Seven new companies are known, which obtained financing from SK75 and SI-SK of the Slovene Enterprise Fund. Find out who are the five recipients of the 75,000 euro SK75 convertible loan, intended for sales growth and expansion into foreign markets, and who are the two recipients of the SI-SK co-investment.

Who are the recipients of SK75?

• BONE DRUMS: A company that develops lightweight composite hybrid high-quality drums. Find out more about the company here.
• KREATIVA GROUP: A company that has developed a modular brush for innovative freshening and cleaning of toilets. Find out more about the company here.
• Opti.Space: An online platform that allows companies to rent or lease business premises for shorter periods of time. Find out more about the company here.
• DSI Expert: An advanced platform for smart factories that provides detailed insight into machine performance and production optimization options. Find out more about the company here.
• BLOCKHAPP: A company that has developed an intuitive electric wheelbarrow Karjola, which solves the problem of manual transport when it comes to heavier loads or when driving on tough terrain. Find out more about the company here.

The SK75 tender is intended for innovative startups with potential for global growth and are already generating revenue with their product or service, but want to accelerate sales growth as quickly as possible and expand into new markets.

Who are the recipients of SI-SK?

• ENETRA: A company that sells electricity throughout Europe. Find out more about the company tukaj. 
• SINECON:  A company that enables the digitalization of companies and assistance in choosing the best digital solution and contractors. Find out more about the company tukaj. 

Within the SI-SK, the Slovene Enterprise Fund offers companies investment or equity financing at a stage when the company has difficulty accessing financing from commercial banks or other traditional forms of financing.

The tender for SI-SK is still open, so take advantage of the opportunity and apply.

MORE ABOUT SI-SK

Financial support, mentoring, networking and many interesting programs

It's not just about the financial support, because in addition to money, content support in the form of mentoring and connecting with other startups and stakeholders in the business ecosystem is also very valuable to the recipients of funds.

"In addition to money, new portfolio companies also receive rich content support from Startup Plus Programs, which the Fund organizes in cooperation with the best performers from the ecosystem." Ana Teršek, Head of Startup Plus Programs at the Slovene Enterprise Fund.

In addition to an excellent mentoring program, various other programs are available to recipients of financial incentives.

MEET THE MENTORS

Are you familiar with other programs?

• Push2Start: It is an acceleration program that allows you to lay a solid foundation for a fast-growing global company and enter the market in the shortest possible time at the highest possible speed. The accelerator is intended for recipients of P2 funds.
• SK Growth Camp: It is an acceleration program that covers key areas for rapid business growth. It is intended for recipients of the SK75 and SI-SK recipients.
• NextRound: A program that helps connect a startup company with private investors and provides assistance in obtaining additional private investment funds from domestic and foreign business angels, venture capital funds and other investors.
• KorpoStart: It encourages the networking of startups and scaleups with corporations in order to create stories of success together.
• INTL: helps companies with global ambitions to successfully enter a foreign market and accelerate their global growth.
• INTL: Venture Bootcamp: is an intensive program that helps startups establish contacts with international investors and prepare them for obtaining A investment rounds.
• HardwareSTART: It is a specialized vertical accelerator for start-ups that manufacture physical products, which enables the acquisition of specific knowledge and promotes networking between companies and other stakeholders in the industry.
• ScaleUPgrade: The program is designed for scaleup companies and provides interconnection, exchange of experiences and gaining competence for rapid global growth.
• PODIM Conference: An event that enables networking and connecting with recognizable international investors, established corporations, startups and scaleups.
• School for Mentors: It is a program that allows company participants to acquire all the knowledge and learn the tools they need for quality mentoring in start-ups, and receive a certificate.
• School for Investors: It is a program that enables both existing and potential new investors to develop competencies with which they will be able to choose the right business opportunities and make a suitable investment.
• Startup clinic: It is a program that, with the help of specialist consultants, helps entrepreneurs solve the most difficult business challenges and professionalize their business.
• Startup.si: Enables national and international promotion of startup companies in domestic and foreign ecosystems.
• Teambuilding+: It is an event intended for connecting, acquiring new knowledge and relaxed socializing of P2 and SK companies, mentors, providers of Startup Plus Programs and other stakeholders of the startup ecosystem.
• Sales Accelerator: helps startup companies improve sales activities.
• Health.Tech.Growth: An acceleration program designed for start-ups developing health solutions.

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Content support for recipients of P2, SK75 or SI-SK financial products under the "de minimis" scheme is co-financed from the Slovene Enterprise Fund and the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund. This is implemented on the basis of the Content Support for Funds Recipients (SMEs) Programme in the 2018-2023 period, under the Operational Programme for the Implementation of the European Cohesion Policy 2014-2020.

Anemari Pediček

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