1. Scope
These Terms & Conditions govern the use of the Kyiv–Vienna Innovation Bridge website and the general framework for requests, applications, introductions and other activities offered through the initiative, unless separate written terms have been agreed for a specific service or cooperation.
The Kyiv–Vienna Innovation Bridge is an initiative of BeFounder operated by Alireza Sohrabian in Vienna, Austria.
2. Website Information
Content on this website is provided for general information about the initiative, its activities, opportunities, packages, cooperation formats and ecosystem connections.
We aim to keep information accurate and current, but we do not guarantee that all information is complete, error-free or continuously available. Funding programmes, eligibility rules, third-party offers, events and external opportunities may change without notice.
3. Applications, Packages & Participation
Submitting an application, contact form or cooperation request does not create an entitlement to participation, support, funding, introductions, benefits, services or any other outcome.
Where eligibility or selection criteria apply, requests may be reviewed individually. We may request additional information and may accept, decline, prioritise, pause or discontinue a request where reasonably necessary.
Where a package or activity is described as free of charge, this means that no participation fee is charged by the initiative for the stated package itself. Third-party costs, professional fees, government fees, taxes or other external costs may still apply unless expressly stated otherwise.
4. Introductions & Matchmaking
The initiative may facilitate introductions between founders, startups, companies, investors, institutions, mentors, service providers and other professional or ecosystem participants.
Any resulting discussion, commercial relationship, investment, financing, contract or cooperation is entered into directly between the relevant parties. Each party is responsible for its own evaluation, due diligence, negotiations, legal review and commercial decisions.
We do not guarantee that an introduction or matchmaking activity will result in a meeting, partnership, financing, investment, market entry, contract or other commercial outcome.
5. No Investment, Legal or Tax Advice
Neither the Kyiv–Vienna Innovation Bridge nor BeFounder provides investment advice, financial advice, investment brokerage, portfolio management, legal advice or tax advice through this website.
Information about grants, investors, market opportunities, business setup or professional services is general in nature. Users should obtain independent professional advice where appropriate before making legal, financial, tax, investment or business decisions.
6. Third-Party Services & Links
The website may link to third-party websites, forms, providers, institutions, funding programmes, social networks or other external resources. We do not control third-party content or availability and are not responsible for external websites or services.
Third-party services are subject to the respective provider’s own terms, privacy rules, pricing and eligibility conditions.
7. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, original website content, text, structure, design and materials are owned by or licensed to BeFounder / Alireza Sohrabian and may not be reproduced, distributed or commercially reused without permission where such permission is legally required.
Third-party names, trademarks, logos, photographs, videos and other protected material remain the property of their respective owners. Their appearance on this website does not transfer ownership or imply a relationship beyond the cooperation or context expressly described.
8. Acceptable Use
Users must not misuse the website, interfere with its technical operation, attempt unauthorised access, submit unlawful or misleading information, impersonate another person or organisation, or use the initiative’s name or materials in a misleading manner.
9. Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, we are not liable for decisions made solely on the basis of general information published on this website, for the conduct of independent third parties, or for the outcome of introductions, applications, funding requests, partnerships or external services.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where such exclusion or limitation would not be permitted under mandatory applicable law.
10. Cooperation Partners & Public Institutions
References to ministries, public institutions, funds, companies, partners or ecosystem organisations describe the relevant cooperation, participation or context as stated on the website.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, such references do not mean that a third-party organisation operates this website, is responsible for its content, or guarantees a specific application, service or commercial outcome.
11. Changes & Availability
We may update the website, these Terms, programme structures, packages, eligibility criteria and other initiative activities from time to time. We may also suspend or discontinue website features or activities where reasonably necessary.
12. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by Austrian law, subject to any mandatory consumer-protection or conflict-of-law provisions that apply in a particular case.
13. Contact
Kyiv–Vienna Innovation Bridge
An initiative of BeFounder
Alireza Sohrabian
Adelheid-Popp-Gasse 24 / Hs 2 / 20
1220 Vienna, Austria
Email: info@befounder.eu
Last updated: 30 September 2026.