Our services for start-ups support you from idea validation to market expansion, offering legal clarity, strategic direction, and ongoing guidance as your company scales.
Starting and growing a tech company takes vision, resilience, and the right partners by your side. My name is Šime Jozipović, and over the past decade, I’ve had the privilege of advising tech start-ups at critical stages of their development, from concept to market leadership.
When I first started advising startup founders in the Harvard iLab through the Law and Entrepreneurship Project, I saw how the right legal structure and strategic advice could protect new companies from common pitfalls.
I made this my key mission and from there I founded, exited and build multiple successful startups in Croatia and the EU.
At Mandracchio Capital, we understand that each start-up journey is unique. Our role is to help you navigate the complexities of legal compliance, fundraising, and scaling, so you can focus on innovation
Let’s build something impactful together,
Šime Jozipović
Build a Strong Foundation From Day One
Get the strategy, validation, and investor readiness your start-up needs to scale, avoiding
Scalable | Investor-Ready | Strategically Designed
Protect Your Company With Legal Foundations
Get clear, reliable legal guidance for your operations in Croatia, avoiding:
Clear | Practical | Built for International Companies
Stay Fully Compliant With Croatia’s Tax System
Understand your obligations and optimise your tax position, avoiding:
Accurate | Transparent | International-Founder Friendly
Expand Into New Markets With Clarity
Get a structured market entry plan tailored to your goals helping you expand without confusion, delays, or regulatory surprises. Avoid:
Strategic | Compliant | Ready for Execution
Submit a Stronger, Fully Compliant PPP Bid
Win more tenders by avoiding the mistakes that disqualify most bids such as:
Accurate | Compliant | Tender-Ready
Operate With a Clear, Predictable Support System
Run your business smoothly without drowning in bureaucracy or uncertainty. Avoid
Reliable | Integrated | Built for Scaling
With deep international experience, we deliver services for start-ups that combine legal, financial, and operational expertise ensuring you have a trusted partner at every growth stage
Strategy, Idea Validation & Market Entry
Fundraising strategy & investor readiness
Legal Structuring, Compliance & Risk Management
Continuous strategic advisory during scaling
15+
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
advising global and local start-up
11+
COMPANIES FOUNDED
by supported student entrepreneurs
🔹 Experience with major innovation hubs including the Split Student Entrepreneurial Incubator (SPI), the Harvard Innovation Lab, and national innovation agencies
🔹 Advised dozens of founders, from early-stage ventures at Harvard iLab to high-growth companies across Europe.
🔹 Jean Monnet Professor of Finance and Business Law at the University of Split – a prestigious title recognized and funded by the European Commission.
🔹 Founder & CEO of Mandracchio Capital – helping international clients start a business in Croatia and connect with the right lawyers in Croatia
Supporting expansion across the EU
We helped a Croatian organic skincare brand to expand to other countries, by reviewing the deal, supporting negotiations and guiding the entrepreneur in making strategic business decisions.
As a young entrepreneur it is challenging to organize international expansions. Šime and his team supported us with our first negotiations to expand across the EU. His expertise with distribution contracts and complex international negotiations was a great asset for us
Antonia – 757.hr
Fighting predatory practices in the start up space
We helped a young entrepreneur to re-negotiate a patent application fee with a patent attorney. The fee was predatory priced as it charged the entrepreneur the market rate for full service research, preparation and filing, but did not cover basic state of the art research.
I built an innovative mechanism for Wi-Fi lockers that are able to work on remote locations like beaches. The expert support from dr. Jozipović was essential in protecting me from predatory business practices especially concerning the patent protection process and during negotiations with investors.
Marko – student entrepreneur
We provided regulatory clarity for an innovative Croatian food brand
A local startup team wanted to create a healthy alternative to frozen vegan dishes but had issues with registering their product due to the innovative processing they used. We provided them with a detailed report and step-by-step guide to get market ready.
Šime and his team were life savers. We were drowning in bureaucracy and at the brink of giving up. After they provided us with their report, we had clarity for the first time and knew exactly how to proceed. If it wasn’t for them, I don’t think we would have been able to change our process in time to get market approval in Croatia.
Jure – Crostis foods
Our experts combine deep knowledge of law, finance, taxation, and operations with real-world experience running successful companies.
We take a unified view of your business-considering strategic, operational, legal, and tax factors-to build sustainable, long-term solutions.
Based on trust, discretion, and a shared commitment to your success. The result is a clear, compliant, and strategically aligned operation - built to scale
Supporting expansion across the EU
We helped a Croatian organic skincare brand to expand to other countries, by reviewing the deal, supporting negotiations and guiding the entrepreneur in making strategic business decisions.
As a young entrepreneur it is challenging to organize international expansions. Šime and his team supported us with our first negotiations to expand across the EU. His expertise with distribution contracts and complex international negotiations was a great asset for us
Antonia – 757.hr
Fighting predatory practices in the start up space
We helped a young entrepreneur to re-negotiate a patent application fee with a patent attorney. The fee was predatory priced as it charged the entrepreneur the market rate for full service research, preparation and filing, but did not cover basic state of the art research.
I built an innovative mechanism for Wi-Fi lockers that are able to work on remote locations like beaches. The expert support from dr. Jozipović was essential in protecting me from predatory business practices especially concerning the patent protection process and during negotiations with investors.
Marko – student entrepreneur
We provided regulatory clarity for an innovative Croatian food brand
A local startup team wanted to create a healthy alternative to frozen vegan dishes but had issues with registering their product due to the innovative processing they used. We provided them with a detailed report and step-by-step guide to get market ready.
Šime and his team were life savers. We were drowning in bureaucracy and at the brink of giving up. After they provided us with their report, we had clarity for the first time and knew exactly how to proceed. If it wasn’t for them, I don’t think we would have been able to change our process in time to get market approval in Croatia.
Jure – Crostis foods
Speak with our team, share your objectives so we can support your start-up growth journey
We provide strategic advisory, operational compliance support, EU expansion guidance, tax and legal structuring, and long-term partnership tailored to your corporate growth needs. Our team ensures your organisation operates efficiently, compliantly, and with clear strategic direction
We support both foreign and domestic corporations doing business in Croatia, helping them navigate Croatia’s regulatory system, administrative procedures, tax requirements, and operational obligations with confidence
Yes, we provide full support for public private partnership procurement, including documentation review, regulatory alignment, bid strategy, and consortium structuring to increase competitiveness
We support a wide range of organisations – from fast-growing technology companies to established corporations, international subsidiaries, and businesses expanding into new EU markets.
We offer continuous strategic and operational advisory, helping you adapt to regulatory changes, manage compliance, optimise operations, and seize new growth opportunities as your business evolves
Simply book a free consultation. We’ll discuss your goals, assess your needs, and outline how Mandracchio Capital can support your next stage of growth