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Official Austrian presence in Silicon Valley and Boston, connecting #Austria to the US through #business, #science, #technology, and #culture.

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🌍 Vienna Conference against Trafficking in Human Beings 2026

Under the theme „Human Trafficking in Transition: New Challenges – New Responses”, this year’s Vienna Conference will focus on the challenges of tackling
human trafficking in the digital age. The conference provides a platform for sharing anti-trafficking strategies and raising awareness of the current challenges.

🗓️ 15 October 2026 | 📍 Diplomatic Academy of Vienna & Online

👉🏼 Register by 12 October to join the discussion.
https://bmeia.liland.cloud/app/registration/form/event/33862802/client/bmeia

#ViennaConference2026 #HumanTrafficking #Resilience #Prevention by @openaustria

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13 days ago

#SiliconValley
Austrian founders on the @berkeley_skydeck stage! 🇦🇹

Yesterday @openaustria joined @berkeley_skydeck
Demo Day, the largest of Silicon Valley’s, where 18 early-stage teams pitched to top investors, corporate innovation leaders and ecosystem builders. The startups are building across Enterprise & Applied Al, Robotics & Physical Al, Advanced Industrial Systems, Life Sciences and Deep Tech.

We were especially proud to see Sandra Wasicek-Woegenstein, Founder & CEO of ZorroFi, take the stage, with Co-Founder & CTO Armin Wasicek supporting backstage and at the expo.
ZorroFi makes commercial credit expertise scalable. It helps community banks, credit unions and CDFIs verify loans faster and smarter by validating documents and detecting fraud early. The result is clean, decision-ready files that move from intake to underwriting in days instead of weeks.

With @ucberkeleyofficial ranked #1 worldwide for VC-backed startups and SkyDeck alumni having raised more than $4.5B, it’s great to see Austrian talent right at the heart of it.

Congratulations to the ZorroFi team, and to all Batch 22 founders! 🚀

#OPENAUSTRIA #BerkeleySkyDeck #DemoDay taken in University Of Berkeley, California by @openaustria

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17 days ago

#SiliconValley
Every Silicon Valley story starts in a garage, and so did GoUSA 2026 🇺🇸🇦🇹
On day 0 of our three-week accelerator, we kicked things off in the garage of our Co-Director Michael Dobersberger. From there, we set off on our OPEN AUSTRIA Innovation Walk up Twin Peaks.
The GoUSA startups were joined by Austrian entrepreneurs visiting the Bay Area and members of our Open Austria community who have called this region home for years.
We wrapped up the day in the backyard of our Co-Director Isabella Tomás, with one-minute pitches from our startups, good food and plenty of time to mix, mingle and connect. 🫶🏻
Swipe through to see how it all started ➡️

#OPENAUSTRIA #GoUSA #SiliconValley #InnovationWalk taken in San Francisco, California by @openaustria

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20 days ago

#SiliconValley
OPEN AUSTRIA at the first @_wearedevelopers World Congress in North America! 🇦🇹🇺🇸

It’s really cool to see an event that started in Austria make its way to Silicon Valley in such a big way.

OPEN AUSTRIA was proud to collaborate and support on several levels:

* Kicking things off with a community event for developers, “Chili con Coding” at our offices
* Getting the Austrian and European community excited by sharing participation opportunities
* Starting our GoUSA program right at the WeAreDevelopers conference, giving our founders the opportunity to kick off their Silicon Valley journey with conference networking
* Organizing an Austrian Meetup on Day 0 of the conference
* Being present throughout all three days with an OPEN AUSTRIA stand

We are definitely proud to see a conference with Austrian roots here in Silicon Valley! 🇦🇹

Congratulations to the whole WAD team on a fantastic premiere and we’re already looking forward to next year!

#wearedevelopers #siliconvalley #openaustria #innovation taken in San Jose, California by @openaustria

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23 days ago

#SiliconValley
Austria at Europe in the Park! 🇦🇹🇪🇺

Golden Gate Park was buzzing this past Saturday as more than 10,000 people came together for the annual Europe in the Park - a colorful celebration of European culture - organized by the @euintheus office in San Francisco.

This year, @austriainsanfrancisco and @openaustria teamed up again with @woombikesusa to represent Austria at the event. Kids lined up to test-ride the woom bikes, turning our booth and the whole festival grounds into a lively mini-cycling zone.

#Austria brought a taste of home to try: @almdudler kept visitors refreshed, while our spinning wheel had the whole booth excited. Prizes ranged from books about Austria to woom merch, with the grand prize being a woom bike, raffled at the end of the event!

Huge thanks to woom, the OPEN AUSTRIA team, all other Consulates who participated and the European Office SF for hosting. We loved connecting with everyone who stopped by our booth and are looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming events. ❤️

#europeinthepark #openaustria taken in Golden Gate Park - Peacock Meadow by @openaustria

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a month ago

#SiliconValley
Are you Austrian or a friend of Austria and attending the @_wearedevelopers World Congress next week? This is for you!

Join the Austrian tech community in San Jose for a casual meet-up, great conversations, and pure networking amidst Europe’s biggest dev congress making its US debut. Come connect with familiar faces, and grow your local network!

👉 RSVP in our bio!

#OpenAustria #SanJose #WAD2026 by @openaustria

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a month ago

25 years after 9/11, we still remember.

We remember the people killed. We remember the resilience and unity that
followed in response. Whether in the U.S. or around the world, we remember.

Join us in remembering: take a photo
of your sky today, share it, tag @911memorial, and support
their mission at neverforget.org taken in San Francisco, CA by @openaustria

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a month ago

A busy few weeks ahead for the OPEN AUSTRIA team!

OPEN AUSTRIA is heading from Boston to Washington, DC to San Francisco with startups, quantum, AI, tech, culture and plenty of good conversations along the way.

Our calendar is busy. Hopefully yours has room. 😉

🔗 All event details and sign up links are in our bio. by @openaustria

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a month ago

Webinar: Information on the Red-White-Red-Card for long term immigration

with an expert from the Austrian Business Agency (ABA).

This session will provide detailed information about the criteria for obtaining a Red-White-Red-Card for labour-based immigration to Austria.

This topic is addressed at people who are not EU-citizen.

More info and registration on oesterreichinstitut.com by @openaustria

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a month ago

#EuropeInTheParkSF is back! We are delighted to share that @openaustria and @austriainsanfrancisco will participate for the 3rd time in this exciting, free public celebration with @euintheus and @woombikesusa will join us again as well! 🚲

📅 Saturday, September 19 | 1–6 PM
📍 Peacock Meadow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Join us for an afternoon of cultural showcases, European food trucks, a beer garden, and live performances from across the EU.

👉 Event details & RSVP in our bio! taken in Golden Gate Park - Peacock Meadow by @openaustria

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2 months ago

#SiliconValley
Our intern Laura takes you along for a packed day attending two events, both part of the EU Ambassadors Book Collection celebrating America’s 250th birthday. Everyday looks different here in the Silicon Valley. :)

Interested in interning at Open Austria/Austrian Consulate? Applications are always open - write us an email with your CV 👀🇦🇹

#OpenAustria #dayinthelife #intern #SanFrancisco taken in San Francisco, California by @openaustria

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2 months ago

kinda chic to be the Austrian Consulate :) 🇦🇹

#OpenAustria #Austria #Consulate #austriaintheusa taken in San Francisco, California by @openaustria

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