Top VC Firms in Czech Republic

Inven Capital is a €500m European climate-tech venture capital fund backed by ČEZ Group and the European Investment Bank. It invests €2-30m in growth-stage and later-stage startups across Europe and Israel, targeting climate tech, clean energy, decarbonization, smart city, and Industry 4.0 solutions.

Tensor Ventures is a Prague/Luxembourg-based deep-tech VC investing at Seed and Series A into 'combinatorial technologies' -- AI/ML, quantum computing, computational biotech (TechBio), dev tools/infrastructure, and sustainable/climate tech -- across CEE and internationally (EU/US). Fund I deployed ~EUR 20M into 20 startups; Fund II (launched 2024) targets EUR 50M with expanded focus including space tech.

Kaya VC (formerly Enern Investments, a regional financial group formed in Prague in 2010) is a Central and Eastern Europe-rooted but geographically agnostic early-stage venture capital firm, investing from idea/pre-seed through seed and follow-on. It backs founders in personal health, energy transition, next-gen consumer, AI, SaaS and fintech, currently investing its fifth fund; portfolio includes Rohlik, Booksy, E2B and Upheal.

Springtide Ventures is a 100%-owned VC subsidiary of KKCG Group (est. 2014, Prague, with presence in Tel Aviv and Boston). It invests solely KKCG's own capital ($1-10M tickets) in SaaS companies across Cyber Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Horizontal AI/ML and Blockchain, from Seed through Series C, with a global (not CEE-only) mandate.

Rockaway Ventures is the venture capital fund of the Prague-based Rockaway Capital group, investing Seed-to-Series A in European (primarily CEE and DACH) startups. Current focus areas are AI, deep tech, defence & dual-use, industrial/manufacturing AI, and energy. Current fund closed at ~EUR 53-55M in 2025 with ~15 active portfolio companies and >140% return on invested capital to date.

Purple Ventures ('a VC fund with empathy') is a Brno-based CEE VC investing pre-seed and seed only (not Series A), with tickets EUR 250K-750K from its EUR 40M Fund II (2024), targeting SaaS, e-commerce, digital health, edtech, energytech, creator economy, security, deep tech and IoT startups from the CEE region with EU-based teams.

Credo Ventures is a CEE-focused early-stage VC that has led Pre-Seed rounds for the region's most ambitious, technical founders since 2009, writing $1M-$5M first checks before product or revenue; it backs exceptional people rather than following a fixed sector thesis, operating from Prague and Kraków.

DEPO Ventures is a Prague-based pre-seed/seed venture capital firm backing early-stage founders across the CEE and Baltic regions. Its stated focus ('Emerging and Disruptive Technologies') centers on deep tech, fintech, and marketplace/infrastructure innovation, with typical checks of EUR 50,000-300,000; it also runs DEPO Angels, a 200+ member CEE angel syndicate.

Presto Ventures is a Prague-based VC investing Seed to Series A (EUR 500K-5M tickets) in mostly post-revenue, fast-growing tech companies across Central/Eastern Europe. Since 2016 it has deployed EUR 40M+ into 60+ companies. Its newest EUR 150M fund (Presto Tech Horizons) pivots toward advanced/dual-use technology -- security, defense and aerospace -- for NATO and allied countries.

Look AI Ventures (LAIV) is the first Czech VC fund dedicated exclusively to early-stage (pre-Series A) AI startups, launched Q4 2022 as successor to the AI Startup Incubator. Based in Prague, it primarily backs European AI-driven companies with a strong technical edge, across sectors from industrial/construction tech to trust & safety, robotics, and proptech.

Czech Founders VC is a founder-led, industry-agnostic pre-seed VC fund (Prague & Bratislava) investing €50k-350k tickets in strong founding teams based in Central/Eastern Europe with global go-to-market ambitions. Official positioning is 'industry agnostic' and Pre-seed only, not restricted to specific sectors.

Orbit Capital is a Prague- and Warsaw-based growth-stage investor for Central and Eastern European tech and tech-enabled companies -- not early-stage. It runs a Growth Equity strategy and a Growth/Venture Debt strategy. Sector focus spans consumer services, small-business automation/collaboration software, logistics & supply chain, and healthcare; portfolio includes Rohlik, Mews, Twisto, Booksy, Preply and CloudTalk.

Reflex Capital is a real, active Prague-based VC (est. 2012, additional San Francisco office). Investment is driven primarily by founder quality rather than a fixed sector thesis, though the portfolio (~48 companies, ~EUR 150M invested) skews heavily toward B2B SaaS, e-commerce and deep tech in the Czech Republic/CEE (e.g. Apify, Productboard, Smartlook, Smartsupp, Keboola). No specific 'hospitality' focus was found.

Miton is a Prague-based VC/startup studio investing its own capital at pre-seed through Series A, primarily in AI/augmented workforce, crypto/web3, e-commerce, gastrotech, and psychedelics/mental health. It invests mainly in the Czech Republic and Europe.

N1 Ventures is an early-stage VC founded in 2019, based in Prague and San Francisco, investing in AI, healthtech, and frontier-tech startups from pre-seed/day-zero onward. It manages roughly $60M across two funds and backs founders across Europe and the US.

RockawayX (formerly 'Rockaway Blockchain Fund,' rebranded 2022) is a crypto/Web3-focused venture capital firm headquartered in Prague with offices in London and Dubai, $2B+ AUM. It invests globally in early-stage blockchain/crypto projects and protocols (notably an early Solana backer since 2018), and also runs a liquidity/market-making arm and a validator/infrastructure business. It is a sister fund to Rockaway Ventures under the Prague-based 'Rockaway Capital' group, but is fully crypto-native and globally focused.

J&T Ventures is a Prague-based, industry-agnostic early-stage venture capital fund (part of the J&T Group ecosystem) investing €0.5-2.5M in seed and Series A rounds. It backs startups with proven product-market fit across the CEE, SEE, Baltic, and Nordic regions (11 countries), with 31 portfolio companies and 5 exits over 10 years, including Apify, Daytrip, Wultra, and Born Digital.

i&i Biotech Investments is an early-stage venture capital fund investing primarily in life sciences startups across Central and Eastern Europe and wider Europe. Their focus areas include drug discovery, medtech, diagnostics, and AI verticals. They invest from business creation through growth stages with typical investments ranging from €150k to €2M, with opportunities for follow-on funding.

BD Partners is a Prague-based investment firm (founded 2023 by two ex-PPF executives) backing revenue-stage European companies with differentiated IP and rapid growth potential, avoiding capital-intensive businesses; typical check size is roughly €100k to several million euros. Portfolio spans fintech, robotics, AI/software, mobility and loyalty-tech (e.g. WanderWallet, RoboTwin, ValkaAI, Optibus, TRIFFT) — broader than pure AI/deep-tech.

Gi21 Capital invests its own capital primarily in Seed-stage founders and companies in Deep Tech, AI, B2B SaaS, and Fintech sectors, operating across the EU and the USA, and also engages in investments and operations related to digital infrastructure, hospitality, aviation, and culture & art.

Borovicka Capital is a Prague-based family investment firm (founded 2023) making early-stage (pre-seed/seed) venture investments across Central Europe, run by father-and-sons team Lukáš, Jakub and Martin Borovička. Portfolio spans AI, healthtech/medtech, fintech-adjacent and SaaS/enterprise software (e.g. Powerful Medical, Medannot, Outfindo, Superscale, NutritionPro) — broader than 'Fintech, AI, SaaS only'.

Pale Fire Capital is a Prague-based private equity investment group that takes long-term, active ownership stakes in growth-stage technology-driven companies. Historically rooted in Czech/Slovak e-commerce and SaaS (ePojišťění.cz, Aukro, Groupon), it broadened its mandate in 2026 under new Managing Partner Jan Černý to include traditional-industry investments, AI-driven transformation, and family-business succession situations.

Tilia Impact Ventures is a Prague-based, seed-stage impact venture capital fund (founded 2018) backing founders across the Czech Republic and wider CEE region addressing pressing social and environmental challenges. The fund is sector-agnostic but impact-driven, deploying roughly EUR 0.3-1.5 million per initial ticket into scalable startups spanning circular economy, edtech, foodtech, accessibility and public-sector transparency, while actively managing measurable impact alongside financial returns.