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.
Ondrej Lipold
Investor · Tensor Ventures
Tensor Ventures invests in deep tech — AI, and hard-tech teams (recent bets span photonic chips and AI platforms). The right table for technical founders working on genuinely deep technology.
Petr Sochora
Angel Investor
Angel investor and strategic consultant / interim CEO with deep experience in CEE e-commerce, logistics and crisis management. Bring him your early-stage business model, operations and go-to-market questions.
Michal Slavev
Mentor · Growth
Founders‘ growth mentor (Head of Mentors at MARC, CzechCrunch mentor, ex-COO of Testuj.to, $1M+ ARR). No-bullshit guidance on B2B, growth and scaling from start to exit.
Domi Prekopová
Mentor · Marc Impact Programme
Co-founder of Startup Kitchen and TRUESDAYS. Runs „office hours“ for the Marc Impact Programme: come talk through your impact startup and whether it’s a fit for the next cohort, come for feedback on impact-driven ventures, community and getting your startup in front of the right people.
Aleš Bělohradský
Investor · Spinoffy
Aleš is behind Spinoffy, a new Czech fund built to move academic and university research across the „valley of death“ and onto the market — proof-of-concept capital and hands-on support for science-based spin-offs. Bring him deep-tech and research-driven ideas, IP-heavy projects, and anything spinning out of a university lab.
Benedikt Fischer
Investor · SIC
At the Central Bohemian Innovation Centre (SIC), Benedikt helps early-stage founders turn ideas into companies — through funding, incubation programs and access to the region’s innovation network. Talk to him if you’re getting started, validating an idea, or looking for support to build and scale in Czechia
Alexander Raiman
Mentor · Saleshero
Part of the Saleshero team helping founders build practical, repeatable B2B sales. Talk to him about outreach, qualifying leads, and turning early deals into a real sales engine.
Kate Doušková
Mentor · Kate
Pitch coach and startup advisor. Kate helps founders find the story, tighten the narrative and deliver a pitch that lands. Perfect if you’re prepping for investors or a demo day.
Ondřej Zemek
Mentor · Zemek Legal
Founder of Zemek Legal, focused on startups and tech. Bring him your contracts, IP, co-founder agreements and fundraising paperwork — and get plain-language answers, not billable-hour riddles.
Alexander Raiman
Mentor · Margarita Fries & Co.
Brand strategist and founder of Margarita Fries & Co. Margarita helps startups build a brand that stands out — positioning, identity and messaging that make you memorable to customers and investors alike.
Fares Měchura
Mentor · Saleshero
Partner at Saleshero, where he’s coached 200+ founders and small-business owners to master B2B sales. Bring him your sales process, pipeline and pitch — and leave knowing how to actually close.
Jan Nuc
Mentor · Sedláková Legal
Lawyer at Sedláková Legal. Jan helps founders navigate the legal side of building a company — incorporation, contracts, cap tables and getting investment-ready — without nasty surprises down the line.
Kumar Amitesh
Investor · Startup Bay
With Startup Bay, a global startup accelerator and venture studio, Kumar works with early-stage founders on building, scaling and getting investment-ready. A good fit if you’re after acceleration, hands-on support and a global network.
Fares Měchura
Mentor · Saleshero
Partner at Saleshero, where he’s coached 200+ founders and small-business owners to master B2B sales. Bring him your sales process, pipeline and pitch — and leave knowing how to actually close.
Jan Nuc
Mentor · Sedláková Legal
Lawyer at Sedláková Legal. Jan helps founders navigate the legal side of building a company — incorporation, contracts, cap tables and getting investment-ready — without nasty surprises down the line.
Ready to book your slot?
Registration is required in advance. Capacity is limited — secure your time with the right mentor early.
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