The Czech Republic's startup ecosystem shows a mix of established and emerging companies. Key sectors include enterprise software, artificial intelligence, and travel technology.
Hospitality tech company Mews leads with over $517M in funding. AI-based document automation firm Rossum has also secured significant capital, raising over $108M.
Below is our list of 100 Czech Republic startups worth keeping an eye on.
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| Headquarters | Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic |
| Year Founded | 2012 |
| Founders | Richard Valtr |
| Funding Amount | $517.3M |
| Startup Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series E |
| Top Investors | Salesforce Ventures, Battery Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Tiger Global Management, henQ |
Hedepy connects people with verified psychotherapists for online therapy sessions through its dedicated platform. The service focuses on making mental healthcare accessible, convenient, and free from stigma.
| Headquarters | Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic |
| Year Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | Lukas Krcil, Martin Zdražil, Roman Zámečník |
| Funding Amount | $3.7M |
| Startup Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Seed |
| Top Investors | N1, Purple Ventures, Impact Ventures Hungary, RSJ Investments SICAV a.s., AspectWorks |
Resistant AI builds security software to shield financial institutions from fraud and manipulation. Their AI-powered platform authenticates documents and monitors transactions to protect automated financial processes.
| Headquarters | Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic |
| Year Founded | 2019 |
| Founders | Jan Jusko, Jan Stiborek, Josef Stach, Karel Bartoš, Martin Grill, Martin Rehak, Martin Vejman, Tomáš Laube |
| Funding Amount | $30.4M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Corporate Round |
| Top Investors | Index Ventures, Seedcamp, Notion Capital, Credo Ventures, Experian |
Supernova.io has created an end-to-end design system platform that connects design tools directly to code. This helps product teams automate their workflows, keeping design and engineering data perfectly synchronized to scale development.
| Headquarters | Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic |
| Year Founded | 2018 |
| Founders | Artem Ufimtcev, Jiri Trecak, Oskar Koristka, Vaclav Lustek |
| Funding Amount | $25.8M |
| Startup Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Series A |
| Top Investors | Y Combinator, EQT Ventures, Wing Venture Capital, Credo Ventures, KAYA |
Rossum develops an AI-powered cloud gateway for end-to-end document automation. The platform specializes in understanding and processing transactional documents, which helps companies eliminate manual data entry.
| Headquarters | Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic |
| Year Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | Petr Baudis, Tomas Gogar, Tomas Tunys |
| Funding Amount | $108.8M |
| Startup Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Debt Financing |
| Top Investors | General Catalyst, LocalGlobe, Seedcamp, DIG Ventures, CIBC Innovation Banking |
Kiwi.com created a powerful search engine for finding and booking unique travel combinations across hundreds of air and ground carriers. Their platform is recognized for its ability to build complex itineraries, connecting carriers that do not normally cooperate to find cheaper fares.
| Headquarters | Brno, Jihomoravsky kraj, Czech Republic |
| Year Founded | 2012 |
| Founders | Jiri Hlavenka, Jozef Képesi, Oliver Dlouhý, Vladimir Končar |
| Funding Amount | $107.2M |
| Startup Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Debt Financing |
| Top Investors | Impulse Ventures, Ondrej Tomek, Touzimsky Kapital, Jiri Hlavenka |
Apify builds a web scraping and browser automation platform that can turn any website into an API. Developers use their tools to extract data from websites and automate workflows on the web.
| Headquarters | Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic |
| Year Founded | 2015 |
| Founders | Jakub Balada, Jan Čurn |
| Funding Amount | $3.5M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Y Combinator, J&T Ventures, Reflex Capital, INCOMMING ventures |
Talentiqa provides a completely automated AI platform that pre-screens candidates for high-volume employment roles. Their technology helps recruiters streamline the hiring process by quickly identifying top applicants from a large talent pool.
| Headquarters | Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic |
| Year Founded | 2021 |
| Founders | — |
| Funding Amount | €1.4M |
| Startup Size | Founding Team (1-10) |
| Last Funding Status | Seed |
| Top Investors | Purple Ventures, Venture to Future Fund, Invento VC |
FantasyGF.ai builds a platform for users to create and interact with an AI virtual girlfriend. Their service allows for interaction through text chat, voice calls, and personalized images.
| Headquarters | Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic |
| Year Founded | 2023 |
| Founders | — |
| Funding Amount | $1M |
| Startup Size | Founding Team (1-10) |
| Last Funding Status | Seed |
| Top Investors | — |
ThreatMark has developed an anti-fraud suite that uses AI and behavioral biometrics to protect online banking and digital channels. Their solution helps financial institutions detect fraud and social engineering attacks in real time.
| Headquarters | Brno, Jihomoravsky kraj, Czech Republic |
| Year Founded | 2015 |
| Founders | Krystof Hilar, Michal Tresner, Tomáš Strýček |
| Funding Amount | $34.6M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Octopus Ventures, Riverside Acceleration Capital, ORBIT Capital, Rockaway Ventures, EASME |
90 Additional Czech Republic Startups Worth Following
Our top picks offer just a small window into the country's active startup community. Founders are working on everything from artificial intelligence to climate tech, collectively raising billions of dollars along the way.
Here’s a look at the other companies helping to define the Czech startup ecosystem. Some are just getting started, while others are already well on their way.