About us
For more than 15 years, we have been dealing with the topic of funding, both with national and European funding programs. Most recently, for around 9 years at BDO Consulting and its predecessor company AUSTIN I BFP. In the last few years, we have had the privilege of developing the funding consulting area and team and being responsible for them as Manager and Director.Our field of activity ranges from the conception of funding projects to the preparation of funding applications and the comprehensive support of funded projects. We offer not only selective guidance, but also holistic support for projects. The world of funding is dynamic, complex and sometimes even complicated, but that is exactly what makes this topic so exciting and gives us insane pleasure.
We would be very happy to accompany you on your journey to successful funding.
How we work
To optimally complement our many years of experience in the field of funding consulting, we have built up a comprehensive network of partners since our founding in 2023. We work with and for well-known tax consulting firms such as AREA Bollenberger and TPA or tax consultants such as Roland Kuntner-Kunz, where we can contribute our funding expertise and at the same time are able to provide tax expertise for our clients. Especially in the area of the research premium (Forschungsprämie), we create optimal conditions for our customers and projects.
In addition, we cooperate with consultants from a wide variety of areas. Together with Impulsschmiede we realize funding projects and with Herbert Pock (AUSTIN Consulting), Gerda Achzet (art2innovate), Nicole Füreder (Finsight Finanzmanagement e.U.) and Franz Pirstinger (FPJ Consulting & IT Management) we have further experienced consultants for innovation, financing, digitization and corporate strategy in our network. This allows us to develop topics such as business plans, sustainability, business development, digitization and internationalization together with you and prepare them for the funding application.
In addition, we cooperate with consultants from a wide variety of areas. Together with Impulsschmiede we realize funding projects and with Herbert Pock (AUSTIN Consulting), Gerda Achzet (art2innovate), Nicole Füreder (Finsight Finanzmanagement e.U.) and Franz Pirstinger (FPJ Consulting & IT Management) we have further experienced consultants for innovation, financing, digitization and corporate strategy in our network. This allows us to develop topics such as business plans, sustainability, business development, digitization and internationalization together with you and prepare them for the funding application.
Funding projects differ in size and complexity depending on the funding program. Whether regional, national or EU funding – different expertise and flexible resources are required. Through cooperation with other funding consultants such as Sara Alkan (Herz und Heller) or Martin Hülsenböck (3F Consulting), we have the opportunity to adapt project resources and expertise accordingly and to find the ideal setting for your project.
Regardless of whether you need support in submitting a funding application, e.g. with the Vienna Business Agency or the SFG, you are planning an FFG Basisprogramm submission, you would like to claim a liability or a loan from aws or you would like to apply with a consortium for funding within the EU framework program Horizon Europe – we are at your side with expertise and the necessary resources for your funding application.
We work with our customers and partners on an equal footing, reliably and pragmatically.
Selection of Partners and Clients
Magdalena Kuntner
- Study of International Business Administration at the University of Vienna
- Founder and CEO of KuLa-Funding
- Business and Funding Consultant/Manager BDO Consulting
- Senior Auditor in the field of Auditing
- Senior Lecturer for Accounting & Management Control III at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
- Research Associate at the University of Vienna and WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
- Author and Speaker at Universities in the field of Accounting
- Scandinavia enthusiast and long-distance hiker
Petra Lahofer
- Master Studies in Marketing & Sales at a University of Applied Sciences / MBA Program at Open University (UK)
- Founder and CEO of KuLa-Funding
- Business and Funding Consultant/Director BDO Consulting
- Business Development and Funding for an automotive research center
- Co-Lecturer in the field of Innovation Management
- Marketing Manager and Head of Shop Management in the cultural sector
- Marketing Manager at a private radio station
- Junior Product Manager for an online portal
- Football player and passionate long-distance hiker, with over 4,000 km on Spanish, Portuguese, and Austrian Caminos de Santiago and long-distance trails
