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Eastern Europe’s Accelerator Conundrum: The Czech Republic’s Startup Ecosystem
This article summarizes the Czech Republic’s Startup Accelerator Ecosystem, looks at the impact of AI layoffs and compares 1Mby1M to the top startup accelerators across key dimensions. The Czech Republic, anchored by Prague and Brno, has become one of Central Europe’s most vibrant technology ecosystems. With a strong foundation in IT, engineering, and research, Czech
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Milos Sochor of Y Soft Ventures (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: For just your niche, you’re seeing a couple of hundred ventures from that hinterland. It’s actually very encouraging that that much entrepreneurial activity is happening in that region. That means that other sectors are getting into entrepreneurship as well. Conceivably, there are around 500 to 1,000 startups in action in that geography. Milos
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Milos Sochor of Y Soft Ventures (Part 4)
Sramana Mitra: Capital-efficient company building that goes straight into acquisition is a very good model for entrepreneurs, especially entrepreneurs doing it for the first time. I see no problem at all with that model. I think it’s a great model. Milos Sochor: I hope we play a big role. Like I said, Y Soft has
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Milos Sochor of Y Soft Ventures (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: I have a couple of questions on this one. What is the competitive landscape of something like this when you’re investing in something like this in your local geography? Milos Sochor: They’re often mistaken with companies that provide Bluetooth and RFID technologies. I would move those more into the consumer space. Savio provides
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Milos Sochor of Y Soft Ventures (Part 2)
Milos Sochor: What I just said might sound pretty big, but it’s not. By US standards, it’s a small venture fund. We started the first one with only $4 million. We have invested in five companies. We are able to do more with less money in this part of the world because of very favorable
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Milos Sochor of Y Soft Ventures (Part 1)
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Milos Sochor was recorded in September 2018. Milos Sochor is Managing Partner at Y Soft Ventures, a firm in the Czech Republic. Fascinating conversation about how a small region is gradually becoming
