Startup Tools
Invest Sofia connects entrepreneurs with international programs, financing platforms and business events to help them build companies with global potential.
Free access to Fininfo.bg — Bulgaria's largest platform for business financing opportunities.
Founder Institute — the world's largest pre-seed accelerator. Invest Sofia recommends startups and funds their participation.
Free access to Connect CARD — leading business events, conferences and networking in Bulgaria.
With Invest Sofia you get free access to Fininfo.bg
Discover more easily the current opportunities to finance your business.
A good idea is the beginning. To turn into a sustainable and growing business, however, it needs the right information, the right partners, and timely access to financing.
That's why Invest Sofia partners with Fininfo.bg – a specialized online platform that collects and systematizes current business financing opportunities in one place.
Within the partnership, Invest Sofia will provide free Fininfo.bg accounts to startups, to help them discover relevant programs, financial instruments, and development opportunities faster.
More opportunities in one place
Information about financing is often distributed among various institutions, programs, funds, and financial organizations. This makes finding the right opportunity a complex and time-consuming process – especially for startups that must simultaneously develop their product, team, and market.
Fininfo.bg simplifies this process by providing systematized information about:
The platform helps entrepreneurs more easily understand who provides the financing, for what activities, under what conditions and within what deadlines.
This way, search time decreases while opportunities for making informed decisions increase.
The right opportunity for every stage of development
The needs of a startup change along with the business. In the beginning, financing may be needed for developing a prototype or minimum viable product. At the next stage – for building a team, certification, pilot projects, market entry, or international expansion.
That's why it's not enough to simply have financing available. It's important for entrepreneurs to find the right instrument for the specific stage of their company's development.
Through free access to Fininfo.bg, startups will be able to track relevant opportunities, compare different sources of financing, and plan the next steps for their business more confidently.
Partnership in support of entrepreneurs
At Invest Sofia, we believe that support for startups should be practical, accessible, and oriented toward their real needs.
Our goal is to connect entrepreneurs with the information, expertise, contacts, and tools that can accelerate their business development.
The partnership with Fininfo.bg is another step in this direction – part of Invest Sofia's consistent work to build a more connected and supportive entrepreneurial environment in the capital.
With Invest Sofia you reach Silicon Valley
The agency opens the door to Founder Institute – the world's largest pre-seed accelerator program, by recommending promising startups and funding their participation.
Great companies are rarely born by chance. Behind them stand knowledge, mentors, right decisions, and an environment that helps them grow from day one.
That's why Invest Sofia partners with Founder Institute – the world's largest pre-seed accelerator program, created in Silicon Valley. The program helps entrepreneurs from around the world turn their ideas into sustainable companies with international growth potential.
Within the partnership, Invest Sofia recommends promising startups for participation in Founder Institute and funds their inclusion in the program, to give more entrepreneurs from Sofia access to training, mentorship, and a global network of experts and investors.
From idea to global business
Founder Institute is an international accelerator program that supports entrepreneurs at the most important stage of a company's development – turning a good idea into a sustainable business.
During the program, participants work with successful founders, investors, and experts from the international entrepreneurial community. They receive practical guidance on developing their product, building a business model, forming a team, validating the market, and preparing to attract investment.
After successfully completing the program, startups become part of Founder Institute's global network, connecting entrepreneurs, mentors, corporate partners, and investors in dozens of countries worldwide.
Invest Sofia invests in your development
Access to international accelerator programs is often a challenge for startups – both due to high selection requirements and participation costs.
That's why Invest Sofia takes an active role in the process. The agency identifies startups with potential, recommends them for participation in Founder Institute, and funds their inclusion in the program.
This way, entrepreneurs can focus on developing their business while building international contacts, acquiring practical knowledge, and working with some of the most experienced mentors in the global startup ecosystem.
Sofia as a starting point for global success
A strong entrepreneurial ecosystem is not measured only by the number of companies created. It is measured by the opportunities it provides to people with ideas.
At Invest Sofia, we believe that talent should have access to the best international programs, regardless of where it was created.
The partnership with Founder Institute is part of our efforts to connect entrepreneurs in Sofia with the global startup community and help them build companies with international potential.
With Invest Sofia you are where partnerships begin
Invest Sofia provides selected startups with free access to Connect CARD – the platform connecting entrepreneurs, companies, and leading business events in Bulgaria.
A successful business doesn't grow alone. It grows through meetings that open new opportunities, through people who share experience, and through partnerships that turn good ideas into real projects.
That's why Invest Sofia partners with IMG Connect – the company that created Connect CARD – a platform providing access to leading business events, conferences, and professional communities in Bulgaria.
Within the partnership, Invest Sofia provides selected startups with free access to Connect CARD, so they can participate in events where entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders, and experts from various industries meet.
Be where business happens
Connect CARD provides access to dozens of business forums, conferences, trainings, and networking events that bring together the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Bulgaria.
For startups, this means more opportunities to:
Every event is an opportunity for a new conversation. And every conversation can be the beginning of the next successful partnership.
Support that creates opportunities
At Invest Sofia, we believe that a successful entrepreneurial ecosystem is built through connectivity between people, businesses, and institutions.
That's why we work with partners who create real value for startups and facilitate their access to knowledge, contacts, and development opportunities.
Through Connect CARD, entrepreneurs get the opportunity to be part of an active business community and build relationships that can support the next stages of their business development.
From investment to partnership
IMG Connect is among the companies that received a Green Card from Sofia Investment Agency – recognition for an investment project with potential to contribute to Sofia's economic development.
Ready to take the next step?
Contact our team for personalized assistance with any of these programs.