What MINTality Stiftung does

MINTality Stiftung is an Austrian non-profit foundation (Stiftung) headquartered in Vienna that supports girls and young women in pursuing STEM (MINT — Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaften, Technik) education and careers. The foundation addresses the gender gap in STEM by combating stereotypical role models and operating five interconnected programs: the Unternehmensschuljahr (USJ), a year-long school-company partnership model pairing MINT-focused Mittelschulen with Austrian enterprises; M:ndset HTL, a network-making program for female students at higher technical schools; MINT-Lernweg, which delivers personal encounters with female MINT role models and hands-on experiences; MINTschmiede, an accelerator that scales selected gender-sensitive MINT projects across Austria; and MINToring, a mentoring program with school-based (Klasse) and one-on-one formats. Supplementary offerings include the "Zukunft MI(N)Tgestalten" podcast distributed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and RSS, plus a press kit and newsletter for partner communications.

The foundation operates as a low-tech, high-touch platform: its core technology consists of a website (mintality.at), the podcast channel, and event coordination tools rather than proprietary software. Programs are delivered through event-driven, project-based engagement — regional fairs, workshops, and school-year-long collaborations — coordinated by a small team of approximately nine employees, including a Foundation Board (Therese Niss, Severin Broucek), program managers (Eva-Maria Klugsberger, Magdalena Rölz), and a marketing manager (Anna Koschitz).

MINTality's revenue model is donation-based: Austrian corporate partners contribute financially and may deduct contributions as charitable ESG investments. In return, partners receive employer branding benefits, access to a potential future talent pipeline, and social impact reporting. Named enterprise partners include Blum Group, Gebrüder Weiss, illwerke vkw, PLANET architects, Rittal, and Greiner. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The foundation is also differentiated by an evidence-based approach grounded in commissioned academic research (IHS, FH Oberösterreich) on STEM interest among children and success factors for Austrian female students in STEM.

Name

MINTality Stiftung

Legal name

MINTality Stiftung

Website

https://mintality.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MINTality Stiftung is an Austrian non-profit foundation that runs programs pairing schools with companies to encourage girls and young women to pursue STEM (MINT) education and careers, funded primarily through corporate partnerships and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit STEM Education Programs

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Portfolio, Capstone & Project-Based Program Support (EDAMAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Advanced Project-Based Learning & Portfolio Mentoring (STEM/arts portfolios, maker projects) (EDANAKAI)

Keywords

• STEM education promotion
• Girls in MINT
• School-company partnerships
• STEM mentoring programs
• Gender equality education

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Partnerships & Donations: MINTality operates as a foundation funded primarily through corporate partnerships. Partner companies contribute financially to the programs and can deduct these contributions as charitable donations (ESG Investment). Companies gain access to potential future employees, employer branding benefits, and social impact.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MINTality Stiftung is an Austrian foundation that runs programs to inspire girls and young women for MINT (Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaften, Technik) careers. Its offerings include year-long school-company partnership projects (Unternehmensschuljahr), HTL networking initiatives (M:ndset HTL), role-model encounters (MINT-Lernweg), a project scaling incubator (MINTschmiede), mentoring (MINToring), and a podcast (Zukunft MI(N)Tgestalten). Programs are funded through corporate partnerships and donations.

Product overview

MINTality Stiftung operates as a foundation focused on encouraging girls to pursue MINT (Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaften, Technik) fields. Their portfolio consists of five interconnected programs: the Unternehmensschuljahr (USJ), which pairs middle schools with companies for year-long practical MINT projects; M:ndset HTL, which networks and supports HTL (higher technical school) female students; MINT-Lernweg, offering personal encounters with MINT role models and tangible MINT experiences; MINTschmiede, an incubator for scaling gender-sensitive MINT education projects nationally; and MINToring, a structured mentoring initiative connecting young women with MINT professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Unternehmensschuljahr (USJ) A year-long program pairing MINT-focused middle schools (Mittelschulen) with partner companies. Students develop practical MINT projects with guidance from female role models in industry, culminating in MINTality Fairs @ Home presentation events. 24 partnerships active in 2025/26.
• M:ndset HTL A program making HTL (Höhere Technische Lehranstalten / higher technical schools) more attractive for girls through cross-school networking, workshops on school climate, and career orientation activities with female role models from industry.
• MINT-Lernweg Provides personal encounters with MINT role models and hands-on MINT experiences to broaden career perspectives for young women.
• MINTschmiede An accelerator/incubator program that identifies and scales outstanding MINT and girls projects across Austria, supporting organizational growth and national visibility. Six projects selected for the 2026-2027 cohort.
• MINToring Mentoring program connecting young women at various stages of their MINT journey with female MINT professionals as role models and guides. Includes MINToring Klasse (school-based) and MINToring 1:1 (out-of-school) formats.
• Zukunft MI(N)Tgestalten Podcast A podcast series featuring conversations about MINT, role models, education, and real-world practice examples with guests from technology, science, and society. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and RSS.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24+ active school-company partnerships in 2025/26
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered active partner and award winner.

• Rittalactive partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Industrial manufacturing company Rittal partnered with MS Anton-Krieger-Gasse in Vienna for the Unternehmensschuljahr 2025/26, where students developed smart prototypes and digital innovations with guidance from female MINT role models.
• Greineractive partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Manufacturing company Greiner collaborated with MS Wartberg a. d. Krems for USJ 2025/26 project work, where students created innovative solutions with company mentorship and support.
• Blum Groupactive partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Blum Group is a partner company in the M:ndset HTL project, contributing female role models from their company to inspire HTL students at events in Vorarlberg. They participate in workshops focused on making HTLs more girl-friendly and showcasing future career opportunities.
• Gebrüder Weissactive partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Logistics company Gebrüder Weiss provides female role models from their workforce for M:ndset HTL events in Vorarlberg. They contribute to workshops about motivation, empowerment, and career chances for girls in technology.
• illwerke vkwactive partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Energy company illwerke vkw participates as a partner in M:ndset HTL Vorarlberg events, providing female role models and contributing expertise on how schools and learning environments can be designed to be more girl-friendly.
• PLANET architectsactive partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Architecture firm PLANET architects contributes female role models from their company to M:ndset HTL events, providing insights into technical careers and helping shape workshops on future career opportunities.
• Hilfswerk Österreichaward winnerOthers · 1 October 2025Won the MINT 4 Women special category at the HR Inside Award 2025, organized by MINTality Stiftung, with their project 'MINT bringt's Nachhaltig. – Bildung fördern. Zukunft schaffen.'

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Wissenschafftplus / Kinderbüro Universität Wien: Austrian university-affiliated initiative promoting STEM engagement among children and young people. Comparable as a domestic-Austrian STEM-outreach organization with school and role-model engagement components.

Broad incumbents

• Stifterverband: German association for science and education funding. Comparable as a nonprofit/thematic organization driving corporate funding into education and STEM, though it operates at much broader scope and scale.
• Girls Who Code: US nonprofit running programs to close the gender gap in technology. Comparable mission but operates at much larger scale with club, summer, and college-loop programs; relevant as a benchmark for girls-in-STEM program models.

Direct peers

• Stiftung Haus der kleinen Forscher: German foundation supporting early STEM education. Directly comparable as a foundation driving gender-inclusive STEM engagement with corporate partners, schools, and educational programs across the DACH region.
• National Girls Collaborative Project: US-based collaborative focused on encouraging girls in STEM. Directly comparable mission and operating model: a network/coordinator organization linking STEM programs, schools, and corporate partners to expand gender-equity in STEM pathways.
• MINT Zukunft schaffen: German initiative uniting companies and partners to promote STEM. Comparable as a multi-stakeholder, corporate-funded STEM promotion platform operating nationally with a similar school-industry linkage model.
• MINT-EC: German network of MINT-Excelence schools. Closely comparable in mission: advancing STEM education quality and attractiveness, with a national school-network model that parallels MINTality's school-company partnership approach.

Others

• Technische Frauen Europas / MINT-Pakt DACH: German DACH-level initiative promoting women in technical professions. Comparable audience (women in technical fields) and role-model orientation, with broader corporate and policy footprint than MINTality.

Emerging players

• BWINF (Bundesweite Informatikwettbewerbe): German informatics competition and talent-development body. Comparable in targeting students toward technical pathways and providing talent-pipeline signals, though its model is competition-based rather than partnership-based.
• audimax: German STEM career-orientation platform connecting students with scientists and role models. Comparable content/audience overlap with MINTality's role-model and career-orientation offerings (MINT-Lernweg, MINToring).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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