We are thrilled to announce the start of our 6-month incubation program, running from October 2024 to April 2025. This program brings together a new cohort of startups, industry-leading mentors, and a packed schedule of workshops and events to guide these innovative ventures toward success. Supported by our sponsors, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Telemach Hrvatska, and Valamar. We look forward to another season of growth, learning, and breakthrough ideas.

Program Overview

Our 6-month incubation program is divided into two key phases:

• Phase 1 (October – December 2024): Focused on workshops and skill-building in areas like customer research, product-market fit, sales strategies, and legal affairs with additional support from mentors.
• Phase 2 (January – March 2025): This phase focuses on personalized, one-on-one mentoring sessions for startups to tackle specific challenges. Although there are fewer workshops, we still provide regular mentor support and monthly events.  Although there are fewer workshops, ongoing mentor support, and monthly events remain. We connect startups with mentors and industry partners to encourage collaboration, helping them share their challenges and develop innovative solutions that established companies can use.

The program will culminate with the  Demo Day, where startups will pitch their ideas to a jury, investors, and other relevant stakeholders to showcase their progress throughout the incubation program.

Karlo Premužak (Pickid)

Meet the Startups 

We’re proud to introduce the startups participating in our 2024-2025 incubation program:

• Flyvbird: Revolutionizing regional air mobility with sustainable, AI-powered airline solutions, using electric and hybrid aircraft to reduce carbon emissions while enhancing connectivity in underserved regions.
• Sonder AI: Mobile app designed to help you build and showcase your skills. It seamlessly combines goal setting, skill tracking, and community networking into a living portfolio that evolves with you, finally giving you a platform to make your capabilities visible to the world.
• Pickid: Ridehailing platform which ensures safe transportation of children aged 7-17 with verified drivers, GPS, and video monitoring.
• Curriqla: Combines recruitment and education with an AI-powered platform that helps individuals upskill and reskill, supporting career growth.
• LiveSync MD: Enhances doctor-patient interactions using real-time speech-to-text technology to allow doctors to focus more on patient care and less on data entry.
• Writeflow: Specializes in AI-driven content creation solutions for the education, social media, and e-commerce sectors, including content and report creation solutions.
• Reach the Sea: A digital platform connecting tourists with local boat operators, simplifying boat tour bookings, and offering management tools for operators.
• SlimFit: An AI-driven fitness platform that creates personalized muscle-building workout programs and nutrition plans, adapting in real-time to user progress.

Sonder AI, Writeflow, Reach The Sea, SlimFit, Pickid

Workshops and Mentors

Our program includes a rich schedule of workshops led by top industry experts. These workshops cover everything from ideation and business planning to legal affairs and funding strategies.

Workshops and Mentors: 

• Team Building & Icebreakers – Biljana Ljuban
• Ideation & Product-Market Fit – Dora Zane
• Customer Research & Interview Analysis – Ema Gerovac
• Sales Strategies – Ivan Bračić
• Business Plan Creation – Bojan Vrančić
• Digital Marketing & Pitch Deck – Ivan Dvorski (404 Agency)
• Growth hacking – Anton Smolčić 
• Pitching – Scott Coleman
• Tech Stack & MVP – Marko Linke,  Branimir Petrušić
• Legal Affairs – Anamarija Javor , Vladimir Ante Batarelo (BDV Legal)
• IP – Marko Karlo Bohaček (BDV Legal)
• Scaling – Jan Jilek
• Funding – Vedran Blagus, Vuk Lau

For a complete list of topics, please check out the Incubation Program schedule in PDF format.

Opening workshop with mentor Biljana Ljuban

Extracurricular Events

In addition to workshops, we have an exciting lineup of extracurricular events to inspire and encourage networking. Led by successful entrepreneurs sharing real-life startup experiences, these events are ideal for our startups to engage with founders and learn from their journeys.

• Fireside Chat: What if We Fail? with Nika Pintar, co-founder of Cidrani and AniBiome
• Startup Stories #1 with Juraj Karadža, co-founder and CEO of Cyclops 
• Mentor Speed dating – networking event
• Startup Stories #2 with Vedran Cindrić, founder and CEO of Treblle
• Startup Stories #3 with Izet Ždralović, co-founder of Microblink and Photomath

Juraj Karadža, co-founder and CEO of Cyclops, Startup Stories #1

Phase Two & Demo Day

As we transition into Phase 2 of the program in January, our focus will shift to personalized mentorship and problem-solving. Each startup will collaborate closely with our network of mentors to tackle their unique challenges. While formal workshops will not be held, we will continue hosting monthly events to keep the community engaged.

In this phase, startups will also have the opportunity to work directly with sponsors and industry partners. We will connect them with investors, allowing them to present their Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and gain valuable feedback. Our extensive network will support startups in articulating their challenges and developing innovative solutions that industry partners can integrate into their larger businesses.

The program will culminate in a highly anticipated Demo Day, where startups will pitch their refined business ideas to a panel of investors, jury, and relevant stakeholders, showcasing their progress throughout the incubation program. Stay tuned for more details!

Amer Nakić (Pickid), Luka Miškić (Writeflow), Filip Pravica (Curriqla)

Thank You to Our Sponsors

We are grateful to GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Telemach Hrvatska, and Valamar for their sponsorship and unwavering support, which made this program possible.

Stay in the Loop

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