Croatia startup ecosystem
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.debug 2026
Croatia's largest general technology conference, organised by Bug, with around 100 talks across six parallel tracks. Draws globally successful speakers and a broad developer and tech-leader audience — a good ecosystem pulse for Zagreb-based founders and engineering hires.
57hours
57hours is a Croatian-founded marketplace that connects travelers with vetted local guides for outdoor adventures such as hiking, mountain biking, backcountry skiing, sailing and rock climbing across destinations including Croatia, the European Alps, Norway, Japan and the US. The platform lets guides list multi-day trips and travelers book directly, and it runs an EU-funded project alongside its commercial marketplace.
Adria Security Summit 2026
Southeast Europe's leading security industry event at Zagreb Fair bringing together 3,000+ professionals and 150+ exhibitors across physical security, cybersecurity, IoT and smart technologies.
AGRIVI
AGRIVI is a digital agriculture platform offering farm management software (AGRIVI 360), an AI advisory tool for input manufacturers (AGRIVI AI Engage), and food traceability solutions. The platform is used across 50+ markets by enterprise farms and agri-food companies including Nestlé, Driscoll's, and Kimberly-Clark. Founded in Zagreb in 2013, the company has raised EUR 4 million and is active across five continents.
AI Summit Adria 2026
Invite-style AI & Data summit at Hotel Histria for 200 senior leaders across banking, telecom, healthcare, retail and public sector, with 50+ speakers focused on business value of enterprise AI.
Aroma Global 3
Aroma Global 3 d.o.o., based in Zagreb, produces and sells 100% natural, handmade gelato and sorbets under the aROMA brand, with packaging and store design inspired by 1960s Italian "La Dolce Vita" style that has won a Red Dot design award. The company runs gelato shops as well as an aROMA Academy and gelato tours, offering dairy-based gelato, water-based sorbets, biscotti, affogato and gelato frappe. It is backed by Croatian investor Prosperus Invest and has received EU regional development co-financing.
BIRD Incubator
BIRD Incubator is Croatia's first AI-focused startup incubator, offering a free 7-week pre-incubation program, a 6-month incubation program, and a 3–6 month acceleration track. It provides mentorship, expert support, investor introductions, and 450 m² of event and co-working space. All programs are offered at no cost and for no equity.
CollabDays Zagreb 2026 (September 2026)
CollabDays Zagreb is a free, community-driven one-day technology conference held at Algebra University College in Zagreb. It focuses on Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, the Power Platform and collaboration technologies, with expert talks and interactive sessions for developers, IT professionals and business users, run by volunteer speakers.
Croatia SEO Summit 2026
International SEO and digital growth conference on the Adriatic coast featuring 18 speakers, 5 masterminds and hands-on workshops covering technical SEO, content strategy and AI search.
Croatian Cybersecurity Institute
The Croatian Cybersecurity Institute (Hrvatski institut za kibernetičku sigurnost) is an Osijek-based organisation promoting information-security knowledge and practice in Croatia. It organises the annual Cyber Security Conference (CSC), one of the country's longest-running cybersecurity events, gathering professionals, researchers and vendors for technical talks and networking.
Cyber Security Conference CSC 26 (September 2026)
CSC 26 is the 10th edition of Croatia's International Cybersecurity Conference, held at the Kulturni centar Osijek. The multi-day event gathers cybersecurity professionals, researchers and vendors for technical talks, hands-on sessions and networking, and is organised by the Croatian Cybersecurity Institute in eastern Croatia.
Digital Nomads Conference Dubrovnik 2026
Europe's leading conference for digital nomads and remote-first founders, set against Dubrovnik's stunning Adriatic coastline. Covers remote team building, cross-border taxation, and building location-independent businesses. Attracts 800+ attendees from 40+ countries. Tickets from EUR 150-350.
DUMP Days 2026
The tenth edition of Split's largest student-facing IT conference, organised by the DUMP association of young programmers. Free to attend, with lectures, workshops, and company booths covering entrepreneurship, AI, and software — a useful recruiting touchpoint for founders hiring in Dalmatia.
Feelsgood Capital
Feelsgood Capital was founded in 2019 and officially licensed by the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency on June 10, 2020, making it the first social impact investment fund in Croatia and the third VC to launch in the country with an entirely Croatian team. Led by Managing Partners Renata Brkić, Domagoj Oreb, Vedran Blagus, and Dinko Novoselec, the fund manages approximately €30 million targeting Croatian and Slovenian ventures. It backs pre-seed through Series A companies delivering measurable social impact in financial inclusion, agriculture, circular economy, education, and healthcare. Portfolio companies include GameBoost and VIDI X, with roughly 12 investments to date.
Fil Rouge Capital
Fil Rouge Capital was founded in 2014 in Zagreb and is the most active early-stage VC fund exclusively dedicated to Croatian startups, having deployed capital into over 170 companies. Its second fund, Fil Rouge Capital II (€45 million), was co-funded by the European Investment Fund with €32.55 million under the Croatian Venture Capital Initiative. Founding Partners Julien Coustaury and Roger Blott, joined by Partner Stevica Kuharski, focus on pre-seed, seed, and Series A across all sectors, with notable portfolio outcomes including participation in the ecosystems around Infobip and Rimac. The fund has recorded 2 unicorns and 12 acquisitions across its portfolio.
Gideon Brothers
Gideon Brothers develops AI and 3D-vision-based autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for material handling in manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing. Their flagship product TREY is an autonomous forklift for trailer loading and unloading, using stereoscopic cameras and deep learning for navigation. The company raised a $31 million Series A in 2021, led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, with backing from DB Schenker and Prologis Ventures.
HAMAG-BICRO
HAMAG-BICRO is the Croatian government agency for SMEs, innovations, and investments, formed in 2014 by merging HAMAG INVEST and BICRO. It provides grants, micro-loans, and bank-credit guarantees to entrepreneurs across all development stages, and implements EU structural fund programs for innovation and R&D. In 2023, it co-launched the EUR 80 million Croatian Venture Capital Initiative 2 (CVCi 2), a fund-of-funds targeting innovative Croatian SMEs.
HrOUG 2026
A three-day gathering of around 500 data and enterprise-IT experts from Croatia and abroad on the Red Island near Rovinj — one of the region's longest-running professional tech conferences. Relevant for founders working on data-heavy or Oracle-stack products.
Infobip
Infobip is a Croatian communications infrastructure company that became one of Europe's most significant API businesses by connecting enterprises to global mobile and messaging networks. Its platform lets companies send and orchestrate customer interactions across SMS, voice, email, WhatsApp, and other channels through a unified developer and enterprise interface. The company's strategic advantage comes from its direct relationships with telecom operators and its focus on delivery reliability, compliance, and reach at global scale. That makes Infobip a foundational layer for authentication flows, service alerts, customer support, and transactional communication used by digital businesses around the world. In ecosystem terms, it is important not only because of its size, but because it offers a different European success model: a deeply technical, infrastructure-heavy company built far from the continent's biggest venture hubs. It is a strong addition to the directory because it broadens the map of European startup success beyond SaaS and marketplaces into telecom-grade platform infrastructure.
Infobip Shift 2026
Croatia's largest developer and tech conference organized by unicorn Infobip, held in the coastal city of Zadar. Attracts 2,500+ developers, CTOs, and tech founders for talks on cloud, AI, and communications technology. Tickets around EUR 200-400 with a strong community atmosphere.
