A Podgorica venture studio connects Balkan founders with local capital and overseas markets. Its most useful lesson is what has to happen before anyone boards the plane.
A Belgrade startup hub found a paying audience inside established companies. Its story turns on a refused grant, a five-day experiment and the unglamorous business of making new ideas useful.
Innovation Centre Kosovo brings founders, skills training and international connections under one roof. Its next test is making that support last beyond the donor cheque.
Entrepreneurs for Global Change gives young founders funded access to American mentors, university incubators and a tougher audience for their ideas. Its most useful lessons begin when the pitch needs rewriting.