Opportunities for start-ups
Highlighting opportunities for Japanese investors in the Slovenian start-up ecosystem
Japanese investors looking for opportunities in the Slovenian start-up ecosystem can take advantage of a number of opportunities in innovative and growing industries. Slovenia has a strong technology sector, with start-ups in artificial intelligence, robotics and cybersecurity standing out. In healthcare and biotechnology, it offers advanced solutions, particularly in the fields of telemedicine and medical devices. Sustainable development and green technologies are also attractive for investment, offering innovations in renewable energy and sustainable agriculture. And with the increasing digitisation of e-commerce and mobility solutions, start-ups in these areas are set for tremendous growth. Slovenian start-ups are open to strategic partnerships supported by subsidies and EU funds. Investors can benefit from the support of local incubators and accelerators, and build links with Japanese companies to achieve even greater success.
Slovenian start-ups seeking international partnerships
In addition to SPIRIT Slovenia and the Slovene Enterprise Fund, technology parks and business incubators are important knowledge and experience connectors, playing a key role in fostering innovation, economic growth and entrepreneurship in Slovenia by providing the space, mentoring, funding and network for successful business growth.
List of technology parks:
– Ljubljana Technology Park (Ljubljana),
– Pomurje Technology Park (Murska Sobota),
– Celje Technology Park,
– Primorska Technology Park (Nova Gorica),
– Kranj Technology Park,
– Maribor Technology Park.
List of business incubators:
– PI Ljubljana,
– Venture Factory – University of Maribor Business Incubator,
– Incubator of the Savinja Region, based in Celje,
– Kočevje Business Incubator,
– Poligon Creative Centre, based in Ljubljana,
– SAŠA Incubator, based in Velenje,
– Koroška Enterprise Centre, based in Slovenj Gradec,
– Sežana Business Incubator,
– Bela krajina Business Incubator, based in Črnomelj, and
– Vrelec podjetništva, based in Podčetrtek.
These technology parks and business incubators play a key role in fostering innovation, economic growth and entrepreneurship in Slovenia by providing the space, mentoring, funding and network for successful business growth.