# Czech Republic

This Czech startup helps Airbus and Blackberry keep their IT systems afloat — and it just raised $25m
News
June 29, 2023
This Czech startup helps Airbus and Blackberry keep their IT systems afloat — and it just raised $25m
Hospitals, banks and manufacturers with thousands of separate networked devices need to keep them safe — IP Fabric is looking to do just that
Zosia Wanat
Czech Republic to invest in AI university spinouts via a new €55m fund of funds
News
March 1, 2023
Czech Republic to invest in AI university spinouts via a new €55m fund of funds
€15m of the fund will go to the AI technology transfer fund and is part of a wider push from the Czech government to create a better environment for the country’s AI scientists to commercialise their research
Zosia Wanat
Former McKinsey boss joins a VC to raise one of CEE’s largest growth funds
News
February 27, 2023
Former McKinsey boss joins a VC to raise one of CEE’s largest growth funds
Orbit Capital raises over €200m to back 12-14 scaleups from central and eastern Europe
Zosia Wanat
Czech blockchain app developer Tatum raises $41.5m funding
News
October 12, 2022
Czech blockchain app developer Tatum raises $41.5m funding
The platform, which allows companies to build their own blockchain apps, saw their round led by Evolution Equity Partners
Zosia Wanat
7 Czech startups to watch, according to VCs
Analysis
October 12, 2022
7 Czech startups to watch, according to VCs
Sifted asked investors on the ground to name their favourite up-and-coming Czech companies
Zosia Wanat
Czech Credo Ventures raises its fourth fund of €75m and doubles down on Poland
News
October 10, 2022
Czech Credo Ventures raises its fourth fund of €75m and doubles down on Poland
It wants to back former big tech employees turned founders in central and eastern Europe
Zosia Wanat
Czech Woltair raises €16.3m to help Europeans heat and power their homes
News
September 27, 2022
Czech Woltair raises €16.3m to help Europeans heat and power their homes
The digital platform connects consumers who want to install a solar panel or a heat pump in their house with right technicians
Zosia Wanat
Czech restaurant payment app Choice QR raises €1.5m to take on Sunday
News
July 29, 2022
Czech restaurant payment app Choice QR raises €1.5m to take on Sunday
Thanks to the new cash Choice QR plans to enter all the markets that French restaurant payment app Sunday recently pulled out of
Zosia Wanat
Czech fintech 4Trans raises €3m
News
June 29, 2022
Czech fintech 4Trans raises €3m
4Trans provides factoring services for truckers speeds up the invoicing process for hauliers
Zosia Wanat
Czech online grocer Rohlik raises €220m in Series D
News
June 17, 2022
Czech online grocer Rohlik raises €220m in Series D
Rohlik's investment comes at a difficult time for the wider grocery delivery sector
Zosia Wanat
Société Générale backs Czech fintech Lemonero with €12m investment
News
June 16, 2022
Société Générale backs Czech fintech Lemonero with €12m investment
Fintech Lemonero's €12m round is one of the biggest seed investments in the Czech Republic
Zosia Wanat
Top early-stage investors in CEE
Analysis
June 6, 2022
Top early-stage investors in CEE
Sifted and Dealroom have ranked central and eastern Europe's top investors, and highlighted some of their most notable deals to date
Kit Gillet
Eastern Europe tech in review: the key moments of 2021
Analysis
December 30, 2021
Eastern Europe tech in review: the key moments of 2021
The UiPath IPO wasn't the only big story
Kit Gillet
11 predictions for eastern Europe tech in 2022
Analysis
December 30, 2021
11 predictions for eastern Europe tech in 2022
What’s in store for eastern Europe tech and startups in 2022? We asked the experts to find out.
Kit Gillet
Rossum raises $100m in one of eastern Europe's largest Series A rounds
News
October 20, 2021
Rossum raises $100m in one of eastern Europe's largest Series A rounds
Prague-based startup is focused on creating a universal document gateway that could reinvent the way companies receive and process documents
Kit Gillet
Central and eastern European startups are raking in the money
News
October 14, 2021
Central and eastern European startups are raking in the money
Money is pouring into central and eastern European startups, with 2021 likely to be their most lucrative year yet, according to a new report
Kit Gillet
21 startups to watch in central Europe, according to VCs
Analysis
July 20, 2021
21 startups to watch in central Europe, according to VCs
Despite some notable successes, in many ways Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are still waiting for their coming out moment as startup hubs. Which startups from the region should you be keeping an eye out for?
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
Online grocer Rohlik raises €100m and becomes a unicorn
Interview
July 1, 2021
Online grocer Rohlik raises €100m and becomes a unicorn
The Czech online grocery startup is massively ramping up its expansion plans across continental Europe — and thinks there won't be much that can hold it back.
Amy Lewin
"Often overlooked": the media startups to watch in 2021
Analysis
March 11, 2021
"Often overlooked": the media startups to watch in 2021
We at Sifted have never gone so meta. Who are the (other) European, independent and digital-first media startups to watch, read and listen to?
Isabella Pojuner
Meet Twisto, the Czech Republic’s answer to Klarna
News
January 19, 2021
Meet Twisto, the Czech Republic’s answer to Klarna
Eastern European markets offer a lot of potential for growth, Twisto says.
Freya Pratty
Europe’s startups battle Airbnb for digital nomad market
Analysis
October 22, 2020
Europe’s startups battle Airbnb for digital nomad market
As the pandemic sees more people adopt the digital nomad life, European startups are challenging Airbnb for dominance of the mid-term rental market.
Tim Smith in Barcelona and Kit Gillet in Bucharest
Potential CEE winners in a post-Covid world, according to VCs
Analysis
August 27, 2020
Potential CEE winners in a post-Covid world, according to VCs
The central and eastern European companies and trends that investors think could thrive in the new global landscape.
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
Bohemia Interactive ⁠denies report that it's being acquired by Tencent
News
June 3, 2020
Bohemia Interactive ⁠denies report that it's being acquired by Tencent
Reports that Chinese media conglomerate Tencent has purchased a majority stake in Czech gaming studio Bohemia Interactive have been denied.
Michael Stothard
Startups still hiring in Europe amid coronavirus
Analysis
April 1, 2020
Startups still hiring in Europe amid coronavirus
A list of European startups that are still hiring in the current climate.
Connor Bilboe

# Czech Republic

This Czech startup helps Airbus and Blackberry keep their IT systems afloat — and it just raised $25m

Czech Republic to invest in AI university spinouts via a new €55m fund of funds

Former McKinsey boss joins a VC to raise one of CEE’s largest growth funds

Czech blockchain app developer Tatum raises $41.5m funding

7 Czech startups to watch, according to VCs

Czech Credo Ventures raises its fourth fund of €75m and doubles down on Poland

Czech Woltair raises €16.3m to help Europeans heat and power their homes

Czech restaurant payment app Choice QR raises €1.5m to take on Sunday

Czech fintech 4Trans raises €3m

Czech online grocer Rohlik raises €220m in Series D

Société Générale backs Czech fintech Lemonero with €12m investment

Top early-stage investors in CEE

Eastern Europe tech in review: the key moments of 2021

11 predictions for eastern Europe tech in 2022

Rossum raises $100m in one of eastern Europe's largest Series A rounds

Central and eastern European startups are raking in the money

21 startups to watch in central Europe, according to VCs

Online grocer Rohlik raises €100m and becomes a unicorn

"Often overlooked": the media startups to watch in 2021

Meet Twisto, the Czech Republic’s answer to Klarna

Europe’s startups battle Airbnb for digital nomad market

Potential CEE winners in a post-Covid world, according to VCs

Bohemia Interactive ⁠denies report that it's being acquired by Tencent

Startups still hiring in Europe amid coronavirus