Linz. Where foundational AI meets industrial scale.
From JKU's machine learning labs and IT:U to export-scale manufacturing: our Linz hub connects youth builders with Upper Austria's industrial and research core.
Our base in Linz.
Where AI meets industry and engineering.
The ecosystem behind the hub — what partners reach when they work with us here.
Upper Austria is the country's industrial heartland — automation, mechatronics, steel and manufacturing at export scale.
LSTM co-inventor Sepp Hochreiter and NXAI at JKU, IT:U for digital transformation, the Software Competence Center Hagenberg and FH Upper Austria.
Our base on the JKU campus, where Plug and Play runs its Linz programme connecting startups with industry. tech2b, Tabakfabrik, Tech Harbor and factory300 give founders room to build and ship.
Industrial AI is built here.
Upper Austria turns research into machines the world buys. Global brands, hidden champions and a dense startup infrastructure sit within an hour of our hub.
- voestalpine
Steel and high-tech materials, headquartered in Linz.
- Fronius
Welding, solar and battery-charging technology from Pettenbach.
- Rosenbauer
Fire-fighting vehicles and equipment from Leonding.
- Dynatrace
AI-driven software observability, founded in Linz.
- ENGEL
Injection-moulding machines from Schwertberg.
- KEBA
Industrial automation and e-mobility from Linz.
- TGW Logistics
Intralogistics and warehouse robotics from Marchtrenk.
- Greiner
Plastics and foam solutions from Kremsmünster.
- LIT Open Innovation Center
JKU's innovation hub and our Linz base, home to Plug and Play's Linz programme.
- tech2b
Upper Austria's high-tech incubator for founders.
- Tech Harbor
Techcenter and Neue Werft in the Linz port, with a mechatronics prototyping lab.
- Tabakfabrik · factory300
Creative and tech campus with a prototyping and startup floor.
Partners, projects and events live in one place.
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