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Founder Institute Mentors

Serbia 2025

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.

Mentors

Abdellah

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
Adeo

Adeo Ressi

CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
Aleks

Aleks Rakitch

Founder & CEO, MixAart
Aleksandar

Aleksandar Celeski

Executive Director, DUEL Consulting
Aleksandar

Aleksandar Stamboliev

CEO & Co-Founder, BAU Accelerator
Aleksandar

Aleksandar Bakoč

CEO & Founder, Algotech doo
Aleksandar

Aleksandar Bijelić

President of the Board, Serbian Venture Network
Aleksandar

Aleksandar Marić

Head Of Finance, Alt Labs
Aleksandar

Aleksandar Hangimana

Advisor & Investor, Noordenster B.V.
Aleksandar

Aleksandar Momiroski

COO & Co-founder, Comeunity Business Incubator
Aleksandar

Aleksandar Matanović

CEO & Founder, ECD
Aleksandar

Aleksandar Janičić

Founder/CEO, J Consulting Group
Aleksandar

Aleksandar Marić

Partner, Adore Chocolat
Aleksandra

Aleksandra Lazović-Lønningen

Building Collaborative Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Leveraging Innovation with Business Architecture, Impact Hub Belgrade/InoSmart
Aleksandra

Aleksandra Vuković

Founder and Director | Nura digital & Singular Advantage, Nura Digital | Singular Advantage
Ales

Ales Pustovrh

Partner, Bogatin doo
Alex

Alex Migitko

FI Mentor
Alex

Alex Lunginovic

Broker/Vice President, Montalvo Ventures
Alexander

Alexander Naydenov

Head of Sales, GraphCMS
Alexander

Alexander Sumin

co-founder, Chief Marketing Officer, ClaimCompass
Alexander

Alexander Martynov

Head of Bio-IT, Biovision Ventures
Alin

Alin Vacian

CEO, enovatika
Alin

Alin Vacian

CEO, Enovika
Almir

Almir Zejneli

CEO and Co Owner, ADRIA EXCLUSIVE LTD
Ana

Ana Milicevic

Coordinator, Research and Development Hub at Faculty of organizational sciences
Andrei

Andrei Cosmin Munteanu

Co-Founder & CEO, Cowork Timisoara
Andrija

Andrija Bednarik

Entrepreneur serving Humanity, Life Playing Club
Anja

Anja Stanisic

FI Mentor
Ari

Ari Veltman

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

Arseniy Dabbakh

FI Mentor
Arthur

Arthur Gusev

Founder and CEO, Launch Deck
Athanasios

Athanasios Ladopoulos

CEO | Founder, MOOCTORS
Ben

Ben Stacey

CEO, Pitchverk
Benoit

Benoit Doumas

Managing Director, BlackRock
Berg

Berg Moe

Owner, Berg Moe Media
Bilyana

Bilyana Dimitrova

Managing Partner, Dimitrova and Staykova Law office
Blanka

Blanka Supe

Founder, Haos Community Space
Boris

Boris Kolev

Founder and Managing Partner, DigiMark Ventures
Boris

Boris Hristov

Founder and CEO, 356labs
Borislav

Borislav Miljanović

CEO, Represent System
Borut

Borut Čeh

Co-owner and CEO, Labena ltd
Boštjan

Boštjan Čeh

Co-Director, Labena Ventures
Branko

Branko Bajić

Marketing and Products Director, Yettel Bulgaria
Brian M

Brian M Pasalich

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

Charles Cormier

CEO, TopLeads Agency
Chintan

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Christophe

Christophe Nègre

General Partner, Western Balkans Private Equity Fund
Clarisse

Clarisse Dr. Behar Molad

CHief Strategy Officer , Whistesteps Technologies
Dajana

Dajana Džindo

Executive Director, F787
Daniel

Daniel Lorer

Advisory Board Member, Quadrodynamics
Daniel Michael

Daniel Michael Böhi

Founder & Partner, Alphorn Venture Partners | TheForge | Swiss FoodTech Scaleup Factory
Danijela

Danijela Matovic

CEO & Founder, Parlok Consulting
Darko

Darko Ivanović

General Partner, Balkan Tech Fund
Darko

Darko Vidakovic

Darko Vidakovic, EASME
Darko

Darko Burčul

Chief Marketing and PR, Infostud
David

David Schoch

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

Davor Sakač

Director, TS Ventures Fund
Dejan

Dejan Dramićanin

CEO, Bitgear
Dejan

Dejan Tonić

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

Dejan Vukmirović

Chief Technology Officer, Bakson Ltd
Dilyan

Dilyan Dimitrov

Partner, Eleven Ventures
Djordje

Djordje Filipovic

FI Mentor
Dmytro

Dmytro Lokshyn

Head of Alternative Investments, Stockpile Inc.
Don

Don Samoil

Managing Partner, Trusted Scale
Dóra

Dóra Marosvölgyi

Founder & CEO, DARE Innovations
Đorđe

Đorđe Ćelić

CEO, Poslovni inkubator Novi Sad - Business incubator Novi Sad doo
Đorđe

Đorđe Zdravković

Cofounder & CEO, Protokol.io
Dragana

Dragana Vujovic Djermanovic

Growth Guide, PCG
Drago

Drago Gverić

CEO, Innovation Center Banja Luka
Dušan

Dušan Karan

Enterprise acceleration consultant, Innovation Fund
Dušan

Dušan Obradović

Cofounder & CEO, Bold International Group
Evgeny

Evgeny Podlesny

Director, CEECAT Capital
Filip

Filip Sasic

Managing Director for Southeast Europe, Network 20/20
Filip

Filip Komnenović

Product Manager, LambdaWorks
Filip

Filip Bovan

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

Filip Ivančić

FI Mentor
Florin

Florin Grosu

Co -founder, Traderion
Frank

Frank Mertens

Founder & CEO, FM Consulting GmbH
Frank

Frank Petry

CEO, EuroTechInnovation
Gaia

Gaia Montelatici

Founder, STUDIO X Ventures
Gajo

Gajo Vanka

COO, Aim Cube Limited | UK
George

George Sidjimkov

General Partner , Sofia Angels Ventures
Georgi

Georgi Malchev

Managing Partner, XploraBG
Georgi

Georgi Kadrev

Co-Founder & CEO, Imagga & Kelvin Health
Glen

Glen Hellman

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

Gogo Rafajlovski

COO, SEEUTechPark
Goran

Goran Mladenović

CEO, Nis Cluster of Advanced Technologies (NI CAT)
Goran

Goran Ćulibrk

Community Lead, Serbian Entrepreneurs
Gregor

Gregor Rebolj

Managing Partner, Silicon Gardens Fund
Hristo

Hristo Hristov

CEO, Darik
Igor

Igor Madzov

Investement Director, NEST
Igor

Igor Arsovski

Founder & CEO, Merakzy
Ingeborg

Ingeborg Gasser Kriss

Board Member, Advisor , Agent21
Ivan

Ivan Minić

Co-Founder, Pojačalo
Ivan

Ivan Nonković

Partner, Karanovic & Partners Law Firm
Ivan

Ivan Radojičić

Lecturer and Marketing manager, Turnkey
Ivan

Ivan Germanov

RSM, Founder Institute HQ
Ivana

Ivana Pesic Forbes

VP of design, Interactio
Ivaylo

Ivaylo Ivanov

Director, Founder Institute Eastern Europe
Ivo

Ivo Vasilev

Founder and CEO, Reloyalty
Jakob

Jakob Gajšek

GP, RUJ Ventures
James

James Zanewicz

Chief Strategy Officer, Tulane University School of Medicine
Jan

Jan Kobler

Managing Partner, South Central Ventures
Janet

Janet Todorova

Head of Expansion, Founder Institute
Janet

Janet Todorova

Head of Expansion, Founder Institute
Jasmina

Jasmina Knežević

Founder and Supervisory Board Member, Acibadem Bel Medic
Jasmina

Jasmina Jankičević

Chief Medical Officer, Innovaderm Inc.
Jasna

Jasna Pejović

CEO , Flourish
Jeff

Jeff Skiba

Consultant, Med Minding
Jelena

Jelena Plavanski

FI Mentor
Jia Hong

Jia Hong Shaw

Founder, Turn Off Turn On Ventures
Jivko

Jivko Ivanov

Managing Partner, Simbula Ltd.
Johannes

Johannes Benkhoff

Founder, innocellerate
Jonie

Jonie Oostveen

CEO , Digital Den
Joshua

Joshua Cheng

Founding Team, COO, Behave Technologies
Jovan

Jovan Tišma

Co-founder, ALL-ART
Jovana

Jovana Radlović

Head of EU Integration Centre, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia
Juan Antonio

Juan Antonio De Lassaletta Fernández

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

Kamen Bankovski

Partner, Vitosha Venture Partners
Karina

Karina Sotnik

Founder/CEO, WorldUpstart
Keo

Keo Sar

Mentor, Advisor & Business Angel, August Hill
Kostas

Kostas Karolemeas

Founder, CEO, Allcancode
Kristina

Kristina Stevanović

Co-Founder, EPICentar
Kristjan

Kristjan Zemljic

Founder, Odobreno, Kristjan Zemljič s.p.
Lazar

Lazar Lekić

Supercluster Manager, Serbia Innovates
Lazar

Lazar Grujicic

FI Mentor
Liang

Liang Sun

Founder, Solar Solutions HK Ltd.
Luka

Luka Prišunjak

Ecosystem Facilitator, Swisscontact
Luka

Luka Pejović

Director, BDO Ventures (Ventu.rs)
Maaike

Maaike Doyer

Founder, Epic Angels
Maja

Maja Križan

Investment Manager, Business Angels of Slovenia
Marat

Marat Shaidulatov

FI Mentor
Marita

Marita Price

Founder & Director, Hello
Mark

Mark Rogers

CEO, Futurist Labs
Mark

Mark Liepinsh

Managing director, Pulsar VC
Marko

Marko Vučetić

PR manager, HelloWorld.rs
Marko

Marko Dzombic

Co-Founder, K-EoP Protocol
Marko

Marko Mijatović

CFO & Investment Principal, Fifth Quarter Ventures
Marko

Marko Rosic

Senior Innovation Consultant, Science Park Graz
Matej

Matej Rus

Head & Co-founder, PODIM
Matija

Matija Srbic

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

Max Gurvits

Managing Partner, Vitosha Venture Partners
Maya

Maya Zlatanova

Co-Founder & CEO, FindMeCure
Michael

Michael Kosic

Founding Partner, Loyal VC
Mike

Mike Lingle

Entrepreneur / Mentor, Rocket Pro Forma
Mila

Mila Milenkovic

Director of Sector for Strategy, Telekom Srbija
Milan

Milan Ranđelović

Managing Director, Science and Technology Park Nis
Milan

Milan Dobrota

CEO, Agremo
Milen

Milen Ivanov

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

Milena Micanović

Director for Communications and Public affairs, OTP banka Srbija
Mili

Mili Ibrulj

Principal , Fil Rouge Capital
Miloš

Miloš Milovanović

Co-founder & COO, Blinking
Miloš

Miloš Lazović

Ecosystem Facilitator, Swiss EP - Swisscontact
Miloš

Miloš Došen

CEO, Accounting and Tax Advisory Agency ‘Došen’
Miloš

Miloš Lukić

CEO & Co-Founder, ReadyCMS
Miloš

Miloš Polovina

CEO, TransferNova
Miodrag

Miodrag Nenadović

Co-Founder, Brush Galaxy
Miodrag

Miodrag Bukvic

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

Mirjana Perkovic

Founder & CEO, LookStyler
Miron

Miron Lukač

Co-founder, Portal World
Misa

Misa Nikolic

CEO, Resonator – Creative Tech Hub
Mladen

Mladen Radišić

CEO, Foodscale Hub
Mustafa

Mustafa Cakir

Co-founder, PATENT EFFECT
Natali

Natali Delić

Director of the Directorate for Strategy and Digital, Telekom Serbia
Nataša

Nataša Rađenović Živanović

Chief Innovation Officer, OTP Connect
Nataša

Nataša Filipović

Managing Director, OvationBBDO
Nathan

Nathan Pike

Prior, Oxford Oracle
Nebojša

Nebojša Đurđević

Partner, Vega IT
Neda

Neda Trifunović

Manager, Business Angel Network DSI
Nedeljko

Nedeljko Milosavljević

Co-Director, Founder Institute Serbia
Nedžad

Nedžad Lomigora

Managing Partner, Falcon Venture Partners LLC
Nemanja

Nemanja Stefanović

CEO & Co-founder, HireApp
Nemanja

Nemanja Petrović

Co-Founder, Traken
Nemanja

Nemanja Zivkovic

Founder , Funky Marketing
Nenad

Nenad Paunović

Co-founder, Serbian Venture Network
Nenad

Nenad Novović

CEO and Founder, Amplitudo
Nenad

Nenad Božić

CEO & Co-founder, SmartCat
Nenad

Nenad Mladenović

Product Consultant / Strategic Advisor, Ingsoftware
Niko

Niko Slavnić

Founder, IQbator
Nikola

Nikola Balić

Head of Growth, Daytona Platforms Inc.
Nikola

Nikola Obradović

Founder & CEO, Bridgewater Labs
Nina

Nina Dremelj

President, Business Angels of Slovenia
Olga

Olga Mirković Maksimović

COO, Videobolt
Olivier

Olivier Tilleuil

Founder and managing director (former), EyeSee
Oskar

Oskar Marko

Co-founder, Cropt
Pavel

Pavel Cholakov

FI Mentor
Peđa

Peđa Predin

GP, Fifth Quarter Ventures
Petar

Petar Atanasovski

Managing Partner, Attic42 Venture Builder
Petar

Petar Savić

Partner, Supreme Factory
Petar

Petar Tsachev

Investor, Launchub Ventures
Péter

Péter Mogyorósi

CEO, Creative Accelerator
Predrag

Predrag Krupez

CEO, Blue Coast Brewing Company
Primož

Primož Karpe

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

Raanan Shenhav

Founder, RS-CPD
Rada

Rada Đurović Vassena

Business Developer Consultant, Freelance
Rade

Rade Rakočević

CEO & Founder, Senzal capital doo
Radoslav

Radoslav Stankov

Head of engineering, Product Hunt
Rishi

Rishi Chowdhury

Founder & CEO, Incube Space
Rok

Rok Zorko

Co-Founder, Outfit7
Salim

Salim Virani

Founder, Source Institute
Sam

Sam Eisenberg

Co-Founder, Design For Decks
Sanja

Sanja Brdar

co-founder, Cropt
Saša

Saša Popović

Co-Founder and CEO, Vega IT
Sascha

Sascha Österle Nincic

Business Development, FT AG
Stavros

Stavros Pavlidis

Head Direct and Strategic Investments, Deep Capital Group
Stefan

Stefan Vladimirov

Creative Director, monolig.
Stefan

Stefan Mrvaljević

Founder and CEO, ACHIVR Educational Technologies
Stephen

Stephen O’Rourke

Founder & Principal Consultant, RegulatoryStory – Regulatory Affairs Consultancy
Tadej

Tadej Kurepa

Programme Manager of the Venture an Idea Project, Digital Sebia Initiative
Tamara

Tamara Čolić Milosavljević

Co-Director, Founder Institute Serbia
Tatyana

Tatyana Mitkova

Co-Founder and CEO, ClaimCompass
Teodor

Teodor Panayotov

CEO, CourseDot
Thibaut

Thibaut Taittinger

Founder & CEO, Puzl CowOrKing
Tilen

Tilen Šarlah

Managing Partner, Feelsgood Capital
Todor

Todor Breshkov

Managing Partner, LAUNCHub Ventures
Tom

Tom Vodopivec

Principal, Silicon Gardens
Tomasz

Tomasz Golinski

Founding Partner, CofounderZone
Vassil

Vassil Popovski

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

Vedran Rasic

CEO/Founder, LeadDelta
Vedran

Vedran Šimunović

Director, INTERA Technology Park
Victor

Victor Schiller

President, R Cubed Group
Viktor

Viktor Minchev

VC Investor, Eleven Ventures
Viktorija

Viktorija Petrov

PhD, Faculty of Economics, University of Novi Sad
Vladan

Vladan Todorović

CEO & Founder, Advanced Security Technologies ltd
Vladimer

Vladimer Botsvadze

Advisory Board Member , The United States Artificial Intelligence Institute
Vladimir

Vladimir Nedović

Owner, Synemedia
Vladimir

Vladimir Bozovic

CEO, ZenHire
Vladimir

Vladimir Pavlović

General Partner, Omorika Ventures
Vladimir

Vladimir Vojvodić

Director of operations, Fuller Vision
Vladimir

Vladimir Pletyukhin

Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
Vladimir

Vladimir Vlahović

Founder & Managing Director, SOLVENTRY GmbH
Vladislav

Vladislav Pavlov

Founder, Furtherance Network
Vojin

Vojin Šenk

Professor, University of Novi Sad
Volen

Volen Vulkov

Co-Founder, Enhancv
Voon Yee

Voon Yee Ho

CEO, Techbridge Ventures Pte Ltd
Vuk

Vuk Lau

Partner, Silicon Gardens Fund
Željko

Željko Ilić

Co-founder & General manager, InCentar
Zoja

Zoja Kukic Dordevic

VP Digital Transformation, Signet World
Zoran

Zoran Vasiljev

CEO, Centili

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