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Maria Zahlbruckner speaks at Green Peak Festival Vienna
factorymaker joined Green Peak Festival at Erste Campus, Vienna, where leaders from business, policy and tech met to tackle climate action. factorymaker co-founder Maria Zahlbruckner spoke about bringing climate targets into day-one planning for industrial buildings, linking decarbonisation goals with early design choices.
factorymaker wins at BEGIS BIM Awards
At BIM-Dialog trifft Innovation in Düsseldorf, factorymaker took 3rd place at the BEGIS BIM Awards. The awards recognise practical, forward-looking BIM applications across the AEC ecosystem. Maria Antonia Zahlbruckner represented factorymaker, highlighting our work at the intersection of digital planning and industrial building projects. Read more about the event here.
If It Works in the Lab, It Can Work in the World! factorymaker at ViennaUP
factorymaker participated at a ViennaUP session where the initiatives The Spinoff Factory and Noctua Science Ventures were presented. Participants—including founders and researchers—discussed how research is translated into ventures and industry pilots. factorymaker co-founder Julia Reisinger contributed to the exchange on bridging research and practice.
BuiltWorld Webinar: Modelling & Simulation in Factory Planning
factorymaker took part in the BuiltWorld webinar “Modelling & Simulation: Computer-Aided Factory Planning” (Computergestützte Fabrikplanung), which focused on how digital methods are reshaping industrial building projects. The session explored the role of modelling and simulation in factory planning, the benefits of digital twins, and how new tools can improve efficiency
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
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
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
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
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
aws Pressed Funding
factorymaker has received funding through the aws Preseed program from Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws)! With the support of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Labour and Economy (BMAW) and the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK), we are advancing our applied research and development project. This
‘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
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.
From Lab to Launch: Julia Reisinger presents at AustrianStartups
Julia Reisinger, co-founder or factorymaker, spoke at the AustrianStartups 122nd Stammtisch on early decisions in spinning out research and shaping the first product steps.
factorymaker unveiled on Solid Bau TV
Exciting interview featuring Julia Reisinger, Co-Founder of factorymaker, discussing our revolutionary technology in the latest issue of SOLID – Fachmagazin!
Introduction to factorymaker
Today we share a special moment from our journey – a video featuring Maria Antonia Zahlbruckner, co-founder of factorymaker, directly from the heart of innovation at the TU Wien Innovation Incubation Center (i²c), where we were proud incubatees in the 2022/2023 batch.
factorymaker featured in “Die Presse”
“A Spin-Off from TU Wien’s Award-Winning Research” – factorymaker has been featured in a recent article by “Die Presse.”
factorymaker joins XPRENEURS Incubation Program Batch #14
We’re proud to announce that factorymaker has been selected for the prestigious XPRENEURS Incubation Program, Batch #14, as part of the Built Environment Track, powered by Nemetschek.