Neos Wien

What Neos Wien does

NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum (Neos Wien) is a liberal political party founded in Austria in 2012 to break the traditional ÖVP-SPÖ duopoly and advance a reform agenda centered on transparency, anti-corruption, education modernization, economic liberalization, and European integration. The party is structured as a Verein (association) under Austrian law and operates through a federated network spanning all 9 Austrian federal states plus NEOS X International for Austrians living abroad, with staffed offices in every state capital and district-level representatives across all 23 Vienna districts. Its core 'products' are political representation delivered through parliamentary seats (Nationalrat, Bundesrat, European Parliament, state parliaments, Vienna city council) and policy influence via ministerial portfolios currently held in the federal coalition government.

The party's digital infrastructure centers on neos.eu and 10 regional sub-sites, supplemented by proprietary platforms including NEOS 2 Go (a grassroots activist coordination platform at go.neos.eu), NEOS Primaries (an online member voting system at vorwahl.neos.eu), a merchandise shop, the Klubsachen podcast, NEOS-TV video content, and a multi-channel social media presence. Sub-brands include JUNOS (youth organization), NEOS Lab (think tank and training), UNOS, and the NEOSphären regional offices. The party is a member of the ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) European party family.

Revenue mechanics are those typical of a European political party: Austrian public party financing scaled to electoral performance, individual membership fees, and donations — no commercial revenue is publicly disclosed. The party leadership is chaired by Beate Meinl-Reisinger (also Foreign Minister), with Douglas Hoyos as Generalsekretär and Claudia Jäger as Bundesgeschäftsführerin; the executive board includes the parliamentary club chair, finance officer, and multiple Nationalrat members serving as policy spokespersons.

Name

Neos Wien

Legal name

NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum (politische Partei)

Website

https://neos.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

NEOS is an Austrian liberal political party founded in 2012, currently part of the federal coalition government, serving Austrian voters through parliamentary representation across all federal states, with proprietary digital platforms for grassroots engagement and policy delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Breitenfurt Bei Wien

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

NEOS Wien is the Vienna chapter of NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum, a liberal political party operating across Austria. The party offers political membership, civic engagement programs, policy advocacy, liberal policy training (NEOS Lab), an activist platform (NEOS 2 Go), online member voting (NEOS Primaries), a youth organization (JUNOS), and merchandise via its online shop. It also provides representation through elected officials at local, regional, national, and European parliamentary levels.

Product overview

NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum is a liberal political party in Austria, not a technology product company. The organization operates a network of digital platforms centered around its main website (neos.eu) as the primary information and engagement hub. Key offerings include the NEOS Shop for merchandise sales, the Klubsachen podcast for political communication, and NEOS 2 Go as an activist engagement platform. Regional operations are supported through dedicated websites like wien.neos.eu for Vienna. Educational activities are handled by NEOS Lab, youth engagement through JUNOS, and international outreach via NEOS X. The party also maintains NEOS Primaries (vorwahl.neos.eu) for internal candidate selection processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JUNOS: Youth organization of NEOS
• UNOS
• NEOS Lab
• NEOSphären
• NEOS X - International

Products and services

• NEOS Membership (Mitgliedschaft) Annual party membership that allows Austrian citizens to formally join NEOS, participate in party decision-making including NEOS Primaries, and receive member benefits.
• NEOS Spenden-Shop (Merchandise Shop) Online shop selling NEOS-branded merchandise (clothing, accessories, etc.) where proceeds support the party.
• NEOS 2 Go (Activist Platform) Digital activist engagement platform that enables members and supporters to participate in grassroots political activities, events, and campaign coordination.
• NEOS Lab (Policy Education and Training) Structured policy education and training program offering courses, seminars, and development opportunities for party members, candidates, and political operatives.
• JUNOS (Youth Organization) Youth membership organization for young Austrians associated with NEOS, offering political engagement, training, and representation for younger members.
• Klubsachen Podcast Regularly published podcast offering political commentary, interviews, and policy discussions from NEOS parliamentarians and members.
• NEOS Primaries (Online Member Voting) Online voting platform that allows NEOS members to participate in candidate selection and internal party decisions through secure digital ballots.
• NEOS Newsletter Free subscription newsletter delivering party news, policy updates, and event announcements to subscribers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10.14% vote share in 2024 EU Parliament election (upward trend from previous elections)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ALDE Party – Allianz der Liberalen und Demokraten für EuropacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEOS is a member of the ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) party, the liberal political group in the European Parliament. NEOS MEPs (Helmut Brandstätter, Anna Stürgkh) sit with the ALDE group in the European Parliament. ALDE is described as the liberal family in the EU, with NEOS as its Austrian member party.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ): Austrian Social Democratic Party and one of the traditional 'establishment' parties NEOS was founded to disrupt in 2012. Direct competitor for the same national electorate and a recurring coalition option in Austrian federal politics.
• Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP): Austrian People's Party and NEOS's current federal coalition partner. Direct competitor for center-right and moderate voters and one of the two historical parties (with SPÖ) that dominated Austrian politics before NEOS's entry.
• Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative (Austrian Green Party): Austrian progressive party with comparable size (~10% range), similar urban/educated voter base, and direct competition for progressive Austrian voters. Both operate as smaller coalition-capable parties in the Austrian federal parliament and contest the same EU elections.
• Kommunistische Partei Österreichs (KPÖ): Austrian Communist Party, a smaller direct peer operating in Austrian federal elections. Comparable smaller-party dynamics in coalition calculus, federal public funding, and sub-5% vote share floor mechanics.
• Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ): Austrian populist right-wing party that won 25.36% in 2024 EU elections. Direct competitor in the same Austrian federal market and represents the main structural electoral headwind to liberal parties like NEOS.

Regional players

• Freie Demokratische Partei (FDP): Germany's liberal party and the closest international ideological peer to NEOS. Both sit in the ALDE/Renew Europe family and share core liberal economic, pro-European positions; operates in a different national market but uses the same transnational liberal network.
• Democraten 66 (D66): Dutch progressive-liberal party and ALDE/Renew Europe member. Closely comparable to NEOS in size, ideology (pro-EU, education reform, progressive liberalism), and positioning as a smaller coalition-capable liberal force within their respective national contexts.
• Venstre - Danmarks Liberale Parti: Danish liberal party and fellow ALDE member with comparable center-liberal positioning and coalition experience in national parliament. Operates in a different geography but shares ideological orientation and party-family affiliation with NEOS.

Others

• ALDE Party / Renew Europe: European liberal political family to which NEOS belongs. Provides international coordination, ideological alignment, and EP group affiliation; not a direct competitor but a key enabling network for NEOS's European positioning.
• Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit: German liberal political foundation affiliated with the FDP. Functions as a think tank, training provider, and international liberal network hub — a comparable organizational role to NEOS Lab within the broader European liberal ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/neos_eu
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NEOSNeuesOesterreich
• Facebookfacebook.com/NeosDasNeueOesterreich
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/neos
• Instagraminstagram.com/neos_eu
• TikToktiktok.com/@neos_eu

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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