Serbia 2024

Founder Institute Serbia Mentors

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Serbia program below.

Adeo Ressi

Adeo Ressi

CEO @ Decile Group / VC Lab
Aleks Rakitch

Aleks Rakitch

Founder & CEO @ MixAart
Aleksandar Celeski

Aleksandar Celeski

Executive Director @ DUEL Consulting
Aleksandar Stamboliev

Aleksandar Stamboliev

CEO & Co-Founder @ BAU Accelerator
Aleksandar Bakoč

Aleksandar Bakoč

CEO & Founder @ Algotech doo
Aleksandar Bijelić

Aleksandar Bijelić

President of the Board @ Serbian Venture Network
Aleksandar Marić

Aleksandar Marić

Head Of Finance @ Alt Labs
Aleksandar Hangimana

Aleksandar Hangimana

Advisor & Investor @ Noordenster B.V.
Aleksandar Momiroski

Aleksandar Momiroski

COO & Co-founder @ Comeunity Business Incubator
Aleksandar Matanović

Aleksandar Matanović

CEO & Founder @ ECD
Aleksandar Janičić

Aleksandar Janičić

Founder/CEO @ J Consulting Group
Aleksandar Marić

Aleksandar Marić

Partner @ Adore Chocolat
Aleksandra Lazović-Lønningen

Aleksandra Lazović-Lønningen

Building Collaborative Entrepreneurial Ecosystems l Growth and Innovation Strategist @ Impact Hub Belgrade/InoSmart
Aleksandra Vuković

Aleksandra Vuković

Founder and Director | Nura digital & Singular Advantage @ Nura Digital | Singular Advantage
Ales Pustovrh

Ales Pustovrh

Partner @ Bogatin doo
Alex Migitko

Alex Migitko

@ UNIQUE.VC
Alex Lunginovic

Alex Lunginovic

Broker/Vice President @ Montalvo Ventures
Alexander Naydenov

Alexander Naydenov

Head of Sales @ GraphCMS
Alexander Sumin

Alexander Sumin

co-founder, Chief Marketing Officer @ ClaimCompass
Alexander Martynov

Alexander Martynov

Head of Bio-IT @ Biovision Ventures
Alin Vacian

Alin Vacian

CEO @ enovatika
Alin Vacian

Alin Vacian

CEO @ Enovika
Almir Zejneli

Almir Zejneli

CEO and Co Owner @ ADRIA EXCLUSIVE LTD
Ana Milicevic

Ana Milicevic

Coordinator @ Research and Development Hub at Faculty of organizational sciences
Ana Milićević

Ana Milićević

Coordinator, Research and Development hub @ Faculty of organizational sciences
Andrei Cosmin Munteanu

Andrei Cosmin Munteanu

Co-Founder & CEO @ Cowork Timisoara
Andrija Bednarik

Andrija Bednarik

Entrepreneur serving Humanity @ Life Playing Club
Anja Stanisic

Anja Stanisic

@ Foundation Novak Djokovic - Original platform
Ari Veltman

Ari Veltman

Business Strategy Advisor | Board Director | CBDO@ @ Sparko.TV
Arseniy Dabbakh

Arseniy Dabbakh

@ Innotechnics
Arthur Gusev

Arthur Gusev

Founder and CEO @ Launch Deck
Athanasios Ladopoulos

Athanasios Ladopoulos

Founder & CEO @ MemoryGarden
Ben Stacey

Ben Stacey

CEO @ Pitchverk
Benoit Doumas

Benoit Doumas

Managing Director @ BlackRock
Berg Moe

Berg Moe

Chairman @ Gründervekst AS
Bilyana Dimitrova

Bilyana Dimitrova

Managing Partner @ Dimitrova and Staykova Law office
Blanka Supe

Blanka Supe

Founder @ Haos Community Space
Boris Kolev

Boris Kolev

Founder and Managing Partner @ DigiMark Ventures
Boris Hristov

Boris Hristov

Founder and CEO @ 356labs
Borislav Miljanović

Borislav Miljanović

CEO @ Represent System
Borut Čeh

Borut Čeh

Co-owner and CEO @ Labena ltd
Boštjan Čeh

Boštjan Čeh

Co-Director @ Labena Ventures
Branko Bajić

Branko Bajić

Marketing and Products Director @ Yettel Bulgaria
Brian M Pasalich

Brian M Pasalich

Chief Executive Officer | Co-Founder @ Behave Technologies (Formerly Syntoniq, Inc.)
Charles Cormier

Charles Cormier

CEO @ TopLeads Agency
Chintan Oza

Chintan Oza

Founder @ Anantam Ecosystems
Christoph Berndt

Christoph Berndt

Partner @ FinanceWise
Christophe Nègre

Christophe Nègre

General Partner @ Western Balkans Private Equity Fund
Clarisse Dr. Behar Molad

Clarisse Dr. Behar Molad

CHief Strategy Officer @ Whistesteps Technologies
Dajana Džindo

Dajana Džindo

Executive Director @ F787
Daniel Lorer

Daniel Lorer

Advisory Board Member @ Quadrodynamics
Daniel Michael Böhi

Daniel Michael Böhi

Executive Coach, Founder & Investor @ Founder Institute
Danijela Matovic

Danijela Matovic

CEO & Founder @ Parlok Consulting
Darko Ivanović

Darko Ivanović

General Partner @ Balkan Tech Fund
Darko Vidakovic

Darko Vidakovic

Darko Vidakovic @ EASME
Darko Burčul

Darko Burčul

Chief Marketing and PR @ Infostud
David Schoch

David Schoch

President and member of the Board of Directors @ Serbian Private Equity Association
Davor Sakač

Davor Sakač

Director @ TS Ventures Fund
Dejan Dramićanin

Dejan Dramićanin

CEO @ Bitgear
Dejan Tonić

Dejan Tonić

EBRD Associate, Regional Coordinator of Star Venture Programme for Western Balkans @ European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Dejan Vukmirović

Dejan Vukmirović

Chief Technology Officer @ Bakson Ltd
Dilyan Dimitrov

Dilyan Dimitrov

Partner @ Eleven Ventures
Djordje Filipovic

Djordje Filipovic

@ 30Hills
Dmytro Lokshyn

Dmytro Lokshyn

Head of Alternative Investments @ Stockpile Inc.
Dóra Marosvölgyi

Dóra Marosvölgyi

Founder & CEO @ DARE Innovations
Đorđe Ćelić

Đorđe Ćelić

CEO @ Poslovni inkubator Novi Sad - Business incubator Novi Sad doo
Đorđe Zdravković

Đorđe Zdravković

Cofounder & CEO @ Protokol.io
Dragana Vujovic Djermanovic

Dragana Vujovic Djermanovic

Growth Guide @ PCG
Drago Gverić

Drago Gverić

CEO @ Innovation Center Banja Luka
Dušan Karan

Dušan Karan

Enterprise acceleration consultant @ Innovation Fund
Dušan Obradović

Dušan Obradović

Cofounder & CEO @ Bold International Group
Filip Sasic

Filip Sasic

Managing Director for Southeast Europe @ Network 20/20
Filip Komnenović

Filip Komnenović

Product Manager @ LambdaWorks
Filip Bovan

Filip Bovan

Board member & Co-Founder @ ESEM Business School | Ex J.P. Morgan M&A
Filip Ivančić

Filip Ivančić

Florin Grosu

Florin Grosu

Co -founder @ Traderion
Frank Petry

Frank Petry

CEO @ EuroTechInnovation
Gajo Vanka

Gajo Vanka

COO @ Aim Cube Limited | UK
George Sidjimkov

George Sidjimkov

General Partner @ Sofia Angels Ventures
Georgi Malchev

Georgi Malchev

Managing Partner @ XploraBG
Georgi Kadrev

Georgi Kadrev

Co-Founder & CEO @ Imagga & Kelvin Health
Glen Hellman

Glen Hellman

Glen Hellman - CRO & Business Development @ CXO Elevate and University of Maryland
Gogo Rafajlovski

Gogo Rafajlovski

COO @ SEEUTechPark
Goran Mladenović

Goran Mladenović

CEO @ Nis Cluster of Advanced Technologies (NI CAT)
Goran Ćulibrk

Goran Ćulibrk

Community Lead @ Serbian Entrepreneurs
Gregor Rebolj

Gregor Rebolj

Managing Partner @ Silicon Gardens Fund
Hristo Hristov

Hristo Hristov

CEO @ Darik
Igor Madzov

Igor Madzov

Investement Director @ NEST
Igor Arsovski

Igor Arsovski

Founder & CEO @ Merakzy
Ingeborg Gasser Kriss

Ingeborg Gasser Kriss

Board Member, Advisor @ Agent21
Irene Verheijen

Irene Verheijen

Ivan Minić

Ivan Minić

Co-Founder @ Pojačalo
Ivan Nonković

Ivan Nonković

Partner @ Karanovic & Partners Law Firm
Ivan Hoo

Ivan Hoo

Owner @ IHAYO
Ivan Radojičić

Ivan Radojičić

Lecturer and Marketing manager @ Turnkey
Ivan Germanov

Ivan Germanov

RSM @ Founder Institute HQ
Ivana Pesic Forbes

Ivana Pesic Forbes

VP of design @ Interactio
Ivaylo Ivanov

Ivaylo Ivanov

Director @ Founder Institute Eastern Europe
Ivo Vasilev

Ivo Vasilev

Founder and CEO @ Reloyalty
Jakob Gajšek

Jakob Gajšek

GP @ RUJ Ventures
James Zanewicz

James Zanewicz

Chief Strategy Officer @ Tulane University School of Medicine
Jan Kobler

Jan Kobler

Managing Partner @ South Central Ventures
Janet Todorova

Janet Todorova

Head of Expansion @ Founder Institute
Janet Todorova

Janet Todorova

Head of Expansion @ Founder Institute
Jasmina Knežević

Jasmina Knežević

Founder and Supervisory Board Member @ Acibadem Bel Medic
Jasmina Jankičević

Jasmina Jankičević

Chief Medical Officer @ Innovaderm Inc.
Jasna Pejović

Jasna Pejović

CEO @ Flourish
Jean Christophe Dantonel

Jean Christophe Dantonel

Managing Partner @ iBionext
Jeff Skiba

Jeff Skiba

Consultant @ Med Minding
Jelena Plavanski

Jelena Plavanski

@ Business angels association of Serbia
Jia Hong Shaw

Jia Hong Shaw

Founder @ Turn Off Turn On Ventures
Jivko Ivanov

Jivko Ivanov

Managing Partner @ Simbula Ltd.
Johannes Benkhoff

Johannes Benkhoff

Founder @ innocellerate
Jonie Oostveen

Jonie Oostveen

CEO @ Digital Den
Joshua Cheng

Joshua Cheng

Founding Team, COO @ Behave Technologies
Jovan Tišma

Jovan Tišma

Co-founder @ ALL-ART
Jovana Radlović

Jovana Radlović

Head of EU Integration Centre @ Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia
Juan Antonio De Lassaletta Fernández

Juan Antonio De Lassaletta Fernández

General Secretary and Global Head Legal & Compliance @ Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma/CSL Vifor
Kamen Bankovski

Kamen Bankovski

Partner @ Vitosha Venture Partners
Karina Sotnik

Karina Sotnik

Founder/CEO @ WorldUpstart
Keo Sar

Keo Sar

Mentor, Advisor & Business Angel @ August Hill
Kostas Karolemeas

Kostas Karolemeas

Founder, CEO @ Allcancode
Kristina Stevanović

Kristina Stevanović

Co-Founder @ EPICentar
Kristjan Zemljic

Kristjan Zemljic

Founder @ Odobreno, Kristjan Zemljič s.p.
Lazar Lekić

Lazar Lekić

Supercluster Manager @ Serbia Innovates
Lazar Grujicic

Lazar Grujicic

Liang Sun

Liang Sun

Founder @ Solar Solutions HK Ltd.
Luka Prišunjak

Luka Prišunjak

Ecosystem Facilitator @ Swisscontact
Luka Pejović

Luka Pejović

Director @ BDO Ventures (Ventu.rs)
Maaike Doyer

Maaike Doyer

Founder @ Epic Angels
Maja Križan

Maja Križan

Investment Manager @ Business Angels of Slovenia
Marat Shaidulatov

Marat Shaidulatov

Marita Price

Marita Price

Founder & Director @ Hello
Mark Rogers

Mark Rogers

CEO @ Futurist Labs
Mark Liepinsh

Mark Liepinsh

Managing director @ Pulsar VC
Marko Vučetić

Marko Vučetić

PR manager @ HelloWorld.rs
Marko Dzombic

Marko Dzombic

Co-Founder @ K-EoP Protocol
Marko Mijatović

Marko Mijatović

CFO & Investment Principal @ Fifth Quarter Ventures
Marko Rosic

Marko Rosic

Senior Innovation Consultant @ Science Park Graz
Matej Rus

Matej Rus

Head & Co-founder @ PODIM
Matija Srbic

Matija Srbic

Deep-tech venture builder programme director @ Innovation center Nikola Tesla
Max Gurvits

Max Gurvits

Managing Partner @ Vitosha Venture Partners
Maya Zlatanova

Maya Zlatanova

Co-Founder & CEO @ FindMeCure
Michael Kosic

Michael Kosic

Founding Partner @ Loyal VC
Mike Lingle

Mike Lingle

Entrepreneur / Mentor @ Rocket Pro Forma
Mila Milenkovic

Mila Milenkovic

Director of Sector for Strategy @ Telekom Srbija
Milan Ranđelović

Milan Ranđelović

Managing Director @ Science and Technology Park Nis
Milan Dobrota

Milan Dobrota

CEO @ Agremo
Milen Ivanov

Milen Ivanov

Managing Partner, Sofia Angels Ventures @ Co-Founder, CEO Angels Club
Milena Micanović

Milena Micanović

Director for Communications and Public affairs @ OTP banka Srbija
Mili Ibrulj

Mili Ibrulj

Principal @ Fil Rouge Capital
Miloš Milovanović

Miloš Milovanović

Co-founder & COO @ Blinking
Miloš Došen

Miloš Došen

CEO @ Accounting and Tax Advisory Agency ‘Došen’
Miloš Lukić

Miloš Lukić

CEO & Co-Founder @ ReadyCMS
Miloš Polovina

Miloš Polovina

CEO @ TransferNova
Miodrag Nenadović

Miodrag Nenadović

Co-Founder @ Brush Galaxy
Miodrag Bukvic

Miodrag Bukvic

Technology Sales, Business Development & Innovation @ Startup Mentor & Strategic Advisor
Mirjana Perkovic

Mirjana Perkovic

Founder & CEO @ LookStyler
Miron Lukač

Miron Lukač

Co-founder @ Portal World
Misa Nikolic

Misa Nikolic

CEO @ Resonator – Creative Tech Hub
Mladen Radišić

Mladen Radišić

CEO @ Foodscale Hub
Mustafa Cakir

Mustafa Cakir

Co-founder @ PATENT EFFECT
Natali Delić

Natali Delić

Director of the Directorate for Strategy and Digital @ Telekom Serbia
Nataša Rađenović Živanović

Nataša Rađenović Živanović

Chief Innovation Officer @ OTP Connect
Nataša Filipović

Nataša Filipović

Managing Director @ OvationBBDO
Nathan Pike

Nathan Pike

Prior @ Oxford Oracle
Nebojša Đurđević

Nebojša Đurđević

Partner @ Vega IT
Neda Trifunović

Neda Trifunović

Manager @ Business Angel Network DSI
Nedeljko Milosavljević

Nedeljko Milosavljević

Co-Director @ Founder Institute Serbia
Nedžad Lomigora

Nedžad Lomigora

Managing Partner @ Falcon Venture Partners LLC
Nemanja Stefanović

Nemanja Stefanović

CEO & Co-founder @ HireApp
Nemanja Petrović

Nemanja Petrović

Co-Founder @ Traken
Nemanja Zivkovic

Nemanja Zivkovic

Founder @ Funky Marketing
Nenad Paunović

Nenad Paunović

Co-founder @ Serbian Venture Network
Nenad Novović

Nenad Novović

CEO and Founder @ Amplitudo
Nenad Nikolin

Nenad Nikolin

Mr @ CCS Solutions
Nenad Božić

Nenad Božić

CEO & Co-founder @ SmartCat
Niko Slavnić

Niko Slavnić

Founder @ IQbator
Nikola Balić

Nikola Balić

Head of Growth @ Daytona Platforms Inc.
Nikola Obradović

Nikola Obradović

Founder & CEO @ Bridgewater Labs
Nina Dremelj

Nina Dremelj

President @ Business Angels of Slovenia
Olga Mirković Maksimović

Olga Mirković Maksimović

COO @ Videobolt
Olivier Tilleuil

Olivier Tilleuil

Founder and managing director (former) @ EyeSee
Oskar Marko

Oskar Marko

Co-founder @ Cropt
Pavel Cholakov

Pavel Cholakov

@ Chief Ventures
Peđa Predin

Peđa Predin

GP @ Fifth Quarter Ventures
Petar Atanasovski

Petar Atanasovski

Managing Partner @ Attic42 Venture Builder
Petar Savić

Petar Savić

Partner @ Supreme Factory
Péter Mogyorósi

Péter Mogyorósi

CEO @ Creative Accelerator
Predrag Krupez

Predrag Krupez

CEO @ Blue Coast Brewing Company
Primož Karpe

Primož Karpe

Partner / Chairman / Investment Committee member @ Cedars Ltd / NLB Bank / Aroma Global Ltd / ALFI PE I & II
Raanan Shenhav

Raanan Shenhav

Founder @ RS-CPD
Rada Đurović Vassena

Rada Đurović Vassena

Business Developer Consultant @ Freelance
Rade Rakočević

Rade Rakočević

CEO & Founder @ Senzal capital doo
Radoslav Stankov

Radoslav Stankov

Head of engineering @ Product Hunt
Rishi Chowdhury

Rishi Chowdhury

Founder & CEO @ Incube Space
Rok Zorko

Rok Zorko

Co-Founder @ Outfit7
Salim Virani

Salim Virani

Founder @ Source Institute
Sam Eisenberg

Sam Eisenberg

Co-Founder @ Design For Decks
Sanja Brdar

Sanja Brdar

co-founder @ Cropt
Saša Popović

Saša Popović

Co-Founder and CEO @ Vega IT
Sascha Österle Nincic

Sascha Österle Nincic

Business Development @ FT AG
Stavros Pavlidis

Stavros Pavlidis

Head Direct and Strategic Investments @ Deep Capital Group
Stefan Vladimirov

Stefan Vladimirov

Creative Director @ monolig.
Stefan Mrvaljević

Stefan Mrvaljević

Founder and CEO @ ACHIVR Educational Technologies
Stephen O’Rourke

Stephen O’Rourke

Founder & Principal Consultant @ RegulatoryStory – Regulatory Affairs Consultancy
Sush Bapna

Sush Bapna

General Partner @ AIDGE Ventures
Tadej Kurepa

Tadej Kurepa

Programme Manager of the Venture an Idea Project @ Digital Sebia Initiative
Tamara Čolić Milosavljević

Tamara Čolić Milosavljević

Co-Director @ Founder Institute Serbia
Tatyana Mitkova

Tatyana Mitkova

Co-Founder and CEO @ ClaimCompass
Teodor Panayotov

Teodor Panayotov

CEO @ CourseDot
Thibaut Taittinger

Thibaut Taittinger

Founder & CEO @ Puzl CowOrKing
Tilen Šarlah

Tilen Šarlah

Managing Partner @ Feelsgood Capital
Todor Breshkov

Todor Breshkov

Managing Partner @ LAUNCHub Ventures
Tom Vodopivec

Tom Vodopivec

Principal @ Silicon Gardens
Vassil Popovski

Vassil Popovski

CEO & Co-founder @ Connecto.ai (Acquired by Leanplum)
Vedran Rasic

Vedran Rasic

CEO/Founder @ LeadDelta
Vedran Šimunović

Vedran Šimunović

Director @ INTERA Technology Park
Victor Schiller

Victor Schiller

President @ R Cubed Group
Viktor Minchev

Viktor Minchev

VC Investor @ Eleven Ventures
Viktorija Petrov

Viktorija Petrov

PhD @ Faculty of Economics, University of Novi Sad
Vladan Todorović

Vladan Todorović

CEO & Founder @ Advanced Security Technologies ltd
Vladimir Nedović

Vladimir Nedović

Owner @ Synemedia
Vladimir Bozovic

Vladimir Bozovic

CEO @ ZenHire
Vladimir Pavlović

Vladimir Pavlović

General Partner @ Omorika Ventures
Vladimir Vojvodić

Vladimir Vojvodić

Director of operations @ Fuller Vision
Vladimir Pletyukhin

Vladimir Pletyukhin

Founder and Creative Director @ Launch Deck
Vladimir Vlahović

Vladimir Vlahović

Founder & Managing Director @ SOLVENTRY GmbH
Vladislav Pavlov

Vladislav Pavlov

Founder @ Furtherance Network
Vojin Šenk

Vojin Šenk

Professor @ University of Novi Sad
Volen Vulkov

Volen Vulkov

Co-Founder @ Enhancv
Voon Yee Ho

Voon Yee Ho

CEO @ Techbridge Ventures Pte Ltd
Vuk Lau

Vuk Lau

Partner @ Silicon Gardens Fund
Željko Ilić

Željko Ilić

Co-founder & General manager @ InCentar
Zoja Kukic Dordevic

Zoja Kukic Dordevic

VP Digital Transformation @ Signet World
Zoran Vasiljev

Zoran Vasiljev

CEO @ Centili
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