PEOPLE
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
Managing Partner & Investment Board Member
Kyuriosity, Klika (Sportradar)
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Gaming
TOM VODOPIVEC
Principal
Reveris, Celtra
Expertise: Early-stage Startups, Tech, Academia
MATIJA GOLJAR
Head of Scouting & Mentorships
Ustvarjalnik, Start it up Slovenia
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Mentorship
PETER RIBARIČ
Managing Partner & Investment Board Member
Planet GV, Poteza
Expertise: Financing and business model strategy
VUK LAU
Principal
Reveris, Celtra
Expertise: Early-stage Startups, SaaS, AdTech
KRISTIAN ASANI
Head of Community and Programs
Incubator Bela Krajina, Teem, One:47
Expertise: Community, Events, Operations
ROK ZORKO
Partner & Investment Board Member
Outfit7
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing, Product
KREŠO GOTOVAC
Principal & COO
Danu, Povezani, Witsports
Expertise: Operations, Venture building
NEJC NOVAK
Legal Counsel
NLaw
Expertise: Early-stage Startup Law
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
Investment Board 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
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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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