South Central Ventures
Venture capitalLjubljana · Pre-Seed–Series B · 13 people tracked
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Investment thesis
South Central Ventures backs seed-stage companies from the South East Europe region operating in globally competitive industries. It seeks bold, innovative businesses with the potential to become market leaders, led by visionary founders who combine strong entrepreneurial skills with a global outlook. Beyond capital, the firm positions itself as a mentor to entrepreneurs, providing strategic input for growth and access to international networks. With four offices deeply rooted in SE Europe, the firm draws on direct regional experience to identify and support growth and innovation opportunities.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 32 of 36 portfolio companiesSaaS ×22AI & Machine Learning ×17Enterprise Software ×11Marketing Tech ×6Fintech ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Future of Work ×4HR Tech ×4
HQs:United States×6Serbia×3Germany×1France×1United Kingdom×1Croatia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×33 founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with education data
FER ×2Računarski fakultet ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×10Business & Management ×4Economics ×2Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 19 founders with career history
Execom ×2Genos Ltd ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 32022 · 12017 · 17 dated
Leanpay provides a regulated Buy Now Pay Later financing solution that lets consumers split purchases of up to €12,000 into as many as 84 installments across both online and physical stores.
ConsumerFintechSaaS
Misa Zivic(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlackPeak CapitalLead Ventures
Underline provides a conference platform and digital video library for scientific, academic, and medical events.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsDFF Ventures
57hours is an online booking platform connecting people with certified mountain and adventure guides for activities such as hiking, glacier trips, and other outdoor experiences.
MarketplacesSports TechTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsFeelsgood Capital PartnersSilicon GardensNordic Eye Venture Capital
Agremo provides an AI platform that processes drone imagery from DJI's AGRAS drone to deliver precision agriculture insights, helping farmers increase yields and reduce operational costs through stand count analysis and variable-rate application mapping.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS
AGRIVI, founded in 2013, develops software for the agri-food industry aimed at improving how food is produced, addressing challenges such as food security, food safety, climate impact, and farmer profitability.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS
Matija Zulj(Founder)in
Co-investorsFeelsgood Capital Partners
Alchemy provides a Product Development Platform including electronic lab notebooks, laboratory information management systems, and artificial intelligence tools that help chemists and material scientists accelerate research, product development, and quality control.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechSaaSSilicon Valley, US
Sasha Novakovich(Co-Founder & CEO)inDusko Vesin(Co-Founder & CTO ELN & LIMS)inNikola Milinkovic(Co-Founder & CTO AI & DOE)in
Co-investorsUncork CapitalBowery CapitalValuestream VenturesAdditionCoatue ManagementGenies+4 more
The page announces that Adscanner is rebranding to "all eyes on screens," but provides no concrete details about the company's products, services, or market.
AdTech
Co-investorsTaiwania CapitalLead Ventures
Bulb Technologies develops software for customer support digitalization and customer engagement, primarily serving telecommunications service providers and large enterprises through automation and omnichannel solutions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSZagreb, HR
Cadro is an investment management firm that combines technology with personalised service and investment expertise to serve modern individual investors.
Fintech
Nataša Williams(Founder)inJordan Buck(Founder)in
Co-investorsSilicon Gardens
City Expert is an online real estate platform where agents curate property listings featuring professional photos, video, 360° views, and interactive maps.
MarketplacesPropTechBelgrade, RS
Igor Jovićin
Coach provides employee training solutions for retail and healthcare sectors, using gamified learning methods to improve staff engagement and skill development.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkGamingHealthtechHR TechRetail TechSaaS
Cognism is a B2B sales intelligence platform that provides accurate, compliance-focused contact and company data for revenue and go-to-market teams.
Data & InfrastructureSaaSSales Tech
James Isilay(Founder)in
Co-investorsInnvotec Ltd.PeakSpan Capital PartnersVenture FoundersVolution VenturesAtlantic Vantage PointAXA Venture Partners+3 more
GlycanAge offers glycan-based biological age testing and insights to help individuals understand their health and aging rate through advanced diagnostics.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechLongevity
Gordan Lauc(CSO, Co-Founder)inNikolina Lauc(CEO, Co-Founder)inFilip Lauc(CTO, Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsExceptional VenturesImpetus CapitalVelocity DigitalVesna AdvisorsLAUNCHub Ventures
HireApp provides on-demand manufacturing and production staff for factories and production facilities, offering vetted contractors for assembly, machine operation, packaging, quality control, and other labor roles.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechMarketplaces
Nemanja Stefanović(Founder)in
Hunch is a platform that integrates creative production, media execution, data feeds, and localization to help marketing teams reduce manual work and accelerate campaign delivery.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsHashed Emergent
Insightful offers insider threat detection software that monitors employee behavior and activity to identify security risks such as unauthorized data access, suspicious activity patterns, and policy violations.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSNew York, US
Ivan Petrovic(Founder & CEO)in
Katalist is an AI creative studio that lets performance marketing teams turn a script into storyboards and videos with consistent characters, swap real products into existing creatives, and export in multiple channel formats.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Tea Demiri
Co-investors500 Global
LeanPay is a collections and accounts-receivable management software that automates customer payment reminders, tracks DSO and aged balances, manages disputes and litigation, and assesses customer credit risk.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLille, FR
Socrate Tellier(Founder)in
Co-investorsSonorcapBlackPeak CapitalLead Ventures
Leanpay provides a "buy now, pay later" installment payment service that consumers manage entirely through their mobile phone without visiting a bank or paperwork.
ConsumerFintechSaaS
Misa Zivic(Founder)in
Mily Tech provides an AI-supported analytics and network-modeling platform for optimizing home and out-of-home (PUDO/parcel locker) delivery operations.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSMunich, DE
Aleksandar Buha(Founder)in
People analytics platform that unified HR data from disparate tools into insights; acquired by Culture Amp in March 2024.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSBelgrade
Luka Babic(Executive Officer, Director)inIgor Bogicevic(Director)inMehmed Selcuk Atici(Director)
Co-investorsScript Capital
Pixyle AI provides product data enrichment and optimization for e-commerce teams using AI to enhance product information across PIM, DAM, and e-commerce platforms.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Co-investorsRockstartSystemiq Capital
A commercial AI platform that enables business teams to consolidate market, product, campaign, and customer data in one system, then automate decision-making and execution across retail, financial services, healthcare, agencies, and industrial sectors.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Rubik was a New York-based proptech startup using data science and machine learning to source off-market single-family rental homes for institutional investors.
Newark, US
Amar Sehic(Mr. Sehic is President, CEO and a Director of the Company.)Tommaso Montagni(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKrenar Roka(Mr. Roka is a Director of the Company.)
Co-investorsGreen Egg VenturesRemarkable VenturesUlu VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Sentinel Marine develops connected boating technology that provides boat owners with safety information and real-time monitoring capabilities.
ConsumerHardwareIoTSaaS
Marko Pihlarin
Smartocto provides editorial analytics software with AI-driven features that helps newsrooms and media organisations turn data into content decisions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsEleven VenturesNEVEQ Capital Partners Ltd.
SPLX offers a security platform for enterprise AI systems, covering automated red teaming, runtime protection against prompt injections and data leakage, governance and compliance mapping, and remediation.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareDover, US
Kristian Kamber(Executive Officer, Director)inAnte Gojsalic(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardStanislav Sirakov(Director)in
Co-investorsDNV VenturesInovo VCRain CapitalLAUNCHub VenturesRuntime Ventures
Uhura is an AI platform that automates document-driven processes in financial services using fine-tuned large language models and low-code workflow automation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB
Mladen Markovic(Founder)in
Co-investorsSuperSeedTechstarsSuperSeed Ventures
Videobolt makes video creation accessible through software tools for designers, developers, and content creators.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Momčilo Stojković(CEO & Co-Founder)inIgor Halilović(CPO & Co-Founder)inUglješa Stojanović(CTO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsSC Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
DaibauLupaTradeCore
Exits · 2
2 acquisitionsPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPixyle · techfundingnews.com · Aug 25, 2026
Alchemy Cloud Inc. · stocktitan.net · Jul 16, 2026
Rubik · altss.com · Jun 3, 2026
Bulb Technologies · cempresso.com · Feb 18, 2026
KatalistAI · thesaasnews.com · Dec 19, 2025
SplxAI · securityweek.com · Nov 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has South Central Ventures made?
- South Central Ventures has 36 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does South Central Ventures invest at?
- South Central Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is South Central Ventures's typical check size?
- South Central Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $2M.
- What sectors does South Central Ventures focus on?
- South Central Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is South Central Ventures located?
- South Central Ventures is headquartered in Ljubljana, SI.
- Who does South Central Ventures co-invest with?
- South Central Ventures most often shares deals with Feelsgood Capital Partners, Silicon Gardens, Techstars, among 25 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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Startup Grind Local · Jure Mikuz
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