UIV Urban Innovation Vienna

What UIV Urban Innovation Vienna does

UIV Urban Innovation Vienna GmbH is the formally designated climate and innovation agency (Klima- und Innovationsagentur) of the City of Vienna and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wien Holding, the municipal holding company of Vienna. The firm operates approximately 75 interdisciplinary staff combining urban planning, energy engineering, digitalization, and social-innovation expertise to deliver strategic consulting, project management, participatory processes, and event/convening services to City of Vienna departments, municipal companies, and external public-sector clients across Austria and the EU. Its service portfolio is structured around thematic departments covering Energy, Urban Development & Mobility, Transformation & Participation, Digitalization & AI, Social Sustainability, and International Affairs & Strategic Partnerships. Flagship operational programs include the '100 Projects Phasing Out Gas' initiative (over 1,000 gas boilers replaced with renewable systems within two years), 'Wiener Sonnenstrom-Offensive' (targeting 800 MW-peak photovoltaic capacity by 2030), and participatory school-renovation processes across 25 Vienna school locations.

UIV's technology and platform layer is delivered through named internal laboratories and sub-brands rather than as commercial software products. KICK Lab functions as an application- and implementation-oriented AI laboratory supporting the City of Vienna from ideation through feasibility studies. Vienna Geospace Hub, operational since October 2023, integrates geo and satellite data (with TU Wien's Earth Observation Data Centre) into municipal sustainability reporting. Policy Lab is an Austria-wide mobility laboratory for governance innovation, and 'das forum' is a 300 m² physical venue used as the firm's convening and event infrastructure. No public-facing APIs, SDKs, or commercial software products are offered.

Commercially, UIV operates on a B2G/B2B professional-services model with multi-year municipal contracts and EU grant funding (Horizon 2020, Interreg, FFG, Klima- und Energiefonds, JPI Urban Europe). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and the firm holds special in-house-procurement status within City of Vienna structures. Revenue is not publicly reported; primary funding derives from Wien Holding transfers, municipal mandates, and EU-program coordination fees. Revenue concentration is structurally high, anchored to the City of Vienna, with secondary revenue from European project consortia and ancillary commercial-property consulting (Beratungsservice Erneuerbare Energie).

Name

UIV Urban Innovation Vienna

Legal name

UIV Urban Innovation Vienna GmbH

Website

https://urbaninnovation.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

UIV Urban Innovation Vienna GmbH is the City of Vienna's climate and innovation agency, providing strategic consulting, project management, and participatory process design across energy transition, urban development, mobility, and digitalization for the City of Vienna and its municipal companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Innovation Consulting

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Cities & Urban Innovation Programs (Digital Planning, Civic Tech for Cities) (BPAIANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Cities, Urban Development & Green Infrastructure (BPADALAL), Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF), Active Transportation & Micromobility Infrastructure (Bike/Ped Networks, Shared Mobility Programs) (BPAIALAI), Digital Development & ICT4D / GovTech Technical Assistance (BPADAEAL)

Keywords

• Urban innovation consulting
• Climate action services
• Municipal consulting
• Energy transition advisory
• Urban development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Osterreicher

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for urban transformation, climate action, digitalization, and energy transition provided to the City of Vienna, municipal companies, and external clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UIV Urban Innovation Vienna provides consulting and project management services for sustainable urban transformation to the City of Vienna, its departments, municipal companies, and external clients. Offerings span climate action, energy transition, urban development, mobility, digitalization, and social sustainability, delivered through named service brands and innovation laboratories including KICK Lab (AI), Vienna Geospace Hub (geo/satellite data), Policy Lab (mobility), and das forum (event venue).

Product overview

UIV Urban Innovation Vienna is the climate and innovation agency of the City of Vienna operating as a consulting and project management organization rather than a software product company. Its offerings consist of multiple service brands and programs including KICK Lab (AI laboratory), Vienna Geospace Hub (satellite data innovation), Policy Lab (mobility laboratory), das forum (event venue), and the Renewable Energy Consulting Service. Major initiatives include the '100 Projekte Raus aus Gas' initiative, Wiener Sonnenstrom-Offensive (solar power program), Wiener Klimarat, Wien New Deal, and Urban Future Talks. The company also coordinates DigitalCity.Wien community platforms and provides sustainability reporting support for urban companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• das forum: Vienna's central climate and innovation forum, a venue for workshops, meetings, networking events, and conferences with 300 square meters of space
• Vienna Geospace Hub
• KICK Lab
• Policy Lab
• 100 Projekte Raus aus Gas
• Beratungsservice Erneuerbare Energie

Products and services

• KICK Lab Application- and implementation-oriented AI laboratory specializing in AI solutions for the City of Vienna, its administration, and municipal companies; accompanies partners from ideation through feasibility studies.
• Vienna Geospace Hub Innovation laboratory established in October 2023 that enables the integration of geo and satellite data and their application in urban administration, supporting sustainability reporting for partner organizations.
• Policy Lab (Mobilitätslabor) Austria-wide mobility laboratory dealing with governance and policy innovations for mobility transition, supporting public actors in developing and implementing sustainable mobility measures.

Quantifiable outcome

• Replaced over 1,000 gas boilers with renewable systems in two years through the '100 Projects Phasing Out Gas' initiative
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

44 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• BilbaocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020European partner city in the Decarb City Pipes 2050 Horizon 2020 project, collaborating on solutions for transitioning to 100% renewable and climate-friendly heating systems
• BratislavacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020European partner city in the Decarb City Pipes 2050 Horizon 2020 project, working on heating system decarbonization
• MunichcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020European partner city in the Decarb City Pipes 2050 Horizon 2020 project, collaborating on renewable heating solutions
• RotterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020European partner city in the Decarb City Pipes 2050 Horizon 2020 project, working on climate-neutral heating
• WinterthurcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020European partner city in the Decarb City Pipes 2050 Horizon 2020 project, collaborating on heating system transition
• Dublin (Codema - City of Dublin Energy Management Agency Limited)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020European partner in the Decarb City Pipes 2050 project, bringing expertise in energy management
• Fundacion Tecnalia Research and InnovationsupportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Research partner in Decarb City Pipes 2050 project providing technical research and innovation support
• Energy Cities Association FrancesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020European network partner supporting the project with expertise in urban energy transition
• University of UtrechtsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Academic research partner providing scientific support for heating decarbonization studies
• University of HalmstadsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Academic partner contributing research expertise to the project
• Green4CitiessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Tröpferlbad 2.0 project developing cooling urban spaces to combat city overheating
• Breathe Earth CollectivesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Tröpferlbad 2.0 project working on modular and cooling-optimized urban spaces
• Wien EnergiesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal energy company partner in urban climate adaptation projects
• ÖGUTsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian Society for Environment and Sustainability partner in urban cooling project
• ROCKETS HoldingsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Tröpferlbad 2.0 urban cooling initiative
• Magistratsabteilungen 18, 20, 22, 25 and Magistratsdirektion (City of Vienna)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple City of Vienna departments collaborating on urban climate adaptation and cooling projects
• TU WiencoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical University of Vienna - partner in Mo.Hub mobility hub project and Earth Observation Data Centre collaboration
• MO.PointsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Mo.Hub project for mobility station development
• di_mannsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Mo.Hub mobility hub project
• StadtlandsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Mo.Hub project for urban mobility space development
• ÖSWsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in LehB:Klimafit! project for climate-fit building renovation concepts
• FH Technikum WiensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Applied Sciences partner in research on transferable renovation concepts
• wohnbund:consultsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in building renovation research project
• KäferhaussupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in LehB:Klimafit! renovation research project
• Johanniter ÖsterreichsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in D-CARE project responsible for creating the transnational Learning Policy Center for smart care models
• Energy CitiessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network partner in Cities4PEDs project connecting local actors for plus-energy district exchange
• Stadt Wien - Wohnbauförderung und SchlichtungsstellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Vienna housing promotion and arbitration office partner for circular housing research
• DigitalCity.WiencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor Vienna digital community coordinating city administration, digital economy, science and civil society - UIV serves as coordination office
• AITsupportingTechnology or IntegrationAustrian Institute of Technology - partner in Safer Internet initiative
• ÖIATsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Safer Internet initiative for responsible internet use
• NTT DatasupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner in Safer Internet initiative
• SBA ResearchsupportingTechnology or IntegrationResearch partner in Safer Internet information initiative
• Geosphere AustriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in urban climatology project developing methods for assessing climatic impacts of urban construction
• Wiener WohnencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal housing company - partner in AALbin project for digital inclusion of seniors in public housing
• Stadt Wien (Land Wien)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient and partner for subsidy processing for climate-friendly mobility under Vienna Eco-electricity Fund
• Wiener LiniencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVienna public transport company - partner for digital literacy training for seniors on WienMobil app
• DigitalCity.WiencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with digital business and city administration - UIV serves as coordination office for digital education initiative
• Stadt Wien, MA 21coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Vienna planning department client for target area urban development support
• Stadt Wien - UmweltschutzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Vienna environmental protection department - partner in Vienna Forest and Meadow Charter implementation
• IBA_Wien 2022coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Building Exhibition partner coordinating network of European metropolitan cities for affordable housing dialogue
• Office of the CIO of the City of ViennacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose coordination with city IT leadership on AI laboratory operations
• Wiener KlimaratcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpert council on climate protection and climate adaptation - UIV provides substantive and organizational support
• Smart Klima City Wien BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination board bringing together city management, departments, Wiener Stadtwerke and scientific advisory board for Smart City strategy implementation
• Wiener Sonnenstrom-OffensivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Vienna's solar power offensive for PV system support and advisory services

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@UrbanInnovationVienna
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/urbaninnovation

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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