In March 2025, the Czech Republic marked a major milestone in its innovation diplomacy by launching its first large-scale national presence at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. With the debut of the Czech House, the country introduced a dynamic lineup of startups, creative talent, and innovation leaders to one of the world's most...
Founders, investors, mentors, community champions and tech professionals from the heart of Europe celebrated the holiday season together. The annual meet-up was cohosted by CzechInvest, Bulgaria Innovation Hub, Cytowski & Partners and Reflex Capital.
Czech companies Upvision, Workswell, AirPixel, Dronetag, Liaz UAV and Mejzlík Propellers presented innovations in the field of UAVs at one of the largest American and world trade fairs, CUAV Expo Americas (Commercial unmaned aerial vehicles).
The largest Czech startup event - the Disraptors Summit - culminated on Tuesday evening with the pan-European finals of the Startup Champions League. And both Czech contestants walked away as winners . The jury awarded the winning trophy to the energy saving project Flowbox, who also won the regional round for the Visegrad Four region. The audience...
According to the VC Funding In CEE Report- 2Q 2021 recently published by Vestbee - a matchmaking platform for startups and investors in Central & Eastern Europe, the number of fully disclosed investments in the CEE region in 2nd quarter reached over 190 and exceeded €900M in total funding.