Setting the scene: Who did you help and what were their needs?

Polish company,  Grants8 has been participated at the r2b event "Horizons of Innovation 2025" in Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia, on 2nd of December 2025. The invitation has been provided by Ms. Vesna Raskovic Depalov, EEN Serbia, BINS's Innovation and Scale-up Advisor, and was followed by the ECNM, Economic Chamber of North Macedonia and Politehnika Krakowska. At Grants8's platform, https://grants8.com/, empower businesses by simplifying the process of securing grants. As a leading platform dedicated to grant accessibility, they provide the most accurate, up-to-date, and actionable grant information, ensuring that businesses can unlock funding opportunities with confidence.

Services provided: What did you do to help them?

Ms. Vesna Raskovic Depalov, EEN Serbia,  invites Mr. Greg Lancucki, CEO & Co-Founder of Grants8, to be a speaker at one of the workshops in order to present to the young researchers their advanced AI-powered SaaS platform for searching and applying for EU grants. During b2b matchmaking Mr. Greg Lancucki, established cooperation with Ms. Verica Hadzivasileva Markovska from AgFutura, Macedonian company, followed with the signed agreement of using Grants8's platform, https://grants8.com/. Also consulting service has been introduced in the scope of innovative platform creation based on artificial intelligence, used by company to search for funding opportunities for businesses and match grants to customer profiles.

The impact: What was the outcome of your help?

Both partner organziation has been supporting the clients in the process of signed the final agreement. ECNM has been supporting the client, AgFutura, Macedonian company, during b2b matchmaking in the process of signed the final agreement and Politehnika Krakowska has been supporting the client, Polish company, Grants8, during b2b matchmaking in the process of signed the final agreement. However, new initiatives (training participation and r2b event participation) were suggested by Ms. Vesna Raskovic Depalov, TG Start-up and Scale-up management team member. Their assistance  attracted the company in terms of providing expert guidance in writing and optimizing grant applications, ensuring alignment with funding criteria to maximize approval chances and secure funding efficiently.

Company Name AgFutura
Location Skopje, North Macedonia
Contact Person Verica Hadzivasileva Markovska
Email Address info@agfutura.com
Company Scale Start-up/ Scale-up
Sector of Activity
Private advisory company specializing in agriculture and food systems,
operating at national, regional, and European markets.
Website &Social Media Accounts https://agfutura.com/ 

Quotes? From EEN partners and the company

 “Help businesses recover a portion of their research and development costs through tax relief or cash refunds. ”

— Ms. Wioleta Wiecheć, Politechnika Krakowska / EEN Poland

“Smartly connecting businesses and researches with the most relevant funding opportunities. ”

— Ms. Vesna Raskovic Depalov, Business incubator Novi Sad /EEN Serbia

 “A marketplace connecting businesses with venture funding opportunities.”

— Ms. Irena Mojsovska, Economic Chamber of North Macedonia / EEN North Macedonia