Central European Startup Awards 2022 Finalists From the Western Balkans

We present the Central European Startup Awards of season 2022 from the Western Balkans in eight distinct categories.

The Central European Startup Awards exists since 2014 and span 18 countries of Central and Southeast Europe. It aims to inspire, stimulate and recognise entrepreneurship throughout Central Europe whilst connecting a community of startup enthusiasts to an entire ecosystem of collaborators and supporters at all levels.

Central European Startup Awards in the Western Balkans

The award also includes the Western Balkan economies: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia.

All nominees are nominated to participate in the Regional Level. The Central European Startup Awards is a part of a larger Global Startup Awards that is run in 112 countries on three continents.

The region’s finalists in the following categories are

Best Newcomer category

• SneekPeek, Albania,
• Eco Menu, Albania,
• Stress Free Corner, Kosovo*
• Howitzer, North Macedonia,
• Medpack, Montenegro,
• Orook, Serbia
• Trafft, Serbia

Founder of the Year category

• Driton Musolli, Albania
• Frakton, Kosovo*
• Sofija Daceva, North Macedonia
• MARLEQ, Montenegro
• IdeaBuddy, Serbia

Best Co-working Space category

• Coolab, Albania
• INTERA TECHNOLOGY PARK,  Bosnia and Herzegovina
• HUB387, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Nermin Sehic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• CoWork Gostivar, North Macedonia
• Mokrin House, Serbia
• OpenHub, Serbia

Best Accelerator/Incubator Program category

• Uplift Albania / ICTSmedia,  Albania
• Intera Technology Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Katalizator, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Igor Andreev, North Macedonia
• Business Accelerator UKIM, North Macedonia

Startup of the Year category

• Spontan Creative Media, Albania
• Postjer LTD, Albania
• Rolla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Hana Zeqa LLC, Kosovo*
• Data Masters, North Macedonia
• Upshift, North Macedonia
• MARLEQ, Montenegro
• IdeaBuddy, Serbia
• Reportz, Serbia

Ecosystem Hero of the Year category

• Ministry of Programming, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Vedad Mesanovic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Branko Kecman, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Uranik Begu, Kosovo*
• Kosta Petrov, North Macedonia
• Igor Madzov, North Macedonia

Diversity Role Model of the Year category

• Arber Kodra, Albania
• Tatjana Vučić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Gzime Rexhepi-ollaku, Kosovo*
• Nina Nikolikj, North Macedonia
• Sanja Milosavljević, Serbia
• Danijela Golić, Serbia

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