A total of 80,000 votes were cast in the voting, which ran until January 15. The winners were selected from 101 start-ups in 14 categories. As a reward, the winning companies can expect a guest appearance on the popular Trending Topics podcast, which is hosted by experienced business, tech and sustainability journalists and can be found at the top of the podcast rankings.
Before it was possible to vote for Austria’s favorite startups of 2023, the specialists at digital media company Trending Topics made a shortlist. The occasion was a year full of ups and downs, in which start-ups sometimes had to prove themselves in a tough environment. After screening the entire founder market, an editorial list of the top 101 companies was compiled and divided into 14 categories. In order to nominate the best of the best, Austria’s largest startup and scale-up competitions were scrutinized and the opinions of top-class investors, financial experts and jury members were taken into account.

We would like to thank our entire community, especially everyone who supported us and voted for us in this poll. Our customers, business partners and our visionary and encouraging investors. But above all to our flexible and creative staff, who made this possible in the first place.
When we started, we couldn’t fully grasp the power and potential that lay ahead of us. It is a privilege to be part of this journey and we look forward to carrying this positive energy into 2024.
myflexbox is a smart city company with the aim of minimizing CO₂ emissions on the last mile throughout Europe, caused by unsuccessful doorstep deliveries and traffic chaos caused by delivery services in cities. End customers can use myflexbox 24/7 to conveniently and contactlessly receive, send and return parcels and goods. Since it was founded in 2018, the last mile specialist has established itself as the largest carrier-neutral smart locker network in the German-speaking world. The parcel lockers are an efficient 24-hour alternative to traditional parcel stores and support the megatrend of out-of-home delivery.
Florian Nack
PR Manager
press@myflexbox.com