the next business champions.
Selected experts will provide input on various startup-related topics such as marketing and sales, corporate law, financial planning, storytelling, trade law and the commercial register or dealing with financial investors.
Annual highlights include the accent Cross-Innovation Summit and the accent Boot Camp with Gigi Wang (University of Berkeley), during which founders spend a full week working on their business model, strategy, storytelling and presentation.
