Project value: €15.4 million
Co-financing: Just Transition Fund + national contribution of 14.1 million euros
Project duration: 2025–2027

TecHub Velenje is a modern, next-generation technology park that, as one of the most important projects in the restructuring of the SAŠA region, will bring together business, research, and innovation.
With state-of-the-art infrastructure, laboratories, production facilities, offices, and support programs, it will create the conditions for the development of startups, high-tech jobs, and collaboration among companies, researchers, and investors.
The facility is being built in the Stara vas Business Zone in partnership with the Ljubljana Chemical Institute. It is scheduled to open in 2027.
More information about the project can be found on the website ⇓
Support for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- TecHub will provide startups, researchers, and innovators with first-rate conditions for developing business ideas, innovations, production processes, and prototyping.
- The space will promote collaboration, knowledge sharing, and networking among companies, researchers, innovators, and individuals with an entrepreneurial vision.
- It will create a dynamic business environment for the development of new technologies and companies.
Facilities and Infrastructure
- Future Lab, equipped with prototyping tools, including 3D printers and development kits.
- 6 high-tech production cells for testing and manufacturing the first product batches.
- 26 modern offices of various sizes and a coworking space for incubated companies.
- Smart Media Room for creating presentation and marketing content.
- A multipurpose hall for events, training sessions, meetings, and networking.
- A covered outdoor space for workshops, presentations, and informal gatherings.
Support Programs and Effects
- Pre-incubation, incubation, and acceleration programs for business development.
- Mentoring support, access to state-of-the-art equipment, and connections with investors.
- Comprehensive support for businesses, from the initial idea to the first product batch.
- The goal of the project is to retain fast-growing technology companies in the region, attract new expertise, and create high-tech jobs.
Timeline
- TecHub is scheduled to open in June 2027.
- After it opens, it will welcome its first tenants and begin actively shaping the region’s innovation ecosystem.
