# Erste Bank

> Erste Bank is a VC fund in Novi Sad backing CleanTech and Electronics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Novi Sad, Serbia
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/erste-bank-serbia/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ErsteBankSrbija
- Website: https://www.erstebank.rs
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erstebankasrbija/

Erste Bank is a VC fund in Novi Sad focused on CleanTech and Electronics. Erste Bank ad Novi Sad is a financial institution that offers savings, insurance, finance and digital baking services.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $160M–$623M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CleanTech | 1 | 33% |
| Electronics | 1 | 33% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 33% |
| Residential | 1 | 33% |
| Energy Storage | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Austria | 1 | 33% |
| Romania | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Slavko Caric | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/slavko-caric |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AFI Europe Romania | AFI Europe Romania provides scale residential projects under development. They serve residential and mixed-use developments. They serve a portfolio consisting of shopping centers, business parks, and large-scale residential and mixed-use developments. | $622.9M | Debt Financing | Nov 27, 2025 |  |
| SALZSTROM | SALZSTROM is a sustainable technology company that focuses on sodium-ion batteries as a viable alternative to lithium-ion energy storage. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 17, 2025 |  |
| Čibuk 2 | Čibuk 2 Wind Energy supports local community initiatives, education, and charitable programs through its Social Investment Plan activities. Čibuk 2 has been developed by Masdar and Taaleri Energia | $160M | Debt Financing | Sep 23, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Banca Comerciala Română](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bcr) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Erste Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erste-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Raiffeisen Bank International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raiffeisen-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Raiffeisen Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raiffeisen-bank-527c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UniCredit](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unicredit) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UniCredit Bank Serbia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unicredit-bank-serbia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Erste Bank invest in?

Erste Bank invests primarily in CleanTech, Electronics and Real Estate startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Erste Bank's check size?

Erste Bank typically joins rounds of $160M–$623M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Erste Bank participates in.

### How do I contact Erste Bank?

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### Who are the partners at Erste Bank?

The team at Erste Bank includes Slavko Caric (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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