# Czech Republic

‘If you don’t have defaults, you’re not taking enough risks’: William Jalloul, CEO of Flowpay
Pro
Interview
September 16, 2026
‘If you don’t have defaults, you’re not taking enough risks’: William Jalloul, CEO of Flowpay
The Czech fintech — which topped the recent Sifted DACH & CEE ranking — is filling the small-business lending gap
Éanna Kelly
Prague-based SME lender Flowpay tops latest Sifted ranking
News
September 9, 2026
Prague-based SME lender Flowpay tops latest Sifted ranking
The platform is the fastest-growing startup across DACH and CEE
Éanna Kelly
‘Efficiency as a fundamental principle’: Google and Meta alumni raise $7.5m to build new approach to LLMs
News
January 29, 2026
‘Efficiency as a fundamental principle’: Google and Meta alumni raise $7.5m to build new approach to LLMs
BottleCap AI launched last year in Prague with the objective of improving the efficiency of LLMs by 100x
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Pension fund Rentea backs €500m fund to invest in VC and startups — and hopes others will follow its lead
News
September 16, 2025
Pension fund Rentea backs €500m fund to invest in VC and startups — and hopes others will follow its lead
New Prague-based investor Aspire11 will back both VC funds and growth companies
Anne Sraders
In the black: DACH & CEE’s fastest-growing and profitable companies
Pro
Fastest-growing startup teams
May 23, 2025
In the black: DACH & CEE’s fastest-growing and profitable companies
27 of the DACH and CEE region’s 100 fastest-growing startups by revenue growth are also profitable
Becca Lipman
European crypto firm RockawayX closes $125m fund amid renewed interest in digital assets
News
April 24, 2025
European crypto firm RockawayX closes $125m fund amid renewed interest in digital assets
The firm plans to invest around 50% of its capital into blockchain startups in Europe
Tom Matsuda
Czech family office ZAKA turns into a VC, raising a €15m fund
News
July 19, 2024
Czech family office ZAKA turns into a VC, raising a €15m fund
The VC will back pre-seed and seed startups from CEE, UK and the US
Zosia Wanat
Czech online grocer Rohlik raises big (again) to fuel expansion
News
June 28, 2024
Czech online grocer Rohlik raises big (again) to fuel expansion
Rohlik has raised €160m to launch in 10 new European cities
Zosia Wanat
Brunch with the founder of Rohlik — a profitable disruptor of a trillion-dollar grocery industry
Brunch with Sifted
December 13, 2023
Brunch with the founder of Rohlik — a profitable disruptor of a trillion-dollar grocery industry
The startup wants to expand to 30 cities by 2030
Zosia Wanat
Meet the 30 European deeptech startups picked for the Nato accelerator
News
November 30, 2023
Meet the 30 European deeptech startups picked for the Nato accelerator
These startups will initially receive a grant of €100k, with a possible €300k top-up
Cristina Gallardo and Zosia Wanat
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

# Czech Republic

‘If you don’t have defaults, you’re not taking enough risks’: William Jalloul, CEO of Flowpay

Prague-based SME lender Flowpay tops latest Sifted ranking

‘Efficiency as a fundamental principle’: Google and Meta alumni raise $7.5m to build new approach to LLMs

Pension fund Rentea backs €500m fund to invest in VC and startups — and hopes others will follow its lead

In the black: DACH & CEE’s fastest-growing and profitable companies

European crypto firm RockawayX closes $125m fund amid renewed interest in digital assets

Czech family office ZAKA turns into a VC, raising a €15m fund

Czech online grocer Rohlik raises big (again) to fuel expansion

Brunch with the founder of Rohlik — a profitable disruptor of a trillion-dollar grocery industry

Meet the 30 European deeptech startups picked for the Nato accelerator

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