Czech Republic

Czech startup Zerops raises $500k in a pre-seed investment round

Zerops, a Prague-based developer of a cloud platform that builds, deploys, and manages apps, has raised $500,000 in a pre-Seed investment round backed by Presto Ventures and Gi21 Capital. The investment will help accelerate the integration and global expansion of

Czech startup Elin.ai secures €600k for its AI-powered mental health app for Gen Z

Elin.ai, a Czech-based well-being startup developing a mental health app developed in collaboration with the Gen Z community, has secured €600,000 from Presto Ventures, BD Partners, and angel investors. With the fresh investment, Elin.ai plans to fully launch its mobile app

Czech firm KAYA VC is launching €80M fifth investment fund

The Prague-based venture capital firm KAYA has announced to AIN that it is preparing to launch its fifth private investment fund, which will have €80 million at its disposal and will focus on Czech, Slovak, and Polish early-stage startups. Currently,

CEE startups secure €640M in funding for Q1 2024 — report by Vestbee

In the first quarter of 2024, global startup funding decreased to the second-lowest level since 2018, amounting to only $66 billion, representing a 6% QoQ increase but a significant 20% YoY decrease. Meanwhile, after significant growth from 2014 to 2021,