Next TRUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 8
Truesday
WHO
Technological community from Prague and Czech Republic, startups, founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, state representatives, and the academic sphere.
WHY
Prague's tech and startup community — founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, operators, plus voices from government and academia
HOW
For the event just register through the registration button, we will get in touch with you and we will keep you updated about event, venue, speakers, and all necessary information.
what to expect
programme
- 17:30 – Door Open & Registration
- 18:10 – Welcome word
- 18:15 – Speed Mentoring with investors & mentors (registration needed!)
- 19:15 – Business Mixer
- 19:00 – 22:00 – Networking
MAIN STAGE
One night. All about 1-on-1 connections.
TRUESDAYS: September Speed-Mentoring & Business Mixer turns our regular meetup into a one-night matchmaking experiment for the startup and tech community in Prague — and this time it’s the biggest speed-mentoring edition of 2026. Instead of traditional panels, the evening is built around curated, one-on-one interactions with the investors, mentors and founders you actually want to meet.
Speed-Mentoring
From the early evening, investors and mentors run focused, 1-on-1 SPEED-MENTORING sessions — 10-minute meetings on fundraising, sales, product, expansion and strategy. Each investor or mentor offers 4 × 10-minute slots, and startups can book up to 4 meetings. Come prepared: the sharper your questions, the more you get out of every slot. Speed-mentoring needs a separate registration and slots are limited.
Business Mixer
After that, our Business Mixer keeps the connections coming: four rounds, eight minutes per round, a new table and a new group of people every time. No pitch deck, no pressure — just structured serendipity between founders, operators, freelancers and investors looking for collaborators, customers or co-founders.
Speed Mentoring
Meet Investors & Mentors (full lineup tba soon)
Up to 4 rounds of 10-minute 1:1 sessions with investors and mentors. Registration in advance is required. Capacity is limited!
01 Register for a slot via the Bookafy link before the event. Capacity is limited.
02 10 minutes, 1:1 — bring a specific question or challenge. No slides needed.
03 Up to 4 rounds per startup. Pick the mentors most relevant to where you are right now.
Jan Davidek
Investor · Purple Ventures
Partner at Purple Ventures, an early-stage software VC running a €40M second fund with a focus on areas like smart energy and HR/B2B software. Talk to him about early-stage software fundraising and building for scale.
Arben Prenaj
Investor · Start It @CSOB
Innovation Manager at Start it @ČSOB, one of the Czech Republic’s leading acceleration programs helping startups survive and scale. Ideal if you’re looking for acceleration, structure and corporate/bank connections.
Jan Sova
Investor · J&T Ventures
Principal at J&T Ventures, an early-stage fund backing tech startups across Czechia, Poland and Hungary. Good for founders raising their first rounds and thinking about CEE expansion.
Ready to book your slot?
Registration is required in advance. Capacity is limited — secure your time with the right mentor early.
Organizers & Partners
CO-ORGANIZERS
⭐ Startup Kitchen is a Prague-based startup community connecting founders, investors and operators through curated events, founder meetups and practical startup discussions. Known for formats like Startup Grilling, the community creates space for honest conversations, networking and knowledge sharing across the Czech startup ecosystem.
PARTNERS
⭐ Seed Starter ČS is the corporate venture capital arm of Česká spořitelna, it connects the world of financial institutions with the dynamism of the startup ecosystem. It actively seeks out innovative solutions and opens the door for the best of them to business and technological opportunities across Česká spořitelna and the Erste Group. Since 2020, ČS Seed Starter has been investing in technologies that help banks keep pace with a rapidly changing market and co-shape its future direction.







