INiTS

The Vienna-based incubator INiTS has been announced as official Hub of the European FIWARE Network. The Fiware platfrom was realised in the context of the Future Internet Public-Private Partnership Programme of the European Commission and recently launched its free-of-charge services. There are many ways to make use of Fiware, for example, saving data in a cloud, using real data for first tests, or to realise ideas in the IoT area.

As of now, INiTS startups have access to several Open Source Services that can help young startups to develop their apps faster and cheaper. „Fiware is a great possibiity for your web entrepreneurs and startups. We are happy that we have been chosen as the only partner in Austria from the European Network,“ says Irene Fialka, CEO of INiTS. 

This story is brought to you in partnership with AplusB, a programme funded by FFG.

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The Austrian startup-company Vienna Water Monitoring GmbH has developped a stunningly quick method to check water for e.coli bacteria. What took up to 48 hours, can now be done in just 15 minutes. Thanks to the ColiMinder, developped by VWM, the water does no longer need to be tested in a lab. The ColiMinder is a device only some 30 cm tall and weighs a mere 14 kilos; it comes in various models that can be used in laboratories, as mobile or stationary devices. Currently, two ColiMinders are tested by the Technical University of Vienna in purification plants. Dr. Irene Fialka, general manager of startup incubator INiTS that supported VWM: “Water preparation certainly is a vital and seminal area of business. Offering mobile and quick services is of the essence. That is why we supported VWM in the development as a business-incubator.”

This story is brought to you in partnership with AplusB, a programme funded by FFG.

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Early-stage startups are now invited to apply for this year’s INiTS startup camp, Austria’s first startup accelerator that promises young entrepreneurs with an idea to get them business-ready within just 100 days. You can apply till 19 June here!

INiTS incubator offers early-stage startups a very intensive training and mentorship programme following the lean-startup-approach. This method focuses on getting a business-idea ready for markets’ and customers’ needs double-quick. Startup camp features a concentrated series of 12 workshops, top mentors and startup-consultants who know the business-world as well as the benefits of a close-knit community of like-minded founders. All startups who graduate from camp receive not only 3,000 euros, but also the opportunity for further grants and the chance to win a spot in the INiTS incubation programme for 15 months.

This story is brought to you in partnership with AplusB, a programme funded by FFG.

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