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What the Deloitte Fast 50 can teach Czech startups

The Deloitte Fast 50 is generally considered to be one of the most effective yardsticks by which we can measure the potential success of young tech companies. I sat down with the authors of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) edition, Kateřina Novotná and Jiří Sauer, to get their take on the region’s startups.

July 18, 2025

Czech Startup Veriteus, that Uncovers Fraud Using Artificial Intelligence, is now Backed by Czech Founders VC

The Czech startup Veriteus develops tools that help organizations detect fraudulent behavior in time – situations where someone deliberately distorts the truth. It uses AI analysis of voice, responses in forms, video, and images.

July 18, 2025

Jakob Ulrych

Michael Tománek Joins Adam to Lead Expansion of Electrical Services

Adam welcomes Michael Tománek to its team, an experienced manager with over eight years in building digital services. He was part of the founding team and subsequent development of the startup Andulka, which focused on the digitalization of cleaning services. At Adam, he will now be responsible for the growth and expansion of the electrician profession. His arrival continues his long-standing collaboration with Roman Sysel, co-founder of Adam and also founder of Andulka.

July 18, 2025

Jakob Ulrych

Wojcicki’s MedTech 23andMe Reaches Agreement for Sale to TTAM Research Institute

23andMe Holding Co. (OTC: MEHCQ), a leading human genetics and biotechnology company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit public benefit corporation based in California and led by 23andMe Co-Founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki, for the sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, including the Personal Genome Service and Research Services business lines and the Lemonaid Health business, for a purchase price of $305 million.

July 16, 2025

Tom Cironis

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Paypercut enters the Czech market with €2 million pre-seed from investors in Airbnb, Uber, Monzo, and SumUp to build a multi-provider BNPL hub

Paypercut, a European fintech startup that lets small and mid-sized merchants offer “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) through a single integration, has raised €2 million in pre-seed funding – one of the largest ever in Southeast Europe. Concentric led the investment, joined by Passion Capital (investor in Monzo, GoCardless, and Tide), RTP Global (investor in SumUp, Delivery Hero), Tuesday Capital (investor in Airbnb, Uber, and Square), Robin Capital, Angel Invest Ventures and several well-known angel investors.

Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab Raises a Record $2 Billion, valued at $12B now in its seed round

Thinking Machines Lab, the artificial intelligence startup founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, said on Tuesday it has raised about $2 billion at a valuation of $12 billion in a funding round led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

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