ElevenLabs raises $180M Series C to be the voice of the digital world

ElevenLabs raises $180M in Series C funding to advance its AI audio technology, expand its research, and develop new products that make voice and sound central to digital interactions.
Evolution Equity Partners Appoints Michal Pechoucek as a Partner to Lead the Firm’s AI Investments

Pechoucek joins Evolution as the firm expands its team, capital base, and access to best-of-breed cybersecurity software and AI companies amidst growing investment opportunities.
Czech Openvibe, an app that’s unifying the open social web, is backed by Automattic, Tensor Ventures and Czech Founders VC

The app aims to bring together different social media platforms like Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr, Threads, and more into one simple, easy-to-use interface.
Have you ever been to Riga? TechChill adds fuel to the founder fire – with a new program

This year, TechChill, which will be held on Feb. 5-7, 2025, will stoke the fire of founderhood, with a program focused on the practicalities of running a startup.
Prague-based startup JetBrains releases a new AI coding agent called Junie

JetBrains has announced the launch of its new AI coding agent, Junie.
2024 Sum-up: A year full of big news. What drove the events in the Czech startup ecosystem last year?

The past year 2024 was truly fruitful in major announcements. There is a third Czech Unicorn, we witnessed big investment rounds of millions of EUR and Ondrej Bartos made it to the prestigious Midas List.