# Top 50 Startup Investors in Czech Republic in May 2026 ## N1 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 31 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Nation 1 VC is a Prague and Brno based venture capital firm focused on investing in seed-stage startups operating in the Czech Republic.The firm seeks to invest in the fintech, insurancetech, artificial intelligence, customertech, ecommerce and travel sectors. ## Reflex Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 30 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Doing business may resemble a jungle survival. You better be prepared and have the right reflexes! It's also useful to have someone with real experience around. We at Reflex Capital are entrepreneurs, just like you. We built our own companies, negotiated with investors, and took part in plenty of transactions. ## MITON - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 26 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Internet Company builders operating from Czech Republic and focusing on Central and Eastern Europe. We prefer building consumer facing businesses. ## Presto Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 25 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology We're a Prague-based VC firm investing in fast growing tech companies and empowering talented startup founders from Central and Eastern Europe. ## KAYA - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 23 - 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. ## Credo Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology We partner with outstanding technology founders from Central and Eastern Europe to help them realize their global ambitions. ## J&T Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS J&T Ventures is an early-stage VC fund based in Prague. We support aspiring entrepreneurs in the early stages of their journey with up to €2.5 million funding. We focus predominantly on the CEE, Nordics and Baltics, but won't say no to the next unicorn that comes from anywhere in Europe. While not sector limited, we especially likesolutions for FinTech, PropTech, Retail, IoT/IoE, and Industry 4.0. ## Rockaway Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Fashion We focus on investing and building Internet businesses not only in CEE. We believe in innovations and technologies. We create some added value. We are the next generation of entrepreneurs. ## Y Soft Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brno, Jihomoravsky kraj, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Video, Virtual Reality, Internet of Things Y Soft Ventures is a VC arm of Y Soft Corporation, investing in people who build innovative B2B hardware & software startups in Central and Eastern Europe. Y Soft Ventures provides invested companies with the necessary capital, resources and expertise to accelerate their path to the global markets. We focus on solutions in the areas of Internetof Things, Cyber Security, Big Data and Augmented & Virtual Reality, with applications in industry, retail, cities and offices. ## DEPO Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning DEPO Ventures is an angel network and VC (Grouport and DEPO Angels Fund II), which connects world of startups and investors. ## Tilia Impact Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 6 - 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. ## Grouport Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: SaaS, Apps, Augmented Reality Grouport is a dynamic and versatile fund with a unique approach – it combines direct engaged involvement in terms of project portfolio with an attractive return on investment. As such, the Investor enters the startup ecosystem and becomes a member of a unique network of fellow Angels investing their financial means and know-how into progressivestartups shaping the 21st century.Further, Grouport allows you to enter the startup ecosystem without the need to abandon or divert from your current job occupation and career. Grouport – engaged involvement in progressive startups that have the potential to significantly affect our future Grouport – bringing together a remarkable group of people with a common goal and allowing them to grow.Grouport – unique investment opportunity for those seeking new challenges and creating projects from scratch. ## Purple Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brno, Jihomoravsky kraj, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Medical, Manufacturing, Information Services We invest smart, kind money into early-stage purpose-driven technology startups with initial revenue and global ambitions. ## Springtide Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Cyber Security, SaaS Springtide Ventures is a venture capital company that helps to bring start-ups to life, materialize their visions, and global ambitions. It has a relentless drive for success, overcoming challenges and learning while, above all, preserving its integrity and sticking rigorously to ethical norms. Naturally, they value such qualities in entrepreneursand teams we support as they take on the challenges of building their next enterprise.The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Prague, Czech Republic. ## Jaroslav Beck - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, Art, Information Technology Jaroslav Beck is a Co-Founder and Head Of Music at Beat Games. He attended the University of West Bohemia. ## Vojta Roček - Type: Angel - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Coffee, Fashion, Nutrition Vojta Roček is the Partner of Presto Ventures. ## Seedcamp - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, SaaS Seedcamp is Europe's seed fund, identifying and investing early in world-class founders attacking large, global markets and solving real problems using technology. The Seedcamp Nation includes over 400 startups building breakout businesses that change the way people live, interact and buy and includes publicly listed UiPath, Wise, and unicornsRevolut, Hopin, Sorare, Pleo, and wefox along with fast-growing businesses such as Grover, viz.ai and Ezra. Seedcamp fast-tracks a founder's vision and creates value through immediate access to smart capital, a lifelong community of support and a global network built upon more than a decade's experience backing exceptional talent.Seedcamp fast-tracks a founder's vision and creates value through immediate access to smart capital, a lifelong community of support, and a global network built upon more than a decade's experience backing exceptional talent. ## 3VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS We believe in entrepreneurs with big ideas and the determination to drive humanity forward. ## Societe Generale - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt - Focus: Software, Energy, Manufacturing Societe Generale is one of the European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth, aiming to be the trusted partner for its clients, committed to the positive transformations of the world.Active inthe real economy for over 150 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale employs over 149,000 members of staff in 67 countries and supports on a daily basis 31 million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors around the world. The Group offers a wide range of advisory services and tailored financial solutions to secure transactions, protect and manage assets and savings, and help its clients finance their projects. Societe Generale seeks to protect them in both their day-to-day life and their professional activities, offering the innovative services and solutions they require. The Group’s mission is to empower each and everyone who wants to have a positive impact on the future. ## Tomas Cupr - Type: Angel - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Grocery, E-Commerce Tomas Cupr is the Group Chief Executive Officer at Rohlik. Additionally, Tomas Cupr has had 3 past jobs including Partner at KAYA. ## Martin Rozhon - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Software Martin Rozhon ## Zero Gravity Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (Slovak Republic) - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software early stage investor ## ZAKA VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning ZAKA Startups is a private pre-seed and seed venture capital company. It is focused on early-stage software driven investments across the whole EU with primary focus on CEE, DACH and Baltics. ZAKA operates primarily from Prague and Bratislava with scouts in Berlin and Baltic region. ## Tensor Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Machine Learning New generation venture capital investing into combinatorial technologies ## Inven Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Expedite Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Graphic Design We are a Business Angel group of CTOs and CPOs. We support tech founders hands-on with our know-how and capital. ## Index Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet Index Ventures is an international venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, investing in technology-enabled companies with a focus on e-commerce, fintech, mobility, gaming, infrastructure/AI, and security. ## Czech Founders VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Intelligent Systems, Artificial Intelligence We help Central European founders who aim high. A pre-seed startup investors by founders to founders. ## AdRock Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Larnaca, Larnaca, Cyprus - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Women's, Consumer, Nutrition AdRock Ventures is a Cyprus-based, privately held investment and advisory firm. The firm focuses on early stage investment opportunities worldwide and advises only on its own investment assets. ## INCOMMING ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Investment vehicle, focused on ecommerce in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. ## Tera Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce Tera Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Tallinn, Estonia and focused on exceptional founders from Baltics, Scandinavia and CEE, disrupting digital space globally. Tera builds presence and networks in the markets where our portfolio companies want to expand to - the UK, the US, and Asia. With presence in Estonia, Finland, and California,Tera Ventures is supported by a global advisory network and provides portfolio companies with access to expertise and hands-on support necessary to grow from pre-seed and seed stage to successful exit. While investing we do not take a controlling shareholding as they believe that the management of the company should be adequately motivated by its shareholding in the company. ## 3TS Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS 3TS Capital Partners is a European technology focused private equity and venture capital firms. 3TS provides expansion capital and buyout funding for small and medium-sized businesses in growth sectors including technology & internet, media & communications and technology-enabled services. Investors in the current and past 3TS fundstotaling over €300 million include EIF, EBRD, Cisco, OTP, Sitra, 3i and KfW among others.Its team of highly qualified experts become active business partners of the portfolio companies and deliver substantial value added beyond financing. When analyzing new investment opportunities and supporting portfolio companies, the company often augment its core team by its sector partners, various co-investors and other industry experts. 3TS is also an active member of several international industry associations and other organizations like EVCA – European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, the International Venture Club and the Draper Venture Network. ## Wave Financial Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Financial Services, FinTech Wave Digital Assets offers early-stage investment, asset management, treasury management, and strategy consulting to further the growth of the crypto and digital asset ecosystem. ## 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 ## Bizthusiasm - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Grocery, Women's, Consumer Bizthusiasm is an investment firm which specializes in funding and supporting startups at the early stage of their development. ## KomercnI Banka - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services KomercnI Banka provides a range of retail, corporate, and investment banking services primarily in the Czech Republic. The company’s Retail Banking segment provides current and savings accounts, term deposits, building savings, pension insurance, overdrafts, credit card loans, personal loans, and mortgages to individuals. ## Eva Janečková - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: B2C, Rental, Travel Eva Janečková is an individual investor. ## Michal Smida - Type: Angel - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Mobile Apps, Mobile Payments Michal Smida - Founder & CEO @ Twisto ## Dominance Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, Gaming, Mobile Dominance is a venture firm that invests and partners with the most ambitious founders focused on Web 3 innovation. ## Hesham Zreik - Type: Angel - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Internet Hesham has been ranked #39 out of top 50 investors (Forbes 2018) based on investment and successful exits. Hesham has invested in +100 startups. He has co-founded more than 40 startups. He has a passion for building innovative start-ups around the principle of developing simple solutions to challenging problems. He is multilingual and can speak,read and write Arabic, English, French. He has also some good knowledge in German and Spanish. Hesham is a founder and CEO of FasterCapital. FasterCapital is an online incubator who has border-less reach. Hesham has already co-founded (as a technical cofounder) and invested as an angel investor in more than 40 startups and has helped expand FasterCapital to have more than 1000 regional partners, a network of 1000 mentors, +500 offices worldwide and more than 400 startups. Hesham has invested and helped improve and refine the product in each of the 40 incubated startups. During his work at FasterCapital, Hesham has co-founded: - co-founded Edunoor.com: online learning platform with social components. - invested in Dooet.com: a discovery and search engine for mobile applications and other content. - invested in Letuscloud.com: Bridging the gap between enterprises and virualization - invested in abcmob.com: Mobile business application. 18 sectors already covered. - invested in Mobayle.com: an instant AppStore creator and customizer - invested in Meody.com: Cross platform messenger with focus on enterprises and operators. - invested in TVlize.com: a platform for social and engaging TV - He also cofounded and invested in Nakkeb.com, BeamGift.com, PickTaxi.com, MobAdv.com, Bazarmaker.com, puttag.com, fulhost.com, Entablet.com, PinProfile.com, mp3ready.com, BookThatbook.com Newsanalyse.com, B2Butterfly.com and many more. He is also a mentor for more than 50 companies. Hesham started his first company ZGroup Mobile in 2002 with less than $20/month and grow it to reach a valuation of $2.5-$3.25 million in 2005 by Public company Incagold plc (it would have been the first company in MENA region to be acquired by a public company). ZGroup Mobile is a developer and publisher of mobile content (mobile games, mobile apps, mobile music, mobile videos) and services. He has been ranked 7th in Baccalaureate tests among 200,000th participants. He has completed his engineering degree at HIAST then he has done an MBA at Edinburgh business school and a Master in computer information science at AABFS. ## RSJ Investments SICAV a.s. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, 3D Technology, Biotechnology RSJ Private Equity manages a broad investment portfolio in real estate, energy industry, agriculture, biotechnologies and other economic sectors. We focus on key industries for the 21st century, such as power generation from renewables, sustainable and healthy food production, information technology, and life sciences, applied research leading to alonger and better human life. In addition to considering profitability, we take into account our projects´ potential to contribute to significant shifts in the given industry or field of activity. ## Evolution Equity Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Cyber Security, Network Security, Software Evolution Equity Partners is an international venture capital investor leveraging deep sector expertise to help exceptional entrepreneurs develop market-leading companies. The firm has a focus on cyber-security, enterprise software and consumer related opportunities and brings significant resources to portfolio companies seeking to expand ininternational markets. Evolution Equity Partners has invested in well-known companies including AVG Technologies, OpenDNS, Carbon Black, Onapsis, Security Scorecard, Cognitive Security, DF Labs, 60K Group and others. The firm purchases both primary and secondary shares investing in high growth businesses across multiple stages, primarily in North America, Europe and Israel. Visit us at www.evolutionequity.com or follow us on Twitter at @EvolutionEquity ## Day One Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Budapest, Budapest, Hungary - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Apps We are an early-stage technology investor, managing privately financed funds. We seek to find and join the most exciting Central Eastern European teams on their global mission. ## Nikola Rafaj - Type: Angel - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Mobile, Travel, Education Founder/Co-founder since university studies, with corporate experience in PR, banking and internet retail. For years Nikola helps technology startups to set viable business and grow. ## DAO Maker - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Software DAO Maker creates growth technologies and funding frameworks for startups, while simultaneously reducing risks for investors ## V-Sharp Venture Studio - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Mobile Apps, Personal Finance Investing our own money allows us to act flexibly. With investments of up to 1 million EUR, we provide support to fintech, logistics and e-commerce start-ups in pre-seed, seed and Series A stages. ## Bashar Hamood - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Mobile Apps Bashar Hamood is a result oriented professional with versatile experience across diverse organizational domains. He is well versed in the development of marketing strategies, branding, direct marketing, new products/brands launches, analysis, reporting, and positioning.He is an entrepreneur and self-starter with expansive experience in brandawareness and development, community outreach.Bashar is a versatile business manager with proven competencies in optimizing team dynamics uniting diverse agenda to common goal and harnessing strategic and operational drivers to deliver results.He has a strong analytical mind with rigorous study for each case and the output of each variation for each parameter.Bashar loves to take risk and new challenges. ## Neon DAO - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Information Technology Neon DAO is a for-profit DAO for the Metaverse ## Google Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mountain View, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology GV supports innovative founders moving the world forward. ## Earlybird Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Founded in 1997, Earlybird invests in all development and growth phases of technology companies. Among the most experienced venture investors in Europe, Earlybird offers its portfolio companies not only financial resources but also strategic support plus access to an international network and capital markets. With EUR 2 billion under management,eight IPOs and 30 trade sales, Earlybird is one of the most established and active venture capital firms in Europe. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co