Nikica Marinkovic Marinkovic

Nikica Marinković is a serial entrepreneur and a degree engineer in Agriculture with a
specialization in Agri-management from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. He has extensive
experience across various sectors, including innovation, agriculture, and IT. Nikica's expertise
spans over a decade, including roles as the director of a small agriculture company specializing
in strawberry production (2008-2010), having enhanced his agricultural knowledge in Italy,
Israel, and the USA.
As the founder of Zelenoo.com, an organic farm-to-fork food delivery startup in Serbia, Nikica
has demonstrated a passion for social entrepreneurship and innovation in the food supply chain.
He is also the founder of AgroAkcelerator, an incubator for startup ideas in the agricultural
sector in Southeast Europe for student teams.
Nikica is also the co-founder of Woolapack, a startup focused on creating organic packaging
made from sheep wool and recycled materials, which won the Smart Living Challenge (Eat
category) in 2014. His entrepreneurial journey includes participation in the Investment Ready
Program Academy in Vienna (2015), the CEE Impact Day (2016), and CEE All Stars at Google
Campus in Warsaw.
In 2023, Nikica reached the finals of the Entrepreneurship World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
ranking in the top 40 out of 30,000 startup companies, organized by the Global Entrepreneurship
Network (GEN). Additionally, he has been recognized as a Global Innovator by the Expo 2020
Dubai organization.
Nikica remains passionate about social entrepreneurship, particularly in the food and food supply
chain sector.