The fifth entrepreneurial “Startup Camp Rijeka 2016,” aimed at promoting entrepreneurship and improving the investment climate in Croatia, has started on Wednesday in Rijeka with 16 teams from 10 countries participating.
More than 60 teams from Croatia and abroad applied for the “Startup Camp Rijeka 2016,” and 16 teams were selected from Croatia, Sweden, Greece, Serbia, Poland, Portugal, Lithuania, Georgia, Bulgaria, and Azerbaijan.
According to the organizers, this is a five-day structured mentoring program that will last until September 18, during which entrepreneurs and investors from Europe and America will help future entrepreneurs develop their ideas into sustainable business ventures.
All teams will present their ideas to a jury, and the best will win awards.
The Startup Camp Rijeka is held at the Step Ri science and technology park of the University of Rijeka and is organized under the auspices of the U.S. Embassy in Zagreb.
According to data from Step Ri, previous Startup Camps have enabled 11 teams from different countries to raise a total of over 2 million dollars in investments for their projects.
