Gen Z Founders aren’t snowflake founders

They weren’t alive when NOKIA 3310 entered the phone market. Yet here they are, entering the startup market 24 years later. Adam and Petr, two GenZ founders striving to change our hair care, we met during our Truesdays tech meet-ups.
Czech Credo Ventures joins $12M seed round for US-based Picogrid

Picogrid, a US-based defense technology startup, has announced a $12 million seed round led by Initialized Capital. Giant Step Capital, Domino Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and the Czech VC fund Credo Ventures also participated.
Purple Ventures launched its second fund. It will focus mainly on startups in the CEE region and is also opening up to external investors

The Purple Group, backed by the trio of founders David Kašper, Jakub Nytra, and Filip Řehoř, is launching its second venture capital fund.
Ukrainian startup OneNotary raises $5M in a Series A investment

OneNotary, a Ukrainian startup providing online notary services, has closed a $5 million Series A investment round led by Jackson Square Ventures.
What happens when ChatGPT meets contract management? Slovakian Cequence finds the answer, securing investments of over a million euros within a year

The LegalTech startup Cequence is garnering increasing attention in the realm of contract management. Its digital SaaS tool, directly integrating ChatGPT, allows for the automation of processes and fundamentally changes how companies handle their contracts and related agenda.
Banking-as-a-Service pioneer Solaris raises EUR 96 million in the latest Series F round

Solarisbank is a Banking-as-a-Service platform that enables other companies to offer their own financial services via APIs.