TS Ventures invests in leading regional AI startups Reputeo and Mindsmiths

The Serbian investment fund Telekom Ventures (TS Ventures) started 2024 with strategic investments in two promising startups, Reputeo from Belgrade and Mindsmiths from Zagreb.

Said investments, the 10th and 11th in a row, emphasize the dedication of Telekom Ventures to fostering innovations and supporting leading technological entrepreneurs in the region. Now that more than a half of the portfolio consists of startups based on artificial intelligence, the fund plays a key role in the growth of the regional startup ecosystem. As the projections point to the possibility of Serbia’s getting its first unicorn in the next three years, the fund is dedicated to the realization of this goal.

– Reputeo AI is one of the most promising startups from our areas, which has managed to attract investments from the EU and clients from the USA and Europe in a short amount of time, and it focuses on brand protection through the analysis of companies’ intellectual property, the protection and management of these vital resources which affect the reputation and, consequently, the financial performances of companies – Davor Sakac, the founder of TS Ventures, said for Netokracija.

He adds that Mindsmiths is an American-Croatian startup, which is preparing to conquer the U.S. market and offers a unique software solution based on AI, for communication with customers on the level of each individual, through which companies can offer personalized services tailor-made for each individual customer.

In the coming period, TS Ventures will focus on finding new opportunities for investing and, through that, on strengthening its portfolio, with support for the improvement and scaling of its business.