financing

From Idea to Scaleup

When you’re just starting out, getting the financial aspect of things together is not always easy. We realize that accessing funds can pose a significant challenge to innovators and entrepreneurs. ZICER provides evolving well-rounded support.
Here’s what we can do for you:

Innovators

For over 20 years, the City of Zagreb has been supporting innovators and their commercial innovations through its Innovation Support Program . ZICER Plavi ured provides advisory services and helps with preparing documentation and informing the applicants about the annual Call’s terms and conditions.

Internatio —nalization

We take our startups to major international events, expos, and summits, providing co-financing for participating in these events and entering international markets.

Startup Factory

Since 2016, the City of Zagreb has awarded over HRK 3.5 million to the Startup Factory acceleration program winners. Each year, the top startups receive financial support and use it to develop their innovative solutions further and enter the market. Our acceleration programs Startup Factory, Global Growth and Tech Transfer take no equity or fees.

Proof of Concept

Proof of Concept (PoC) is an entrepreneurship program supporting innovation in early, pre-commercial stages. It helps with product development and reduces the investment risks that might come up at a later stage. The program is run by HAMAG BICRO while PoC Recognized Centers, including ZICER Plavi ured, participate in its implementation.

CE-Connector

CE-Connector is an EU-funded project that connects startups with investors, business angels and other available sources of funding. Together with our project partners from Germany, Poland, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary and the Czech Republic, we’re building a financial ecosystem that will help startups execute their ideas.