A total of 9 startups announced their sale to new owners in 2025, with a combined value of approximately CZK 3.28 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 22 percent. The most significant so-called exits included the sales of Vocalls, Taikun, ROI Hunter, Roger and Macaly.
The three largest investment rounds into startups founded by Czech entrepreneurs accounted for 52 percent of the total invested volume in 2025. These were investments into Cera (CZK 3.7 billion), Mews (CZK 1.7 billion) and Exaforce (CZK 1.65 billion). Interestingly, none of these startups is headquartered in the Czech Republic. Cera is based in the United Kingdom, Mews in the Netherlands, and Exaforce in the United States.
The median investment amount reached CZK 29 million in 2025, a slight increase from CZK 27.8 million in 2024. If the three largest deals of the year were excluded from the analysis, total investments into the rest of the market would amount to CZK 6.43 billion, representing a much more significant year-on-year increase of 47 percent.
The average age of founders at the time of establishing their startup is 32.5 years, while they secure their first investment at an average age of just under 37. These figures debunk the myth that startups are primarily founded by students or recent graduates. The most common founding team structure is a pair of founders (33.3 percent), followed by teams of three (31 percent) and solo founders (27.6 percent).
In 2024, startups typically operated for nearly three years before securing their first investment. Some, however, announced their first funding rounds simultaneously with the public launch of their projects, mostly founders who were already well-known in the startup community.
The largest exit of the year was the sale of Vocalls, a startup developing voice bots. The company was acquired by the American firm CallMiner, a global leader in the sector, for an amount estimated in the high hundreds of millions of Czech crowns. Cloud startup ROI Hunter achieved a similar valuation.
In 2025, only 7.9 percent of founders of Czech startups that received investment were women. And approximately 83 percent of all funded startups are headquartered in the Czech Republic, while around 12.5 percent list the United States as their main base.
Interest in artificial intelligence startups is growing significantly. Projects whose business models are heavily reliant on AI accounted for one-third of all investments in 2025. Fintech and healthcare were also prominent sectors.
The figures indicate a slight cooling of the market compared to 2024, when 80 investments were completed with a total value of CZK 14.61 billion. However, 2023 was significantly weaker, with assets totalling only CZK 4.83 billion.
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The Rolu.cz analysis is based on developments in the Czech startup market and includes startups founded by Czech entrepreneurs whose headquarters are abroad. The specific amounts come from information communicated by startups, investors, and from entries in the Czech and foreign commercial registers. In a minority of cases, the figures are qualified estimates based on comparable market conditions. Rolu is an analytical platform tracking the dynamics of the Czech startup market, providing in-depth analyses and insights to help investment groups and individuals better understand market trends.
