South Central Ventures is the leading regional VC fund with offices in Ljubljana, Zagreb, Belgrade, and Skopje, which has invested in a large number of regional startups from 2015 when it began operations, as well as some of the most perspective Serbian teams, among which are Organostic, Alchemy, Workplus, and others.
Currently, they have a new fund of 70 million Euros available for financing startups and scale-ups in Serbia and all over Southeast Europe, where institutional and private investors participate – including the European Investment Fund (EIF), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Triglav Insurance, and BTC. Additionally, SC Ventures can now claim a record number of regional investors, that is, successful entrepreneurs and business angels who contributed to the new fund. Starting investment amounts begin at 500.000 Euros and can reach up to 5 million Euros total per company during the entire financing cycle.
Jan Kobler, managing partner, and Goran Stevanović, partner at SC Ventures, will use their presentation to clarify this financing model to us a bit more and present SC Ventures in the sense of experience, presence on the market, some of the previous investments, etc.
Join us for the breakfast!
When talking about gaming, we always come back to the piece of information that the entire gaming industry has significantly advanced and exceptionally developed on the global scale in the past two years, and the growth of income in this industry has been increased by a fantastic 80%, and there are also more and more gamers.
An exceptionally popular type of games is iGaming, that is, an internet game where it is necessary to pay money, it is possible to win money, and the outcome of the game is usually decided by chance.
Red Stone is a young startup founded in 2021, they are STP Niš members, and they deal in developing online slot machine games based on the RNG model (random number generator). From June of last year to now, they have published 12 games and are working on new ones at large.
Join us on Friday at the Meet our Members event and get acquainted with this young team!
The knowledge a company possesses is one of the deciding factors in the battle for dominating the market.
“How to administer knowledge in order to increase the intellectual capital and the performance of companies” and “what is the role of knowledge in the process of product development” are only some of the questions we will raise at the second workshop in the “Valorization of Knowledge” series realized by the EU Info Point Niš and the Science and Technology Park Niš.
The “Knowledge as the key for business development” will be held on Wednesday, April 20 from 12:00 to 14:00, in hybrid form – live at the Science and Technology Park Niš with online broadcast.
Lecturers:
- Dr. Nedeljko Milosavljević, director of the Center for Technology Transfer of the University of Belgrade
- Dr. Milan Banić, associate professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Niš and manager of the Center for Technology Transfer of the University of Niš
HR management is growing in importance through the development of the new philosophy of companies which places employees first. The intellectual capital has become the most significant resource and the main weapon for the survival and the development of a company. And the battle for talents has never been more challenging!
People employed in HR of a company perform a whole portfolio of activities – from selecting suitable candidates for jobs, introducing new employees to what is expected of them, all the way to their socialization. Aside from this, the HR also creates a culture of organization, motivates employees, and creates possibilities for constant learning.
It is important to highlight the significance of the active role of HR in creating the best possible experience of employees, as well as the significance of following the latest trends in HR practice. That is why we will place a special focus on employer branding, online recruitment, and psychological support programs as popular HR concepts.
People who will speak about their experiences are:
- Aleksandar Milinčić, Partner & Managing Director @ Vega IT Niš
- Dušan Kostadinović, Talent Acquisition Manager @Coca Cola HBC
- Bojana Filipović, Specialist for Training and Development and HR business partner @ Infostudgrupa
The YouthSpeak Forum conference is being organized on April 16 at the Science and Technology Park Niš.
It is a global conference that is being held for the sixth time in Serbia. It is organized under the auspices of the largest world student organization AIESEC in partnership with STP Niš.
The goal of the YouthSpeak Forum is to influence the youth and connect them with the current situation. Together with speakers and companies, they have their consciousness about current issues increased and are inspired to make a change because we have a problem – as the conference’s motto goes.
The conference includes inspiring speeches, introductions with partner companies, and case studies. This way, the youth will feel the moment of solving problems related to goals of sustainable development; this year, the accent is on the action for climate, dignified work and economic growth, and responsible production and consumption.
Participants will also have the opportunity to cooperate with people from companies such as Elixir Group, Nelt, Johnson Electric, Aptiv, and others.
Aside from Niš, the conference is also being held in Kragujevac, Belgrade, Subotica, and Novi Sad.
More information on the Instagram profile @youthspeakserbia
We expect you in large numbers in STP Niš on April 16!
