Where Slovak startups grow
SASK connects founders, investors, experts and partners who are building the Slovak startup ecosystem. Here you’ll find fresh news, investments and interviews, startup events and opportunities to help you grow.
At the heart of SASK is Startup Awards Slovakia. For 13 years, we’ve been looking for the best Slovak startups and connecting them all year round with people who can really help them: at meetups, the bootcamp, the finals and on the trip to Silicon Valley.
Are you a founder? Follow the news and events. Do you invest? Meet the teams before everyone else. Looking for a partnership? Get in touch.
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Join the Startup Awards Slovakia 2026 Finals
We’re preparing the biggest evening of Slovak startups. You’ll see the TOP 9 teams live, meet investors and founders, and be there when the SASK 2026 winners are announced.
I want to attend SASK 2026
SASK 2026 received 150 applications
From these, we select 25 semifinalists who will attend a three-day Bootcamp with mentors, investors and partners at X-Bionic Sphere in Šamorín.
TrollWall won a €200,000 grant
The winner of the Society category at SASK 2024 received a grant, with the support of Civitta, to develop AI content moderation. The funding will help it expand language support and develop new features for a safer internet.
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Come to the Startup Awards Slovakia 2026 Final
25. 11. at the Winter Riding Hall of Bratislava Castle. You’ll see pitches from the TOP 9 startups, the winners’ announcement and the entire Slovak startup ecosystem in one room.
Send startups to Silicon Valley
The SASK 2026 winners are going to Silicon Valley in March. Help them reach investors and customers they couldn’t reach on their own.
Startups that grew up here
Slido, Photoneo, Sensoneo, MultiplexDX and Whalebone went through Startup Awards before the world got to know them. And not just the winners: many other founders took away contacts, feedback and the next step for their startup from the meetups and the bootcamp.
Their stories show that you can build a strong company from Slovakia too.
Čo hovoria alumni
Peter Komorník
Slido, SASK alumni 2012
“Startup Awards je kľúčovým prostriedkom na spájanie ekosystému a budovanie komunity.”
Dnes môže Startup Awards pomôcť ľuďom s nápadom najmä tým, že môžu získať veľmi cenný feedback, môžu získať príležitosť vidieť, čo iní ľudia riešia a naozaj overiť si ten svoj nápad s ľuďmi z komunity, s mentormi, a posunúť sa veľmi rýchlo niekam, kde by inde strávili mesiace hľadaním toho feedbacku.
Richard Malovič
Whalebone, SASK alumni
“SASK bootcamp patria medzi moje top životné zážitky.”
Makal som na bootcampe v podstate 48 hodín vkuse a urobil som mentálny progres, ktorý by inak trval pol roka. A zároveň som prvýkrát získal prehľad o tom, čo znamená svet tech-kapitálu.
Pavol Čekan
MultiplexDX, SASK alumni 2016
“Účasť v súťaži Startup Awards mi dala do života veľkú zmenu.”
Začal som premýšľať o našom produkte, našej inovácii – diagnostickej metóde, ako o niečom, čo má obrovský biznisový potenciál.Ak sa chcete ako firma prihlásiť na Startup Awards, čaká vás bootcamp, čaká vás rešerš vášho nápadu, mnohé aj ťažké otázky pod kožu, ale všetky vám môžu pomôcť, aby ste sa zamysleli nad vaším produktom a nad tým, ako s ním uspieť nielen v súťaži, ale aj po nej vo svete.
Martin Basila
Sensoneo, SASK alumni 2016 a 2017
“Účasť na Startup Awards nám dala veľmi veľmi veľa.”
Pochopili sme, že ten trh je globálny, pochopili sme, ako nám môže pomôcť externý venture kapitál pri tom, ako škálovať našu firmu a produkty do zahraničia, dala nám veľa mentoringu z rôznych oblastí. Hlavne nám to dalo vizibilitu, zrazu sme boli známi na Slovensku, ľahšie sa nám prijímali ľudia. Ja to každému odporúčam.
