WHAT IT IS
A curated annual membership that keeps you connected to the Austrian business ecosystem — without a local team or office.
WHO IT’S FOR
Post-seed and growth-stage companies from CEE, SEE and the Baltics, validating Austria as an entry point to DACH.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Market validation through curated network - warm introductions, visibility, business opportunities and curated event formats.
NOT ANOTHER NETWORK, BUT A NEW APPROACH TO MARKET ENTRY
DACH and Austria are trust-based markets. Winning new partners, securing demos or gaining visibility takes time and real relationship-building on the ground. A one-off event creates momentum, not a lasting presence, and hiring a team before you have even validated the market is a serious investment and risk. A market access network gives you initial presence and curated contacts for the cost of an annual membership, so you get access and move faster.
01
Curated Matchmaking
Introductions within our network.
02
Visibility
We create content for visibility.
03
Opportunity Scouting
We watch the market for you.
04
Events
Quality over quantity
WHY
AUSTRIA
Austria is the most navigable entry point into DACH — small enough to test properly, deeply connected to Central and Eastern Europe, and close enough to Germany and Switzerland to prove your case for the whole region.
WHO WE
WORK WITH
FOUNDERS from CEE, SEE, The Baltics
DACH DECISION MAKERS
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
WHAT WE
OFFER FOUNDERS
You start with the membership. You add local support only when a real opportunity needs someone in Vienna.
CORE OFFER
ANNUAL · APPLICATION-BASED · SELECTION
Continuous access to the Austrian business ecosystem and opportunity scouting, all year.
See what's included
No cost to apply.
OPTIONAL ADD-ON
ON-DEMAND · MEMBERS ONLY · PER ENGAGEMENT
Hands-on execution on the ground, when you can’t be there yourself.
How it works
Not included in the membership. Activated only when you need it.
TRUSTED
PARTNERS
Don’t scout. Exceptional CEE companies come to you.
Growth-stage companies from CEE apply to join GrowDACH+. We put the strongest of them in front of the corporates, investors and service providers who should meet them first.
Become a Partner →
WHAT WE
ARE NOT
Not a lead-generation agency.
Not an outsourced sales team.
Not a market-entry consultancy.
Not an events company.
Not a general startup community.
Tsveta Kapatsinova · Founder
OUR
MISSION
More about GrowDACH+ →
Pave the way, become a Founding Member.
In 2026 we will have 10 extraordinary CEE founders joining as Founding Members. This is for people that move first, people that want to co-create the network and receive the special life-time status for establishing the bridge for CEE founders to the DACH markets.
Become a Founding Member