Silicon Gardens
Silicon Gardens is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, with a secondary hub in Palo Alto, California. Founded in 2014 by experienced entrepreneurs, it is the first "Founders for Founders" VC firm in the Adria region. The firm focuses on empowering ambitious entrepreneurs to build scalable companies by providing not only capital but also mentorship, coaching, and access to a broad network of investors and partners. Silicon Gardens specializes in pre-seed and seed stage investments, typically ranging from €300,000 to €1.5 million. The firm targets innovative techno
Investing activity
Silicon Gardens appears in 5 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $6M and the largest at $7M. The most recent are Holo (Seed, €5M, Oct 2026), Holo AI (Seed, $5.6M (EUR 5.0M), Oct 2026) and HiringCafe (Pre-seed, $6.8M, Sep 2026).
Silicon Gardens most often invests alongside Market One Capital, NGL, Leonis Capital and Tekton Ventures, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Silicon Gardens
What AI companies has Silicon Gardens invested in?
Silicon Gardens's AI investments include Holo, Holo AI, HiringCafe, Astute and Codeplain. The 5 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Silicon Gardens based?
Silicon Gardens is based in Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
What stage does Silicon Gardens invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Silicon Gardens has invested at Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round of $6M.
Who does Silicon Gardens co-invest with?
Silicon Gardens's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Market One Capital (2 deals), NGL (2 deals), Leonis Capital (2 deals), Tekton Ventures (2 deals) and FIRSTPICK (2 deals).
How can founders reach Silicon Gardens?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Silicon Gardens's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Silicon Gardens to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.