Pavel Doležal: “ I don’t think about Czechia anymore“

Pavel Doležal is a veteran entrepreneur in the Czech tech scene. He started his first company in the late 90s and has since founded and then exited more companies than most people will even work at. I sat down with him at the Holešovice offices of Keboola Industries, the data management platform he has helmed since 2017, for his take on the startup scene in Prague.
7 Reasons Why Technology Incubation Deserves Your Attention

Between 2022 and 2027, the initiative aims to identify and support 250 startups with projects that are exceptionally innovative, feasible, and scalable. Over 1,673 startups, nearly half of all estimated startups in the Czech Republic, have already expressed interest in what is CzechInvest’s most ambitious program to boost a competitive startup ecosystem to date.
The 7 Rules of Language Models

The 7 Rules reveal that language model brilliance depends on your intent, context, and perspectives—guiding complexity from mere probability to profound, tailored insight.
A Restart for Employee Stock Ownership Plans in the Czech Republic. New ESOP Framework Approved.

Today, the Chamber of Deputies approved a new regime for employee stock ownership plans, known as ESOPs, with 119 out of 141 votes—a clear majority.
The ESA BIC Liftoff Challenge Opens the Door for Young Innovators to Enter the Space Sector – With CZK 100,000 in Prizes and the Chance to Pitch to Investors

The ESA BIC Czech Republic space business incubator, operated by CzechInvest, has launched the first edition of the ESA BIC Liftoff Challenge. The goal is to support the development of innovative projects with a space-related component and to engage students in particular – a key group with high innovation potential.
GIA Innovation Academy will give away 100 million CZK to the best sustainable projects

A new type of incubator is being created in the Czech Republic. GIA (Green Innovation Academy), an innovation academy founded by Soulmates Ventures, has the ambition to help grow a new generation of founders who want to change the world for the better while building companies that can compete in the market and grow sustainably.