Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that helps software startups succeed by giving them access to Microsoft software development tools, connecting them with key industry players, including investors, and providing marketing visibility to help entrepreneurs starting a business.

http://http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/

ZIT - The Technology Agency of the City of Vienna, a subsidiary of the Vienna Business Agency, was founded in the year 2000. ZIT serves as the technology promotion agency of the City of Vienna.

The activities of ZIT encompass providing direct financial assistance (i.e. grants) to companies or making a technology-specific infrastructure available, as well as the implementation of a broad range of accompanying measures in all phases of the innovation process.

http://www.zit.co.at/

Austria Wirtschaftsservice (AWS) is Austria´s national promotional bank. AWS offers a broad range of company-specific investment promotional programmes and services, such as financial assistance and consultancy for companies, from the developmental phase up to the expansion stage. They offer Austrian companies financial assistance in the form of loans, guarantees, grants and/or equity as well as consultancy services.

http://www.awsg.at

INiTS has been providing advice and support for entrepreneurs with innovative ideas since 2002. Their services are aimed at graduates, employees and students at universities and universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulen) in Vienna who want to put their business ideas into practice by starting up a company.

The focus of their organisation is on innovations in the fields of information and communication technology, life sciences and other areas of research and technology.

http://www.inits.at