More than 70 Czech-Slovak startups attended the CZ/SK Tech Founders Meet-up, which was organised by CzechInvest, the British Embassy in Prague, ZAKA VC and the Czech Embassy in London on the occasion of London Tech Week on 8 June. This side event of the festival featured, among others , the finalists of Creative Business Czechia: NABERIUS TECH and FLAE Robotics. Representatives of the South Moravian Innovation Centre, Opero Accelerator, Enterprise Europe Network, Slovak SAPIE and the British Department of Business and Trade (DBT) were also present.
The programme of this year’s festival reflects the most important trends that are shaping the future of the technology industry: artificial intelligence and its real use in business, quantum technologies, DeepTech innovations, cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity, digital transformation of enterprises, development of the startup ecosystem, investment in innovation and scale-up companies.
London Tech Week regularly brings the most influential figures in the technology world to the stage. This year’s speakers again included British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, AMD chief Lisa Su, Microsoft UK VP Hardman, Mati Staniszewski, co-founder of ElevenLabs, and Aravind Srinivas, founder of Perplexity AI.
The participants were welcomed by the Ambassador of the Czech Republic in London, Václav Bartuška, and the Director of the CzechInvest agency in Great Britain, Martin Partl. The presentation by Tony Kypreos, Dealmaker Entrepreneur Programme DBT, on support for entry and expansion into the UK market was interesting. Andrej Petrus of ZAKA Ventures moderated the Fireside chat, which featured Peter Ondruska, co-founder and CTO of Coram AI and former CEO of Blue Vision Labs, which was acquired by Lift. The evening ended with a pitch session of 10 startups and networking. On Tuesday, the delegation visited the Mastercard Experience Center, where new developments in fintech product innovation, cybersecurity and AI-assisted data processing were presented.
“London Tech Week is very important for Czech companies, more than ever. At a time when Europe is looking to position itself in the global technology race, the festival is a unique platform for bringing together startup founders, investors, corporations, technology leaders and politicians. The event offers not only trends, but above all concrete business opportunities and strategic partnerships,” says Martin Partl, director of the CzechInvest agency in Great Britain.
London Tech Week is one of the biggest technology festivals in the world. It offers emerging companies the opportunity to attract investment and showcase their technologies to a global audience. The programme includes pitches, investor meetings and networking formats aimed at quickly connecting innovators with capital. Czech companies can succeed in global competition and have a lot to offer. Their development is also supported by Technology Incubation and its Creative Hub, which is behind the Creative Business Czechia. The main prize of this year’s competition was participation in London Tech Week 2026.
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