Building connections in Serbia.
Veza in Serbian means connection. We bring together founders and executives from Serbia and abroad, in person, often inside each other's companies.
Apply to join- 100+ members
- Since June 2024
- No membership fees
- Meetings inside members' companies
Our most recent meetings
Latest · October 2026
SLOJ WEST65Season opening: SLOJ's co-owner on adapting a brand to the Serbian market
July 2026
Vinarija 27Dinner and a tour of a member's winery
June 2026
Mount KablarAn 8-hour hike, door to door
May 2026
KomandoA private cycling class at a member's studio, then a talk on the fitness business
April 2026
A member's homeTwo members on their trip to Antarctica: whales, icebergs and freediving
March 2026
KosmajA walk around a member's construction site, then lunch at Kabinet Brewery
Who it's for
You run a company, a team or your own practice in Belgrade. You want a small circle, not a crowd: people at your level, whom you know by name, who show up.
- Entrepreneurs and business owners
- Executives and industry leaders
- Creatives who build a business
Born here
You want to meet the international founders who chose your city.
Came from abroad
You want people who know how things work here, and a way into the Serbian business scene.
How it works
Based in Belgrade, VEZA is a non-profit community of 100+ people. Once or twice a month we meet in person, and we help each other with names, not links.
Meetings at members' companies
An office, a winery, a construction site, a restaurant. The host tells how the business works, with its numbers and mistakes; you see it from the inside.
- Evening talks
- One founder, one case, questions from the room. No sales pitches.
- Weekend trips
- Hikes and long dinners outside the city, where there is time to talk.
- The Telegram chat and the directory
- Ask the members' Telegram chat and you often get three names the same day. The directory shows who each member is and how they can help.
- Random Coffee
- Get matched with another member for a one-on-one conversation.
- Mentorship and expert advice
- Members with experience in law, finance, marketing or scaling help others with a specific question.
- Projects together
- Members start things together. Two of them opened the restaurant Fresca.
Names, not links
When a member needs someone, the answer is a person another member has worked with.
Within a minute
A member needed an event team for 100 people. The first name came a minute later; by the morning, a second: an agency another member had used for his own companies.
Within 4 minutes
A member was looking for a tax and residency consultant. Four minutes later, another member named the one she had consulted herself.
Within 15 minutes
A member asked for a lawyer for her employees' residence permits. Three members named the ones they work with, all within 15 minutes.
In members' words
After asking for a tax and residency consultant
“You always have the best people. Thank you!”
Anna RodionovaCo-founder, FOUR+ architectsAfter an office design consultation from another member
“Didn't expect it to be so effective and such a life changing experience for my team!”
Denis KorepanovSignature DevelopmentAfter hosting members for dinner at his winery
“What makes evenings like this special isn't just the wine or the food. It's the wonderful people around the table, the conversations, the laughter, and the new friendships that begin.”
Bata VeljkovićFounder, Vinarija 27 After members brainstormed his beach-sports centre at a meetup
“Thank you so much for inviting me, feeding me, listening carefully and generating lots of great ideas!”
Dima PlokhovFounder, FuntimeVolleyAsked in the chat for a lawyer
“I have a lawyer, who is also a member of our community. He helped me with several international contracts.”
Aref Abu GazalePartnerships & BizDevAfter a meetup at an architecture office
“Guys, thank you! The atmosphere, the cases, the people: everything was great.”
Alyona SvetushkovaEntrepreneur
Veza means connection.
Also relationship and bond. We know the other meaning too; ours is the honest one: being introduced to people you can work with and rely on, and doing the same for them.
They say great ideas are born at the crossroads. Belgrade has always been where East meets West, and that is where we meet. We meet where we work. We answer with names. We keep it small and run it ourselves: no sponsors' agenda, no pitching at our meetings. Members host, speak and invite.
What we are here for
- Strong business connections between people from Serbia and from abroad
- Helping founders who move here find their way into Serbian business
- Projects and initiatives that members start together
Our values
- Mutual supportGiving through receiving.
- TrustThe foundation of long-term partnerships.
- GrowthA commitment to lifelong learning.
- Peaceful collaborationHonest and respectful business relationships.
- CuriosityTrying new things and pushing boundaries.
- OpennessA culture of diversity and acceptance.
No membership fees. Run by its members.
Who runs VEZA
VEZA started in June 2024. Its founders had built businesses in Belgrade and saw that it goes better with people you trust: who share what they have learned, open doors for each other and give something back to Serbia. So they called a first meeting, and kept meeting. VEZA is run by its co-founders, with a community manager.
Anastasia Emelianova
Community manager
How to join
We keep VEZA small on purpose. Everyone joins through a recommendation from a member or a call with two of our co-founders.
Send the application. Five minutes. Tell us who you are and why VEZA.
A 15-20 minute call with two of our co-founders. We'll reach out within 7 days.
You're in. You get the members' directory, the Telegram chat and an invitation to the next meeting.
Already know a member? Mention them in the form.
Fair questions
Founders, owners and executives, born in Serbia and from abroad. Meetings are in English. Bata Veljković hosted us at his winery; Nebojša Mandrapa of New Media Team spoke at a breakfast and then joined.