Czech Founders VC

If you're a founder raising capital in Czechia or Slovakia, we want to meet you! We're consistently meeting and investing in top founders, and the data proves it. 💸 ⬇️ 🎯 Shoutout to CzechCrunch for their excellent review of startup and VC activity in 2024, highlighting us as the most active investors in Czechia with 9 investments (and several 2024 deals aren't even public yet 🤭). 🌟 Speaking of success stories, we're proud to highlight some remarkable achievements from the top founders who are also our backers: Tomas Formanek's Inventoro had a spectacular exit, while Mews, led by Richard Valtr and Matthijs Welle, secured an impressive €100+m growing past their unicorn status. 😎 As for what our one and only Vaclav Pavlecka had to say, let's leave that for the comment section. ⬇️ 💪 It's been a busy year 2024, but we're not slowing down. 📢 For example, our successful Sherpa accelerator is ready for its new spring cohort, with applications open today until February 9th. ✨ If you're looking to raise your pre-seed round, there's no better framework to help you succeed. Check out the website for more info. 👏 Peter Brejčák, Ondřej Holzman, Filip Magalhães, Klara Bendlova, Filip Houska 🙏 High-five Vit Horky Vaclav Pavlecka Ivan Kristel Ondřej Smýkal David Přerovský Jiřina Stirling (Dunková) Adam Bočev 🙏

"The most common reason why early-stage startups fail is that they create something nobody wants. However, this is part of the journey towards finding product-market fit. A startup comes with an idea that must first be validated in the market - only then can they start acquiring and effectively using external capital for scaling. Going through this process and failing repeatedly is natural. Avoiding this and blindly moving forward, however, is an enormous risk," I am happy for all the mentions by the media as well as the amazing founders in our Sherpa the hardworking participants and the mentoring sherpas. ⏰ DEADLINE ALERT: Midnight tonight! Don't be that person who misses out because they are too busy watching romance movies. (Unless it’s the new Bridget Jones movie 🥂) ❤️ Best Valentine's idea? Apply to Sherpa 🏔️! For more info, Check out articles about Sherpa in SK by Startitup: and in CZ by Euro.cz 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dys79f_X P.S. Yes, I'm adding "PR machine" to my LinkedIn profile now, deal with it! P.P.S. Cheers to the founders in ❤️ with the problem.

🚀 Big news! Edmund has secured a € 500K Pre-Seed round, backed by Lighthouse Ventures, Czech Founders VC, Tensor Ventures, and Borovicka Capital! This is a huge step forward in our mission to eliminate unexpected downtime in manufacturing. With this investment, we’re gearing up to expand internationally and supercharge our on-premise AI solution. A massive thank you to our investors and supporters—we couldn’t do this without you! 🙌 P.S. Are you a software engineer who’s passionate about AI and LLMs? Our DMs are open—we’re always looking for top talent to join the team! #Edmund #AI #Manufacturing #Funding #Hiring Jakub Szlaur Benjamin Przeczek Miroslav Marek

🚀 Proud moment for our VC, and especially Sherpa! Another of our Sherpa acceleration alumni, Edmund, founded by Jakub Szlaur, Benjamin Przeczek, and Miroslav Marek, has just secured a €500,000 pre-seed round! 🏔️ Through our Sherpa program, we helped the Edmund team understand the VC ecosystem, startup scaling and Go-to-market motion and oh they did learn and show it in their execution. Today, they're transforming manufacturing with their innovative AI platform that bridges the critical knowledge gap in industrial, operations. 🏭 A few of Edmund’s highlights: • Reduces production line downtime from hours or days to minutes • Saves companies up to €100K annually • Already trusted by industry giants like Festo and Vitesco Technologies • 20+ pilot projects running in just one year 💰 We joined the preseed round led by Michal Zalesak of Lighthouse Ventures, with the participation of Tensor Ventures and Borovicka Capital. The funding will fuel their expansion into European and US markets. 👨🔧 With 50% of European engineers retiring in the next decade, Edmund's AI agent couldn't come at a better time. Their platform preserves crucial technical knowledge and makes it instantly accessible to new generations of technicians. ✨ This is exactly why we created the Sherpa program - to help exceptional founders and their teams turn bold visions into market-ready solutions. We're excited to see Edmund scale to support the industrial economy of Europe and beyond! #CzechFoundersVC #industry4.0 #Sherpa #preseedround

Need a 🫴 climbing the startup mountain? 🏔️ We're here to help and thanks to the Startup Kitchen team we can hopefully connect! Quickly though, sign up by the end of the week, the number of spots is running out! Don't hesitate to reach out with questions 🤗 #sherpaaccelerator #LastCallForApplications

Thank you CzechCrunch and Peter Brejčák for the shoutout of the Sherpa investment program and the work you do for all founders in Czechia. What sets Sherpa apart is the focus on actionable outcomes of interaction from weekly sync to 4-hour-long workshop sessions. The mentors don't just give advice - they roll up their sleeves and help founders tackle specific challenges in sales, product development, and fundraising. Plus, the network of successful entrepreneurs and investors can expand your reach from Central Europe to the world. For any early-stage founder looking to accelerate their growth and avoid common pitfalls, Sherpa's program is here to serve. Use the last 3 days to reach out and apply.

🗞️It’s only a matter of time before we see a significant player emerge from the Czechia and we are working to make ZAITRA that company. https://lnkd.in/ezUDaMvY #AI #hiring #Space

🚀 And the winner is Finlay (Scott Moran congrats)! Had the pleasure to pick the best startup for SelectUSA Summit last Thursday at US Embassy Prague. What a competition - this time we had to give more 'jury recognition' than last one - big cheers to Readmio whose app for parental reading only gets better and better, Tereza Pivná with InSync for the well-polished marketing approach and Ekustik, not a startup per se, but what a design. My personal kudos to Jitka Paterova of The Eterny for the big progress with the value proposition after our last mentoring session. Big pleasure to sit along the table with Senta Cermakova (Czechitas), Vladimira Cincurova (LUMUS Investment Collective ), 🤟🏻 Pavlína Louženská (#HolkyzMarketingu#HolkyzMarketingu#HolkyzMarketingu#HolkyzMarketingu), Patrik Juránek (Startup Disrupt) to jury the next SelectUSA pitching competition at The US Embassy Prague.

🧠 "We quickly understood the world of startups. Before Sherpa, we were rather new to the startup environment. The program not only helped us understand the specifics of the startup world but also provided us with crucial support and deep knowledge of how venture capital and fundraising works." Benjamin Przeczek, Cofounder of the Sherpa alumni of Edmund 🚀 Ben captures the underlying theme of the Sherpa program. The mindset shift from a traditional business model to a scalable startup must be felt, and experiencing it hands-on can help one understand. That is why the Czech Founders VC community is essential. We bring these inspiring founders in to share their stories of scaling Mews Socialbakers (Now Emplifi), Brand Embassy, and others. 🔍 Through our Sherpa program, founders gain invaluable insights into startup dynamics, learn to identify opportunities for exponential growth and grasp venture capital fundraising. It's more than just mentoring - it's a complete transformation of the founder mindset. 💡 Sign up quick, link in comments ⤵️ #EdmundAI #sherpa #accelerator #CzechFoundersVC

Sherpa akcelerátor od Czech Founders VC otevírá přihlášky do třetí kohorty! Budování startupu je jízda. Někdy strmá nahoru, jindy dolů. Sherpa je tu proto, aby ti pomohla dostat se dál – rychleji a s menším počtem přešlapů. 🔹 40,000 EUR investice na start (+ možnost dalších 250,000 EUR) 🔹 Mentoring od top founderů, kteří už si cestu prošlapali (Mews, Brand Embassy a další) 🔹 Komunita, která tě podrží v klíčových momentech a pomůže ti škálovat Sherpové jako Nikola Pantovic, Jan Gabriel Matěj Matolín Jan Husták Honza Široký Michal Pastier Martin Jezek Vladimir Stanek Vit Horky Vaclav Pavlecka a další jsou připraveni pomoct 💪 🚀 Startupy jako Flowlance, EDIMA nebo DAITABLE už díky Sherpě posunuly svůj byznys na další level. Přidej se k nim a získej náskok! ⏳ Deadline: 9. února 📩 Přihlas se teď: https://lnkd.in/eJvQaQs7