OREA Bazaar was a lucky winner at Podim Conference Pitching Competition finals which secured an FRC investment of 100.000€ and an exclusive place in the next FRCS22 Accelerator program from Fil Rouge Capital.
Instead of the intended 50.000 €, Fil Rouge Capital invested 100.000 € in the Bosnian startup OREA Bazaar, a platform for buying and selling handmade, original products with a local label based in Southeast Europe.
According to the OREA Bazaar website:
With over 150 active shops and more than 5000 items, OREA is the largest online marketplace for handmade items in Southeast Europe.
OREA is a community in which we have invested knowledge, effort and time to find people like us. Or, more specifically, to find people like you.
OREA is an online marketplace for the purchase of handmade, original products with a local label.
About Fil Rouge Capital
Fil Rouge Capital is a Venture Capital investment fund whose primary goal is to invest in entrepreneurs, start-up, and scale-up companies. We are sector agnostic and we run an Acceleration program 2 times a year. Our mission is to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem and make the Croatian startup scene the next leader in the CEE region and beyond because we believe it’s cool to disrupt things for the better!
FRC Accelerator page: https://filrougecapital.com/accelerate/
About Podim
Podim is a nonprofit platform founded in 1980 to change attitudes towards innovation. Based in Slovenia, Podim has evolved into the most influential startup & tech event in the CEE region, where innovation meets business opportunities and capital, as well as knowledge and experience. It is a key regional platform for enabling learning and networking in the most valuable and time-efficient way. Podim aims at equipping founders and innovators with the right tools to solve the most meaningful challenges of the society.
Official website: https://podim.org