INVENTO

Summit

From Zero to Millions

HUB385, ZAGREB, CROATIA

MAY 26, 2026

INVENTO SUMMIT IN A NUTSHELL!

This year’s INVENTO Summit, titled From Zero to Millions, will gather over 150 international business people, entrepreneurs, researchers and students around the topics of deep tech, AI, cutting edge tech and public-private sector cooperation.

WHY „From Zero to Millions“?

Business Ventures = Strategy & Exit: Understand the end game from the beginning; learn effective strategies for building ventures with a clear exit plan in mind, ensuring long-term success and maximizing potential returns.

Business Ventures = Growth & Acceleration: Discover the essential elements for building robust startups and the crucial tactics for accelerating their growth, focusing on scalability, market penetration, and sustainable expansion.

Business Ventures = Connections & Capital: Forge valuable connections within the business and investment ecosystem and gain insights into securing the necessary capital to fuel your ventures and drive innovation.

TALKS – inspiring keynotes and presentations

PANELS – cross sector interactive discussions

STARTUP COMPETITION – startups and scaleups pitch for awards

What was it like last year?

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It’s free! Apply now!

STARTUP COMPETITION

 

Awards

  • 5,000€ in Tribe credits, powered by Infobip
  • Support for project development and preparation for the Urban Mobility investments, powered by EIT Urban Mobility Representative/Invento Capital Partners
  • Visitor Pass @Tomorrow Mobility World Congress 4 – 6 NOV 2025 in Barcelona, powered by EIT Urban Mobility
  • 2 months free mentorship for the startups – powered by Invento Capital Partners
  • “Startup competition winner” statue, powered by Makerspace Varaždin
  • Lunch with the investment board members, powered by VESNA Capital

* Up to 10 selected startups will be able to participate in the bootcamp before the INVENTO competition, which is a one-day training session with INVENTO mentors and arrange 1:1 meetings with investors which will be held at the event.

Participants will be selected and evaluated based on the following criteria:

  • Innovation
  • Market potential
  • Business model
  • Team
  • Pitch quality

Register and apply HERE. We will contact you via e-mail regarding all the details about your participation. (DEADLINE: May 25, 12pm)

SPEAKERS

Dalibor Marijanović

INVENTO

Ante Magzan

HUB 385

Jurica Lovrek

Verne

Edin Skaljic

Fab Lab B&H

Luka Klancir

Feromihin

Robert Ilijaš

Identyum

Michael Freer

ensoco

Alek Andrić

Konding projekt

Natalija Podjaveršek Petković

Technology park Ljubljana

Andreas Muehlberger

Infineon

Ante Medić

Pulsar Labs

Tajana Barančić

Astra

Monika Mikac

Nad Capital

Dorian Granoša

SplxAI

Filip Đurović

Infobip

INVESTORS

Nina Dremelj

Vesna Deep Tech Fund

Tomislav Nikočević

SQ Capital

Stevica Kuharski

Fil Rouge Capital

Vedran Blagus

Feelsgood

Domagoj Oreb

Feelsgood

Božidar Pavlović

Aymo Ventures

Slaven Kordić

Invera Equity Partners

Mihovil Barančić

Croatian Business Angels Network (CBAN)

Jure Mikuž

South Central Ventures

AGENDA

 

9:30 – 10:00 Registration

10:00-10:30 Keynote

10:30-11:30 PANEL 1 – How to attract millions – Capital, Customers & Exit Paths

11:30-12:30 PANEL 2 – Building the Future of Mobility – From Labs to Roads

12:30-13:30 Lunch

13:30 -14:30 PANEL 3 – AI Is Not Coming – It’s Already Running Your Company

14:30 -15:00 Coffee break

15:00 – 15:15 fireside chat – topic: What Founders Get Wrong About …(?)

15:15 – 16:30 Startup competition / 1:1 meetings with investors

16:30 – 16:45 fireside chat – topic: Building Global Reach: Brand, Community & Trust

16:45 – 17:00 Closing and awards

VENUE

HUB385

Franje Petračića 6

10000 Zagreb – Croatia

INVENTO SUMMIT

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