Serbian Entrepreneurs

Serbian Entrepreneurs

Serbian Entrepreneurs registered as a nonprofit in the United States, Canada, and Serbia in September 2016. Its founding board — Aleksandra Strang, Tihomir Bajic, Brano Perkovich, Milos Citakovic, and Sasa Krsmanovic — shaped the organization as an apolitical platform for accomplished founders, investors, and engineering leaders of Serbian descent. The group does not disclose a single wealth origin; its capital comes from the aggregated professional success of its referral-based membership across the technology sector. The network operates through monthly member-only events held under the Chatham House Rule in Berlin, New York City, London, Novi Sad, Toronto, and Belgrade, alongside a registered presence in San Francisco and Seattle. Its nearly 221 past events have supported over 120 startups, with the membership providing access to skills, resources, and direct mentorship rather than pooled investment vehicles. The organization facilitates direct connections — members can source co-investors, open new markets, or secure stakeholder introductions — without operating a fund-of-funds, SPV, or club-deal mandate. Its asset-class exposure is undefined; activity concentrates on early-stage technology, with an emphasis on enterprise software, fintech, and AI-related ventures originating from the Serbian diaspora. With over 250 members and no publicly disclosed AUM, Serbian Entrepreneurs measures scale through network density rather than committed capital. Chapter leads — including Marko Mandic in Berlin, Dragan Petrovic in Toronto, and Alex Paunic in Belgrade — run local programming, while the board maintains the referral-only admissions process that requires two member endorsements and a chapter-leader interview. The organization announced its expansion into Seattle as a chapter city, reflecting steady membership growth across North America and Europe. The organization’s structural differentiator is its diaspora trust network — a mechanism that replaces institutional due diligence with personal endorsements among high-net-worth technology operators. This architecture sidesteps traditional fund economics, creating a deal-flow pipeline governed by social capital and a strict pay-it-forward ethos rather than management fees or carried interest.