Transformation Lighthouse

19/12/2025

🎄 Christmas came early this year 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄! 🚀🌟

Applications are NOW OPEN – and this year, we're doubling down with TWO powerful tracks tailored to your preference! 💥

🔥 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤:

The regular program we successfully ran for years. Ready to scale and secure funding? Target direct investment up to €50k from Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark and gain direct entry to the DACH region with an acceleration program tailored for you.

This year we are looking for startups in:

• Healthcare

• Food & Agriculture

• Energy

• Mobility

• Living and Renovating

🤝 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤:

New track meant for building real business ties, kick off POC with Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark, and unlock potential investment as a bonus. There is no mandatory acceleration program.

Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark are looking for startups in sectors:

• New Way of Work / Collaboration / Culture

• Financial Services / FinTech

• Sustainability & Circular Economy

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭?

• Zero-equity program 🤝

• Hands-on mentoring & team always in your corner 💼

• Direct DACH market access + client/investor intros 🌍

• Thrive in a supportive community of bold founders

From early-stage teams to scaling innovators – if you're driven to grow, this is YOUR moment to lift yourself up to the next level.

Applications close 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. Don't wait! 👇

👉 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐎𝐖: https://hummelnest.net/apply

Your vision + our boost = unstoppable growth. Let's go in 2026 with a new purpose! 🔥

Urska Jez Hummelnest Accelerator

09/12/2025

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: Startup life in one picture 🤝

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟏: “We’re going to change the world, 10x easier, fully remote, $100M ARR in 18 months.”

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟓𝟐: 0.3% conversion, runway = 4.7 weeks, co-founder stopped answering Slack, investors ghosted, and your mom just asked if you’re “still doing that little app thing.”

😐 Most startups die here. Quietly. The cap table gets buried, the Notion boards turn into digital cemetery of what could have been, and nobody ever posts the eulogy.

And yet… a weird % of you amazing people keep shipping at 2 a.m. anyway. 🤯 Not because you’re that much smarter. Not because you have better frameworks. Usually just because quitting feels worse than the pain of continuing.

So, the real question isn’t “how do I avoid the dark days?” (It’s coming for you, guaranteed.) December is rough.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬: what tiny, stupid, irrational ritual keeps you moving when everything is objectively broken?

For me it was → .....

For us it is… “we are just on a cusp of something great”

Curious what keeps the rest of you amazing lunatics alive out there. 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 + 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠. No advice, no quotes, no “just hustle harder” …real stories only.

P.S. Yes, statistically we’re all going to zero. But some of us are too stubborn to go zero this week. 😉 😂

05/12/2025

Happy St. Nicholas day 🎅 Fun fact about Slovenia’s Miklavž you probably didn’t know:

Miklavž (Saint Nicholas) has been bringing gifts to Slovenian kids since at least 1839 – that’s a good 50+ years BEFORE Santa Claus even became popular in Europe!

While the Coca-Cola Santa was still busy being invented in America, Slovenian children were already polishing their shoes on December 5th for the original bearded gift-giver, complete with angels and scary chained devils (parkelj) checking who’s been naughty 😈👼

So yeah… Slovenia was basically “Santa Claus, but make it more Slavic and earlier”

Who had the most extra Christmas squad in Europe? We did. 💅✨

20/11/2025

💙 Hackathon is just around the corner. We are back with Roche Slovenia to launch 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐒: 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐌𝐀 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬.

People ask us what is SMA?

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic 🧬 condition that affects the muscles used for movement, making everyday actions like walking, lifting, or even breathing progressively harder.

Behind every diagnosis is a story of courage, care, and constant adaptation. Families learn to redesign their world around accessibility, independence, and hope… and that’s exactly where new innovations can make a difference.

📅 𝟐𝟐–𝟐𝟑.𝟏𝟏.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

📌 𝐋𝐣𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology

This isn’t a coding competition, it’s about creating real-life solutions that help people living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and their caregivers.

The idea is to:

🏗️ Build something that matters.

🤝 Co-create with mentors, innovators & SMA advocates.

💡 Turn ideas into prototypes & pitch for 🏆 𝟑,𝟎𝟎𝟎€ / 𝟐,𝟒𝟎𝟎€ / 𝟏,𝟓𝟎𝟎€ prizes!

At Roche Hackathon, we’re trying to tackle real issues with real people behind them. Because when ingenuity meets purpose… real change blossoms. 🌺

Late late comers that had school obligations can still apply below 👇

https://transformation-lighthouse.com/roche-hackathon-sma

Join Roche Spinal Muscular Atrophy Hackathon and co-create real-world solutions to improve the lives of people with SMA. Join us and help solve SMA.

18/11/2025

✨ Calling all innovators in Slovenia!
This weekend we’re hosting one of the most energetic Hackathons of the year — and you’re invited to be part of it.

🚀 Two days filled with:
• Real-world challenges
• Amazing mentors
• Creative teamwork
• Innovation with impact

If you’re passionate about building, creating, designing or solving problems… this is your moment.
Join us and connect with some of the brightest young minds in Slovenia.

📅 This Saturday & Sunday – Ljubljana
🔗 Limited spots available – register now!

17/11/2025

💙 Applications for Roche SMA hackathon are closing soon… and we don’t want you to miss this.

If you’ve been thinking about joining the Life hacks: Creating Solutions for Daily SMA Challenges Hackathon but aren’t sure whether your skills “fit”… here’s your reminder:

You don’t need to be a coder.

You don’t need medical knowledge.

You don’t need a perfect idea.

You just need curiosity, empathy, and a willingness to help someone’s everyday life become a little easier. This hackathon is about people. their stories, their challenges, their independence, their daily wins.

If you’ve ever wanted your creativity to matter… this is the moment.



Last year, some of the strongest prototypes came from:

🎨 Designers

🤝 Caregivers

🧠 Students from totally different fields

If you’re someone who loves solving problems… well we think you belong here.



Join us this weekend

🧠 22–23 November | Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical technology

📝 Deadline: 19 November

👉 Apply in the comments



And yes the prizes are amazing too and the ability to drive the project after the hackathon is there:

🏆 1st place: 3,000€

🥈 2nd place: 2,400€

🥉 3rd place: 1,500€



💙 Let’s build something meaningful together.



Roche Urska Jez Društvo distrofikov Slovenije Ekonomska fakulteta Karierni center Univerze v Mariboru

13/11/2025

💙 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐬𝐤? As we have seen with Roche hackathon last year. When people unite under one roof to tackle a problem… 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬. ✨ Let’s recreate that energy next week!

Last year, our hackathon with 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚 when we addressed 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 showed us something really powerful: 👉 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲, 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧.

We saw teams of students, designers, and innovators come together not just to build projects, but to build an understanding of a disease of the young. 💡

Every conversation, every prototype, every shared “what if…” moment turned into a small proof that the best results come when we are addressing real problems.

This year, we’re taking that same spirit one step further.

👉 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐒: Creating Solutions for Daily SMA Challenges

is all about 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 for people living with 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲 (𝐒𝐌𝐀).

💭 No coding skills required.

🚫 No limits on ideas.

💬 Listen to amazing stories.

💙 Just bright minds, open hearts, and a mission to make life a little easier for someone else.

🧠 𝟐𝟐–𝟐𝟑 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 | 𝐋𝐣𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚

💰 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬: 3,000€ / 2,400€ / 1,500€

📝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲: 19 November

👇 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

🎥 As we look back at last year’s energy in this video, one thing is clear:

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲… 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 🌍

Roche Urska Jez Društvo distrofikov Slovenije Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnoloogijo Fakulteta za elektrotehniko Fakulteta za matematiko in fiziko Karierni center Univerze v Mariboru Fakulteta za strojništvo UL Ekonomska fakulteta

13/11/2025

What fuels your innovation? What keeps you moving forward?

We asked Kocelj Gros, CTO at BPT, how they transform energy into progress within the Pure Power Now movement.
His answer: it all begins with shifting our mindset —
from consuming energy to creating with it.

That’s exactly what our hackathons stand for:
Turning abundance into action.
Turning ideas into impact.
Turning energy into the future.

So… are you ready to create with us?

⚡️ Join the Pure Power Now Hackathon and be part of the movement.

👉 Apply here: https://transformation-lighthouse.com/hackathon-bpt/

Let’s use the energy we have today to build the future we actually want to live in.

13/11/2025

What does collaboration mean for the Pure Power Now movement?

As Gorazd Ažman, Chief Growth & Innovation Officer at BPT, says:
“The best things happen when you mix experience with fresh ideas.”

And that’s exactly what Pure Power Now is all about — bringing brilliant minds together to solve real challenges and create real impact.

So… what are you waiting for?
This is your moment.
Join us, bring your energy, and help shape the future with us.

Let’s create the perfect mix — together. ⚡️

👉 Apply now: https://transformation-lighthouse.com/hackathon-bpt/

12/11/2025

What kind of solutions are we looking for in the Pure Power Now hackathon?
Listen to Sabina Gros, co-founder of Pure Power Now, explaining what you should focus on, what you will be creating.
Still didn't apply?
Do it now: https://transformation-lighthouse.com/hackathon-bpt/

No better time than now 😎

Urska Jez Martin Jarc

12/11/2025

Wondering what Pure Power Now actually is?
Let's hear it from Sabina Gros, co-founder of Pure Power Now, the power house behind the project, directly.
Don't forget to apply here:
https://transformation-lighthouse.com/hackathon-bpt/
See you on Saturday! 😎

Urska Jez Martin Jarc

11/11/2025

The benefit of a community is sharing. And in that spirit... Pure Power Now is sharing the tool they created specifically for startups and innovators in early stage to have a higher chances of success creating their businesses. 😊

Get Arcus the tool that helps you validate your ideas in a simple way.

So, APPLY now to the hackathon and see what else you can benefit from by joining this community... how often do you get a chance to start a community and design it the way you need it 😊

As Sabina says "A big change starts with a small structured step". Take this step 😊😉

Urska Jez