Sebastian Höfinger Email & Phone Number

Vienna, Austria

Vienna

Austria

Team Lead of 4 people in total in the Startup Team that takes care of defining innovation and growth fields with corporate partners and consults on which Startups, Scaleups or other innovative growth companies fit their needs. Responsible for the overall setup of the team, processes and structures to ensure we connect the right Startups and Scaleups as innovation partners to our Corporates as our clients.I am with my team is responsible for:-Startup and Scaleup Scouting &… Show more Team Lead of 4 people in total in the Startup Team that takes care of defining innovation and growth fields with corporate partners and consults on which Startups, Scaleups or other innovative growth companies fit their needs. Responsible for the overall setup of the team, processes and structures to ensure we connect the right Startups and Scaleups as innovation partners to our Corporates as our clients.I am with my team is responsible for:-Startup and Scaleup Scouting & Pre-Evaluating both via databases and network partners-Recruiting, Evaluating & Rating with regards to corporate fit-Matching, exploring Startup-Corporate-Fit and presenting shortlisted Startups to Corporate Partners-Designing a 4-month Startup program that fits various stakeholders' needs such as investors or mentors-Representing weXelerate at various industry-specific events -Designing, executing and handling on-site events during 2 4-months Startup program per year, including moderation of larger events such as our investors' day with some 150 attendees-Setting up overall processes and aligning intersections with other teams such as the corporate team, events team or marketing team Show less

Vienna, Austria

weXelerate is a Startup Hub and a Multi-Corporate Accelerator in Vienna, Austria. The accelerator offers a 4-months intense and close-to-the-industry program where leading Austrian corporates work together with selected Startups to foster open innovation, explore new product and market opportunities and first and foremost: learn from each other.Programmatic conceptualization and strategic setupStartup scouting, evaluating, recruiting and onboardingStartup mentoring, coaching and… Show more weXelerate is a Startup Hub and a Multi-Corporate Accelerator in Vienna, Austria. The accelerator offers a 4-months intense and close-to-the-industry program where leading Austrian corporates work together with selected Startups to foster open innovation, explore new product and market opportunities and first and foremost: learn from each other.Programmatic conceptualization and strategic setupStartup scouting, evaluating, recruiting and onboardingStartup mentoring, coaching and handling alumni relationsStartup Pitch training and preparation, scheduling of deep dive sessions and workshopsDay-to-day operations of the acceleratorHandling of Startup service partner agreements (e.g. law firms, accountancies, PR agencies etc.)Moderation of some events, e.g. the Investor's Day Show less

Malmo, Sweden

Co-Founder of the media IT startup mypaper which evolved from a MSc study project.mypaper is the single-signon service for news media websites. mypaper users can easily access and automatically pay for paid content on any site in the network, without having to register or purchase a subscription right away. They instead purchase single articles, time access passes or subscriptions by just clicking our little orange button. mypaper is hence a conversion optimization and sales tool for… Show more Co-Founder of the media IT startup mypaper which evolved from a MSc study project.mypaper is the single-signon service for news media websites. mypaper users can easily access and automatically pay for paid content on any site in the network, without having to register or purchase a subscription right away. They instead purchase single articles, time access passes or subscriptions by just clicking our little orange button. mypaper is hence a conversion optimization and sales tool for any modern media website.Business Development and General Business StrategyB2B Customer Market ResearchB2B Sales and Key Account ManagementHR Management (on the business side of the company)Public Relations, Press Relations and acting as SpokespersonFundraising and FundingAdministrative issues Show less

Lund, Sweden

I was Head of the Corporate Relations Team in the Organizational Committee for the Lund International Week 2015.Lund International Week is a yearly exchange event for student of partner student unions at other business schools in over 25 different countries. Its goal is to show foreign students the culture, university life and business environment in Sweden and promote intercultural exchange and understanding.Leading a team of three corporate relations team… Show more I was Head of the Corporate Relations Team in the Organizational Committee for the Lund International Week 2015.Lund International Week is a yearly exchange event for student of partner student unions at other business schools in over 25 different countries. Its goal is to show foreign students the culture, university life and business environment in Sweden and promote intercultural exchange and understanding.Leading a team of three corporate relations team membersFundraising for the realization of the project Key account management and communication with our sponsorsSupporting the committee's organizational team in scheduling company visits with our sponsors Invest in Skane, Thule Group, Lund University - School of Economics and Management and Alfa Laval Contract management between the student union and our sponsor partnersCoordination of the company visits on site, documentation and after-sales Show less

Vienna

I worked as a journalist, reporter and staff-writer for the Startup- and entrepreneurship-magazine inventures. inventures.eu was an English-speaking online magazine focused on Startup and entrepreneurship topics in Austria and CEE.Finding interesting stories and news in the Austrian Startup-scene and conducting researchConducting interviews with entrepreneurs, government officials and investorsWriting news articles, features, essays and event coverageScouting for new… Show more I worked as a journalist, reporter and staff-writer for the Startup- and entrepreneurship-magazine inventures. inventures.eu was an English-speaking online magazine focused on Startup and entrepreneurship topics in Austria and CEE.Finding interesting stories and news in the Austrian Startup-scene and conducting researchConducting interviews with entrepreneurs, government officials and investorsWriting news articles, features, essays and event coverageScouting for new and interesting European (CEE) startups for our weekend format "Startup Pick"Producing educational texts such as a feature about crowdfunding vs. -investing Show less

Vienna

I worked as an assistant to the head of the operations department of Raiffeisen Leasing and as a project- and process-management assistant.General project management assistance in the operations departmentSupport of the head of the operations department in-dealing with daily agendas and appointments-HR and hiring-protocols and meeting arrangements-administering the HR time management system-taking care of the department's company-internal wiki site using the CMS… Show more I worked as an assistant to the head of the operations department of Raiffeisen Leasing and as a project- and process-management assistant.General project management assistance in the operations departmentSupport of the head of the operations department in-dealing with daily agendas and appointments-HR and hiring-protocols and meeting arrangements-administering the HR time management system-taking care of the department's company-internal wiki site using the CMS Typo3Support in one department-wide change management project with external consultants ("Zukunft Plus") by documenting and analyzing approximately 70 business processes of the operations departmentProcess-management in the operations department using the software AdonisFraud prevention and documentation Show less

Vienna

I was head of the department for press and public relations at the student union ÖH WU in my third and last year of working for the student union at Vienna University of Economics and Business (ÖH WU).Leading a team of in total eleven pro-bono student employees in the department and coordinating itFull responsibility for the 25,000 issues large student newspaper WU|aktuell (issued twice a month)Planning and organizing student union-relevant events such as panel discussion at the… Show more I was head of the department for press and public relations at the student union ÖH WU in my third and last year of working for the student union at Vienna University of Economics and Business (ÖH WU).Leading a team of in total eleven pro-bono student employees in the department and coordinating itFull responsibility for the 25,000 issues large student newspaper WU|aktuell (issued twice a month)Planning and organizing student union-relevant events such as panel discussion at the universityResponsibility for the social media activities of the student union ÖH WU and the website as well as the design and corporate identity of flyers and posters put on campusContact person for public relations and press inquiries Show less

Vienna

I worked as chief editor of the 25,000 issues large student newspaper WU|aktuell (issued twice a month) during my second and third year of working for the student union ÖH WU and oversaw the production of roughly 30 issues in total.Leading the staff writers and coordinating stories for the newspaperResearch for news articles, interviews, features and culture beatsAssessing proposed story ideas for news articles, interviews, features and culture beatsOverseeing and steering… Show more I worked as chief editor of the 25,000 issues large student newspaper WU|aktuell (issued twice a month) during my second and third year of working for the student union ÖH WU and oversaw the production of roughly 30 issues in total.Leading the staff writers and coordinating stories for the newspaperResearch for news articles, interviews, features and culture beatsAssessing proposed story ideas for news articles, interviews, features and culture beatsOverseeing and steering the layout process of every issueChoosing of appropriate photographs or other graphic depictions for every issuePlanning, holding and organizing editorial staff meetings and story discussion sessionsExecuting the overall strategic mission of the newspaperWriting my own and editing others' news articles, interviews, features and culture beatsWriting the editorial opinion piece on the opening page of the newspaper (page 2 editorial) Show less

Vienna

I was working as a journalist, reporter and staff writer during my first year for the student union ÖH WU.Doing research for interesting stories for news articles, interviews, features and culture beatsWriting news articles, interviews, features and culture beats for every issueSupporting the layout process and proof-reading process

Vienna

I was working as a freelance journalist and local reporter for the free weekly district newspaper bz Wiener Bezirkszeitung. Researching interesting stories in various fields such as local politics, business, culture, sports, people, metropolitan life, education and social issuesContributing to the weekly issues with news articles, interviews, features or photo storiesAttending press conferences and local eventsPhoto journalism, contributing to photo stories

Vienna

I completed an internship in the metropolitan department for the large Austrian daily newspaper Kurier.Searching for suitable storiesAttending press conferencesContributing news articles and compiling local events for the events beat

Master Of Science - Ms, Entrepreneurship - New Venture Creation

Activities and Societies: LundaEkonomerna, Dragons at the University Pitching Competition One-year MSc program with 60 credits..

Bachelor’S Degree, International Business

Activities and Societies: ÖH WU - The Austrian Student Union at Vienna University of Economics and Business (2009-2012) Three-years BSc.

International Business

Activities and Societies: Intensive short courses in IT Business Innovation, Consumer Service, Economics of Globalization, Global.

International Economics

Activities and Societies: The Miami Student - the oldest still published university newspaper in the United States. Partner University.