{"id":9529,"date":"2026-06-19T11:45:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cekom.hr\/?p=9529"},"modified":"2026-06-19T11:45:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:45:33","slug":"prijavite-se-za-najinovativniji-startup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cekom.hr\/en\/prijavite-se-za-najinovativniji-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"APPLY FOR THE MOST INNOVATIVE STARTUP IN CROATIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovations and Investments (HAMAG-BICRO) has opened applications for the selection of the most innovative startup in Croatia, carried out within the framework of the Horizontal Transformation Project (HIT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative aims to identify and promote startups developing innovative solutions that contribute to the growth of regional economies, in line with the Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who can apply?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The call is open to startups that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>are registered as micro, small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>were founded after 1 January 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>develop innovative products, services or technologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>operate in areas aligned with S3 priorities and regional value chains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How is the selection organised?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition takes place on two levels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>regional level \u2013 Adriatic, Pannonian, and Northern Croatia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>national level \u2013 where the overall winner (Grand Prix of Croatia) will be selected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does participation offer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participating startups gain opportunities to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>present their innovations to expert audiences and investors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>increase visibility at national and international level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>connect with partners and key stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline and application<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications are open until <strong>1st September 2026<\/strong>and must be submitted via the official application form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further information on eligibility criteria and full documentation is available on the official HAMAG-BICRO website: <a href=\"https:\/\/hamagbicro.hr\/hamag-bicro-bira-najinovativniji-startup-hrvatske-za-2026-godinu\/\">HAMAG-BICRO bira najinovativniji startup Hrvatske za 2026. godinu! | HAMAG BICRO<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CEKOM encourages all startups with innovative solutions to take advantage of this opportunity for development, networking, and increased market visibility.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hrvatska agencija za malo gospodarstvo, inovacije i investicije (HAMAG-BICRO) otvorila je prijave za izbor najinovativnijeg startupa u Hrvatskoj, koji se provodi u sklopu Horizontalnog transformacijskog projekta (HIT). Rije\u010d je o inicijativi usmjerenoj na prepoznavanje i promociju startupova koji razvijaju inovativna rje\u0161enja te doprinose razvoju regionalnih gospodarstava u skladu sa Strategijom pametne specijalizacije (S3). Tko se [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dogadaji"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cekom.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cekom.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cekom.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cekom.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cekom.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9529"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cekom.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9531,"href":"https:\/\/www.cekom.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9529\/revisions\/9531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cekom.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cekom.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cekom.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cekom.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}