Our General Manager, Ivona Miketa, had the honor of participating as a member of the expert jury in selecting the winning project of the 16th generation of the Rijeka Startup Incubator, held at RiHub. The winner of this year’s edition is “go-to Fizio”, while Leptiri svijeta and Kvarnerski ravioli took second and third place, respectively.
Marin Polonijo and Arian Skoki are the creators of the “go-to Fizio” app, which simplifies the process of booking, receiving, and tracking patients undergoing physiotherapy. As the best project of the 16th generation of the Rijeka Startup Incubator, they were awarded a financial grant of 15,000 euros by the City of Rijeka to launch their own company in the Rijeka area.
The second prize and a grant of 7,000 euros went to Karmela Nina Barać, author of the Leptiri svijeta project, unique, handmade decorative products made with farm-bred butterflies, with options for personalization and butterfly education.
The third prize and 3,000 euros of support from the City of Rijeka was awarded to a three-member team: Josip Vuković, Sandra Brižić, and Karlo Vuković, for Kvarnerski ravioli, handmade pasta using local, seasonal ingredients, free of additives and preservatives.
The winners of Demo Day were selected by an expert panel after project presentations. Alongside our Ivona, the jury included Vedran Blagus, partner at the investment fund Feelsgood Capital, and Stevica Kuharski, partner at Fil Rouge Capital.
So far, the Startup Incubator has hosted a total of 268 teams and 611 participants in its incubation program. It has delivered 533 educational sessions and as many as 1,608 individual mentoring consultations with experts from its mentoring network, which currently includes 59 professionals. The total amount of financial support granted by the City of Rijeka from 2019 to date stands at 133,000 euros.
Photos by Helena Balaz.
More information about the event is available on the official website of the Rijeka Startup Incubator: https://startup.rijeka.hr
A short video recap is available at the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CBdSvWcUj/?mibextid=wwXIfr
