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EMPOWERING STARTUPS
OUR AIM
The Fund strives to provide valuable experience, coaching, and business connections to entrepreneurs in early stage technology startups. We believe that the combination of top local talent and the world-class investor network can lead to amazing outcomes.
OUR ACTIVITIES
Investing
Mentoring
Connecting
Ecosystem reporting
Globalising
We are a group of founders behind successful exits like Outfit 7, Zemanta, Klika, iconomi, Mimovrste, Domenca, Cosylab, and similar and we want to give back to the community.
Sgf iIi investments
Since July 2023 Silicon Gardens Fund III is helping the next generation of ambitious entrepreneurs build 10x larger companies.
ohana
Ohana’s easy-to-use parental control app helps parents raise healthy digital natives. We provide parents with the tools and guidance they need to protect their kids online and create a healthy digital routine for them, all while respecting their privacy. Ultimately, Ohana empowers parents to guide their children toward safe and responsible online behavior.
Daytona
Daytona, the enterprise-grade GitHub Codespaces alternative, is a secure, scalable and standardized Development Environment Management platform. It supports Dev Containers and seamlessly integrates with any IDE or Git provider.
The unique value of Daytona is that you can self-host it on your infrastructure and benefit from high-density workspaces which offer efficient resource utilization while ensuring a great developer experience.
ZenHire
Zenhire is a Provider of a Web-based hiring process automation platform. The company provides pre-employment software for the third-party recruitment industry for integrating and automating the hiring workflow process.
Extrakt.ai
extrakt.AI is a tool that uses AI to extract data from, build templates and automate order processes.
insider CX
InsiderCX is a patient experience platform used by private healthcare providers to monitor quality, prevent patient churn and ensure better treatment outcomes.
Final Offer
Final Offer is a platform for top real estate agents to provide a more transparent offer and negotiating process.
Bible Chat
Bible Chat, the leading Christianity app, invites you on a transformative journey into the world of Bible study and Bible discussions. Delve deep into Bible chats and unravel the mysteries of the Holy Bible in the language of your heart.
Curoflow
Curoflow is a health-tech SaaS company (B2B) that improves the patient experience and eases the workload for healthcare professionals. Founded in late 2020 and currently present across six countries in Europe, Curoflow seeks to improve healthcare world-wide. Acting as an operating system, enabling patient engagement, and streamlining internal workflows on a completely new level.
OTA SYNC
OTA Sync is a full cloud-based hotel & property management system with integrated channel manager and booking engine system.
ReservAway
Renting a car should be simple, transparent, and stress-free. However, the current landscape is often cluttered and confusing, making it hard for customers to find the best deals. ReservAway vastly improves the customer experience, aiming to become the most transparent, trusted, and referred-to booking brand.
Sirius
SIRIUS is a cutting-edge music tech startup based in Berlin. It offers a virtual music classroom for 1-to-1 online lessons through its state-of-the-art video conferencing system designed specifically for musicians. With over 400 qualified music teachers, flexible schedules, and individualized curriculums, SIRIUS is on a mission to build the #1 Global Music School.
OUR EXITS
2021 marks the year of the first Silicon Gardens Fund I (2014) exit and the first Silicon Gardens Fund II (2019) exit, as well. We exited three more companies in 2022.
NOIR CUISINE
Noir was a place where food and wine experiences met a global community and a brand at the intersection of content, community and commerce built around food and wine.
The company was acquired in early 2021 by Flaviar Inc.
Cleanshelf
Cleanshelf was a SaaS optimisation software, an all-in-one solution to track, optimise and benchmark cloud software subscriptions.
The company was acquired in March 2021 by LeanIX.
Flaviar
Flaviar is a Slovenian and US-based spirits discovery commerce company that simplifies tasting craft and premium spirits, helps customers discover their own favourites, and build a home bar. On top of that, Flaviar is a cultural hub and community dedicated to democratising access, exploration, education, and discovery in the world of fine spirits.
Povio
Povio started as a social media app where a user could »ping« another who would answer with a photo.
In 2015 they pivoted into a design and development agency.
Aequus
Aequus was building the next-generation hybrid bidding and mediation platform for in-app ad monetization. They wanted to provide a truly independent, neutral and transparent ad technology platform for mobile app developers and publishers to take control of their ad monetization.
In 2022, the company was acquired by Moloco, Inc.
WHO WE ARE
Silicon Gardens Fund was established by entrepreneurs who have successfully built their own companies and now wish to give back to the community. Our aim is to empower Slovenian startup ecosystem and support the new generation of entrepreneurs. We think that the size of our Fund enables firm and authentic bond between investors and startup founders.
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Startup experience
All of us have built at least one successful company. We know what works and what does not.
DOWN to earth
We have already went through similar experiences; we know what you value and appreciate and what you do not.
Network
We are a big part of the community and we know the right people that can help you.
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Testimonials
“Silicon Gardens recognised the opportunity at the key moment of company internationalisation. With their advice and experience we managed to select the right channels and business strategy.”
”Silicon Gardens was our first external investor and recognised the opportunity early enough. Their process was extremely fast and diligent. The partners demonstrated a clear understanding of the fact that the quality of founding team, market, and early execution are the crucial basic foundations of the fastest growing companies. I can definitely recommend every aspiring entrepreneur to get in touch.
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