South East European Innovators Challenge – SEEIC 2025

What to Expect: A 2-Day of Innovation, Networking, Impact

The SEEIC 2025 brings together the best of Southeast Europe’s innovation ecosystem for two days of deep engagement, challenge-solving, and next-gen opportunity. From startup bootcamps to collaborative sprints and high-visibility awards, this event is built to empower the pioneers shaping the region’s smart, secure, and sustainable future.

3 Key Pillars

• Agrifood
• Logistics
• Cybersecurity

Why join?

• EU Funding Opportunities for SMEs & Organizations
• Hackathon Challenges
• Masterclass: Building Resilient Startups
• Workshop: Crafting the Perfect Pitch – Winning Over Investors and Panels
• SMEs’ Spotlight: Present, Engage, Grow
• Networking Opportunities with Industry Leaders
• Fast-Track Connections to Investors & EU Networks
• Startup Awards

Day 1 – NextGen SEE: Startup Bootcamp & EU Innovation Labs | October 31, 2025

• Meet & Connect with the SEE Tech Parks Alliance and representatives from EU projects STARRISE & CYBERSUITE
  • Parallel hands-on innovation workshops on Cybersecurity, Agrifood & Logistics SMEs – building cross-border partnerships
• Parks Roundtable: Tech parks and EU stakeholders shape the SEE Startup Innovation Map and explore funding synergies
• EU Funding Opportunities for startups & innovation actors
• From Risk to Resilience: Startup Growth Strategies Masterclass
• Pitch Storytelling Workshop: How to deliver high-impact presentations
• Pitch & Partner: Strategic Networking Activities

Day 2: SEEIC Hackathon – Across AgriFood, Logistics & Cybersecurity | November 1, 2025

The SEEIC 2025 Hackathon is a cross-sector competition designed to showcase and reward practical, startup-led solutions to real-world challenges. Focused on empowering the next-gen ecosystem the hackathon encourages startups and SMEs to develop a proposal of practical & scalable innovations that respond to sector-specific needs, transforming ideas into actionable tech solutions with real market potential.

Startups and SMEs will compete across the following innovation fields:

• Agrifood & Smart Farming
• Sustainable Logistics & Mobility
• Cybersecurity & ICT

The hackathon fosters hands-on problem-solving, international networking, and visibility for emerging solutions that can scale across Southeast Europe and beyond. Winning teams will receive special recognition and exclusive rewards — ranging from expert mentoring to potential funding opportunities. Stay tuned for more exciting announcements!

Award Categories

• Best Agrifood Innovation
• Best Logistics Solution
• Best Cybersecurity Startup
• SEE Innovator of the Year 2025 (highest scoring team overall)

Connect with people Shaping Southeast Europe’s Innovation Ecosystem

With 200+ startups, 600+ participants, and stakeholders from 7+ Southeast European countries, this flagship event is your gateway to building smart, secure, and sustainable innovation in one of Europe’s most promising regions.

Bringing Together Change-Makers

• Tech parks, Clusters & Accelerators from Southeast Europe Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Türkiye, Moldova, etc
• Startups & early-stage teams in agrifood, logistics & cybersecurity
• SMEs seeking innovation, funding & cross-border collaboration
• Researchers, innovators & ICT professionals working in AI, cybersecurity, smart farming, IoT
• EU Project, EDIHs & Initiatives involved in Digital Europe, Horizon Europe, Interred
• Students and young professionals in digital technologies