Czech Republic - AIN

28 Mar

Inven Capital co-leads a $14M investment for Scottish company Ember

Ember, a Scottish company building all-electric intercity bus networks in the UK, has raised $14 million (£11 million) in a Series A round to expand across the entire country. The investment was led by the Czech VC firm Inven Capital, 2150, and AENU, with participation

27 Mar

Czech VC firm Purple Ventures launches new €40M Fund II

Brno-based Purple Ventures has launched its second fund, total amounting of €40 million. It will focus on startups from the CEE region with teams in the EU. The ticket size will be from €250,000 to 750,000, The Recursive reports. About Fund II The

27 Mar

Credo Ventures joins $12M seed round for US-based Picogrid

Picogrid, a US-based defense technology startup, has announced a $12 million seed round led by Initialized Capital. Giant Step Capital, Domino Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and the Czech VC fund Credo Ventures also participated. The round will help to accelerate product

20 Mar

Czech fintech Flowpay raises €2.1M in a seed round

Prague-based fintech startup Flowpay that uses predictive AI models, automation and Embedded Finance has informed AIN about its fresh €2.1 million seed investment round. The round was backed by Techstars, Soulmates Ventures, and DEPO Ventures. The investment will help Flowpay

18 Mar

VivaTech named Top 100 Next Unicorns: 8 are from CEE

Each year, Viva Technology, a Paris-based annual technology conference, publishes its Top 100 Next Unicorns ranking. It is a list of the 100 most promising scale-ups in Europe with the potential to reach a valuation of $1 billion or more in