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Circular Stories
News and success stories
from the Thinkubator ecosystem

European Youth Parliament: Climate Youth Action Plan
Alexandra was in Brussels for the final event of the Climate Youth Action Plan (CYAP) Idea Competition - a nine-month innovation process that we have been supporting since September 2024.

SocialECOnomy Training: Vienna
Three days of training on the circular economy with organizations from Poland, Italy, Germany and Austria - as part of the EU project #SocialECOnomy.

Alexandra in the Hall of Femmes 2025
Alexandra was inducted into the Hall of Femmes 2025 by WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) as one of 11 graduates.

Publication of the CBM+ Insights Report 2024
At the end of our research project CBM+, funded by the FFG, we published the CBM+ Insights Report. In the course of the project, an innovative evaluation tool for circular business models was developed. The aim is to support SMEs in the financing and implementation of circular concepts and thus promote the transformation towards a sustainable economy.

Climate Innovation Festival 2025
Thinkubator brings the global finale of the Climate Launchpad 2025 to Vienna - as part of the Climate Innovation Festival.

"Kreislaufwirtschaft ist viel mehr als nur Recycling"
Alex im Community Talk von Trending Topics über die Arbeit und Ziele von Thinkubator.

CLP Final 2024
The national final of the Climate Launchpad, organised by Thinkubator, took place on 11 June as part of the Speak Out Festival in Vienna's Museumsquartier. The three winning teams - Joulzen, co2ol catalyst and wattwise - will move on to the European final.

Climate Launchpad
In 2024, Thinkubator is bringing the Climatelaunchpad back to Austria. We are delighted to be reviving the world's largest competition for green business ideas in Austria and to be able to offer talented founders an international stage.
Copyright: Manuel Wildtgrube
Copyright: Manuel Wildtgrube

Season finale #5
The fifth Thinkubator Fellow season ended successfully at the Climate Lab, where we experienced the presentations of both Fellow groups together with our partners. Many thanks to everyone involved and especially to our fellows!
Copyright: Manuel Wildtgrube
Copyright: Manuel Wildtgrube

Podcast co2nundrum
Alex was a guest on Lukas Höber's Deep-Dive Podcast. Circular economy as a business model - why is it not yet established everywhere?

Season #5 Kick Off
We are starting the fifth Fellow season with two corporate partners, the Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft and the Repair and Service Centre. In the coming months, the fellows will be working on a scalable repair scheme and the question of how data can be used efficiently for CE in the construction sector.

Build your future
In mid-October, we organised an event together with the Cradle2Cradle NGO to promote intergenerational dialogue on the topic of the circular economy in the construction industry. More details in the LinkedIn post!

Thinkubator Masterclass and keynote at the SpeakOut
Alex and Felix rounded off the programme with a masterclass and a keynote speech.

Start season 3
Brutkasten article on new circular economy incubator

Thinkubator in the podcast
Felix talks about the circular economy and the Thinkubator on Radio Radieschen

Closing event of the third season
Fellows present their concepts to the corporate partners

Nominated for Innovator of the Year

Price Winner at the Social Impact Awards 2022
Thinkubator conquers the hearts of the community.

Our alumni & Cradle2Cradle cooperate
Cooperation on an educational project with the C2C Regional Group Vienna

Price Winner at Climate Launchpad 2022
Thinkubator wins the audience award at the Climatelaunchpad

we have grown
Article from Trend Magazine on the Thinkubator entitled: "Green tutoring for companies"

Start of the second research season
The fellows of the second season at the kick-off in March 2022

Our founding party
The Pioneer Relay starts and Thinkubator celebrates its launch party

Start in the pioneer squadron
Sepp Eisenriegler gives a lecture
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