So, you’re a startup

 

looking to become a global player?

Then you need to attend Zagreb Connect 2023, where successful founders will share their insights on how they tapped into new markets and overcame challenges to achieve international success.

Zagreb Connect is a startup conference and demo day of the Startup Factory and Global Growth acceleration programs.

You’ll get to witness 14 Startup Factory teams compete for a total of EUR 30,000. 6 Global Growth startups will also pitch at the event. These startups won a total of EUR 120,000 by entering the program and are currently working hard to establish an international presence.

Take advantage of this opportunity to learn from the best.

The event will take place at ZICER and will also be available via live stream on ZICER’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

 

4000+

visitors

100+

speakers

110+

startups

9

successful years

Zagreb Connect 2023 Speakers

Frane Šesnić

Frane Šesnić

CEO, ZICER – Zagreb Innovation Centre

Albert Gajšak

Albert Gajšak

CEO, CircuitMess

Ana Miličević

Ana Miličević

Executive Marketing Director, Telemach

Matija Puškar

Matija Puškar

CEO, Byte Lab Grupa

Tomislav Križan

Tomislav Križan

CEO, Atomic Intelligence

Marijan Mumdžiev

Marijan Mumdžiev

Managing Director, Cambridge Mobile Telematics Europe

Marin Mrša

Marin Mrša

CEO, Peekator

AGENDA

9:30 — 10:00

Registration

10:00 — 10:15

Zagreb Connect 2023 opening

Welcome Speeches

10:15 — 10:30

Keynote 1: Expanding Success Beyond Croatia

Albert Gajšak

Albert Gajšak

CEO, CircuitMess

10:30 — 11:15

Pitch session 1:
6 Startup Factory Teams

11:15 — 11:30

Short Break

11:30 — 11:45

Keynote 2: Business without Borders: How to Conquer Foreign Markets

Ana Miličević

Ana Miličević

Executive Marketing Director, Telemach

11:45 — 12:30

Pitch session 2:
7 Startup Factory Teams

12:30 — 12:45

Short Break

12:45 — 13:45

Panel
How to Become a Global Player

Moderator:
Frane Šesnić

Frane Šesnić

CEO, ZICER

Panelists:
Matija Puškar

Matija Puškar

CEO, Byte Lab Grupa

Marijan Mumdžiev

Marijan Mumdžiev

Managing Director, Cambridge Mobile Telematics Europe

Tomislav Križan

Tomislav Križan

CEO, Atomic Intelligence

Marin Mrša

Marin Mrša

CEO, Peekator

13:45 — 14:15

Demo Day:
6 Global Growth startups

14:15 — 14:30

Startup Factory Winners Announcement

14:30

Lunch & Networking

Zagreb Connect Finalists —
Global Growth 2023 Startups

BITE ME

BITE ME is a food startup offering 10 products designed to boost energy levels, provide plant-based protein intake, and support digestive health. What sets us apart is the perfect balance of great taste, functionality, and high-quality standards, using entirely vegan, gluten-free, and organic (natural) ingredients with no additives and no refined sugars. Our unique Protein Cookies even got awarded as “The best snack in the world” at the IFE London 2023.

Bitreport

Bitlight’s Bitreport enables chains and multi-location businesses to easily maintain the standard in each location resolve everyday issues and accelerate field work. Bitreport already has a significant presence in Croatia and they have set their sights on expansion in foreign markets.

Flaster

Flaster is a platform for measurable moving advertising, where brands benefit from great exposure in desired cities, and drivers benefit from additional passive income. With presence in Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is the first regional media that simplifies the media buying of moving advertising on an international level. With a unique developed technology for measuring moving advertising, they create a competitive advantage in scaling.

Mod-ing

Protosfera’s Mod-ing is on a mission to ensure the availability of rare parts for German old-timers to car enthusiasts from all over the world. Through the use of digitalization, the Mod-ing team is creating a digital archive of unavailable classic car components that can be remanufactured on demand by local production partners. These parts have been distributed to over 70 countries through international channels, assisting numerous customers in completing their classic car restoration projects.

RoMb Technologies

RoMb Technologies, based in Zagreb, is developing groundbreaking technology for autonomous vehicles, pushing the boundaries of autonomous navigation. Their mission is to facilitate the automation of logistics processes and provide high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective solutions for manufacturing and logistics companies. Their innovative solutions aim to address the growing global demand for automation in logistics, offering an advanced, adaptable, and efficient approach to navigating the challenges of the modern industry, and during this project, they are entering the market of the DACH region.

sportreact

sportreact develops systems that allow athletes to move and react faster. The system combines a mobile application and hardware components, i.e., sensors that detect athletes’ reactions. The mobile application contains predefined training routines, the possibility of creating new ones by the user, and analytics and monitoring the progress of the athlete and/or team.

Zagreb Connect Finalists —
Startup Factory 2023 Teams

Auclio

Digital transformation is the key to success in the market, but many organizations do not have enough engineering resources for such undertakings, while the development of specialized business applications is often too expensive when working with external agencies. Auclio is a simple platform that allows you to create applications for any business problem without the necessary technical knowledge, intended for end users. Instead of paying external agencies and waiting for an application for months, Auclio allows you to create applications yourself quickly and easily, thus avoiding large financial and engineering resources.

Crobot Buddies

Crobot Buddies is a project by Crobotic Solutions to develop a customizable, modular robot that facilitates learning of intermediate and advanced robotics. Crobotic Solutions designs, develops, and manufactures affordable, versatile robotic products that will be sold to universities, businesses, and individuals worldwide. In addition to custom robots, free self-paced learning materials are offered to show customers how to use, learn, and develop robotic applications based on artificial intelligence. Crobotic Solutions’ vision is to make advanced robotics fun, affordable, and within everyone’s reach.

CyberArrange

CyberArrange revolutionizes the way cyber security exercises are prepared. With CyberArrange, security experts only have to define a set of basic exercise parameters, and the tools create them a complete configuration of the exercise environment and a relevant scenario. Once CyberArrange is fully realized, it will serve as a stepping stone for us to develop and provide new innovative services for cyber security companies.

Cyclops

Cyclops is an open-source tool that simplifies software deployment by offering developers a user-friendly interface. By translating complex configuration files into an intuitive UI, Cyclops aims to help developers work faster and more efficiently while reducing the potential for errors. With a primary focus on the Kubernetes community, Cyclops is a valuable resource for those navigating the challenges of microservice deployment.

Green Energy Pal

Green Energy Pal is innovative company in the field of energy efficiency, energy digitalization and the use of artificial intelligence in energy sector. Green Energy Pal wants to make people aware and knowledgeable about their energy consumption leading them to more energy efficient and sustainable behavior as well as lower energy costs. It’s main product, Enpulse, is a comprehensive ICT tool designed for SMEs, public institutions, and households to track down electricity consumption enabling them to make energy efficiency measures through personalized notifications, suggestions and education material.

Marenda

Marenda is a mobile app that transforms the at-home-dining experience by seamlessly integrating personalized meal planning, streamlined grocery shopping, and gourmet cooking guidance into a single, intuitive platform. With personalized meal recommendations and seamless integration with local grocery stores, it saves users up to 80% of their planning time. Aimed at busy professionals and parents, Marenda is your own assistant that plans your meals, helps you shop for groceries and gives you advice on how to be a better cook, while saving you time and money.

Novela Medica

The Novela Medica project is dedicated to the development of a medical device for automatic respiratory rate measurement. This device is designed to be user-friendly for both medical professionals and the general population. Led by engineer Dominik Vitez and sixth-year medical student Jakov Lonić, the team aims to achieve a high level of functionality and practicality in respiration rate measurement, ultimately enhancing medical practice and healthcare for individuals.

PetChat

PetChat is a platform that enables pet owners to communicate with licensed veterinarians via online video calls. Televet service is our initial offering as we enter the market, but the overarching idea is to provide comprehensive pet services all in one place. You can think of it as Glovo, where each bubble represents a different service

Recall

Recall is an application that helps elementary, high school, and even college students master their course material more easily and effectively. At its core, Recall uses artificial intelligence to generate flash cards, and spaced repetition to enhance long-term retention. The entire experience is gamified to make it competitive and fun.

RECLO

The idea of the RECLO project is based on research that says that on average 1/5 of the surface of each bale of fabric is unused and thrown away. This team develops software to optimize the effectiveness of textile production. The software solves companies’ problems of bluffing with raw materials, brings brands closer to the public, and frees them from paying the penalties of the announced upcoming EU regulations.

Sibux Tech

Sibux Tech specializes in developing high-precision measurement devices for motorsports and the automotive industry. Technological innovations and advancements in the measurement process have led to a significantly higher level of automation, resulting in increased precision and a faster overall process. The company aims to help motorsport teams from across Europe to be better prepared for the start of the next season with new and higher-quality measurement equipment.

SUMMIT LOG

SUMMIT LOG – a mobile application for hikers that enables the keeping of a journal and records of climbed peaks defined by hiking trails. Hiking associations can quickly and easily create the conditions for earning a hiking badge upon completing a hiking trail. It allows users to register climbed peaks, dates, coordinates, and upload photos. This user-friendly tool ensures that hiking records are always at the fingertips of outdoor enthusiasts.

Thorondrone

Thorondrone creates specialized unmanned aerial systems for surveillance and monitoring tailored to client’s needs and AI-based software for real-time flight data analysis. The team has developed an innovative UAV design procedure which enables extremely quick and precise system development, with drastic cost and time reduction. This solution allows Thorondrone to build aerial solutions precisely tailored to match specific conditions and requirements, thus ensuring maximum cost-efficiency for end-users, be it for emergency responses, traffic monitoring, or infrastructure surveillance missions.

VendueTech

VendueTech is building an AI platform for (co)investment platform for distressed real estate that can be found on judiciary auctions. We are helping small retail institutional investors discover and analyze new opportunities in an outdated, inefficient, and inaccessible market valued at $200+ billion with more than 600k auctions annually in the US and Europe. A Bloomberg for distressed real estate.

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