Scale | Croatia

Thanks to its first two unicorns and a potent startup community which is increasingly standing out in the Southeastern Europe region, Croatia is becoming attractive to foreign investors and is even considered to be the next European Silicon Valley.

Following on this trend of increased interest and being the country’s first unicorn who is heavily invested in the regional startup ecosystem, Infobip has joined forces with the US-based Google and Goldman Sachs in creating and piloting an innovative mentorship program, providing local startups with access to world’s leading tech and finance experts.

The Scale|Croatia mentorship program is open to all Croatian-based startups who are members of the Infobip Startup Tribe.

In its first year, founders from 16 Croatian startups have received access to a four-month mentorship program, enabling even faster and better-quality development and scaling of their businesses. Among these startups is Orqa, a world leader in developing FPV goggles for drone pilots.

Scale|Croatia was launched in June with an on-site event in New York City, in Offices of both Goldman Sachs and Google, where participants had an opportunity to listen to experienced speakers from both companies. The founders also got dedicated mentors with whom they can consult on various aspects of business development – product development, fundraising, marketing, sales and other fields.

Currently, the startups are halfway through the program, and positive results have already been reported. The Scale series, if proven successful with the Croatia edition, will serve as a blueprint for other regions across the globe as well.