# Top 25 Transportation Startup Investors in Czech Republic in May 2026

## N1
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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.

## KAYA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## DEPO Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Tomas Cupr
- Type: Angel
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Marton Szoke
- Type: Angel
- Location: Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, EdTech

An entrepreneur and investor with a business background and solid technical experience. Founded several startups, the latest being Indextools, a software company specializing in enterprise on-demand web analytics software. In April 2008 Indextools got acquired by Yahoo! Inc. At the time of the acquisition, Indextools was recognized as one of thetop five web analytics vendors world-wide by Forrester / Jupiter Research. Mr. Szőke served at Yahoo for three years to lead integration efforts and to realign Indextools’ business model.

## Octopus Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, FinTech

We provide venture capital investment for the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. Learn about what we do and the kind of founders we back.

## 3VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Patero
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: FinTech, Lending, Software

Patero is an investment firm that invests in modern technologies.
Patero is headquartered in Praha, Czech Republic.

## Grouport Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Reflex Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Bizthusiasm
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Hopi
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jazlovice, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Grocery, E-Commerce, Food Delivery

Hopi is a logistics company which assists retail chains through their services of supplying goods.

## V-Sharp Venture Studio
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## MITON
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Evolution Equity Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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

## Isaac Applbaum
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Mobile, E-Commerce

Isaac Applbaum joined MizMaa Ventures Limited as Founder and Partner in 2016.Isaac Applbaum is a founding General Partner of Opus Capital, a billion dollar early stage venture fund, .focusing his efforts on finding Israeli-based investments for the firm. Previously, Isaac was a Partner and Managing Director for Israel at Lightspeed Venture Partnersan early stage venture capital firm with over two billion dollars under management.Prior to joining Lightspeed, Mr. Applbaum was the founder and CEO of Concorde Solutions Inc. (CSI). In 1998 Mr. Applbaum sold CSI to Bank of America becoming a Senior Vice President at the bank with responsibility for running the bank’s E-ventures group and an advisor to the strategic investments group.Before founding Concorde Solutions, Mr. Applbaum was responsible for running US operations for Advanced Technology International, a large Israeli software development company.Mr. Applbaum currently serves as a Senior Advisor for Philanthropy to the Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat. Mr. Applbaum is President of the Board of the California Israel Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of The Western Wall Heritage Foundation, is on the board of directors of: The Koret Israel Economic Development Funds, the Shalem Institute, the Modern Bank and is on the National Council of AIPAC. Mr. Applbaum is a member of the Young Presidents Organization.

## J&T Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Tensor Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Machine Learning

New generation venture capital investing into combinatorial technologies

## Presto Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## V Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Retail, Internet, Software

Vventures support cutting-edged technology investment focus on sustainability, urbanization and life-science on AI and quantum based. In the heart of SEA, Vventures operates in Singapore and Thailand while invested worldwide in USA, UAE, Israel, Singapore, Hong Kong and China.

## Nikola Rafaj
- Type: Angel
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Ferdinando Falco
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Retail, Software, Logistics

Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco is the President & Chief Executive Officer at General Electric.

## Falco Global Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wollerau, Schwyz, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Retail, Software, Logistics

Falco Global Partners combines financial and operational excellence to create long-term and sustainable value with each portfolio partner.

## Rockaway Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Michal Kratochvil
- Type: Angel
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Convertible Note
- Focus: Travel, Insurance, Law Enforcement

Michal Kratochvil is the CEO at BudgetBakers

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