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Czechia National Finalists

Best Accelerator or Incubator Program

Laboratoř Nadace Vodafone

Description

The Laboratory is an acceleration program that increases impact of startups which use ICT for social innovations. We support teams from the initial idea, through the formulation of the project plan to the testing of the product, its launching and getting investors.

Soutěž & Podnikej

Description

Original nationwide extracurricular program that supports entrepreneurial skills, innovative thinking and creativity among high school students.

Founder of the Year

Hana Fořtová

Description

Hana Fortova is a co-founer and CEO of Frusack. Hana has been studying a med-school which she left from to start a sustainable business. In 2018 she became a Top woman of the Czech Republic (TOP ŽENY ČESKA, national media house awards) in startup category. In 2019 she was selected for prestigious fellowship program YTILY (Youth transatlantic innovation sponsored by US Department of State and German Marshall Fund. Through her activities in Youth, Speak Up! initiative she is leading a ecology focus group in House of representatives.

Vlastimil Vodička

Description

Founder with a VC background.

David Nevečeřal

Description

As a kid my favorite classes were Mathematics and Computer Science and later Accounting, Economics and Statistics, so I believe that this passion for numbers and data formed me into a founder of fintech app pretty naturally. Also, my previous startup was a fintech service for end users that got later acquired by a traditional bank. All of my projects are constantly challenged, but I don’t mind that. It’s a sign of going forward and I hope my biggest highlight is still in front of me.

Tadeas Marek

Description

I’m an entrepreneur at heart, experienced in software development and marketing. I worked as marketing director at Praga automotive and built and sold two companies Pit Stop Café (unique drive-in concept) and VR Dimension (VR center). I founded Roger.Aero (ERP for Aviation). Throughout all of these projects I learned leadership and team management ,and I realized the importance and power of innovation and data centralization in the fiercely competitive business world. Company data is a key to unlock its true potential and data centralization brings all this potential at one’s fingertips.

Pavlina Zychova

Description

Pavlína Zychová is the CEO and co-founder of MyStay, a company helping hotels deliver a seamless guest experience, which has won award Travel Startup Of the 2017. Studied lawyer, she is involved with in travel industry for more than 7 years with a strong passion for traveling and moving guests experience forward. In 2018 she was voted as a Top Women in Startups by Economia. She is also ambassador of a Woman Startup Competition, for 4 years helping to grow the startup community in Czech Republic.

Investor of the Year

Lighthouse Ventures

Description

Lighthouse Ventures is an early-stage and acceleration venture capital, focused on technology projects with global vision.

Rockaway Capital

Startup of the Year

Boost.space

Description

Boost.space is a central cloud platform for businesses. Centralize company data from various sources to the central space and use our tools to work with it. Our modules help to boost sales, project management, remote collaboration and analytics.

Born Digital s.r.o.

Description

AI driven automation of human conversations by omnichannel digital concept helping contact centers to reduce operation costs, increase sales, improve customer experience and allow humans to focus on tasks with higher added value

Feedyou

Description

Feedyou is a Gartner recognized conversational SaaS platform enabling enterprises to automate their repetitive processes and tasks, and to increase both customer and employee experience by using advanced chatbot solutions and virtual assistants across application.

Spaceflow

Description

Spaceflow is your building in one app. Spaceflow connects local services, smart building features, and community life in offices and residential buildings which improves integration, collaboration and simplifies daily life.

WEB Project s.r.o. / Leadspicker

Description

Leadspicker automates the routines work of salespeople.

Best Newcomer

Influapp

Description

Influapp is the next-generation Fintech-Loyalty platform which Connects consumers with local business Rewarding customers for daily consuming and Sharing recommendations in order to build stronger Relationships in an entire new way.

Born Digital s.r.o.

Description

AI driven automation of human conversations by omnichannel digital concept helping contact centers to reduce operation costs, increase sales, improve customer experience and allow humans to focus on tasks with higher added value

PromethistAI

Description

Bot that cares how you feel.

Undout

Description

Undout is rebuilding humanity’s sleep with tech tools, community & education. Starting by making great sleeping habits easy with their natural alarm clock – the Undout Sleep Box.

Best Coworking Space

Coffice

Description

Coffice started with the idea to combine in one place the services of a Coworking Space, the flexibility of a Cafe and the social spirit a hostel have. For the reason, we work during the day like a coworking cafe “per hour”, and during night like a bar or event venue.

Impact Hub Czech Republic

Description

Impact Hub – The space to make it happen. We help business-minded individuals and organizations achieve long-term success. We create inspiring shared spaces for work and meetings, diverse communities, customized acceleration programs and meaningful partnerships.

PRACOVNA

Description

Multifunctional space in the heart of Prague for coworking, meetings, office space and events. Including bistro, bar and healthy cousine.

WorkLounge

Description

WorkLounge stands for high quality workspace services with a human approach and flexible conditions. Our design and functional office space provides its members with the right environment both for personal development and company growth.

HubHub Na Prikope 14

Description

HubHub is a network of coworking centres operated by the international work space provider, HB Reavis. It offers spaces designed specifically for the use and comfort of freelancers, as well as startups and bigger teams or specialized projects. Space, community and education.

Best Fintech Startup

Spendee

Description

Spendee – the only app that gets your money into shape.

Digitoo s.r.o.

Description

The lack of integration partners in the market has led her to establish her own company, Digitoo, a platform that connects products such as Rossum and integrates them into business processes at three clicks.

Zaloto

Description

Financial advisory has not the best reputation. It happens that one advisor solves everything from mortgage to car insurance. Is it possible for him to fully understand each product? Let Zaloto recommend a specialist for what you need. In the place where you live.

Leadspicker

Description

Leadspicker automates the routines work of salespeople.

Best Social Impact Startup

Frusack

Description

Frusack is an alternative to single used plastic produce bags. Made in Europe from a worldwide unique compostable fibre.

M.arter

Description

An educational and networking platform for women and men on parental leave. We help return to the labor market or start, lead or scale up their own projects or companies.

PromethistAI

Description

Bot that cares how you feel.

Adiquit

Description

Adiquit is an innovative e-Health approach to quitting smoking. Adiquit addresses tobacco epidemic and low-effective cessation efforts. Adiquit fundamentally improves daily life quality of smokers, who must otherwise rely on less efficient solutions that are not available 24/7.

MYSTAY

Description

MyStay is a global tool that connects travel accommodations with their guests after the reservation and makes reception processes contactless.

Best Virtual Teamwork Solution

Bear Inspector

Description

Bear Inspector is a team of SW development enthusiasts who try to automatize the performance evaluation process of development teams and single developers and show the business teams of the company that SW development does not have to be a black box.

Boost.space

Description

Boost.space is a central cloud platform for businesses. Centralize company data from various sources to the central space and use our tools to work with it. Our modules help to boost sales, project management, remote collaboration and analytics.

WeBoard

Description

WeBoard is the world’s first onboarding tool solely in virtual reality. We help HR managers to create their custom onboarding stories, analyze, evaluate and make their onboarding more effective.

Lumeer.io

Description

Organize teams, get projects done. Boost your projects with an easy flexible tool. Maximize teamwork and collaboration. Plan, organize, track anything.

Ecosystem Hero of the Year

Andrea Bohačíková

Description

CEO&Founder M.arter: helps women and men on parental leave return to the labor market or start, lead or scale up their own projects or companies. Head of the BusinessUp program for beginning entrepreneurs. Lecturer. Mentor of individuals, non-profit organizations, startups and small businesses. Head of Nastartuj Česko (initiative to support a small and medium local business), CEO&Co-Founder Beauty Hero (the first web platform in the Czech Republic connecting entrepreneurs from the beauty industry with end customers to use services at home or in the office.

Patrik Juránek

Description

Patrik is a Founder and CEO Startup Disrupt. He is also a founding member of LXVI Business and Investment company for hyper-growth startups. Before Patrik co-founded Startup Grind Prague, part of the largest community platform for entrepreneurs in the world and built a community of 3000+ members in Prague. In November 2018 he also contributed to the establishment of the Startup Grind chapter for Brno and the Moravian region.

Pavlína Louženská

Description

Pavlína is a Marketing, Product and Business Consultant with focus on technology, e-commerce and fashion companies. She a Lead Mentor in Google for Startups for Europe and Africa, as well as in various other accelerators. She founded #HolkyzMarketingu, a female empowerment community which currently unites 24 000+ women. She is a Transparency International Board member, Strategist at manGoweb and a Google Certified Trainer for Design Thinking.

Pavlina Zychova

Description

Pavlína Zychová is the CEO and co-founder of MyStay, a company helping hotels deliver a seamless guest experience, which has won award Travel Startup Of the 2017. Studied lawyer, she is involved with in travel industry for more than 7 years with a strong passion for traveling and moving guests experience forward. In 2018 she was voted as a Top Women in Startups by Economia. She is also ambassador of a Woman Startup Competition, for 4 years helping to grow the startup community in Czech Republic.

Max Kozlov

Description

Max Kozlov, as the CEO of Undout, is rebuilding humanity’s sleep & helping people reach their full potential. Member of Euro 20 under 20, winner of Startup Weekends, High Schooler of the Year in Czechia & TEDx Speaker.

Left in-person school system at 16 y.o., did growth hacking & organized many events for tech startups, up to managing world leading marketing experts in front of thousands of attendees. As pro bono he organizes Startup Weekends Prague, mentors in many competitions & inspires the youth through talks & online content. Secret skill: Backflip.