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Match&Scale Student Application

Thank you so much for taking an interest in participating in the Match&Scale event. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to vanessa.klein@start-vienna.com and sinah.lange@start-vienna.com.

Basic profile

Full name

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University

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Study level

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Field of study

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GPA

Austrian scale (1 best – 5 worst)

LinkedIn (Optional)

CV upload & legal consent

Legal Notice

By submitting your application, you agree that your personal data - including your name, contact details, academic record and work history - will be processed by START Vienna for the following purposes:

- Selection: Your data will be used to evaluate and select participants for Match & Scale

- Matching: Your profile will be matched with participating startups based on your skills, preferences and their positions - If selected, your application documents will be shared with the partner organizations you are matched with prior to the event. These include early-stage startups and venture capital firms (VCs) affiliated with START Vienna.

Your data will not be sold or shared with any third parties beyond the matched startups.

Your data will be deleted after the event has taken place, unless you consent to being included in our long-term talent pool START Circle.

You have the right to access, correct or request deletion of your data any time by contacting info@start-vienna.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority.

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CV Upload

Interests

Opportunity type (multi-select)

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Partner Type Preference (optional)

Partner Type Preference (optional)
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Functional areas (pick up to 3)

Functional areas (pick up to 3)
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Matching questions

🔒 Internal use only. Answers are anonymized before processing. Startups and VCs never see these responses directly.

Q1: Background

Describe your most relevant experience in 3-5 sentences - work, projects, or extracurriculars.

Hint: Think about what you'd highlight in a 60-second intro to a founder.

Q2: Skills

What are your 2-3 strongest skills? Include at least one hard skill and one soft skill and give a concrete example for each.

Hint: Be specific - "stakeholder communication" is more useful when paired with what you actually did.

Q3: Motivation

Why do you want to work with an early-stage startup or VC right now - not in two years?

Hint: Honesty beats polish here.

Q4: Domain curiosity

Is there an industry, technology, or problem space you're genuinely obsessed with? Why?

Hint: Soft signal, not a hard filter.

Q5: Availability

When can you start, and how many hours per week are you available?

How did you hear about Match&Scale?

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Thank you for your application! We will review all submissions and notify you by May 1st whether you've been selected to participate. By May 2nd, you'll receive your personalized matches so you can prepare for the event.