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Jure Mikuž shared thisStill one of my favorites..Jure Mikuž shared thisOutstanding promotion of Porsche. The customer's experience starts long before the purchase of a product. Video Credits: All rights are reserved to the rightful owner. Please DM for credits or removal
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Jure Mikuž shared thisGodspeed in your next chapter, Jernej Masnec and Underline Science Inc. ! 🚀Jure Mikuž shared thisPORTFOLIO UPDATE I Another day, another exit 🚀 Underline Science Inc. is now part of Annual Reviews 🇺🇸 The team behind Underline Science Inc. became part of our portfolio back in 2022, with the ambition to become the “Netflix for researchers and professionals”. Today, they're joining forces with Annual Reviews to build on their longstanding commitment to researchers and the scholarly community. By providing conference management and videostream capabilities, they aim to help academic societies and associations strengthen engagement with current members, attract new audiences, and extend the impact of both meetings and research content. Congrats to the entire team - it's been a pleasure to be part of your journey so far and we can't wait to see what's next! 🔥 Read the full release here 👉 https://arevie.ws/ULnews #SCVentures #LightingTheSparkOfInnovation
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Jure Mikuž shared thisWell done, guys! 💪 Playing a crucial role at revolutionizing the advertising industry. A South Central Ventures porfolio company, of course!Jure Mikuž shared thisDeichmann is rethinking its media planning completely with all eyes on screens We are very happy to be the media partner of choice with our AEOS OS approach, automating planning and iteration with AI and unique data. I love Alexander Bellin's quote on this: "AI really disrupts the whole media game... Because traditional media KPIs alone are not enough. Modern media planning needs to be measured by business impact: how effectively it connects brands, customers, and commercial outcomes." Thank you to Team Deichmann for the trust (Alexander Bellin Thomas Wrobel Olivia Simon Joel Schumacher Lena Winkler) and to our colleagues who made this happen Zeljko Milicevic Janik Keßel (and many more)
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Jure Mikuž reposted thisJure Mikuž reposted thisLast Friday, together with South Central Ventures, we ran our first AI Hackathon. 12 teams. One day. No fluff. The quality of what people built was genuinely impressive. Not polished pitch decks, not proofs of concept for the sake of it. Teams came in with real problems and left with real tools. That's the bar we wanted to set and people cleared it. What also stood out was how fast people moved. Good ideas in the morning, working product by the afternoon. That kind of execution is rare. Big thanks to South Central Ventures for co-organizing and helping make this happen. And congrats to the winner, Nico M., who stood out in a strong field.
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Jure Mikuž shared thisJust back from San Francisco. Here's my honest take: The city is back. The energy, the ambition, the buzz on the streets — it felt like the SF I remembered before the pandemic. And the AI wave? It's not hype. The VC money is flowing into genuinely groundbreaking companies at a pace I've never seen. I'll admit — I expected chaos. Instead, I left impressed. SF is building again. 🚀
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Jure Mikuž reposted thisJure Mikuž reposted thisUPCOMING EVENT I VC ROADTRIP hosted by Silicon Gardens! Our Investment Manager Tina will in Zagreb 🇭🇷 and Ljubljana 🇸🇮 on April 1 and April 2 - she's looking forward to meeting founders and fellow VCs. 🚀 👉 If you're interested, don't forget to register on Luma! #SCVentures #LightingTheSparkOfInnovation
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Jure Mikuž shared thisSee you Podim Conference !Jure Mikuž shared thisBuilding from Southeast Europe, but thinking global? 🌍 Then you should meet South Central Ventures, our Golden Unicorn Partner at Podim. For nearly two decades, South Central Ventures has been backing ambitious founders from the region and helping them scale beyond it. Across three funds, they’ve made about 𝟲𝟬 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 €𝟳𝟱𝗠 — turning regional startups into global players. 2025 was a big one. 🚀 6 new investments 📈 Strong revenue growth across the portfolio 💰 2 successful exits — including Bulb Tech and SPLX, a Zscaler Company The SPLX story is especially impressive: 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟱 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 €𝟮𝗠 𝗔𝗥𝗥, leading to a strong exit. That’s the kind of trajectory South Central Ventures helps build. Their portfolio includes standout names like Mily Technologies, Insightful, Cognism, Leanpay, all eyes on screens, Daibau and more — companies that didn’t just raise rounds, but built real market value. For founders, SCV isn’t just writing checks. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 and help position your company for global relevance and potential acquisition. They’re actively looking for new investments in 2026 - so if you're building something bold and scalable, this is your moment. 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗺. Pitch them. Challenge them. You might just become their next success story. 🤝
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Jure Mikuž shared thisWelcome, Nikolina! #LightingTheSparkOfInnovation South Central VenturesJure Mikuž shared thisWhat a milestone, and what a year for GlycanAge Grateful to our team, partners and investors, and excited for this next phase of growth! Today we announced an $8.7M targeted funding round to accelerate the clinical development of our glycan-based technology and expand access for clinicians globally. The round was led by Fifth Quarter Ventures, with participation from Guinness Ventures, BrightCap Ventures, South Central Ventures, IMPETUS Capital, Vesna deep tech Venture Fund, Lightfield Equity, and continued support from LAUNCHub Ventures and Kadmos Capital Ltd. Full article below. https://hubs.la/Q03YBm9R0 #glycotime #inflammaging #longevitymedicineGlycanAge Founders on Boosting Transition From "Wellness" Biomarker to Hospital DiagnosticGlycanAge Founders on Boosting Transition From "Wellness" Biomarker to Hospital Diagnostic
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Jure Mikuž liked thisJure Mikuž liked thisReports say that among those who helped bring today’s Flydubai flight safely to the ground were a Russian pilot and a Ukrainian pilot travelling as passengers. If confirmed, what an extraordinary symbol: two people from nations at war, together in the same cockpit, working to save lives. For a few moments in the sky, politics mattered less than humanity. Perhaps there is something in that worth reflecting on. A miracle in the sky - and a reminder of what human beings can do when the goal is to save lives, not take them.
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Jure Mikuž liked thisJure Mikuž liked thisOčetu sem na servis nesel ročno uro in zgodilo se mi je nekaj, česar res nisem pričakoval. Spoznal sem prodajalca, ki me je iskreno impresioniral. Posvetil se mi je, kot da bom tisti dan pri njih pustil enormne vsote denarja. Na roko sem si lahko nadel praktično vse ure, ki so me zanimale, med drugim tudi takšno za 70.000 EUR. In to kljub temu, da sem bil tam čisto slučajno, v trenirki. Brez najmanjšega občutka, da me ocenjuje ali presoja. Ravno nasprotno, zavzel se je zame s 100 % pozornostjo. Ponudili so mi kavo. Pogovarjala sva se o tenisu, avtih, urah in vseh možnih specifikah sveta, v katerega sem vstopil bolj kot radoveden obiskovalec kot pa potencialni kupec. Tisti dan morda nisem kupil ničesar. Sem bil pa “kupljen” s strani vrhunskega prodajalca. Dosegel je nekaj, česar ne doseže vsak prodajalec: ko bom naslednjič slišal ime Rolex, se ne bom spomnil samo na uro. Spomnil se bom njega in predvsem občutka, ki sem ga imel ob obisku. Morda mi tisti dan niso prodali ničesar, so pa posejali seme, ki bo očitno tlilo še precej časa. Prej ali slej se vrnem. In prav to je po mojem razlika med pravim prodajalcem in nekom, ki je tam samo zato, da mu mine delovnik. Martin, kapo dol, Malalan d.o.o., kapo dol. 👏
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Jure Mikuž liked thisJure Mikuž liked thisTežko poslušam vsa ta opozorila uradnikov, ki ne opravljajo svojega dela in nas znajo samo strašit in pripravljat na to, da ker oni niso opravili svojega dela, na koncu mi pokasiramo visoke cene energentov; v čem je problem, da se v Evropi ne znamo obrnit k energentom, ki jih imamo napretek v Evropi; sonca kolikor hočeš, lesne mase največ na svetu, vetra tudi dovolj; mi v Iskri in naših podjetjih imamo račun za elektriko prepolovljen, v Šibeniku smo že nekaj časa samozadostni, na Reki bomo tudi kmalu, v Zagrebu je račun za elektirko pol nižji, tovarna v Kranju je samozadostna; SORRY, ampak jaz več teh nesposobnih uradnikov ne morem poslušat; #GoHOME https://lnkd.in/drZtVaxeEvropski komisar zelo resno: To zimo bi lahko bilo še hujeEvropski komisar zelo resno: To zimo bi lahko bilo še huje
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Jure Mikuž liked thisJure Mikuž liked thisMoney View on People & Culture HR priča o kulturi, investitor o povratu. Rijetko se čuju. 👂 “Ciklus. Ako si ušao u pravo vrijeme, može se desiti dobro i unatoč svemu. Najvažniji je agility, znači prilagođavanje trenutnoj situaciji.”- Darijo Krešić (Managing Partner, GRUBISIC KRESIC Corporate Finance) Slaven Kordic (Managing Partner, Invera Equity Partners), Jure Mikuž (Managing Partner, South Central Ventures) Moderira: Mojca Domiter (Group Vice President, People & Culture, Atlantic Grupa) powered by WHC Ltd #PeopleMA #Investicije #HRWeekend #Weekend19
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Jure Mikuž liked thisJure Mikuž liked thisIt's official. We have a new travel category. Dead Zoning! What used to be a selling point (Wifi available) has flipped upside down. In its 2026 report, 59% of travelers are picking places that make unplugging effortless. The new luxury is being unreachable! 💪 ❤️
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Jure Mikuž liked thisJure Mikuž liked thisKada govorimo o rezultatima mirovinskih fondova, važno ih je promatrati dugoročno i u odnosu na inflaciju. O realnim prinosima, dugoročnom horizontu mirovinske štednje i drugim aktualnim temama više u mom intervjuu za Jutarnji list. https://lnkd.in/esfWRv3Q‘Naši prinosi kumulativno premašuju stope inflacije‘‘Naši prinosi kumulativno premašuju stope inflacije‘
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