Europe’s investment elite gather to drive innovation and growth

The LP-GP Networking Event 2024, 9 – 11 October, brought together Europe’s private equity and venture capital elite in the scenic city of Dubrovnik. This invitation-only event, hosted by the Croatian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (CVCA), catered to a select group of leading fund managers (GPs) and end-investors (LPs), whose collective assets under […]

Annual General Assembly Meeting & Xmas Networking Drinks 2023

CVCA Annual General Assembly Meeting & Xmas Networking Drinks 2022

On 13 December 2023, the Croatian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (CVCA) held the General Assembly Meeting of its members, followed by the Management Board meeting and Xmas Networking Drinks. CVCA membership includes 18 regular members, fund managers of private equity, venture capital and mezzanine funds with headquarters or representative offices in Croatia who […]

Croatian Venture Capital Initiative 2 (CVCi 2)

Croatian Venture Capital Initiative 2 (CVCi 2)

In a pivotal development for Croatia’s entrepreneurial landscape, the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds of the Republic of Croatia joined forces in September 2023 to ink a groundbreaking funding agreement. This agreement marked the inception of the Croatian Venture Capital Initiative 2 (CVCi 2), an ambitious EUR […]

Croatian Growth Investment Programme (CROGIP) II

Croatian Growth Investment Programme (CROGIP) II

The Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have jointly launched the Croatian Growth Investment Programme II (CROGIP II). The main goal of this program is deeply rooted in encouraging the development and strengthening of private equity fund management companies, which direct a significant part of their investments to support fast-growing Croatian small […]

Top 25 Croatian Startups to watch in 2023

Novac.HR, the business section of the Jutarnji list, traditionally gathers an expert jury to select the Top 25 Croatian Startups to Watch in 2023. As published in December 2022, the names of the 25 most promising Croatian startups that are worth following in 2023 are: AGRIVI, airt, Amodo, Ascalia, BiteMe Nutrition, Cidrani, CircuitMess, Codemap, Elevien, […]

Atomico State of European Tech 2022

ATOMICO 2022 Report

Atomico’s latest report, State of European Tech 2022, found that the year 2022 has been a “tale of two halves”. The investment levels have marked an increase of 52% by the end of the first quarter of 2022, however, through August and September investment levels dropped to around $3-5 billion invested per month. Consequently, total […]

Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in Central Europe 2022

Deloitte Tech 2022

In the 23rd edition of Deloitte’s competition of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in Central Europe (CE), the winner was Czech company FTMO, a two-time winner of the CE Technology Fast 50, which is an educational platform for financial traders founded in 2013. In the last edition of the Technology Fast 50, it was highlighted […]

Dealroom Reports for CEE and SEE Startups and Venture Capital Ecosystem

Dealroom 2022

Dealroom, the leading provider of data on startup and scaleup ecosystems in Europe and around the world, has published two very relevant reports: the third edition of the report for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and the first edition of the report for the countries of Southeast Europe (SEE). Croatia is included […]