Believing in Innovation

The 8 Winners at Balkan Venture Forum - Skopje
 
The following 8 companies coming from across the Balkans were selected by the Jury to participate in the European Venture Summit, in Berlin December 2012.

Altin Sejdini; Albpay - Tirana [AL]
First epayment system operational and in use in the Balkans
Liljana Gavrilovska and Mr. Vasko Pavloski; FEEIT (WiNGroup)/ECS - Skopje [MK]
ECS and FEEIT on May 5, 2010 signed a memorandum of cooperation to enhance the educational, research and applicative activities in the field of electrical engineering and information technologies for DIONIS Project
Antonios Fiorakis; INCREDIBLUE - VOLOS [GR]
incrediblue.com is the social sea tourism marketplace.
Sava Marinkovich; mySkin - Belgrade [RS]
Venture Startup building hardware, software, and digital media to disrupt the skincare industry
Filip Golic; Negovita Team - Banja Luka [BA]
We are a team focused on development of innovative products for better care of disabled and immobile persons.
Ilias Pantelakis; Padeca Trading Ltd. - Valletta [MT]
Online marketplace - great deals on hot products!
Stathis Koutsogeorgos; Pynode Solutions - Athens [GR]
Software manufacturing company for sophisticated web projects
Glenn Noble; TekFuze - Prishtina [KS]
Manufacturers of innovative modular electronics control products


Participants
 
 
Value propositions
Entrepreneurs
Pitch your company to an audience representing over $10 billion in funds. Increase your investment readiness.
Investors
Increase your deal flow – Access to alternative partnership and potential co-investors.
Innovators
Increase your business skills and access investors. Capture the emerging technologies.
Corporate venture arms
Meet innovators at an early stage, reach out to venture capital and peer investors for partnering and investment opportunities.
Partners
Connect with Europe's main innovation initiative and gain access to the largest Pan European active database of start-ups.
Goverment representatives
Network efficiently with the reference players in the industry - Capture the emerging businesses and trends.
Academia
Access to innovators, researchers and investors, with potential for joint research or commercial projects.
What is said about BKVF
Bogdan Iordache
manager of HowToWeb, Wembrio and Conectoo
"The Balkan Venture Forum looks very impressive and will probably be one of the biggest Balkan venture-focused events on tech & innovation."
Dr. Gjorgje Ivanov
President of The Republic of Macedonia and a patron of the event
"Timely recognized and supported innovative ideas are an essential prerequisite for the increase of companies' competitiveness and their participation in the regional, European and world markets."


Visar Fida
director of InvestMacedonia agency
"At a time of economic crisis, businesses and investors are still looking for ways to increase return on investment. So the crisis is an opportunity for us. The Balkan Venture Forum in Skopje is a great opportunity to present the region and Macedonia as an investment haven."
Ljupco Zikov
founder of Kapital Media Group
"The Balkan Venture Forum is an unprecedented milestone event for the region, which is eager to release its accumulated joint potential."



























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Balkan Unlimited is a non-profit foundation with the goals to:
  • Support innovation and entrepreneurship in the Balkans
  • Promote economical and cultural connections in the Balkans
  • Support social innovation

  • As a grasroots initiative backed by entrepreneurs, investors, academics and policy makers, it is uniquely positioned in the Balkans as a truly open an regional organization for the integrated development of Innovation and entrepreneurship in the region.
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