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August 25, 2026

Serbian startups to watch, according to VCs

Promising young companies span AI agents, gaming and ID verification

Martin Coulter

4 min read

For years, Serbia has quietly produced successful founders and world-class engineers, but it has rarely featured among Europe's headline startup ecosystems. 

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Martin Coulter

Martin Coulter is Sifted's news editor, based in London. You can follow him on LinkedIn and X

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