about us

We’re Focused on Your Growth

We provide leading support to startups and entrepreneurs. Our mission is to transform ideas into globally competitive products.
Our award-winning acceleration and incubation programs together with workshops, mentoring, state-of-the-art ZICERlab, networking and financing are here to simplify your startup journey. Ready to join us?

incubator

Develop Your Tech Product

Once you join the incubator, you’ll be able to focus entirely on building your product and company. We’ll take care of everything else.        
The support our startups receive is comprehensive. It includes a complete business infrastructure and assistance through all stages of tech product development. Our goal is to grow successful high-tech companies that will be sustainable in the long run.

Since joining ZICER three years ago, we’ve grown from 2 to 15 employees. We now have an international team and have been able to attract amazing talent.

~ Gamechuck

ZICER gives us the technical and advisory support we need. The innovative work environment here encourages us to keep developing new technological solutions.

~ Croteh

Startup Factory catalyzed our development. Our journey would have been far more difficult had it not been for ZICER mentors and the financial support of the City of Zagreb.

~ Mundus

accelerator

Startup Factory / Global Growth / Tech Transfer

Your idea is just the beginning.

Startup Factory accelerates the development of tech-oriented teams and startups. It helps with validation, market entry and reaching first buyers and investors.

Global Growth helps with the international development of your startup and entering new markets. 

If your project stems from scientific or university research and you’re looking to commercialize it, apply to Tech Transfer.

Fund for winning teams and startups in 2024: EUR 200.000 & EUR 18.000 in in-kind support.

Applications for Global Growth have been extended until September 2 at noon!

Startup Factory, Global Growth and Tech Transfer take no equity or fees, and provide financial support to the top teams.

Startups

Our goal is to be one of the top 20 innovative market research companies in the world by 2026.

Marin Mrša

Founder and CEO, Peekator
In the first six months of 2021, we transported over 2,000 cubic meters and 1,500 tons of goods and achieved last year’s turnover. We’re now planning to launch an improved version of our marketplace and enter new markets.

Dragana Lipovac

Founder and CEO, HUBBIG
At the moment, we’re implementing high-accuracy autonomous navigation solutions for our clients in Italy and Hong Kong. Simultaneously, we’re developing our own technology in this domain and will be licensing it to existing and future clients.

Damjan Miklić

Our team is focused on achieving fuel savings and reducing harmful emissions on large merchant ships via computer simulations of the hydrodynamic characteristics of the ship and its propeller. We’re also working on a new way of financing projects that reduce the risk for shipowners.

Inno Gatin

Co-founder, In silico
B!TE ME Nutrition is currently developing new lines of organic snacks and entering new sales markets. We’ve exceeded our expectations in a very short time. The industry has recognized our products. This paves the way for new investments for further growth and expansion.

Luka Mujkić

Co-founder and CMO,
B!TE ME Nutrition

Milan Domazet

Our drones currently monitor more than 150 km of gas pipelines in Croatia and neighboring countries. Additionally, we’re working on several other projects based on the advanced use of industrial drones.

financing

From Idea to Scaleup

We provide startups with convertible loans, pre-seed investments, business internationalization and tender application support, and connect them with potential investors. 

ZICERLab

Development Centers of the Future

State-of-the-art development centers for interface development, 3D modeling, digital forensics, electronics, environmental technology, the wood industry, and the Internet of Things are available to the academic and business community for product research and development.

education

Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship

Learning brings us closer to our desired future. It helps build our entrepreneurial competencies and strengthens the confidence in our capabilities. At ZICER, top experts share their expertise and life lessons on more than 200 topics.

tech coworking

Flexibility Is Key

Become part of a work environment that inspires productivity. Here, tech freelancers join the largest startup community in Croatia.

Awards

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