Živković Samardžić has advised Credo Ventures on its EUR 1.4 million seed investment in Trickest, a Belgrade-based startup developing workflow automation tools for bug bounty hunters, penetration testers, and security teams. Credo Ventures led the round, with participation from Earlybird Digital East Fund and angel investors Daniel Dines and Marius Tirca, CEO and CTO of UiPath. The funds will support hiring and Trickest’s early access launch.

Credo Ventures, focused on early-stage investments in Central and Eastern Europe, targets high-growth companies with global ambitions, particularly in IT, internet, and healthcare.

Founded in 2019, Trickest combines security and data expertise to offer a cloud-based workflow automation platform. With a library of 100+ open-source tools and customizable scripts, the platform simplifies test automation while supporting infrastructure management, auto-scaling, and cost control.

The role of Živković Samardžić included legal due diligence, drafting transactional documents, structuring, and providing legal advice regarding post-closing activities. The team was led by Slobodan Kremenjak, with other partners also involved in advising on intellectual property and employment matters.