Agenda Austria

What Agenda Austria does

Agenda Austria (legally "Vereinigung für wissenschaftlichen Dialog und gesellschaftliche Erneuerung") is an independent, privately funded think tank founded in 2013 and headquartered in Vienna's 9th district (Türkenstraße 25). It is registered as a non-profit association (Verein, ZVR-Nummer 116375640) and explicitly positions itself as Austria's first think tank independent of the state, political parties, chambers, and interest groups. The organization produces scientific studies, data-driven graphics, and policy recommendations on Austrian economic and social policy — covering labor, taxation, education, pensions, the state budget, competitiveness, energy, climate, and digitalization — with quality assurance resting solely on a Scientific Advisory Board chaired by Prof. Lars P. Feld.

The organization's product surface is a multi-format content platform rather than a conventional software stack. Core outputs include policy studies and discussion papers (Publikationen), a weekly Grafik der Woche newsletter, the Das Weekly podcast, annual graphic collections ("Balken, Torten, Kurven"), an interactive salary/tax calculator (Bruttomat), in-person events, and a CC BY 4.0-licensed graphics database. Technically it relies on standard SaaS tooling — Datawrapper for embedded interactive visualizations, MailChimp/Mandrill for newsletters, Salesforce for data storage, Google Analytics, Typeform, and social/embedding integrations — with no proprietary technology or AI capabilities disclosed.

Revenue mechanics are unconventional: all publications, graphics, podcasts, and tools are distributed free of charge, and Agenda Austria is financed exclusively from private sources, does not accept external study commissions, and states that funders have no influence on scientific work. The go-to-market is community-led — distributing free, market-economy-oriented analysis to the Austrian public, journalists, policymakers, and business leaders — with a horizontal segmentation approach across these personas. Operationally, 11–50 staff produce content primarily for the Austrian national market.

Name

Agenda Austria

Legal name

Agenda Austria, Vereinigung für wissenschaftlichen Dialog und gesellschaftliche Erneuerung

Website

https://agenda-austria.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agenda Austria is Vienna-based, privately funded independent think tank producing free research, graphics, podcasts, and interactive tools on Austrian economic and social policy for the public, media, and policymakers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Private funding: Agenda Austria finances itself exclusively from private sources. The institute does not accept study commissions from external parties. The money providers have no influence on the scientific work of Agenda Austria.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Agenda Austria is an independent Austrian think tank that produces scientifically grounded studies, policy analyses, data visualizations, podcasts, and interactive tools on Austrian economic and social policy topics. All content is distributed free of charge to the public, with the organization financed exclusively from private sources and free from state, political party, chamber, and interest group influence.

Product overview

Agenda Austria is an independent Austrian think tank focused on economic and social policy research. The organization's core 'products' are its various content formats: publications (policy studies, discussion papers), graphics (the 'Grafik der Woche' weekly charts, plus annual compilations 'Balken, Torten, Kurven'), podcasts ('Das Weekly'), interactive tools (the 'Bruttomat' salary calculator), events, and newsletters. These content offerings work together as a unified research and communication platform—the publications and graphics provide the analytical foundation, while the podcasts, tools, and events serve as dissemination channels for the think tank's research findings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Free access to all publications, graphics, and data visualizations for the Austrian public

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Academic Advisory BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe scientific advisory board (Wissenschaftlicher Beirat) of Agenda Austria consists of renowned academics: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Lars P. Feld (chair), Univ.-Prof. Martin Halla (Vienna University of Economics), Univ.-Prof. Sabine Kirchmayr-Schliesselberger (University of Vienna), Prof. Dr. Christoph A. Schaltegger (University of Lucerne), Univ.-Prof. Friedrich Schneider (University of Linz), and Dr. Gerhard Schwarz (Avenir Suisse). The board is responsible for quality assurance of studies.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IMK - Macroeconomic Policy Institute (Hans Böckler Stiftung): German economic policy research institute focused on labor markets, inequality, and macroeconomic policy with a more left-leaning orientation. Direct methodological counterpart to Agenda Austria on the opposing ideological end of the policy spectrum.
• Avenir Suisse: Swiss independent, private-funded think tank producing market-economy oriented economic and social policy research with free publications and high-profile events. Direct methodological peer; Agenda Austria board member Dr. Gerhard Schwarz is an Avenir Suisse affiliate.
• IHS - Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna: Independent Austrian research institute covering economics, sociology, and policy with commissioned studies and publications. Comparable in focus and geography, with a longer publication track record and broader methodological scope.
• WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research: Vienna-based economic research institute producing macroeconomic analyses, forecasts, and policy studies on the Austrian economy. Most established Austrian economic-research peer, though more academic and government-aligned than Agenda Austria.
• EcoAustria: Austrian economic policy research institute producing applied economic analyses on labor, taxation, pensions, and competitiveness. Closest domestic peer to Agenda Austria, sharing the Austrian policy-research niche and target audience.

Broad incumbents

• Bruegel: Brussels-based European economic think tank producing policy analysis on EU-level economic issues with broad institutional distribution. Comparable policy-research mandate but with a supranational, multi-country focus rather than Agenda Austria's domestic focus.
• CEPR - Centre for Economic Policy Research: Global network of economists producing policy research on European and global economic policy. Overlaps with Agenda Austria on economic-policy research outputs but operates at a global rather than domestic scale.
• German Economic Institute (IW Köln): Cologne-based economic policy think tank representing German industry interests, producing accessible economic analyses, publications, and a quarterly publication. Comparable content format and policy framing, larger scale, and German-only geographic focus.
• ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research: Large-scale Munich-based economic research institute producing the ifo Business Climate Index, economic forecasts, and policy studies. Sits in the same economic-policy research category as Agenda Austria but operates at much greater scale and global visibility.

Emerging players

• ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research: Mannheim-based European economic research institute covering industrial economics, labor markets, taxation, and digital economy. Peer in research subject coverage with Agenda Austria, especially on tax and labor topics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AgendaAustria
• Facebookfacebook.com/AgendaAustria
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agenda-austria

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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