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Javna agencija SPIRIT Slovenija

Funds Slovenian entrepreneurship through SPIRIT programs for startups, trade partnerships, skill growth, and investment readiness.

Sloveniawww.spiritslovenia.si
Key stats
Annual funding€29.7M
Programs8
Active grants3
Total grants5
About

Javna agencija SPIRIT Slovenija, or SPIRIT Slovenia, is Slovenia's public agency for entrepreneurship, internationalisation, foreign investment, and technology. It sits under the Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport and is recorded with EUR 29.74 million in annual grants for 2025.

Its core instruments are grants, trade-fair co-financing, and large-investment incentives. The active portfolio includes JR SEJMI 2024-2028 for international trade-fair support, JR PARTNERSTVA 2025-2028 for foreign-market entry partnerships, JPMZ 2025-2029 for young and women first-time entrepreneurs, JR KOMPETENCE 2025-2029 for skills development, JR INVEST for large investments, and the just-transition line in Zasavje, alongside youth entrepreneurship education. The sectors run from manufacturing and hardware to materials, AI infrastructure, climate, biotech, and energy.

Applicants are expected to be registered or operating in Slovenia, with calls split between the eastern and western cohesion regions. SPIRIT's delivery model is practical and regionally anchored: it uses EU cohesion funding, NextGenerationEU, and national budget channels to back firms, support institutions, and investment projects that can move quickly from application to execution.

Programs & grants under this funder
JR INVEST — Large Investments for Productivity & Competitiveness

Funds JR INVEST - Large Investments for Productivity and Competitiveness NOO, subsidise large capital investments in Slovenian manufacturing, services, and innovation work.

1 grant
JR INVEST NOO — Large Investment Grants (Rolling/Periodic)
Open
€88.5M pool
JPMŽ — Young & Women First-Time Entrepreneurs

Funds JPMŽ Young and Women First-Time Entrepreneurs, non-repayable startup grants for Slovenian women and first-time founders starting innovative ventures.

1 grant
JPMŽ — Young & Women Entrepreneurs
Open
— pool·879 days
JR KOMPETENCE — Entrepreneurship Skills Development

Funds JR KOMPETENCE Entrepreneurship Skills Development, grants for Slovenian organisations delivering entrepreneurship training and practical mentorship at regional level.

1 grant
JR KOMPETENCE — Skills Development
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
JP MLADI — Youth Entrepreneurship Education for Schools

Funds JP MLADI - Youth Entrepreneurship Education for Schools, grants for Slovenian primary and secondary schools supporting innovation and entrepreneurship learning.

Partnerships for Foreign-Market Entry (Partnerstva)

Funds JR PARTNERSTVA Partnerships for Foreign Market Entry, co-finance small and medium-sized enterprises consortia entering foreign markets together.

1 grant
Partnerships for Foreign-Market Entry (Partnerstva)
Paused
€6.8M pool
JR Podporne Institucije — Support Services Network

Funds JR Podporne Institucije Support Services Network, operational grants for Slovenian support consortia delivering free advisory services and local ecosystem coaching.

JR SEJMI — International Trade Fair Co-Financing

Funds JR SEJMI International Trade Fair Co-Financing, co-finance individual Slovenian small and medium-sized enterprises exhibitions at international trade fairs abroad.

1 grant
JR SEJMI — Trade Fair Co-Financing
Paused
— pool
SPP Productive Investments — Just Transition Fund (Produktivne Naložbe; Zasavje/Savinjsko-Šaleška)

Funds SPP Produktivne Naložbe Just Transition Fund Zasavje/Savinjsko-Šaleška, jTF investment grants for economic diversification of Slovenia's coal-transition regions.

Last verified: 31 May 2026Source: www.spiritslovenia.si