Infobip Group, a global cloud communications platform company for customer engagement, and leader in CPaaS solutions, announced a partnership with Google and Goldman Sachs to launch an innovative mentorship program for startups from Croatia, the youngest European Union member state with a population of more than 4 million.
The country already has its first two unicorns – including Infobip – and its potent startup community is increasingly standing out in the region and within the EU.
The Scale|Croatia joint mentorship program is open to all Croatian-based startups from Infobip’s Startup Tribe program. Through the partnership announced today, startup founders will get dedicated mentors from Google and Goldman Sachs with whom to consult on business development, product development, fundraising, marketing, sales and more.
In the first year of Scale|Croatia, founders from 16 Croatian startups have received access to a four-month mentorship program, enabling even faster and better-quality development and scaling of their businesses. Osijek-based Orqa, a world leader in developing FPV goggles for drone pilots and other startups developing products, is among those startups.
The program launched with an event in the New York City offices of Goldman Sachs and Google. Startup founders had the opportunity to hear from experienced speakers from both companies. The Scale series will serve as a blueprint for programs in other world regions.
Scott Carpenter, director at Google Jigsaw
Jigsaw is honored to participate in the Scale|Croatia mentorship program to further develop the tech ecosystem in this emerging European hub. We look forward to continuing to partner with emerging leaders of innovative companies in the region.
Nikola Pavešić, director of startups at Infobip
Through Scale|Croatia, we can help Croatian startups to more easily reach global leaders such as Google and Goldman Sachs. The fact that such large companies recognized the potential of our startup ecosystem is validation for us at Infobip. It is also an important honor for the tech sector in Croatia, which is a new European tech hub: the European Silicon Valley. I wish much luck to all startups in the program, and I am convinced that they will use all the opportunities it brings them.
