Ana Barjasic

Ana Barjasic is a prominent entrepreneur and innovation leader, serving as Founder and CEO of CONNECTOLOGY since 2017. Barjasic holds influential positions as a Board Member and Chair of the Widening Countries/Opening for Excellence Working Group of the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) since 2021, and as a Global Advisor and Executive Committee Member at the Global Entrepreneurship Network since 2016. Additional roles include Advisory Board Member and Managing Director for GEN Portugal, and a position on the SXSW Pitch Advisory Board since 2022. As an Innovation and Startup Ecosystem Specialist at The World Bank since 2020, Barjasic also mentors emerging entrepreneurs at Nuqleus and Techstars. Academic credentials include degrees from The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Vienna, Berklee College of Music, and University of Zagreb. Investment opportunities are accepted exclusively through CONNECTOLOGY's pitch form.