
Founder First, Founder Always. Join us in 2022: Founder Institute is the #1 place in the world to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses.
Today’s economic 'New Normal' is full of reshuffling industries, and new problems in need of solutions - now is a time for entrepreneurs to act.
Whether you need to test and validate early hypotheses before making a large financial commitment to your startup idea, or you are ready to push your startup to the next level through aggressive weekly growth sprints to refine your vision, improve key metrics, and prepare for investor diligence, Founder Institute has the proven processes and network to help you do it.
If you could use a structured process that tells you what to focus on when, and a lifetime of support from Serbian and international top investors and entrepreneurs, then apply to the Serbia Virtual 2022 Founder Institute today.
We will be hosting several free startup events in Serbia over the coming weeks, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs all from the comfort of home:
Serbia Events:
- Founder Hotseat: Pitch Your Startup to Investors & Advisors on 6:00pm, Jun 26, 2023 (Europe/Belgrade): https://FI.co/e/325480
Global or Regional Events:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- How to Build a Community for Your Startup on 7:00pm, Jun 12, 2023 (Europe/Belgrade): https://FI.co/e/322065
- Founder Showcase: Pre-Seed Startup Pitch & Networking Event (Online) on 7:00pm, Jun 14, 2023 (Europe/Belgrade): https://FI.co/e/322565
- How to Delegate Tasks and Remain Focused as a Startup Founder on 7:00pm, Jun 21, 2023 (Europe/Belgrade): https://FI.co/e/323228
- How Large Organizations Can Launch a Successful Venture Building Program on 3:00pm, Jun 22, 2023 (Europe/Belgrade): https://FI.co/e/325073
- Why Founders Should Care About Branding on 12:00pm, Jun 26, 2023 (Europe/Belgrade): https://FI.co/e/324941
- Adopt an Experience Mindset as a Startup Founder with Tiffany Bova on 7:00pm, Jul 12, 2023 (Europe/Belgrade): https://FI.co/e/324540
- The Startup Founder’s Guide to Finding Prospects on LinkedIn on 12:00pm, Jul 19, 2023 (Europe/Belgrade): https://FI.co/e/322151
Make better, faster business decisions in 2022 by sharing your latest progress, challenges, and strategies for constant feedback and evaluation from our expert mentors and advisors, every step of the way–scale your team, develop new business opportunities, and recruit an amazing advisory board with the world's largest network of international startup founders, CEOs, advisors, and investors.
The Serbia accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Đorđe Ćelić, Nedeljko Milosavljević, and Tamara Čolić Milosavljević. In addition, some of Serbian and international top entrepreneurs and experts will be participating as mentors in the program, including:
- Adeo Ressi: Founder/CEO, Founder Institute
- Aleksandar Celeski: Executive Director, DUEL Consulting
- Aleksandar Bakoč: CEO & Founder, Algotech doo
- Aleksandar Bijelić: President of the Board, Serbian Venture Network
- Aleksandar Marić: Head Of Finance, Alt Labs
- Aleksandar Hangimana: Advisor & Investor, Noordenster B.V.
- Aleksandar Momiroski: COO & Co-founder, Comeunity Business Incubator
- Aleksandar Matanović: CEO & Founder, ECD
- Aleksandra Lazovic - Lønningen: Circular Economy Expert | Start-Up Founder | Entrepreneur | Mentor | MPhil. System Dynamics; CEO/CVO, co-founder/co-director of Eat Me App | CEO Founder@Ire Viride C&C | Alumni ( cohort 2022/23) and Mentor "Founder Institute", Eat Me App DOO
- Aleksandra Vuković: Founder and Director | Nura digital & Singular Advantage, Nura Digital | Singular Advantage
- Aleš Pustovrh: Partner, Fil Rouge Capital
- Alex Migitko, UNIQUE.VC
- Alexander Naydenov: Head of Sales, GraphCMS
- Alexander Sumin: co-founder, Chief Marketing Officer, ClaimCompass
- Alexander Martynov: Head of Bio-IT, Biovision Ventures
- Almir Zejneli: CEO and Co Owner, ADRIA EXCLUSIVE LTD
- Andrija Bednarik: Entrepreneur serving Humanity, Co-Founder and CEO at 9m Inc., 9m Inc
- Anja Stanisic, Foundation Novak Djokovic - Original platform
- Ari Veltman: Business Strategy Advisor | Board Director | CBDO@, Sparko.TV
- Athanasios Ladopoulos: CEO | Founder, MOOCTORS
- Ben Stacey: Regional Manager, Founder Institute
- Benoit Doumas: Managing Director, BlackRock
- Berg Moe: Owner, Berg Moe Media
- Bilyana Dimitrova: Managing Partner, Dimitrova and Staykova Law office
- Blanka Supe: Founder, Haos Community Space
- Boris Kolev: Founder and Managing Partner, DigiMark Ventures
- Boris Hristov: Founder and CEO, 356labs
- Borut Čeh: Co-owner and CEO, Labena ltd
- Boštjan Čeh: Head of Business Development, Labena
- Brian M Pasalich: Chief Executive Officer | Co-Founder, Syntoniq
- Charles Cormier: CEO, TopLeads Agency
- Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
- Christophe Nègre: General Partner, Western Balkans Private Equity Fund
- Clarisse Dr. Behar Molad: Board Advisor, ApplyWave
- Dajana Džindo: Executive Director, F787
- Daniel Lorer: Advisory Board Member, Quadrodynamics
- Daniel Michael Böhi: Founder & Partner, Alphorn Venture Partners | TheForge | Swiss FoodTech Scaleup Factory
- Danijela Matovic: CEO & Founder, Parlok Consulting
- Darko Ivanović: CEO & Cofounder, Digital Den
- Darko Vidakovic: Darko Vidakovic, EASME
- Darko Burčul: Chief Marketing and PR, Infostud
- Davor Sakač: Director, TS Ventures Fund
- Dejan Dramićanin: CEO, Bitgear
- Dejan Tonić: EBRD Associate, Regional Coordinator of Star Venture Programme for Western Balkans, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Dilyan Dimitrov: Partner, Eleven Ventures
- Dóra Marosvölgyi: Founder & CEO, DARE Innovations
- Đorđe Ćelić: CEO, Poslovni inkubator Novi Sad - Business incubator Novi Sad doo
- Drago Gverić: CEO, Innovation Center Banja Luka
- Dušan Karan: Enterprise acceleration consultant, Innovation Fund
- Florin Grosu: Co -founder, Traderion
- Frank Mertens: Founder & CEO, FM Consulting GmbH
- Frank Petry: CEO, EuroTechInnovation
- Gaia Montelatici: Founder, STUDIO X Ventures
- Gajo Vanka: COO, Aim Cube Limited | UK
- George Sidjimkov: General Partner , Sofia Angels Ventures
- Georgi Malchev: Managing Partner, XploraBG
- Georgi Kadrev: Co-Founder & CEO, Imagga
- Glen Hellman: Glen Hellman - CRO & Business Development, CXO Elevate and University of Maryland
- Gogo Rafajlovski: COO, SEEUTechPark
- Goran Mladenović: CEO, Nis Cluster of Advanced Technologies (NI CAT)
- Goran Ćulibrk: Community Lead, Serbian Entrepreneurs
- Gregor Rebolj: Managing Partner, Silicon Gardens Fund
- Hristo Hristov: CEO, Darik
- Ingeborg Gasser Kriss: Board Member, Advisor , Founder Institute
- Ivan Minić: Co-Founder, Pojačalo
- Ivan Nonković: Partner, Karanovic & Partners Law Firm
- Ivana Pesic Forbes: VP of design, Interactio
- Ivaylo Ivanov: Director, Founder Institute Eastern Europe
- Ivo Vasilev: Founder and CEO, Reloyalty
- Jan Kobler: Managing Partner, South Central Ventures
- Janet Todorova: Head of Expansion, Founder Institute
- Janet Todorova: Head of Expansion, Founder Institute
- Jasmina Knežević: Founder and Supervisory Board Member, Acibadem Bel Medic
- Jasna Pejović: CEO , Flourish
- Jelena Plavanski, Business angels association of Serbia
- Jia Hong Shaw: Founder, Turn Off Turn On Ventures
- Jivko Ivanov: Managing Partner, Simbula Ltd.
- Johannes Benkhoff: Founder, innocellerate
- Jovan Tišma: Co-founder, ALL-ART
- Kamen Bankovski: Partner, Vitosha Venture Partners
- Karina Sotnik: Founder/CEO, WorldUpstart
- Lazar Lekić: Supercluster Manager, Serbia Innovates
- Lazar Grujicic, Loop.rs
- Luka Prišunjak: Ecosystem Facilitator, Swisscontact
- Luka Pejović: Director, BDO Ventures (Ventu.rs)
- Maja Križan: Investment Manager, Business Angels of Slovenia
- Marita Price: Founder & Director, Hello
- Mark Rogers: CEO, Futurist Labs
- Marko Vučetić: PR manager, HelloWorld.rs
- Marko Džombić: CEO, Net Zero Prototcol
- Matej Rus: Head & Co-founder, PODIM
- Max Gurvits: Managing Partner, Vitosha Venture Partners
- Maya Zlatanova: Co-Founder & CEO, FindMeCure
- Michael Kosic: Founding Partner, Loyal VC
- Mike Lingle: Entrepreneur / Mentor, Rocket Pro Forma
- Mila Milenkovic: Director of Sector for Strategy, Telekom Srbija
- Milan Ranđelović: Managing Director, Science and Technology Park Nis
- Milan Dobrota: CEO, Agremo
- Milen Ivanov: Managing Partner, Sofia Angels Ventures, Co-Founder, CEO Angels Club
- Milena Micanović: Director for Communications and Public affairs, OTP banka Srbija
- Mili Ibrulj: Principal , Fil Rouge Capital
- Miloš Milovanović: Co-founder & COO, Blinking
- Miloš Lazović: Ecosystem Facilitator, Swiss EP - Swisscontact
- Miloš Došen: CEO, Accounting and Tax Advisory Agency ‘Došen’
- Miodrag Nenadović: Co-Founder, Brush Galaxy
- Mirjana Perkovic: Founder & CEO, LookStyler
- Miron Lukač: Co-founder, Portal World
- Natali Delić: Director of the Directorate for Strategy and Digital, Telekom Serbia
- Nataša Rađenović Živanović: Chief Innovation Officer, OTP banka Srbija
- Nataša Filipović: Managing Director, OvationBBDO
- Nebojša Đurđević: Partner, Vega IT
- Neda Trifunović: Manager for Startup ecosystem, Digital Serbia Initiative
- Nedeljko Milosavljević: Co-Director, Founder Institute Serbia
- Nedžad Lomigora: Managing Partner, Falcon Venture Partners LLC
- Nemanja Stefanović: CEO & Co-founder, HireApp
- Nemanja Petrović: Co-Founder, Traken
- Nemanja Zivkovic: Founder , Funky Marketing
- Nenad Paunović: Co-founder, Serbian Venture Network
- Nenad Novović: CEO and Founder, Amplitudo
- Nina Dremelj: President, Business Angels of Slovenia
- Olga Mirković Maksimović: COO, Videobolt
- Oskar Marko: Co-founder, Cropt
- Pavel Cholakov, Chief Ventures
- Peđa Predin: Head of Apparel, Europe, Gelato
- Petar Savić: Partner, Supreme Factory
- Philip Zepter: President , Zepter International Group
- Predrag Krupez: CEO, Blue Coast Brewing Company
- Raanan Shenhav: Founder, RS-CPD
- Rade Rakočević: CEO & Founder, Senzal capital doo
- Radoslav Stankov: Head of engineering, Product Hunt
- Rok Zorko: Co-Founder, Outfit7
- Salim Virani: Founder, Source Institute
- Sanja Brdar: co-founder, Cropt
- Saša Popović: Co-Founder and CEO, Vega IT
- Stavros Pavlidis: Chief Revenue Officer & CFO, Halo Investing Europe
- Stefan Vladimirov: Creative Director, monolig.
- Tamara Čolić Milosavljević: Co-Director, Founder Institute Serbia
- Tatyana Mitkova: Co-Founder and CEO, ClaimCompass
- Teodor Panayotov: CEO, CourseDot
- Thibaut Taittinger: Founder & CEO, Puzl CowOrKing
- Tilen Šarlah: Managing Partner, Feelsgood Capital
- Vassil Popovski: CEO & Co-founder, Connecto.ai (Acquired by Leanplum)
- Vedran Rašić: CEO, Founder LeadDelta Inc.
- Victor Schiller: President, R Cubed Group
- Viktorija Petrov: PhD, Faculty of Economics, University of Novi Sad
- Vladan Todorović: CEO & Founder, Advanced Security Technologies ltd
- Vladimir Nedović: Owner, Synemedia
- Vladimir Pavlović: General Partner, Omorika Ventures
- Vladimir Vojvodić: Director of operations, Fuller Vision
- Vojin Šenk: Professor, University of Novi Sad
- Volen Vulkov: Co-Founder, Enhancv
- Voon Yee Ho: CEO, Techbridge Ventures Pte Ltd
- Vuk Lau: Principal, Silicon Gardens Fund
- Željko Ilić: Co-founder & General manager, InCentar
- Zoja Kukic Dordevic: VP Digital Transformation, Signet World
- Zoran Vasiljev: CEO, Centili
- And many more to be announced.
Since 2009, Founder Institute’s highly-structured accelerator programs have helped over 6,800 entrepreneurs to grow quickly, know what to do next, and make key connections through the largest community of startup advisors in the world.
It all starts with our renowned ‘FI Core’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of FI Core then receive free access to our advanced ‘Founder Lab’ accelerators for years to come, and can get matched with prospective investors in the FI Venture Network - a collection of global funds actively investing in the earliest rounds of funding.
Join us in Serbia to get funded and build a global business.
Apply to the Serbia Virtual 2022 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
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