Katapult
AcceleratorBelgrade · Pre-Seed–Seed
Find your way into Katapult
Investment thesis
Katapult is a startup accelerator based in Belgrade, Serbia, founded in 2021, that supports early-stage Serbian companies across a range of industries. It provides training, mentoring, and networking alongside entry grants of up to EUR 50,000 and co-investment grants of up to EUR 300,000 that match funding from qualified investors. Its recorded activity centers on seed and accelerator-stage rounds.
What they invest in
from 4 of 7 portfolio companiesCleantech ×4Climate Tech ×3Deep Tech ×2Circular Economy ×1Energy ×1Hardware ×1Impact & Social Good ×1IoT ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×1Portugal×1Sierra Leone×1
Portfolio companies · 7 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12024 · 12023 · 12021 · 16 dated
Jiva Materials produces printed circuit boards using Soluboard®, a sustainable alternative material that reduces CO2 emissions and enables easier recycling and recovery of precious metals.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Jack Herring(Founder + Chief Product Officer)inStephen Driver(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsVenrexMoonstone Venture CapitalRegeneration.VC
Brineworks develops an electrochemical Direct Air Capture system that uses electrolyzer technology and renewably powered intermittent operation to capture CO₂ at low cost.
CleantechClimate TechDeep Tech
Joseph Perryman(Founder)in
Co-investorsSeaX VenturesAiiM PartnersFirst MomentumSatganaNucleus CapitalPale Blue Dot
Gazelle Wind Power develops a floating platform system for offshore wind turbines designed to reduce weight, mooring complexity, and operational costs compared to conventional solutions.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareViana do Castelo, PT
Valentin de Torres-Solanot del Pino(Founding Partner)
Co-investorsAugust OneIndico Capital Partners
Cold chain solutions for storage, transport, and monitoring of temperature-sensitive medical and agricultural items.
Co-investorsCo-Creation Hub (CcHUB)Rising Tide Africa (RTA)Atlantica VenturesVestedWorld
Planboo removes carbon from the atmosphere at scale using nature-based solutions and offers MRVin technology for real-time monitoring and transparent reporting of carbon removal projects.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodIoT
Freddie
Co-investorsRockstartSilverstrand Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
LongShot StudioMetastack
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBrineworks · finsmes.com · Sep 22, 2025
Jiva Materials · jivamaterials.com · Jun 3, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Katapult made?
- Katapult has 7 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Katapult invest at?
- Katapult invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Katapult focus on?
- Katapult focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Katapult located?
- Katapult is headquartered in Belgrade, RS.
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