# Niko Ivanovic

> Niko Ivanovic is the Milwaukee-based co-founder and CEO of SpotHopper, a restaurant marketing software company launched in 2015 with his father, Aleksandar Ivanovic. His interest in independent food and craft beer helped shape the company’s focus on discovery and marketing for local restaurants. He also writes Sciopartum, a self-published project proposing a mathematical framework for consciousness and emergent systems.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at SpotHopper
- **Organizations:** SpotHopper, Sciops
- **Education:** University of Wisconsin-Madison
- **Known for:** Co-founded SpotHopper in 2015., Helped build a company that reported more than 3,000 customers in over 30 states by November 2021., SpotHopper announced $26 million across its 2021 Series A and 2023 Series B rounds.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2015** — Wrote about emerging craft breweries while completing a neuroscience degree, according to SpotHopper’s origin account.
- **2015** — Co-founded SpotHopper with Aleksandar Ivanovic.
- **2021** — Served as co-founder and COO when SpotHopper announced a $14 million Series A.
- **2023** — SpotHopper announced a $12 million Series B; began publishing Sciopartum chapters in October.
- **2024** — Crunchbase dates his move from president and COO to CEO to April; current company materials confirm the CEO role.

## Achievements

- Co-founded SpotHopper in 2015.
- Helped build a company that reported more than 3,000 customers in over 30 states by November 2021.
- SpotHopper announced $26 million across its 2021 Series A and 2023 Series B rounds.
- Published Sciopartum chapters about consciousness, intelligence and emergent systems.

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Published a Sciopartum chapter examining existing theories of consciousness in relation to his proposed framework.
- **2026-10** — At research time, SpotHopper’s current company website identifies Niko as founder and CEO and reports more than 20,000 restaurant partners; this is a website observation date, not a dated announcement.

## Links

- Website: https://sciopartum.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niko-ivanovic-38164973

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Last updated: 2026-10-23