Accelerator

This spring, our startup accelerator is getting bigger and better. Tech Transfer is joining Startup Factory and Global Growth.

Whether you’re taking your first steps in the startup world, expanding your business internationally, or looking to turn your scientific research into a commercial product,

you’ve come to the right place.

TOP STARTUPS WILL BE AWARDED A TOTAL OF:

200.000 EUR

Startup Factory: 50.000 EUR & in-kind support worth 10.800 EUR

Global Growth: 100.000 EUR

Tech Transfer: 50.000 EUR & in-kind support worth 7.200 EUR

Startup Factory

You have a team or a startup younger than 12 months
You are developing a tech product
You want to pitch at Zagreb Connect, be awarded from a fund worth EUR 50.000, and get complimentary office space at ZICER for 1 year

By the end of the program, you’ll have a sound pitch/pitch deck and developed idea/MVP. You’ll work with mentors and become part of Croatia’s largest startup hub.

Up to 12 teams/startups will enter Startup Factory. At Zagreb Connect, the top three will be selected and receive a total of EUR 50,000 and EUR 10.800 in in-kind support.

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Global Growth

You have a software startup younger than 5 years or a hardware startup younger than 7 years
You’re investment-ready and are looking to break into foreign markets
You want to receive EUR 20.000 at the beginning of the program and use the money to expand internationally

By the end of the program, you’ll have completed meetings with key people in your international target market, received mentor support, developed a winning sales deck, pitched to investors, and joined the ZICER hub.

Up to 5 startups will enter Global Growth, and each will receive EUR 20.000 at the beginning of the program.

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Tech Transfer

You have a team or a startup looking to commercialize a tech product derived from scientific research
You need business know-how and want to join our startup community
You want to pitch at Zagreb Connect, get rewarded from a fund worth EUR 50.000, and earn free office space at ZICER for 1 year

By the end of the program, you’ll develop the mindset of a founder. You will learn to communicate the impact of your research and take the first steps to turn it into revenue.

Up to 5 startups will enter Tech Transfer. At Zagreb Connect, the top two will win a total of EUR 50.000 and EUR 7.200 in in-kind support.

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