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Founder Institute Mentors

Serbia 2023

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

Chief Executive /Visionary/ Officer | Circular Business Models ( CBM ) Strategist | Entrepreneur, Founder | System Innovation MPhil. System Dynamics, Eat Me App
Aleksandra

Aleksandra Vuković

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

Aleš Pustovrh

Partner, Fil Rouge Capital
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
Andrei

Andrei Cosmin Munteanu

Co-Founder & CEO, Cowork Timisoara
Andrija

Andrija Bednarik

Entrepreneur serving Humanity, Co-Founder and CEO at 9m Inc., 9m Inc
Anja

Anja Stanisic

FI Mentor
Ari

Ari Veltman

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

Athanasios Ladopoulos

CEO | Founder, MOOCTORS
Benjamin

Benjamin 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
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, Syntoniq
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

CEO & Cofounder, Digital Den
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
Dilyan

Dilyan Dimitrov

Partner, Eleven Ventures
Djordje

Djordje Filipovic

FI Mentor
Dmytro

Dmytro Lokshyn

Head of Alternative Investments, Stockpile Inc.
Dóra

Dóra Marosvölgyi

Founder & CEO, DARE Innovations
Đorđe

Đorđe Ćelić

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

Drago Gverić

CEO, Innovation Center Banja Luka
Dušan

Dušan Karan

Enterprise acceleration consultant, Innovation Fund
Evgeny

Evgeny Podlesny

Director, CEECAT Capital
Filip

Filip Sasic

Managing Director for Southeast Europe, Network 20/20
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
Ingeborg

Ingeborg Gasser Kriss

Board Member, Advisor , Founder Institute
Ivan

Ivan Minić

Co-Founder, Pojačalo
Ivan

Ivan Nonković

Partner, Karanovic & Partners Law Firm
Ivan

Ivan Radojičić

Lecturer and Marketing manager, Turnkey
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, Office of Research Business Development - 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
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
Jovan

Jovan Tišma

Co-founder, ALL-ART
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
Kristjan

Kristjan Zemljic

Founder, Global Disruption
Lazar

Lazar Lekić

Supercluster Manager, Serbia Innovates
Lazar

Lazar Grujicic

FI Mentor
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
Marita

Marita Price

Founder & Director, Hello
Mark

Mark Rogers

CEO, Futurist Labs
Mark

Mark Liepinsh

Managing director, Pulsar VC
Mark

Mark Kalin

CEO, ABC Accelerator d.o.o.
Marko

Marko Vučetić

PR manager, HelloWorld.rs
Marko

Marko Džombić

CEO, Net Zero Prototcol
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
Michael

Michael Schneider

Founder, Seedraisr
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
Mirjana

Mirjana Perkovic

Founder & CEO, LookStyler
Miron

Miron Lukač

Co-founder, Portal World
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 banka Srbija
Nataša

Nataša Filipović

Managing Director, OvationBBDO
Nathan

Nathan Pike

Prior, Oxford Oracle
Nebojša

Nebojša Đurđević

Partner, Vega IT
Neda

Neda Trifunović

Manager for Startup ecosystem, Digital Serbia Initiative
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
Niko

Niko Slavnić

Founder, IQbator
Nikola

Nikola Balić

Head of Growth, Daytona Platforms Inc.
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
Péter

Péter Mogyorósi

CEO, Creative Accelerator
Predrag

Predrag Krupez

CEO, Blue Coast Brewing Company
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
Sanja

Sanja Brdar

co-founder, Cropt
Saša

Saša Popović

Co-Founder and CEO, Vega IT
Shmuel "Sam"

Shmuel "Sam" Eisenberg

Co-Founder, Design For Decks
Stavros

Stavros Pavlidis

Expert network services, Independent
Stefan

Stefan Vladimirov

Creative Director, monolig.
Stefan

Stefan Mrvaljević

Founder and CEO, ACHIVR Educational Technologies
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
Tom

Tom Vodopivec

Principal, Silicon Gardens
Tomasz

Tomasz Golinski

Founding Partner, CofounderZone
Toni

Toni Babic

CEO, Conesult
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
Viktorija

Viktorija Petrov

PhD, Faculty of Economics, University of Novi Sad
Vladan

Vladan Todorović

CEO & Founder, Advanced Security Technologies ltd
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 Vlahović

Founder & Managing Director, SOLVENTRY GmbH
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

Venture Partner Serbia & Croatia, 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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