factorymaker named Female Startup of the Year 2025!
We’re proud to share that factorymaker was recognised as Female Startup of the Year 2025 in the #glaubandich CHALLENGE. The acknowledgement reflects the team’s sustained effort and the growing interest in digital approaches to early-stage industrial planning. It highlights the momentum around our work and the broader conversation on the role of technology in construction. We’re grateful for the recognition and for the support from partners and peers along the way. Read the Trending Topics article here.
See Master.Maker in action: live webinar
factorymaker hosted a live Master.Maker webinar showing an end-to-end early-stage study for industrial site planning: capturing constraints, exploring options, and reviewing scenarios. Participants learnt how to create sustainable master planning at the touch of a button – quickly, transparently and efficiently.
AI for the Industry: Trending Topics Podcast
We’re excited to share our co-founders Julia Reisinger and Maria Zahlbruckner on the TrendingTopics podcast, following factorymaker’s win in the FinTech / App Support category at the #glaubandich Challenge in Graz. They dive into their origin story, how factorymaker’s cloud solution works, and — most importantly — why AI and digitalisation are overdue in industrial construction. Listen here: factorymaker: “AI hat vor allem im Bauwesen noch viel Potenzial”
Curing Frustration with Innovation — factorymaker’s Founding Story
Female Founders profiled factorymaker’s origins with co-founders Julia Reisinger and Maria Zahlbruckner. The article traces the initial problem space, early development steps and formative experiences that shaped the company’s direction. It reflects on the practicalities of building from first principles while staying close to real-world planning needs. The piece offers a clear snapshot of how the founding team approached the journey from idea to organisation. Read the story here.
brachflächen dialog webinar: efficient use of space through vertical densification
Maria Zahlbruckner, co-founder of factorymaker, contributed to webinar series, hosted by brachflächen dialog, on how existing retail and industrial sites can be intensified without additional land take. The session examined practical planning constraints, neighbourhood considerations and infrastructure limits that shape feasibility. Maria outlined typical study steps and coordination points across stakeholders to keep projects moving. The discussion situated densification within day-to-day planning practice rather than theory, with an emphasis on early clarity and structured decision-making. Watch the webinar here.
factorymaker at Wolves Summit Vienna
Wolves Summit Vienna hosted a female-founded startup contest alongside two days of investor–startup matchmaking. factorymaker participated in Vienna, with Maria Zahlbruckner pitching as part of the Female-Founded Startup Contest.
der brutkasten: factorymaker receives aws funding
der brutkasten reported that factorymaker—a Vienna-based Deep-Tech SaaS for automated industrial building planning—secured an aws Preseed grant of €300,000 for a 1.5-year project. It introduces the core team around founder Julia Reisinger, with co-founders Maria Antonia Zahlbruckner, Thomas Reisinger, and Leonardo Lino (CTO). The piece states that the funding will be used to take the prototype to market readiness, with a focus on paid pilots and commercialisation of a cloud platform using AI/generative design for early-phase planning decisions. Read it here.
‘Intelligent planning’: Julia Reisinger at KI Con 2025 discussion panel
factorymaker co-founder Julia Reisinger sat on the “Intelligent geplant” panel at KI Con, covering AI-supported early planning for industrial buildings.
What does circular economy mean in the industrial building sector? Talk with Julia Reisinger
The online event, ‘Kreislaufwirtschaft im Industrie- und Gewerbebau’ (‘Circular economy in industrial and commercial construction’), hosted by Ressourcen Forum Austria, focused on circular construction in industrial and commercial projects. Julia Reisinger, factorymaker co-founder and Assistant Professor at TU Wien, ran a session titled ‘Was bedeutet Kreislaufwirtschaft im (Industrie)Gebäudesektor? – Erkenntnisse aus der Forschung’ (What does circular economy mean in the (industrial) building sector? – Findings from research).
Julia Reisinger nominated for MINERVA 2024
factorymaker co-founder Julia Reisinger has been nominated for the MINERVA 2024 award in the Start Up/Shooting Stars category. The Sheconomy feature profiles Julia’s role in building factorymaker’s digital planning platform for industrial buildings, outlining her founder background and the company’s mission. Read the profile here.