Michala Gregorová
A lot has happened. Rohlik continues its European journey, we've secured several new investments (mostly in crypto), and published articles and podcasts. Let's get right to it.
Term sheet in human speech
At an early stage, the term sheet may surprise you with a number of unfamiliar terms. Lawyer Bohuslava Horáková adapted Seed Summit's standard term sheet for the Czech legal environment and we have provided it with comments on passages that often cause problems. Have a look! (in Czech)
MitonC
MitonC has also invested in several pre-seed to seed projects (here's the full portfolio)
AI Topic
New investment: Graet
Actually, it's an investment from last year, but it wasn't talked about to give the Graet team some focus time on their work. The goal is to create a global social network for athletes of all levels to showcase themselves, much like you do on LinkedIn, but also to raise financial support from fans.
"Graet solves a real problem that athletes have with their presentation. Instagram solves something, but sport LinkedIn doesn't exist, let alone with the ability to raise money from fans," our Tomas Matějček, commented to Forbes.
Psychedelics
An event in support of psychedelics "Novel Mental Health Treatments and Sustainability of Healthcare Systems: Czechia as a Leader of the EU?" took place at the Liechtenstein Palace with the First Lady and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. This is an important step towards more sensible regulation and practical use of psychedelics in healthcare, where we are truly a European leader.
ESOP
Since the new legislation, which has not helped startups much, things are still happening. Let's say there is a non-zero chance that the Czech Republic could have more useful modification within a year. However, there is still a long way full of working groups and meetings. Fingers crossed, we are trying to help as much as we can.
Gastro Tech
Our "gastronaut" section continues to work systematically in the field of POS systems. After the increase of our share in Septim, which took place in the autumn last year, we have exercised our option rights to purchase additional shares in two other companies operating POS systems, i.e. ABX software (Harsys) and ComInn (Savarin). Currently, we hold a significant majority in these companies, which enables their progressive convergence and integration. In addition, we are still in discussions with other POS providers operating in the Czech Republic and neighbouring countries on the possibility of cooperation and/or acquisition of shares. We will let you know when it is official.
Hockey founders dinner
The spring founders dinner took place in HolKa in Karlin on the day of the Czech Republic vs. Canada hockey game. We have a photo gallery from this event on our blog.
Zirkuliere!
Interested in re-commerce? Together with Bookbot we are launching an information channel on the topic. You can follow news from all over Europe (not just second-hand books) on Twitter.
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We planned the dinner for the Czech Republic vs. Canada match. Fortunately, the Karlín venue HolKa had prepared a garden with a screen. Although the game didn't go well for the Czech Republic, it’s irrelevant history given the overall outcome :) How did the evening turn out? Check out the photos.
What will 2024 look like in crypto? The team at our web3 fund Miton C is optimistic, and it’s growing too. We're bolstering our ranks with Filip Široký, who joins us as a Research Partner.
It is one of those highly successful technology companies well-known among insiders but not seen that often in the media. In 10 years, Glami has become the largest search engine and online catalogue of fashion goods and accessories. It operates in 13 countries, and its customers place almost half a million orders a month. Thanks to Glami, online fashion stores will add CZK 4 billion to their sales this year. Of course, Glami, now led by CEO Ján Kešelák, didn't become a prominent and profitable international company by chance.