Applications for the Univerzum startup accelerator have commenced

For anyone who wants their idea to explode on the market, the call for the Univerzum program is open until November 17.

Even though the domestic startup ecosystem is very dynamic and provides numerous opportunities for development, many teams cannot fight the numerous challenges and their innovative ideas do not reach the market. For this very reason, in order to provide teams with the opportunity to develop their business opportunities with modern tools and top notch skills, the University of Belgrade and the company “Mozzart” have started the Univerzum startup accelerator.

Univerzum provides educational, mentorship, and financial support, and consists of several carefully created parts. Thanks to the Center for Technology Transfer of the University of Belgrade team, more than 40 experienced mentors and lecturers from the country and abroad will participate in the program. From an intensive Bootcamp training, through the accelerator phase, the program takes the participants through the further development of the solution until the final event where they ought to showcase their full potential to investors and convince them that they are ready for an investment.

Aside from that, chosen teams are provided with six months of using the coworking space in the middle of Belgrade for free, as well as an initial financial support of 25.000 Euros.

After the end of the program the support does not stop, because when chosen teams enter the ALUMNI network, they get the ability to use different resources and contacts.

Every part of Univerzum is carefully designed to provide teams with the best support, so that they can develop and realize their innovative business opportunities and take a great step towards conquering the market!

All information, including the application form, can be found on the website www.univerzum.info.

Meet our members: Webelinx Games

Looking at statistics, gaming is the fastest growing branch of the IT industry. Just in the past two years, when the world was on a break, the gaming industry received 20 percent more income than during previous years!

An encouraging fact is that gaming is on the rise in our region as well. And how could it not be, when STP Niš members are brilliant and enthusiastic teams who are continuously looking for new ideas and inspiration, listen to their users’ feedback, and are constantly working on improving their games.

Webelinx games is the largest independent gaming studio in Niš, with a team of over a hundred people coming from different backgrounds, but sharing the same vision and love towards games.

Their games are diverse – from Hidden Object and Escape Room adventures, all the way to interactive stories and three-pointer shooting competitions. They number over a million active users and over 25 million downloads on the stores, which shows that this well-coordinated team is definitely doing its job well. This company shared more on their business with us on Friday, November 5.