Accelerator 

Applications for Startup Factory, Tech Transfer & Global Growth are coming soon.

And we’re launching two new accelerators: a fintech accelerator in collaboration with the Croatian Postal Bank and the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb, as well as an accelerator for students in partnership with the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb.

Want to accelerate the development of your startup?

You’ve come to the right place.

TOP STARTUP FACTORY, TECH TRANSFER & GLOBAL GROWTH STARTUPS WILL BE AWARDED A TOTAL OF:

300.000 EUR

Startup Factory

So you have a high-tech idea or an early prototype, and you’re just starting out in the startup world?

You can apply if:

  • You have a team or a startup younger than 12 months
  • You are developing a tech product

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

Top teams will win financial support and join globally acclaimed startup programs and accelerators.

Global Growth

Does your startup have traction and are you looking to enter new markets?

You can apply if:

  • You have a software startup younger than 5 years or a hardware startup younger than 7 years
  • You’re focused on you next investment and entering new (international) markets

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, participated in a masterclass, pitched to investors, and joined the ZICER hub.

Top teams will win financial support and join globally acclaimed startup programs and accelerators.

Tech Transfer

Do you want to turn your scientific research into a commercially viable product?

You can apply if:

  • 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

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.

What can you expect?

Bootcamps

Mentors

Access to ZICERLab

Networking events

PR support

Joining our startup community

Financial support and traveling to globally acclaimed startup programs

Post-program support

All innovative and disruptive solutions were eligible. Main recommended areas of innovation:

Health and Quality of Life

Energy and Environmental Sustainability

Transportation and Mobility

Defense & Cyber Security

Food and Bioeconomics

Education

Robotics & Space-tech

Fintech

Tourism

AI

120

teams

230

workshops & industry talks

50

mentors

>1
M EUR

awarded support

Batch 2024

stats
20
teams
40
workshops
9
winners

200.000 EUR

awarded support
winners

Batch 2023

stats
20

teams

40

workshops

9

winners

150.000 EUR

awarded support

winners

Batch 2022

stats
11

teams

33

workshops

5

winners

800.000 kn

awarded support

winners

Batch 2021

stats

12

teams

28

workshops

4

WINNERS

800.000 kn

awarded support

winners

Batch 2020

stats

18

teams

29

workshops

5

WINNERS

550.000 kn

awarded support

winners

Batch 2019

stats

18

teams

33

workshops

6

WINNERS

1.000.000 kn

awarded support

winners

Batch 2018

stats

18

teams

36

workshops

5

WINNERS

860.000 kn

awarded support

winners

Batch 2017

stats

16

teams

39

workshops

6

WINNERS

750.000 kn

awarded support

winners

Batch 2016

stats

5

teams

35

workshops

5

WINNERS

700.000

awarded support

winners

Coordination team

Frane Šesnić

Frane Šesnić

Startup Factory/Global Growth/Tech Transfer Initiator & ZICER CEO
Željana Barišić

Željana Barišić

Program
Coordinator
Milica Projić

Milica Projić

Program
Coordinator
Ivana Rajković Pavlić

Ivana Rajković Pavlić

Program Coordinator – Public Relations
Ana Vlahov

Ana Vlahov

Program
Coordinator