Katapult Akcelerator

Sometimes you get to be part of something that matters, a lot. 5 months ago, Sasha Jokic asked me to help with the go-to-market strategy for his startup. 3 weeks ago: @CosmicBuildings launched their mobile robotic micro-factory in Pacific Palisades! 150+ families showed up to the launch event... Most had lost everything in the fires. Then Sasha shared his story... Exactly 30 years ago, his family's home burned down during the civil war. They lost everything and fled to rebuild. Now, 30 years later, a founder 6,264 miles away from home is offering hope to families facing the same loss. The emotion in the crowd was incredible. These weren't customers, they were neighbors asking endless questions about how this innovation could help them rebuild their lives, and do so fast... Multiple VCs said it was the largest in-person startup launch they'd ever seen... --- @CosmicBuildings goes beyond tech. It's about making resilient housing accessible when communities need it most. I am grateful to have played a small part in bringing this vision to market. Sometimes the best work is helping others change the world!

🚨 NEWS - 3rd year in a row, top 5 Katapult startups pitch in NYC 🗽 🚨 📆  Monday, November 18th ⏱  5 PM 📍 Kafana NYC, 116 Loisaida Ave, New York, NY 10009 🎟  mandatory RSVP at the link 👇 lu.ma/n2odwqrn

Very rewarding to be able to work with my own country (one of) on boosting research and entrepreneurship.

Over three cohorts of @SrbInnov & @WorldBank led Katapult program, 50+ companies have raised $25 million of equity investment so far. Very grateful for the teams, companies and @eusrbija for making Katapult a sustained success. Onwards 🙌 katapult-akcelerator.rs/portfolio/

Serbia is investing in developing its innovation ecosystem with support from the @WorldBank and @eusrbija. Discover how the accelerator program @katapult_rs is helping startups learn how to attract investors and expand their business abroad: wrld.bg/iwh950QwRhN #SAIGE

🚨 Application for #Katapult25 cohort is officially OPEN 🚨 Read more 👉 lnkd.in/e4XvVgFj Start your application 👉 lnkd.in/eS7EEaY2 @WorldBank @SrbInnov @eusrbija

And that’s a wrap on #Katapult24 #DemoDay! Thanks to mentors, investors and startups who gathered to get a glimpse of the efforts we invest in progressing the whole Serbian startup ecosystem! ♥️🚀🇷🇸

Support @_Collabwriting on @ProductHunt today! 👇🏻

Helen Vasilevski had been Katapult mentor since the program’s inception. Now she is making a little retrospect and sharing what she saw as crucial differences in our latest #Katapult24 cohort. 👇🏻

#ResidencyWeek for #Katapult24 cohort is a wrap. 🎬 @SrbInnov @eusrbija @WorldBank

Maja Andjelkovic ( @maja_a ), @WorldBank team lead, shared 3 secret sauces to Katapult’s success. 👇🏻 #SerbianStartupEcosystem #Innovation #EconomicGrowth #EUzaTebe #katapult24

“What have you done in the last 45 days?” Vlada Marjanovic, #Katapult24 mentor, knows how to ask a question to remind startups that Katapult is intensive 3-month-long program that requires Formula 1 pitstop mindset.

#Katapult24 pitch season is open! farmit had the opportunity to pitch first. 🌱 Did you know this team figured out a way to get farmers users who pay in ADVANCE and help them make as 4 times much money as they regularly do? 👏🏻

People say that real compliments come when you are not in the room. Does that include podcasts? 🤓 Thank you Vuk Lau for always going the extra mile. 😊 #katapult24

Year 3 for Katapult akcelerator marks the record number of startups that “made the cut”. Meet all of them 👉🏻 katapult-akcelerator.rs/portfolio/#

Welcoming #katapult24 cohort! 23 startups will take on an intensive 3-month-long journey to scale their businesses. 🚀 Read more 👉🏻 inovacionifond.rs/en/news/katapu…

In Serbia, Nikola Krstic designed a high-tech smart glove to help the blind lead more independent lives. His startup is getting mentoring support on how to access global markets through @katapult_rs, a @WorldBank-backed accelerator program: wrld.bg/iwh950QwRhN #SAIGE

Serbia is investing in developing its innovation ecosystem with support from the @WorldBank and @eusrbija. The accelerator program @katapult_rs is helping startups learn how to attract investors and expand their business abroad. Read more here: wrld.bg/iwh950QwRhN #SAIGE

🎊 6 out of 8 listed Serban 🇷🇸 startups in the article that is revising #2023 are #Katapult startups. 🎊 Serbian startups exceeded the value of $1B. The annual Startup Scanner report says that the number of startups in Serbia is growing by 20 percent every year. Article 👇