EU FUNDING · FOUNDER NOTES · APRIL 2026 Above Threshold, Below the Budget Line What the EU’s Seal of Excellence really does — and how a “rejected” Horizon Europe proposal becomes the start of something else. The European Commission’s Seal of Excellence — a quality label for proposals that pass every threshold but run out […]
A data-backed 2026 guide to Europe’s judicial property auction market: trends, discount ranges, timelines, and what investors should really watch.
Public real estate auctions across Europe generate hundreds of thousands of opportunities every year. Yet for many professional investors, accessing this market remains inefficient. Auction data is fragmented across government portals, court registries, and legal databases. Critical information is often incomplete, requiring hours of manual research to identify viable opportunities. At VendueTech, we are building […]
At VendueTech, our mission is to turn complex, fragmented public auction information into reliable, machine-readable intelligence that can be used safely, consistently, and at scale across Europe. Public auction datasets are inherently challenging:they are heterogeneous, multilingual, structurally inconsistent, and evolve continuously over time. Making this data usable for analytics, decision-making, and downstream AI systems requires […]
The EIC Accelerator is one of the most selective and demanding public funding programmes in Europe. Run by the European Innovation Council, it is designed for deep-tech startups and scaleups developing breakthrough technologies with the potential to create new markets or fundamentally transform existing ones. Unlike many innovation grants, the EIC Accelerator is not designed […]
Buying property at auction in Italy can be thrilling, confusing, and incredibly rewarding. But for most foreign investors, it’s a maze of bureaucracy, legal nuance, and cultural specificities. We sat down with a recent Italian auction buyer to walk through every step, from finding the listing to winning the bid, and finally getting the keys. […]
At VendueTech, we’ve made tremendous progress through strategic initiatives, research and development, and international expansion. Below is an updated timeline highlighting key milestones and achievements. 2023: A New Beginning 2024: Laying the Foundation and Building Momentum 2025: Expanding Influence and Achieving Milestones 2025: Strategic Grants and Industry Recognition Intellectual Property Protection A Year of Growth, […]
We’re proud to announce that VendueTech has become the first Croatian company to apply for EuroHPC AI resources — with the support of SRCE (University of Zagreb Computing Centre) through the EDIH CROBOHUB++ programme. This milestone highlights Croatia’s entry into the world of European high-performance computing (HPC) for startups — and underscores our mission to […]
On August 26, 2025, VendueTech reached a major milestone: Bidsale® is now a registered EU trademark (EUIPO No. 019184618). This grants us exclusive protection across all 27 EU member states, securing our brand identity as we scale across Europe. Even more exciting, the entire process took just 4½ months, completed with zero oppositions — thanks […]
We are thrilled to share some incredible news: VendueTech has been accepted into the Eurostars funding programme! 🎉 This isn’t just another milestone — it’s a transformative step forward. The Eurostars programme is Europe’s flagship initiative supporting innovative SMEs that push boundaries. Co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe, along with national and bilateral […]
From billions of parameters to millions of documents, here’s how we’re building the future of property auction analytics—powered by HPC, LLMs, and predictive modeling. Published on: April 24, 2025 Author: Renato Mutavdzic, Jr. AI Engineer Context: The Real Estate Auction Problem Real estate auctions are an opaque and fragmented landscape. Legal documents are dense, auction listings vary […]
Subtitle: Early assessment highlights excellence, feasibility, and impactful potential of VendueTech's AI-powered distressed property auction platform Published on: April 22, 2025 Author: Ivan Livić, CEO & Co-Founder VendueTech is proud to share that our project, Bidsale: A Next-Generation AI-Powered SaaS Platform for Distressed Property Auctions, has received strong preliminary results in the Eureka funding assessment. […]
We’re proud to share that on February 2, 2025, VendueTech officially received Community Design protection from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Our design, registered under EUIPO No. 015091852-0001, covers graphical user interfaces (GUIs) — ensuring that the unique look and feel of our platform’s visual design is now legally protected across all 27 […]
We are thrilled to announce that VendueTech has been awarded the Silver Teslino Jaje at the VIDI E-novation Awards 2024 for our innovation Bidsale — a platform leveraging advanced tech to revolutionize how property data, auctions, and real estate information are accessed and analyzed. vidilab.vidi.hr This recognition reaffirms our commitment to pushing the boundaries of […]
Given that we love a good challenge and creating tech solutions that improve the quality of life and address real issues, we participated in Hackl - the Hackathon for Open Zagreb at the end of November. The theme of the Hackathon was the reservation and overview of available city spaces in Zagreb. Zagreb has 225 public spaces across […]
🗣 🥇 Happy to announce that VendueTech innovative product idea not only was accepted, but came 1st in the ZICER - Zagreb Innovation Centre's new cohort of startups. 🎉 Thanks to awesome team for getting another positive milestone! If you are interested in a equity based role in early stage startup, we are currently hiring […]
At ZICER - Zagreb Innovation Centre, a new generation of innovative technology startups presented interesting solutions that, with the application of achievements in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence 🤖 , have the potential to solve the challenges of cyber security, health, energy, education, and a wide range of other areas. VendueTech's CEO Ivan […]
