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Wonderful Raises $550 Million Series C to Scale the AI Operating System for the Enterprise, Czech United Founders among first backers
Funding will accelerate product development and global deployment of the Wonderful AI OS, as enterprises move from isolated AI use cases to organization-wide transformation.
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Jakob Ulrych
September 3, 2026
UK EV charging payments startup Rightcharge raises £500K to scale fleet EV charging payments across Europe, among investors Czech Soulmates Ventures or Purple Ventures
Rightcharge has secured growth funding to expand across Europe and develop its platform, which simplifies home and public EV charging payments for fleet operators.
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Jakob Ulrych
September 3, 2026
Prague AI Initiative prg.ai Appoints New Director Luděk Šafář
Prague-based AI initiative prg.ai is getting a new leader. Luděk Šafář, a technology executive with more than 25 years of experience across global companies including Dell Technologies, Microsoft, Novell, SUSE and SAS, will become the organisation’s new director in October.
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Jakob Ulrych
September 3, 2026
Spotlight 2026: three days in Bucharest for the capital, expertise and visibility Eastern European startups seek beyond borders
For early-stage startups in Eastern Europe, building an international network of investors, mentors, partners and customers often takes time, travel and relationships built across multiple markets. Spotlight 2026 brings that access to Bucharest through a three-day startup program and competition taking place at How to Web Conference, October 6–8.
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Collaborative Post
September 2, 2026
Earlybird appoints Alina Bassi as Principal to back Europe’s next generation of DeepTech companies
European venture capital firm Earlybird has appointed Alina Bassi as a new Principal, adding an investment professional with a background spanning chemical engineering, company-building and DeepTech investing to its team.
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Jakob Ulrych
September 1, 2026
Czech Jet Investment puts €2.1 million into AI startup Phantasma Labs to transform factory production planning
Czech investment group Jet Investment is backing Berlin-based Phantasma Labs, a startup using artificial intelligence to plan and continuously optimize production in factories. The €2.1 million investment makes Jet Venture 1 the largest single investor in the company’s latest €2.6 million funding round.
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Jakob Ulrych
September 1, 2026

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