CORE
OFFER
ANNUAL · APPLICATION-BASED · SELECTION
Become a Founding Member
PERSONAL
SUPPORT
Personal support is the whole point. Every member works directly with us — a named contact in Vienna who knows your case, your market and your timing. That only holds if we stay small, so we select carefully and keep the group deliberately limited.
MARKET VALIDATION
CURATED MATCHMAKING
Every connection should have a purpose.
We learn your product, goals and stage — then introduce you when a real fit appears in our network.
VISIBILITY
Become visible before you start selling.
Nobody partners with a company they have never heard of. We put your story in front of the Austrian ecosystem, consistently.
OPPORTUNITY SCOUTING
We monitor the market so you don’t have to.
Events, programmes, funding calls, partnership openings. We track them all year and send only what fits your sector and timing.
NETWORK ACCESS
Connect and learn from others
CEE founders, DACH decision makers and market partners in one trusted circle. Informal feedback before it costs you money.
WHAT IS
INCLUDED
After we decide it's a fit.
The membership creates the opportunity. The Austria Success Manager acts on it — separately, only when you need it.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
01
Your market brief in week 1-2
We turn your goals and target buyers into the brief we work from all year.
02
One point of contact in Vienna
Someone who knows your case, scouts for you and stays reachable, all year.
03
At least 2 curated formats a year
Dinners, roundtables and matchmaking sessions. You are invited to all of them.
04
Introductions when a fit appears
We keep onboarding new partners — corporates and DACH decision makers — so the network grows every month. The day a real fit appears, the connection is already there.
05
Opportunity scouting, filtered
Programmes, Speaking & Pitching Slots, funding calls and partnership openings that fit your sector and timing.
06
Visibility in the ecosystem
LinkedIn features, our newsletter and new market entrant stories — published by us and together with other news outlets.
07
A quarterly review
Four times a year: what worked, what changed and where we focus next.
Become a Founding Member
OPTIONAL ADD-ON
Need someone on the ground when you cannot be there yourself?
YOUR FIRST
YEAR
01
Apply
BEFORE YOU JOIN
You tell us your ambition for Austria. We assess fit.
02
Market Onboarding
WEEK 1–2
We turn your goals and target buyers into the brief we work from all year.
03
365 Days of Access + Support
MONTH 1–12
Introductions, visibility and opportunities — as they become relevant. Add the Austria Success Manager on demand whenever an opportunity needs hands-on support on the ground.
04
You are no longer a stranger in the market
MONTH 12
You know whether Austria is worth a real investment and make a decision: Grow or Go.
Access is not abstract. It happens in specific rooms, with specific people, several times a year.
CEO Dinners
Access Nights
Executive Roundtables
Founder Gatherings
Matchmaking Sessions
Industry Meetups
Expert Talks
Market Visits
Product Showcases
Private Networking
FOUNDER
VOICES
Nextribe is currently validating the Austrian market, but we are not yet ready to establish a permanent local presence. Through the GrowDACH+ network, we stay connected to the market without our founder having to be on the ground constantly. We also used the Austria Success Manager service for a targeted lead generation project, which resulted in a promising partnership opportunity.
Nikolay Nekov
Founder · nextribe, Bulgaria
Gergana Nikolova
Founder · Pontis, Bulgaria
FIT
CHECK
Is GrowDACH+ right for you?
You’re post-seed or growth-stage, from CEE, SEE or the Baltics
Your product is validated at home
No permanent team in Austria, or new in the market
You want evidence before you invest
You’re ready to show up and participate actively in the network
THE COSTS YOU AVOID
Most companies build the Austrian entry themselves. These are the usual line items before a single meeting has taken place.
A business developer in Vienna
An Austrian entity
A freelancer, two days a month
Six trips to Vienna
GrowDACH+ Founding Membership
*Indicative figures. Actual costs depend on your setup, sector and how fast you move.
FOUNDING
MEMBERS
In 2026 we open 10 Founding Member seats. They shape how the network develops — and keep their rate for as long as they stay.
FOUNDING MEMBER RATE
per year · fixed for life
€4,000 per year from member 11 onwards
Lifetime status and a price fixed for life
A say in the formats and the selection criteria
Maximum attention: ten members, not a nameless group
Named visibility as a co-creator of the CEE–DACH bridge
First access to every introduction in the first year
Become a Founding Member