The Competition
The Danube Cup is a high-profile pitching competition that is based on a partnership between eight partner universities located along the Danube, including the JKU, the University of Passau, the Technical University of Budapest, the Corvinus University of Budapest, the University of Belgrade, the Vienna University of Economics and Business, the East Bavarian Technical University of Regensburg, and the University of Regensburg. The annual competition aims to help start-up companies succeed internationally while also bringing highly motivated university start-ups along the Danube together.

These teams accepted the challenge:

• Jobsi , opens an external URL in a new window- Clemens Grill, Thomas Hollin, Dominik Schuhmann
• Neoclarity, opens an external URL in a new window - Leon Hiebl, Patrick Meidl
• Pflegezeit , opens an external URL in a new window- Lisa Mahler, Alexander Loidl und Jakob Kreuter
• Surfjobs , opens an external URL in a new window- Emin Vojnikovic, Florian Girlinger, Elias Ramoser und Robert Hartl
   

And the Winner is...

We are delighted to announce the winners of the national pre-selection competition are Pflegezeit and Surfjobs! Both of these teams had compelling pitches and a strong unique selling proposition! Congratulations to these two outstanding teams.

The Finale

The teams that successfully competed in their respective national pre-selection competitions will now take part in the final event at the LIT Open Innovation Center between May 15 - May 17, 2024. 16 international teams from the eight partner universities will battle it out and compete for the coveted Danube Cup and other prizes.

We would like to thank our jury members: Birgit Wimmer (tech2b Inkubator Ltd), Univ. Prof. Dr. Elisabeth S.C. Berger, Leopold Bosankic (Researchly and a finalist in the 2023 Danube Cup), and Petra Muschitz (LIT Open Innovation Center).

If you have any questions about the Danube Cup or the general process, please contact us by sending an e-mail to: oic@jku.at.
We look forward to the final and supporting our teams, Pflegezeit, opens an external URL in a new window and Surfjobs, opens an external URL in a new window, on their path to international success and to bringing the Danube Cup to the JKU!

You can now sign up to be in the audience during the competition, opens an external URL in a new window.
 

The schedule will be available shortly.
📅 May 15 - 17, 2024
📍 LIT  Open Innovation Center - Forus