The Slovenian Startup Strategy has been adopted

Its central goal is to transform the Slovenian economy from a primarily reliable supplier into an innovative and sustainably oriented developer with higher added value, stronger development centers, and a greater role in global value chains.

The strategy highlights several key challenges of the Slovenian startup ecosystem , including:

• unclear definition of startup companies,
• administrative obstacles to starting a business,
• shortage of high-tech talent,
• limited options for rewarding employees,
• low level of venture capital and
• lack of social support for entrepreneurial risk.

To address these challenges, it envisages five strategic initiatives :

• strengthening the support environment for startups and scale-up companies,
• development of the venture capital market with more public-private investments,
• improving employee reward systems,
• attracting global high-tech talent,
• introduction of a new, digitally adapted legal and organizational form for startup companies (the so-called lean company).

By 2030, the strategy envisages a doubling of the number of startups per million inhabitants, a tenfold increase in investments per capita, and at least 25% average annual growth in the sector , while simultaneously preserving the key business and innovation functions of companies in Slovenia in the long term.

You can read the Slovenian startup strategy here .

The news is summarized after the announcement by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on the adoption of the Slovenian Startup Strategy, 5 March 2026. More at: Slovenian Startup Strategy | GOV.SI