Position your startup globally

Katapult provides promising Serbian startups with initial funding, mentoring, networking, and connecting with investors.

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supported startups

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supported startups

Katapult Accelerator – supports businesses that are in the process of developing business ideas or expanding, from various industries, with a focus on areas defined in the Smart Specialization Strategy of Serbia. Whether you’ve just launched a startup or are already expanding, the accelerator provides:

Practical training and support in launching products and building businesses

Mentoring from successful entrepreneurs, technologists, industry experts, company scalers, and investors

Funding via at-entry and co-investment grants

Valuable networking opportunities with potential partners, clients, and investors

Mentorship

  • Matching startups with experts and mentors with proven ability to grow companies.
  • Improving trajectory against identified company milestones and growth KPIs.
  • Fundraising strategy & Preparation for Demo day.

Financing

20.000

EUR

50.000

EUR

At-entry grant of 20.000 EUR for companies classified in the Ideation category, and up to 50.000 EUR for companies classified in the Scale-up category.

300.000

EUR

Co-investment grant equal to the qualified investment, up to a maximum amount of 300.000 EUR (reduced by the amount of the At-entry Grant).

Simple & easy application process

Up to €300,000 funding from the Innovation Fund

An effective way to reach investors

World-class mentors with real business experience

Structured training and hands-on experimentation

Aimed at companies in various stages of development

Unbiased admission process with expert review

Katapult companies can receive up to €300.000 via:

At-entry grants

1

Funding for experimentation during the 3-month acceleration period.

Katapult companies can receive up to €300.000 via:

Co-investment funding

2

Available as a match to private investment from VCs, angel investors, and other eligible investors.

Co-investment funding can be secured after the acceleration program or up to 9 months after the acceleration program ends.

application process

Application page

Meet our mentors

We search for and match you to exceptional mentors committed to helping you succeed.

Mentors

Experiences

Katapult provides promising Serbian startups with initial funding, mentorship, networking, and connections with investors.

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