Czech Republic’s startup scene is currently #30 globally, with over 700 startups and a 17.3% year-over-year growth as it evolves into one of Central Europe’s most vibrant innovation hubs. According to the Smart Market Report 2025, Czech startups now contribute over 5% of the country’s GDP and employ more than 150,000 people.
Below, you’ll find the top 10 largest funding rounds in H1 2025 for companies that are founded in, based in, or have a Czech founder at the helm.
You can explore the rest of the Central and Eastern Europe H1 2025 mappings here.
This article is part of the CEE funding mapping series, done with the support of the Dealigence platform. Please feel free to contact us if we missed something: [email protected]. / If the deal’s original currency wasn’t the euro, we convert it to the ratio listed on the publishing day.
Mews
About: A hospitality management cloud solution that enables hoteliers to optimize operations, enhance performance, and increase revenue while improving guest experiences.
Founders: Richard Valtr, Matthijs Welle
Vertical: Hospitality
Latest round: $75 (€64.37) million
Stage: Growth-stage Unicorn
Investors: Tiger Global Management, Battery Ventures, Kinnevik,
GS Growth Equity, Kinnevik, Notion Capital, Revaia, Battery Ventures, Columbia Lake Partners, Derive Ventures, henQ, Notion Capital, ORBIT Capital, and others
Total funding: €443.76 million
Flowpay
About: Utilizes predictive AI models to assess risk and provide financing solutions to SMEs through direct lending, as well as offering embedded finance infrastructure for various platforms and risk assessment services to lending institutions.
Founders: Daniel Hastik, William Jalloul
Vertical: FinTech
Stage: Growth
Investors: Soulmates Ventures, DEPO VENTURES, Patero
Total funding: €34.33 million
Whalebone
About: Develops user-centric cybersecurity products for telcos, ISPs, enterprises, and government institutions, providing seamless protection against malware, phishing, and ransomware without requiring downloads. Aims to bring cybersecurity to a billion people, enhancing safety for millions of internet users.
Founders: Richard Malovič and Robert Sefr
Vertical: Cybersecurity
Stage: Series B
Investors: Unbound, Day One Capital, Fazole Ventures
Total funding: €15.43 million
Snuggs
About: Designs period underwear that offers comfort and support with a variety of styles to suit different preferences, using eco-friendly materials and ethical production practices.
Founders: Linda Šejdová and Thomas Zahradnik
Vertical: Femtech
Stage: Growth / Expansion
Investors: Triple B, Wood & Company
Total funding: €11.16 million
Filuta AI
About: Provides AI solutions for gaming quality assurance and vendor compliance monitoring, leveraging Composite Artificial Intelligence to enhance automation, reduce costs, and improve accuracy in compliance processes.
Founders: Martin Doušek, Filip Dvorak
Vertical: AI for Gaming
Latest round: $4.2 (€3.60) million
Stage: Seed
Investors: Rockaway Ventures, Tarpan Capital, Czech Founders VC, Lion Beat Capital, SPM Invest group
Total funding: €5.75 million
Safetica
About: Provides data protection solutions to prevent data leaks and internal threats for businesses globally, ensuring ease of management.
Founders: Jakub Mahdal
Vertical: Cybersecurity
Stage: Growth
Investors: Impulse Ventures
Total funding: €8.41 million
Wultra
About: Equips banks and fintech companies with a post-quantum authentication solution that enhances security while providing a passwordless user experience. Technology is developer-friendly and complies with global regulations, ensuring protection against cyber threats.
Founders: Petr Dvorak
Vertical: Cybersecurity
Latest round: $3.1 (€2.66)million
Stage: Seed
Investors: Tensor Ventures, Elevator Ventures, J&T Ventures
Total funding: €3.6 million
DecisionRules
About: Offers a cloud-native SaaS platform that helps companies automate decision-making without relying on IT teams. Built for a range of industries, including finance, insurance, e-commerce, logistics and healthcare, it enables business users to create, edit and deploy rules in real time.
Founders: Václav Kandrnal and Petr Lev
Vertical: Cloud SaaS
Stage: Seed
Investors: Lighthouse Ventures, Founders VC, BD Partners, Chilli Ventures and angel investors
Total funding: N/A
RoboTwin
About: Focuses on automation and digitalization in the coating industry by developing innovative products to enable small and medium-sized enterprises to efficiently robotize their manufacturing processes.
Founders: Megi Mejdrechová, Ladislav Dvořák, David Polák
Vertical: Industrial Automation
Latest round: €1.25 million
Stage: Pre-seed
Investors: BD Partners, EIT Manufacturing, Y Soft Ventures
Total funding: €1.25 million
Outfindo
About: An AI-driven platform enhances the online shopping experience for e-commerce businesses by providing guided selling, enriched product data, and localization. It includes a Product Selection Guide that facilitates customer engagement and trust, leading to increased conversions.
Founders: Martin Chrz, Jan Matějů, Ondřej Bouda
Vertical: E-commerce
Stage: Seed
Investors: Eleven Ventures, Lighthouse Ventures, Presto Tech Horizons, Patero
Total funding: €3.7 million
Other relevant funding news and exists in the Czech Republic (H1 2025)
In March, ArtMaster, a Czech startup specializing in music education, closed its third round of funding of more than €800,000. Purple Ventures led the round, with the participation of Gi21.
Later in March, Czech medtech startup HTGmedical, raised €600,000 in pre-seed funding from LUMUS Collective, Jinej fond, 10x, and Dendis Capital, plus a €160,000 CzechInvest grant, bringing total funding to €760,000.
Customerscore.io, helping SaaS companies identify churning customers and unlock the potential of existing ones, has raised a pre-seed investment (the full amount remains undisclosed). The funding round was led by JIC Ventures, with participation from Nextech Ventures and angel investors Miroslav Uďan, Michaela Schärerová, and Lukáš Martinák.
