PODIM Challenge 2016

Meetings of 50+ investors with promising startups!

PODIM Challenge is a great opportunity for all entrepreneurs looking for a seed investment. It is a pitching competition for early stage startups with a minimum viable product and first paying customers.

Application deadline is 15th April 2016!

Apply for PODIM Challenge!

5 to 7 startups will pitch on the conference stage!

From amongst all submitted applications, five to seven promising start-up companies from the Alps-Adriatic region will be chosen. They will have 5-minute presentations on the main stage of the PODIM conference. We are announcing PODIM Challenge jury members:

Dr. Jens Pippig, ProSiebenSat.1 Accelerator (Germany)
Dilyan Dimitrov, Eleven (Bulgaria)
Rumen Iliev, LAUNCHub (Bulgaria)
Herwig Springer, i5invest.com (Austria)
Dejan Roljič, ABC Accelerator (Slovenia)
Julien Coustaury, Fil Rouge Capital (Slovenia)
Jan Habermann, Credo Ventures (Czech Republic)
Tatjana Zabasu, RSG Capital (Slovenia)
Michael Schuster, SpeedInvest (Austria)
Laszlo Czirjak, iEUROPE (USA / Hungary)
Alex Iskold, Techstars (USA)
Poornima Vijayashanker, Femgineer (USA)
Steli Efti, Close.io (USA)
Jure Mikuž, RSG Capital (Slovenia)

Investors in the conference audience, startup catalogue and 1:1 meetings

Even more investors will be in the conference audience. We are announcing the investors, who already confirmed their presence at PODIM conference:

Rune Theill, Rockstart (Netherlands)
Alex Iskold, TechStars New York (US)
Jure Mikuž, RSG Kapital (Slovenia)
Roger Blott, Fil Rouge Capital (Slovenia)
Miklós Kovács, iEurope Capital (Hungary)
Rok Habinc, STH Ventures (Slovenia)
Nina Wöss, SpeedInvest (Austria)
Gregor Rebolj, Silicon Gardens Fund (Slovenia)
Branko Drobnak, Business angels of Slovenia (Slovenia)
Niko Slavnič, Business Angel (Slovenia)
Čedo Jakovljević, Business Angel (Slovenia)
Antal Karolyi, Independent Business angel (Hungary)
Miloš Lukačka, Delta Accelerator (Czech Republic)
Matjaž Bavdek, Business angel (Slovenia)
Robi Domadenik, IEXNET (Slovenia)
Bojan Muravec, Business angel (Slovenia)
Damjan Veber, Business angel (Slovenia)
Frenk Jeromel, Business angel (Slovenia)
Anja Horvat Jeromel, Business angel (Slovenia)
Giovanni Toffolutti, Italian Angels for Growth (Italy)
Aleš Blatnik, Business angel (Slovenia)
Carlo Asquini, Italian Angels for Growth (Italy)
Csaba Kakosy, Day One Capital (Hungary)
Lénárd Horgos, Hungarian Business Angel Network (Hungary)
Darko Dujič, Silicon Gardens Fund (Slovenia)
Dan Lupu, Earlybird Ventures (Germany)
Eva Rez, Day One Capital (Hungary)
Davorin Štetner, Croatian business angel network (Croatia)
Damir Mujić, Croatian business angel network (Croatia)
Boštjan Marušič, Business angel (Slovenia)
Aurel Pasztor Day One Capital (Hungary)
Matjaž Levar Business angel (Slovenia)
Steffen Boode, i5invest (Austria)
Suresh Patel, Verdexus VC (UK)
Aleksandar Tasev, Superfounders VC (Macedonia)
Matjaž Slak, Business angel (Slovenia)
Sašo Horvat, Business angel / Ergoles d.o.o. (Slovenia)
Dino Dedić, Croatian business angel network (Croatia)
Hrvoje Prpić, Croatian business angel network (Croatia)
Tomislav Kostanjevac, Croatian business angel network (Croatia)
Janko Medja, Business angel (Slovenia)

All startups, who will aplly for PODIM Challenge, will also have the opportunity for 1:1 meetings with interested investors from the PODIM Challenge jury as well as from amongst conference attendees.

We will prepare a startup catalogue with the description of start-ups attending the PODIM conference, which will be available to all investors at the conference as well as to mentors, speakers and established companies that wish to collaborate with start-up companies. Based on their interest, one-on-one meetings will be organised.

Apply for PODIM Challenge!