Antonia Rinesch offers 6+ years of experience in Austria’s innovation landscape. After completing her MSc in International Management at Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics in 2018, a 6-month traineeship program at the venture capital fund Speedinvest made her dive into the Austrian startup ecosystem, which laid the foundation for her 5+ year career at the digital media portal Trending-Topics.
Since January 2025 she is supporting the two new spinoff initiatives “Noctua Science Ventures”and “The Spinoff Factory” as Communications & Partnerships Lead in close collaboration with Speedinvest and TU Wien. The common goal: Early-stage founder support and funding for deeptech startups from TU Wien and other Austrian universities or research institutions.
Besides managing a large variety of digital projects and marketing campaigns, she’s been organizing as well as moderating numerous events and panels with significant stakeholders of the industry.