# Top 5 Impact Startup Investors in Czech Republic in October 2023

## KAYA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS

We are committed to supporting founders at every stage of their journey, from studio projects and pre-seed through to Series A and follow-ons.

## Inven Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A
- Focus: Software, Energy, Renewable Energy

Inven Capital is a venture capital fund established to invest in the European new energy sector. It is backed by a major European energy utility ČEZ, a.s. and by the European Investment Bank (EIB), having EUR 240m at its disposal. They seek investments into innovative cleantech/smart energy growth stage startups. They are interested in areassuch as energy efficiency, distributed generation, flexibility and storage, energy, IoT and clean transportation. They target late-stage growth opportunities with business model proven by sales and with significant growth potential. They focus on creating long term value through an active support of the companies and their founders. Given their energy background they can provide unique benefits to portfolio companies and co-investors, e.g. through piloting on the customer and asset base or through access to a significant energy trading desk.

## Tilia Impact Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Waste Management, B2B

Tilia Impact Ventures (Prague) supports CEE founders addressing meaningful social and environmental problems at scale. We invest across climate, education, health and social inclusion at pre-seed and seed stage.Tilia helps founders to maximise their impact alongside financial growth and we guide early stage impactful startups to the globalinvestment stage.

## ArcTern Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Energy, Software, Renewable Energy

ArcTern Ventures is a venture capital fund that provides early-stage capital to cleantech companies.The privately-backed venture capital fund provides early-stage capital to companies developing breakthrough ideas in the cleantech sector. The Fund has developed a unique early-stage investment model through its partnership with MaRS, one of thelargest innovation centers in the world.

## Movens Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Movens Capital manages two funds (early-stage VC and growth equity).  Movens VC is oriented on supporting Polish/CEE tech

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