Zagreb Entrepreneurship Incubator Welcomes Eight New Startups

After the sixth and seventh generations of startups graduated from the ZIP incubator this year, and three teams entered the new ZIP accelerator program, ZIP is welcoming eight new teams into its startup incubator program.

One of the main novelties for this generation lies in the recently signed strategic partnership with two venture capital funds, Austrian Pioneers Ventures and Speedinvest. For startups that pass through the ZIP incubator, this means access to greater funding than ever before: up to €125,000 in the pre-seed phase and up to €3 million in the early and growth phases of the startup.

Of course, for teams that complete the program, there is also the possibility of obtaining an initial investment from ZIP directly, up to £10,000, thanks to a successful “equity crowdfunding” campaign on the Seedrs.com platform last year, which raised £68,700 from 190 individual investors, equivalent to 660,000 kuna. ZIP teams that have already secured investments include Thorium A+, SnapTap, and Tutotod, while external investors have also invested in MobiCon, Fashable, Colomb.io, HockeyCoachVision, Greenpie, Tourism4me, and Madbarz.

The teams that entered the 8th generation of the ZIP startup program:

Sail Router – a desktop and server application that helps boat owners reduce fuel consumption using machine learning.

Adopto – a recruitment platform that helps find and hire the best candidates in the tech world.

Appetit – a mobile application through which you can find, book, and purchase healthy ready-made meals prepared in chefs’ homes nearby.

Advanced Handball Statistics – a cloud service for advanced real-time dynamic analysis of handball statistics based on data obtained from a mobile application with an intuitive interface, tailored for easy game tracking.

Gesta – a solution for hand gesture recognition for the Web.

Revolt – a self-balancing electric unicycle that provides a unique experience of moving through the city, with many advantages over conventional means of transport that make riding more comfortable and efficient.

GoWemy – a social “selfie” mobile application that helps you elevate your style to the next level.

My Adventure – a one-stop shop for all adventure activities in Croatia.

The program lasts four months and is based on the Lean startup methodology and the rich experiences of local and international mentors. It is an intensive educational program consisting of mandatory workshops and monitoring project progress while working in the ZIP coworking space, the central place for alumni and current teams, equipped with everything needed for work and product development.