Startups in Macedonia

Thinking about where to set up your startup? Have you thought about Skopje, the capital of Macedonia? If not, think again.

Skopje is the capital of Macedonia and a city in rising, the main point where industry and education unite and create the perfect formula for successful startups.So there is no better place to be, but in a city  where entrepreneurship is the modern topic, where young and smart students are constantly looking for companies of this type for their future. One of the positive aspects of the Macedonian Startup community is that it is still in the early development phase, which brings a better and stronger relationships between the members of this community. The events that the local leaders are organizing are a perfect opportunity for you to know the environment, fast way to meet people and become involved in the development of the community itself. Startup community in Skopje is like a big family that will welcome everyone who will reach out to them.

But on the other hand, Macedonia unfortunately lags behind its closest neighbors when it comes to innovation. But now more than ever before, it has an interest and potential that can encourage entrepreneurs to create new innovative companies.Startups are essential for development of Macedonia's economy and progress. Isolation is one of the biggest problems we have to work on. We should also work on promoting and building the startups spirit. Collaboration between local and regional entrepreneurs will only drive the creation of successful and innovative businesses. Changes can only be made with joint action. But the Macedonian entrepreneurial mindset is still under development and I think that we all need to work together to create an environment where young people can taste the startup magic and all the good and the bad that comes with it.

I think that the Macedonian startup scene has developed strongly in the past years. We can now see successful exits from Macedonian startups ,a lot of events, meetups, acceleration and pre-acceleration programs boosting the entrepreneurial spirit in the young minds in Macedonia. For example Startup Macedonia is an Association created by a group of Macedonian startup enthusiasts, experts, investors, accelerators, who have one common goal: to connect the Macedonian startup community, encourage and help create a suitable and creative work environment for startups in Macedonia. Startup Macedonia’s main objective is to map the startup ecosystem and connect all its members into one place where they can collaborate together so they can achieve their goals.

The Balkan itself has a lot to offer to the world startup scene from extraordinary tech minds, to super cool products and successful businesses. Having more successful stories will boost the youth towards the entrepreneurial mindset, and with that, we’ll get more Balkan startup magic for sure.