Every year, Podim Conference 2026 sells out. And every year, there’s a group of people who decide just a bit too late. They clear their schedule. They realize the timing works. They decide they want to be there. And by then — tickets are gone.
This year, we made room (carefully)
Three weeks before the event, we’re already at 90% capacity. Normally, this would mean closing registrations soon. But instead, we looked for a way to open a small number of additional spots — without affecting the core experience.
That’s how the Explorer Ticket was created.
A different kind of Podim experience
Explorer Ticket is built for a specific kind of attendee:
👉 for those joining last minute
👉 for those who can’t commit to all three days
👉 for those who would otherwise miss Podim entirely
Why Wednesday?
If you’ve been to Podim before, you know the rhythm:
- Monday → momentum builds
- Tuesday → peak intensity
- Wednesday → focus and depth
Wednesday is where conversations go deeper. Where operators share what actually works. Where things slow down — and get more real.
That creates a rare opportunity: 100 additional spots for the final day.
What you get (Wednesday, May 13)
🎯 Builders Stage — 9 talks. Meet the speaker 1:1 after every talk
- Ioan Iacob, FlowX.AI ($44M+ raised) — AI for regulated industries: how to cut bank dev costs by 90%
- Mario Gomez, FOREO (50M+ customers) — Winning with hardware: scaling a product-first business across 22 global offices
- Tadeja Irmančnik, Outfit7 (billions of downloads) — How Angry Birds & Talking Tom turn brand collabs into exponential growth
- Mustafa Tandogan, NVAPPS (ex-Facebook, Amazon) — Hybrid monetization: combining models to maximize lifetime value
- Ivan Bešlić, Sofascore (30M+ monthly users) — How growth channels evolve from 1M to 100M users
- Mateo Starcevic Filipovic, PromptWise (1.35M ARR in 6 months) — Turning community into a revenue engine: 300 paying users per day
- Stjepan Zelić, Hypefy (1,300+ campaigns for NIVEA, PepsiCo, Philips) — 3× more reach with 20% of the work: AI-powered influencer marketing
- Perica Levatić, 57hours — From runway panic to profitability: 5 changes that rewired the company
- Maximilian Fleitmann, Magier — Lessons from designing, building, and selling a B2B product
🔬 Deep Tech Stage — from research to investment
A 90-minute hands-on session with the three people who hold the keys: patent strategist from the European Patent Office, a deep tech VC who writes the checks (Vesna VC), and an IP lawyer who structures the deals (CMS Slovenia):
- Victor Martinez — Stream Leader, European Patent Office, Germany
- Nina Dremelj — Managing Partner, Vesna VC, Slovenia
- Robert Kordić — Senior Associate, CMS Slovenia (IP transactions)
Find out how patents and IP strengthen credibility, what investors notice, and how to move from breakthrough idea to investment-ready venture.
🤝 Startup Marketplace & Partners Expo
Handpicked startups demoing live products. Every conversation is a potential pilot, partnership, or investment. Some of last year’s biggest deals started with a casual “what are you building?”
🥂 Closing lunch
A more relaxed setting to:
- connect with founders and investors
- continue conversations
- exchange contacts
Often the most valuable networking moment of the event.
What this ticket is
Explorer Ticket is:
- a limited access pass to the final day
- a way to join Podim if you’re coming in late
- a focused experience with strong content
It is not:
- a replacement for the full ticket
- a “better” or “smarter” option
- a shortcut to the full experience
Final note
We’re releasing 100 Explorer tickets. That’s the real capacity available on Wednesday.
No extra releases.No extensions. Just one final way to be part of Podim this year.
