Top 10 Hardware Angel Investors in Croatia in May 2026
Top 10 Hardware Angel Investors in Croatia in May 2026
| Investor | Hardware Croatia investments |
|---|---|
| Luca Ascani | 6 |
| Taavet Hinrikus | 5 |
| David Rowan | 2 |
| Igor Anić | 1 |
| Marko Kovac | 1 |
| Nenad Bakić | 1 |
| Hrvoje Zlatar | 1 |
| Mekin Maheshwari | 1 |
| Vijay Sharma | 1 |
| Ivan Topčić | 1 |
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Luca is founder and CEO of Lambda Alpha, an investment company focused on early stage investment. Its portfolio includes Bear, the Apple Design Award winner notes app, Fintechs as Lendable and Emma App in London, Mansa in Paris and ScalaPay as well as autonomous robots Gideon Brothers and automated pasta restaurant Cala. Recent investmentsincludes Dishpatch, Airbank and RVVUP. Luca started his entrepreneurial career aged 20 when he launched BuyCentral.it, the first Italian shopping comparison site, in 2000. It was sold to Lycos in 2004. In 2002 he founded ADVance which became the leading digital agency in Italy, subsequently sold to NetBooster. In 2004 he cofounded GoAdv, later rebranded Populis, one of the largest vertical digital publishing groups in Europe and Brazil, listed on the Paris Alternext stock exchange. In 2011 Populis was named the fastest growing company in Ireland and part of the top ten in Europe by Deloitte. In 2012 and 2013 he has brought the TechCrunch conference to Italy with the aim of connecting the Italian industry with international investors. For this same purpose he was co-hosting the 2017 Founders Forum in Rome.From 2010 Luca was in the board of IlSecoloXIX, an Italian north west leading newspaper, then acquired by LaStampa in 2014 and he was in the board of the new group, ITEDI, until it was acquired by Gruppo Espresso in 2017.
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- FinTech, Software, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- France, Italy, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Fence — At Fence, we're transforming the way debt facilities are managed. We are the Operating System for your debt facility, reducing the amount of resources spent in back-office operations and letting teams focus on what matters.Our platform, built on blockchain technology, offers a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that simplifies andautomate debt facility operations. Whether you're a capital provider or an asset originator, Fence leads you toward a smarter financial future.For capital providers, our platform enables internet-native debt solutions and real-time portfolio insights, enhancing your credit investment monitoring. With Fence, you stay ahead, making informed decisions for success. Asset originators benefit from enhanced capital efficiency and reduced operational costs, thanks to Fence's automation. We seamlessly integrate debt facilities into your tech stack and provide on-demand programmable debt, giving you unprecedented control over the capital you borrow.
- qomodo — Qomodo: La piattaforma BNPL innovativa. Rate a tasso zero, approvazioni veloci, transazioni sicure. Rivoluzionaria nell'acquisto per aziende e consumatori.
- ReportAId — ReportAId is an AI-powered software that breathes life into medical reports to make healthcare more organized, customized, and accessible.
Taavet Hinrikus is based out of London, England and is the Partner of Plural Platform and Board Member of CoMind. Taavet previously worked at Wise as a Chairman and Co-founder. Taavet Hinrikus attended INSEAD.
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- FinTech, Software, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United Kingdom, United States, Estonia
Portfolio highlights
- Juro — Juro is an all-in-one contract automation platform that helps legal and business users to agree & manage contracts in one unified workspace.
- Meatable — Meatable is a food production company that produces real and guilt-free meat. With one cell, they are revolutionizing the meat industry's impact on climate change and animal welfare. At the same time they increase food security, without compromising the culinary experience of eating tasty, real meat. They aim to satisfy the world'sappetite for meat without harming people, animals, and the planet.It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Delft, South Holland, The Netherlands.
- Skeleton Technologies — Skeleton Technologies is the global leader in ultracapacitor & supercapacitor energy storage and helps companies in automotive, transportation, grid, and industry to save energy.
David Rowan is editor of the UK edition of WIRED magazine, which won 2009 Launch of the David Rowan is Editor of the WIRED UK, the technology and trends magazine covering online brands, gadgets and the culture that surrounds them. David has reported on technology for The Times and Channel 4 News, the latter requiring him to illustrate the newiPod Video from the set of a porn shoot. He's also written for The Sunday Times and Telegraph Magazines, and edited the Guardian's on-line content. David has curated an exhibition of British creative talent at the Government's Cabinet Forum conference. He has also addressed the TEDs, and frequently contributes on Newsnight and the Today programme. He also writes a monthly column for GQ. David is in touch with many of the world's leading trend-setters and spotters. In presentations he looks at how the net is disrupting almost every sector, how apps change consumer behaviour and why 'social commerce' is killing traditional marketing. He reveals the 10 trends that will change your market in the next decade - and what you should be doing now to protect yourself.
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- Software, Machine Learning, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United Kingdom, Croatia, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- EWOR — EWOR is a platform dedicated to transforming aspiring entrepreneurs into successful startup founders through world-class education, mentorship, and investment opportunities.
- Climate X — Climate X combines climate science and econometrics to deliver precise climate risk data without any black boxes.
- Rhizocore Technologies — We develop high-performance strains of locally-sourced mycorrhizal fungi to improve tree growth, tree health and tree resiliency. We offer a sustainable solution to increase forest yields whilst improving the ability of trees to sequester carbon.
Igor Anić
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- Software, Developer Tools, Cloud Infrastructure
- Pre-Seed
- Croatia
Portfolio highlights
- Mantil — Serverless development kit for Go and AWS Lambda
Marko Kovac is the Founder and Chief Product Strategist at Repsly
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- Software, Developer Tools, Cloud Infrastructure
- Pre-Seed
- Croatia
Portfolio highlights
- Mantil — Serverless development kit for Go and AWS Lambda
Nenad Bakić
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- Robotics, Software, Machine Learning
- Series A
- Croatia
Portfolio highlights
- Gideon Brothers — Gideon Brothers develops autonomous, mobile, collaborative and modular robots for unstructured, indoor, human industrial environments. They are one of the largest robotics engineering companies in Central and Southeastern Europe. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia.
Hrvoje Zlatar
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- Software, Developer Tools, Cloud Infrastructure
- Pre-Seed
- Croatia
Portfolio highlights
- Mantil — Serverless development kit for Go and AWS Lambda
Mekin Maheshwari - Advisor @ Mentr
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- Software, Apps, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Croatia
Portfolio highlights
- ONWO — Discover premium sweeteners and trading solutions with Onwo, your trusted partner in international trade.
- Virgio — Women's & Men's Clothing and Accessories | Shop Trendy Fashion Online
- Boba Bhai — Boba Bhai is a bubble tea brand that provides an unique and interactive bubble tea experience in the market.
Belong Cofounder Vijay Sharma
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- Telecommunications, Security, Electronics
- Seed
- India, Croatia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Arcjet — Arcjet helps developers protect their apps in just a few lines of code. Implement rate limiting, bot protection, email validation, and defense against common attacks.
- iService — iService, an electronic device repairing startup.The rates for service repair are between what is offered at authorized repair outlets of gadget companies and at local gadget repair shops.
- iService — iService provides gadget repairs and services for smartphones and laptops at customer homes and its four brick-and-mortar service centres.
Ivan Topčić
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- Robotics, Software, Machine Learning
- Series A
- Croatia
Portfolio highlights
- Gideon Brothers — Gideon Brothers develops autonomous, mobile, collaborative and modular robots for unstructured, indoor, human industrial environments. They are one of the largest robotics engineering companies in Central and Southeastern Europe. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia.
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