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Startup Grind is the leading global startup community dedicated to fostering the growth of early-stage companies. From bootstrapped beginnings through Series A rounds, we support our members with access to funding opportunities, expanding market reach, and connection to a robust network of founders, tech leaders, investors and partners spanning 150 countries worldwide.

Creative Dock is the largest independent corporate venture builder. Founded in Prague in 2012 and headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, we have built 140+ ventures with more than 300 professionals. We partner with corporations to turn assets, intellectual property and R&D into commercially viable businesses, from opportunity development through launch, scaling and operation. Our process runs from foresight through venture design and validation, build, launch, scale and operate, with AI embedded throughout. We work across fintech, energy, FMCG, Deep Tech and AgriFood. Seven acquisitions since 2022 (Rohrbeck Heger, Spark Works, Ideasense, FoundersLane, Mantro Product Studio, nFrontier and oneUp) have added strategic foresight, design, engineering, hardware and sector expertise to the group. Dock42, our Zug-based unit, specialises in enterprise AI. Three ways we build with partners: • M&A + Venture Building • The AI-Native Challenger • Founder-First Accelerator Independent and bootstrapped, we bring real skin in the game, sharing commercial commitment through long-term partnerships, co-investment and success-based models. We’ve built and launched more than 140 ventures, with 25+ live ventures today and 100 million users, across 40+ markets in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Offices in Zug, Prague, Berlin and Riyadh.

CzechInvest is the investment and business development agency of Czechia whose services and development programs contribute to attracting foreign investment and developing Czech companies. Our mission is to support investment activities to the highest level of competence not only through our information service and consultancy but also by linkage with the EU structural funds.