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The largest event in the US focusing on drones and unmanned systems, Xponential, took place in Denver during the week of May 8th. The conference was hosted by The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) in cooperation with Messe Dusseldorf North America. Five Czech companies attended the conference.
A delegation of around 100 business leaders from the Czech Republic, led by Hon. Jozef Síkela, Minister of Industry and Trade, recently spent three days in the Bay Area. The primary objective of this visit was to advance and strengthen business and trade connections between the Czech Republic and the western part of the United States. This marked a...
The seed investment features the Palo Alto VC Wing Venture Capital who led the round with further participation from European VCs EQT Ventures, Kaya VC and angel syndicate Expedite Ventures.
Last week a meeting of Czech and Slovak startups, CzechInvest representatives, investors and technology experts took place. The meeting was held on the occasion of one of the world's largest startup events, TechCrunch Disrupt, which returned to San Francisco after a two-year hiatus. The Czech TalkBase made it to the finals of the startup...
Startup Grind, the world's largest community of founders, startups, creators, and innovators, was founded by Derek Andersen in 2010 to provide entrepreneurs with education and opportunities to build, grow, and scale their companies. People from all over the globe started to share their expertise and advice, the community has even developed...
The Czech national booth made its debut at the physical Game Developers Conference in San Francisco
03/30/2022
Last week (March 21st to the 25th), the largest conference and trade show in the gaming industry took place in San Francisco, California. Game Developers Conference, also known as GDC, is a market-defining conference that brings together the game development community to exchange ideas, solve problems, and help shape the future of the game...
From March 7 until March 11 2022, the CzechInvest office in San Francisco together with its local partner BootUP World, hosted yet another round of the CzechMatch program in Menlo Park. Four Czech start-ups participated in a week full of workshops, mentoring sessions and discussions while polishing their pitch presentations. The highlight of the...
Prague-born and San Francisco-based startup Productboard has announced a Series D funding of $125 million. The round that was co-led by Tiger Global and Dragoneer Investment Group provides the company with a $1.725 billion valuation which makes Productboard the most valuable company in the Czech Republic.
Consumer Electronics Show is an annual trade show held at the Las Vegas Convention Center at the beginning of the year where companies typically unveil their biggest innovations. After the 2021' show was transfered fully into digital this year the in-person format welcomed over 45000 visitors from all around the world.