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🚀 More than 𝟔𝟎 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 have already been submitted for the 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 cohort.Honestly — t...
18/05/2026

🚀 More than 𝟔𝟎 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 have already been submitted for the 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 cohort.

Honestly — the level of technologies, ambition, and climate-focused innovation we are seeing is extremely encouraging. 🌍

From advanced materials and energy solutions to AI, circular economy, industrial decarbonisation, and climate resilience technologies — the diversity and quality of applications confirm one thing:

👉 deep-tech climate innovation in this region is very real.

Over the coming days, our team and mentors will complete the evaluation process.

📅 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟎.𝟎𝟓.

Thank you to everyone who applied and trusted us with your journey.
This is only the beginning. ⚡

Most founders think growth is about:📈 better funnels📊 better metrics💰 more capitalIt’s not.Growth starts with one thing:...
17/05/2026

Most founders think growth is about:

📈 better funnels
📊 better metrics
💰 more capital

It’s not.

Growth starts with one thing:

𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭.

And most startups get it wrong.

This is where Brian M Pasalich comes in.

With 25+ years of experience in:

💰 Financial services & fintech
🤝 Client retention & growth
🧠 Behavioral science
📊 B2B platforms & go-to-market

He has:

👥 mentored 𝟒𝟎𝟎+ 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝟏𝟓+ 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬
🚀 worked with Fortune 100 companies and startups alike

But what makes his approach different is this:

He doesn’t give answers.

He asks the questions that change how you think.

Because in deep-tech:

🔬 Technology builds the solution
🧠 Behavior determines adoption

If users don’t trust it — they won’t use it.

Most startups want to work with corporates.Very few understand how they actually operate.That’s the gap.And that’s where...
17/05/2026

Most startups want to work with corporates.

Very few understand how they actually operate.

That’s the gap.

And that’s where deals fail.

This is where Dr. Daniel Michael Böhi comes in.

With 30+ years of experience as:

🏢 CEO of global companies
💰 Private equity & growth strategy expert
⚙️ Turnaround and restructuring leader
🌍 Board member across multinational organizations

He has led:

→ billion-euro business units
→ complex international operations
→ large-scale transformations across industries

But what matters most is this:

He understands how corporates make decisions.

In this program, Daniel focuses on:

🏭 How to position your startup for real industry adoption
📊 What corporates actually evaluate (not what they say publicly)
💰 How to structure deals that actually close
⚙️ How to scale within complex systems

Because in deep-tech:

🔬 Technology opens the door
🏢 Corporates decide if you enter

👉 https://www.epicenter.rs/en/deep-tech-clim-accelerator-serbia/

Most startups don’t fail because of technology.They fail because:❌ The product doesn’t solve a real problem❌ The user ex...
17/05/2026

Most startups don’t fail because of technology.

They fail because:

❌ The product doesn’t solve a real problem
❌ The user experience is broken
❌ The growth logic doesn’t exist

This is where Filip Komnenović comes in.

With experience across:

📱 Product management (SaaS, VC-backed & bootstrapped)
📊 Product marketing & growth
🧠 Early-stage product validation
⚙️ Innovation & product development

He has seen the full spectrum:

→ failed startup
→ scaling products
→ consulting corporates
→ building product teams

In this program, Filip focuses on one thing:

𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐞.

Because in deep-tech:

🔬 Technology matters
📱 Product determines survival

👉 https://www.epicenter.rs/en/deep-tech-clim-accelerator-serbia/

Most climate startups say they have impact. Very few can 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭. That’s the differen...
06/05/2026

Most climate startups say they have impact.

Very few can 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭.

That’s the difference.

As part of the Deep Tech Clim Accelerator Serbia, in partnership with ProCredit Bank a.d Belgrade, two selected startups will receive a 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭.

Why does this matter?

Because:
📊 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞
💰 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞
🏭 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥, 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞
📈 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

In climate deep-tech:
Good story → gets attention
𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 → 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥

This is not just a report.

It’s a tool that can:
👉 strengthen your fundraising
👉 accelerate partnerships
👉 position you as a serious climate solution

ProCredit Bank is supporting this because they understand one thing:
Sustainable finance requires credible impact.

If you’re building climate technology and want to move from claims to proof — this matters.
👉 https://www.epicenter.rs/en/deep-tech-clim-accelerator-serbia/

Most regions try to build deep-tech ecosystems.Very few actually succeed.Jakob Gajšek 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐝.As CE...
27/04/2026

Most regions try to build deep-tech ecosystems.

Very few actually succeed.

Jakob Gajšek 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐝.

As CEO of Ljubljana University Incubator, he transformed it from:
→ financial struggle
into
→ 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩-𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞

Startups supported there have:
💰 raised €𝟓𝟎𝐌+
🏭 created 𝟔𝟎𝟎+ 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬

He is also:
🚀 Managing Partner at RUJ VC (deep-tech pre-seed fund)
🌍 Board Member of 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
⚡ Co-founder of 𝐀𝐁𝐂 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 (120+ startups, 58 investments)

But what matters most is this:

He understands 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥.

In this program, Jakob focuses on:
🧭 Positioning startups within the European deep-tech landscape
💰 Connecting them to the right investors
⚙️ Structuring growth beyond the early stage

Because deep-tech doesn’t scale in isolation.

It scales inside ecosystems.

👉 https://www.epicenter.rs/en/deep-tech-clim-accelerator-serbia/

Most deep-tech founders think their biggest problem is funding.It’s not.It’s 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡...
24/04/2026

Most deep-tech founders think their biggest problem is funding.

It’s not.

It’s 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞.

This is exactly where Momcilo Jurisic comes in.

With experience in:
💰 M&A (buy-side & sell-side)
📊 Fundraising
🧭 Business planning
📈 Financial structuring

He doesn’t help you “raise money.”

He helps you understand:
❌ Why investors say no
❌ Where your model breaks
❌ What makes a company investable

Because in deep-tech:

𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲.
👉 https://www.epicenter.rs/deep-tech-clim-accelerator-serbia/

The strongest deep-tech startups don’t just build technology.They build 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲.That includ...
02/04/2026

The strongest deep-tech startups don’t just build technology.
They build 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲.

That includes:
🧭 Commercialization pathways
📊 Impact measurement frameworks
💰 Capital strategy
🏭 Industry positioning

This layer is often invisible.

But it’s what determines whether a startup:
🚀 Scales
or
🧱 Stalls

Deep Tech Clim Accelerator Serbia is built to strengthen that layer.

👉 https://www.epicenter.rs/deep-tech-clim-accelerator-serbia/

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Deep-tech is not for everyone.It requires:⏳ Patience🧠 Technical depth💰 Capital discipline🏭 Industry understanding⚖️ Regu...
30/03/2026

Deep-tech is not for everyone.

It requires:
⏳ Patience
🧠 Technical depth
💰 Capital discipline
🏭 Industry understanding
⚖️ Regulatory awareness

If you are optimizing for speed, hype, or quick exits — this is not your space.

But if you are building something that:
🌍 Reduces emissions
🔄 Enables circular systems
🏭 Transforms industries

Then you are playing a long game.

And the long game rewards structure.

👉 https://www.epicenter.rs/deep-tech-clim-accelerator-serbia/

*****on

A lot of climate deep-tech startups reach pilot stage.And then… nothing happens.Why?Because:❌ Pilot ≠ adoption❌Validatio...
26/03/2026

A lot of climate deep-tech startups reach pilot stage.

And then… nothing happens.
Why?

Because:
❌ Pilot ≠ adoption
❌Validation ≠ scale
❌ Interest ≠ commitment

The real challenge starts after the pilot.

That’s where:
📊 Impact must be measurable
🏭 Systems integration must work
💰 Capital must follow
📈 Scaling logic must be clear

Most teams are not prepared for that phase.

That’s where serious ventures separate from the rest.

👉 https://www.epicenter.rs/deep-tech-clim-accelerator-serbia/

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