AIM – AI Impact Mission
A pan-european AI community turning big ideas into working prototypes - from weekend hackathons to lasting change.
Every team gets the same small language model and budget, plus Jev 1.14 by TypeSafe AI for typed decisions. The best harness wins. On-site at IBM Vienna with IBM, Klartext AI and Texterous. Teams of up to 4 or solo, ~30 seats. Apply by November 7.
At AIM – AI Impact Mission, we harness the power of Artificial Intelligence to drive positive and sustainable change. We believe AI can strengthen prosperity and innovation in Europe when developed responsibly.
Our mission is to unite founders, industry partners, and professionals to create ethical AI solutions that tackle society’s biggest challenges and secure a better future for all.
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Our Team
Data Analyst @Grant Thornton Austria AG
Analyst @Deloitte
AI Engineer @Texterous
AI Engineer Intern @Oesterreichische Nationalbank
CTO & Co-Founder @Klartext AI
Consultant @BDO
Managing Partner @Texterous
Software Engineer @PwC Austria
Consultant @Capgemini
Data Scientist @viable
Latest Stories
Hackathon 4A second-place recap covering PAC benchmark lessons, prompt-injection defenses, and the architecture behind a trustworthy filesystem agent.
Hackathon 4A first-place winner recap covering the 104-task BitGN PAC benchmark, layered agent security, and the parallel execution setup that finished the full run in under 20 minutes.
Hackathon 4880 signups, 88 cities, 30 on-site participants. One challenge: build an AI agent that operates reliably within its action space — and refuses when it should.
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FAQ
AIM is a Vienna-based nonprofit run by volunteers. We unite students, founders, and professionals to build responsible and impactful AI through hackathons, workshops, and events. The community has 600+ members, and 380+ people have taken part in our 4 hackathons so far.
Yes. AIM is based in Vienna and our hackathons have taken place at venues such as Impact Hub Vienna, AI Factory Austria AI:AT and the AustrianStartups Summit. The community itself is pan-European: our fourth hackathon drew 880 signups from 88 cities.
AIM is for students, founders, professionals, and anyone building with AI. Join through the community form in the Get Involved section below.
Teams get one technical challenge and build a working prototype or agent, usually within a single day. Recent events focused on agentic AI, with live leaderboards, solution presentations, and an award ceremony. Recaps and winning approaches are published on our blog.
Our next hackathon is Efficient Local Agents on November 14, 2026 at IBM Vienna. Apply by November 7, 2026.
Companies and institutions support AIM as partners, hosts, and sponsors of our events. Message us on LinkedIn to talk about a collaboration.
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