On Thursday, 5 June 2025, HUB385 in Zagreb will host the INVENTO Summit – The Power of Business Ventures, a one-day event bringing together startups and investors. Key segments of the programme include a startup competition and organised one-to-one meetings with representatives of investment funds, including Vesna Deep Tech Fund, SQ Capital, Fil Rouge Capital, Feelsgood, Aymo Ventures, Invera Equity Partners and the Croatian Business Angels Network (CBAN).
In addition to the competition part of the programme, participants will be able to follow two panel discussions featuring relevant speakers from Croatia and abroad. The first panel, “How to Exit”, will discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with exiting a business – whether through acquisitions, an IPO or other forms of ownership transfer. Panellists include Luka Klancir (Feromihin), Robert Ilijaš (Identyum), Monika Mikac (NAD Capital), Dorian Granoša(SplxAI) and Alek Andrić (Koding projekt).
The second panel, “Building Startups and Accelerating Growth”, will discuss the fundamental steps in founding and growing startups, as well as methodologies for sustainable market positioning. Panellists include Andreas Muehlberger (Infineon), Ante Medić (Pulsar Labs), Edin Škaljić (FabLab B&H), Jurica Lovrek (Verne), Natalija Podjaveršek Petković (Technology Park Ljubljana) and Tajana Barančić (Astra).
The organisers of the INVENTO Summit – The Power of Business Ventures are Invento Capital Partners, HAMAG-BICRO, HUB385, Infobip, Makerspace Varaždin and EIT Urban Mobility.
Registration is mandatory and is available via this link. A joint lunch has also been organised for all visitors, ideal for networking in an informal atmosphere. Admission to the Summit is free, but the number of places is limited.
