We help start-ups with business

CzechInvest Startup Department

Anna Hight

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14.8.2020 www.czechinvest.org 2 CzechInvest Investment and Business Development Agency

CzechInvest is a national agency of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the . Established since 1992, the agency contributes to attracting foreign investments and developing domestic companies through its services and development programs.

Our Mission

• to support foreign direct investment

• to develop local companies

• to implement business-development programs

• to improve the business environment

Source: CzechInvest, 2020

Connect & Support 3 One-Stop-Shop for Investors CzechInvest´s Services

• Business intelligence

• Consultancy on available financial support

• Identification of green/brownfield sites, production or R&D facilities and offices

• Identification of potential acquisition, joint-ventures, start-ups and supply partners

• National start-up ambassador

• R&D co-operation support

• Tailor-made visits to the Czech Republic

• Referrals to professional associations

Source: CzechInvest, 2020

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CzechInvest

13 Regional officies

More than 20 years experience

Source: CzechInvest, 2020

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USA

Canada

UK & Ireland

Germany

Russia

Japan

South Korea Source: CzechInvest, 2020 China –

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I. Startup and Innovation ecosystem in the Czech Republic

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35 000 ICT Companies

TECH SCENE AVAST (1B USD) 150 000 people employed in ICT sector 33 222 university students in ICT programs 7 203 graduates in ICT 100+ AI graduates only in Prague

1 016 Number of startups (crunchbase)

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II. CzechInvest startup support

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• Financed from OP PIK (European Regional Development Fund – OP Enterprise and Innovations for Competitiveness) • Complete financial allocation: 195 mio CZK (7,5 mio EUR) • Plan to support 300 Czech based SMEs till the end of 2020

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“valley of death”

Time

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Where do we help?

CzechStarter, CzechDemo, CzechAccelerator, CzechMatch

CZDE: CZST: TechDay Prague (1/2019- (10/2019); 7/2019; CZAC: London 6/2019- (1/2019- 12/2019) 4/2019; 4/2019-6/2019; 9/2019- CZDE: 11/2019); Collision CZMA: London Toronto (4/2019 a CZDE: (5/2019) 10/2019) Slush CZDE: CZDE: TechCrunch (2/2019) Web Summit CZDE: San Francisco Lisabon (11/2019) RISE (9/2019); Hong CZAC: San Kong Francisco (7/2019)CZDE: unbound (1/2019-4/2019; Singapore 4/2019-6/2019; (6/2019) 9/2019- CZMA: 11/2019); Singapore CZMA: San CZDE: Tech Day (2/2019 a Francisco CZDE: New York 6/2019): (1/2019 a TechCrun (5/2019); CZAC: 9/2019) ch CZAC: New York; Singapore CZST: Silicon Tel Aviv (1/2019-4/2019; (1/2019-4/2019; Valley Gold (6/2019) 4/2019-6/2019; 4/2019-6/2019; (5/2019 a 9/2019-11/2019); 9/2019- 10/2019) 11/2019); CZMA New York Source: CzechInvest, 2019 (5/2019 a 12/2019)

Connect & Support 19 Development of entrepreneurial activities of SMEs through the personal mentoring and specific consulting.

Offered services

Preparation phase

Connect 7-month program & Support 60+ mentors 4 consultancy companies 20 CzechStarter – Services Mentoring & Consultancy services

Mentoring: Gold phase 60+ mentors and advisors 2 weeks in Silicon Valley

and more

Budget: 25K€ per company

Connect & Support 21 Participation in international startup events, conferences and festivals e.g. TechCrunch, WebSummit, Slush

Offered services

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Connect & Support 23 Supporting the development of innovative Czech companies in developed foreign markets through consulting services focused primarily on the development of management experience and enhancement of marketing skills. Offered services

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Londo n New York Silicon Valley Singapore

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We bring investors together with Czech start-ups

CzechInvest´s CzechLink StartUp project brings domestics and foreign investors together with Czech start-ups and thus supports the development of innovative business in the Czech Republic.

We take pride in our individual approach.

 Cooperation with more than 160 start-ups  Provide more than 160 innovative solutions  Create more than 160 investment opportunities

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Start-up meetups

Breakfast at the US Roadshows Panel discussions ambassador’s residence

Workshops Alumni meetings Speed dating Pitch Nights

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• 5 startup companies (Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland x 2, Germany)

• Startup World Cup Summit

• Access2Finance workshop

• 1 company established their Czech brand as a result

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III. Visa program for startups

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Research Technology Investor Institute company

New Start-up Company

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Aimed to: Benefits:

• Non–EU countries • Granted earliest available appointment at the

• Statutory Representatives Embassy to apply for long-term Business Visa, Employee Card or Blue Card • Managers • Family members included • Key specialist • Shorter application processing times at MoI (30 days) • CZ-ISCO 1-3 • Some documents may be replaced with Employer`s • Wage reguirements affirmation

Accommodation, Contract, Qualification

• No time restriction on changing employers

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General Conditions for inclusion: Apply to:

• START-UPS – contract with technology

investor or start-up incubator recognized by • CzechInvest

the Programme [email protected] • Start-ups older that 2 years need to comply general conditions:

• No debts on taxes, social or health insurance, published financial closing, no fines over 100 000 CZK imposed by labour office or inspectorate

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Anna Hight Project manager [email protected] www.czechinvest.org/start-ups

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