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About Us

WE HAVE EXPERIENCE, CONNECTIONS, AND WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.

The main goal of Silicon Gardens is to enable early-stage startup teams with high growth potential to explore international markets, validate their ideas, and get ready for further funding. The principal investors are startup founders themselves who have success stories behind them and are actively involved in the startup community by assisting the portfolio companies.

The focus of the Fund is to add value by providing experience, coaching, and business connections to entrepreneurs in early-stage technology startups. We at the Fund believe combining top local talent and a world-class investor network can lead to exceptional outcomes.

In the next five years, the Fund will invest between 50.000€ to 500.000€ in 10 to 30 chosen companies that we will help grow.

DEDICATION

First-hand experience, top-tier results.

MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT TEAM 

Silicon Gardens Fund II is run by a group of entrepreneurs with rich startup experience.

GREGOR REBOLJ

General Partner

Kyuriosity, Klika (Sportradar)
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Gaming

VUK LAU

Partner

Reveris, Celtra
Expertise: Early-stage Startups, SaaS, AdTech

ROK ZORKO

General Partner

Outfit7
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing, Product

KREŠO GOTOVAC

Partner & COO

Danu, Povezani, Witsports
Expertise: Operations, Venture building

IZET ŽDRALOVIĆ

Partner

Microblink, Photomath
Expertise: Product, Sales & Marketing

KRISTIAN ASANI

Senior Associate

Incubator Bela Krajina, Teem, One:47
Expertise: Community, Events, Operations

INVESTMENT BOARD & ADVISORS

Silicon Gardens Fund II is overseen and advised by venture building veterans.

ANDRAŽ TORI

Investment Board Member

Zemanta (Outbrain), Kiberpipa
Expertise: Data Science, Open Source Software

MARK PLEŠKO

Advisor

Cosylab
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Science

JUGOSLAV PETKOVIĆ

Investment Board Member

Flaviar, Domenca and mimovrste=)
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, E-commerce

BOŠTJAN ŠPETIČ

Advisor

Zemanta (Outbrain)
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Web Development

LUKA RENKO

Investment Board Member

Outfit7, HERMES SoftLab

TOMAŽ ŠTOLFA

Advisor

Layer, Vox.io
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Fundraising, Product Development

INVESTORS

All investors are former startup founders who share the same vision to empower Slovenian Startup ecosystem.

IGOR LAUTAR

Outfit7, Hermes SoftLab
Expertise: Mobile Distribution, Monetization, Software Development

ANDREJ BRATKO

Klika (Sportradar)
Expertise: Data Science, Mobile Gaming

BORUT JERIČ

Klika (Sportradar)
Expertise: Enterprise and Software architecture

BORIS DOLENC

Outfit7
Expertise: Creative,
Media

Primož pugelj

Klika (Sportradar)
Expertise: Software Development, Content Solutions

Nataša Williams

Deutsche Bank, LGT Vestra
Expertise: Wealth Management, Investment Banking

Igor verstovšek

CosyLab
Expertise: Management, Control Systems

Matej Romih

Outfit7
Expertise: Software Development, Mobile Gaming

boris eržen

Outfit7
Expertise: Business law, Intellectual property law

LUKA FERLAN

Klika (Sportradar)
Expertise: Technology, Product Design

MIHA REBERNIK

Linear, Coinbase, DoubleRecall
Expertise: web apps and services, architecture and scaling, cryptocurrency, SaaS

GREGOR ŠOŠKO

Klika (Sportradar)
Expertise: Software
Developmet

jani valjavec

Iconomi, Cashila
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Blockchain Technology

Tim M. Žagar

Iconomi, Cashila
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Blockchain Technology

ŽELJKO RADILOVIĆ

Ceneje.si, Preskok
Expertise: Local and International Sales, Business Development 

Branimir Brkljac

Studio Moderna
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Marketing

Jure Knez

Dewesoft
Expertise: Electronics, Engineering, Data

Anže Miklavec

Equa, Goat Story
Expertise: Design, Technology, Marketing

Peter Dolenc

Outfit7
Expertise: Accounting, Finance, Controlling, IT, M&A

RENE GIRETZLEHNER

Runtastic
Expertise: Tech, Data Science 

Alfred Luger

Runtastic
Expertise: Org Development, HR, Finance

Christian Kaar

Runtastic
Expertise: Tech, Mobile Apps

Florian Gschwandtner

Runtastic
Expertise: Digital Products, Leadership

Dušan Omerčević

Cleanshelf (LeanIX), Zemanta (Outbrain)
Expertise: B2B SaaS, Product Management

Anže Šuštar

INFINET, Podarimo.si
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, SaaS, Software Development

Zvone Jagodic

iBON, Najdi.si
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy

Dejan Ćušić

Hermes SoftLab, Comtrade Digital Services, Endava, Impact Seeds
Expertise: Management, Sales, Marketing, Technology

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