Open innovation - who can help?

Trust and fairness form the basis of open innovation processes. In this respect, it is very important to have trustworthy partners for specific project planning. For the first project, it is certainly an advantage to include external experts in the planning phase. They help with project planning, selecting methods and tools and contribute their experience.

The following expert organisations, platform providers and intermediaries support innovation processes and projects right from the start:

OI consultancy and intermediaries

Directory of certified innovation experts: https://www.incite.at/de/expertinnen-mit-zertifikat/certified-innovation-experts/
UBIT company directory of consultancy firms: https://firmen.wko.at/Web/SearchPartner.aspx?CID=cfdf258b-0a0a-4102-9683-2e584993bcb5
Funded business consultancy in Vienna: https://www.wko.at/service/w/unternehmensfuehrung-finanzierung-foerderung/Gefoerderte_Unternehmensberatung.html
Technology and innovation partners: https://www.wko.at/site/tip/TIP-Startseite.html
Austrian Promotional Bank: https://www.aws.at
FFG - Austrian Research Promotion Agency: https://www.ffg.at/
ITG Salzburg, open innovation competence centre: https://www.itg-salzburg.at/

Crowdsourcing platforms and providers

German-language platform services

Design proposals/evaluations: https://99designs.de
Open Innovation Salzburg, https://www.openinnovation-salzburg.at/
Hyve Crowd: https://www.hyvecrowd.com
ISN - innovation service network: www.innovation.at
Winnovation: https://www.winnovation.at/de
Die Erfinder: www.die-erfinder.com (German and English)
OpenInnovation Südtirol: www.openinnovation-suedtirol.it

English-language platform services

InnoCentive: www2.innocentive.com
IdeaConnection: www.ideaconnection.com
Yet2com: www.yet2.com
NineSigma: www.ninesigma.com
Connect2ideas: www.connect2ideas.com
Innovaro: www.innovaro.com
Innoget: www.innoget.com
Your Encore: www.yourencore.com

Crowdinvesting platforms

According to the WKO, the following Austrian platforms are currently active in the crowdinvesting sector (last updated 10.8.2019):

www.1000x1000.at − specialised in innovation projects, SMEs and regions
www.area2Invest.com − specialised in start-ups, SMEs, property and special projects
www.beton-gold.at − specialised in property
www.conda.eu − specialised in start-ups, SMEs, property and tourism projects
www.crowd4climate.org − specialised in climate protection projects in developing countries
www.crowd4energy.com − specialised in energy projects
www.crowdfunding.at − specialised in reward projects
www.dagobertinvest.at − specialised in established businesses
www.dasertragreich.at − crowdinvesting for Austrian SMEs
www.evercrowd.com − specialised in crowdinvesting and crowdfunding
www.finnest.com − specialised in successful medium-sized enterprises
www.firstcap.eu − crowdinvesting for the financing of start-ups and SMEs
www.fundraizer.at − specialised in reward crowdfunding
gemeinsam.noeregional.at − specialised in charitable projects
www.gemeinwohlprojekte.at/crowdfunding-fuer-gemeinwohl/ − specialised in public welfare projects
www.greenrocket.com − specialised in start-ups in the sustainability sector
www.homerocket.com − specialised in property projects
www.ibelieveinyou.at − specialised in charitable projects in sport
www.lionrocket.com − specialised in established businesses
mit.einander.at − specialised in charitable projects
www.regionalfunding.at − specialised in regional projects in Lower Austria
www.rendity.com − specialised in property projects
www.respekt.net − specialised in charitable projects
www.reval.co.at − specialised in property