Four companies participating in the fifth edition of the BeamUp Lab growth accelerator program, organized by the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE), have completed IPO simulations during the program’s final meeting. The event, Gravity MeetUp IV, took place on October 8 and was hosted by the Bulgarian Association of Licensed Investment Intermediaries (BALII).
Investment consultants, including representatives from Elana, reviewed and analyzed the development stages of the participating companies.
The companies involved were Avto Ikonom, which is developing a digital management platform for corporate car fleets; Alteya, a family-owned producer of essential oils and organic cosmetics; Re:Benefit, which offers a cloud-based employee benefits platform with over 11,000 users and international services since 2023; and Skillo, a technology company providing IT consulting and AI-driven solutions.
Bulmetal’s CFO Boyko Shoylekov spoke at the event as an example of long-term success on BSE’s main regulated market. Bulmetal manufactures metal packaging in Bulgaria and processes more than 13,000 tons of raw materials annually.
Other presentations included ProofNutrition and CleverPine discussing their business models and funding strategies.
Assoc. Prof. Dr Manyu Moravenov, CEO of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, stated: “The outcome from the meetings within the fifth edition of the program clearly shows that every company with serious growth ambitions inevitably reaches the point where it must go public. Trading on a regulated market is a sign of maturity and trust, both toward investors and one’s own business model.”
The meeting gathered representatives from all 20 companies selected for BeamUp Lab 2025 along with partners, advisors, and consultants.
On November 6, BSE will recognize top-performing companies from this year’s program. Audience voting for favorite BeamUp Lab company is open at https://beamuplab.space/en/rankings. The list of participants for the next edition will be announced by month’s end.
Zhivka Popatanasova from Forbes moderated the event.
