| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.09.2026 | 100 days to save EU Inc: Europe’s tech leaders warn against watering down landmark reform | Europe’s startup founders and investors today released a letter warning that EU Inc, the proposed European company statute designed to let businesses incorporate under one common framework and operate across all 27 Member States, could beco... |
| 20.07.2026 | Zalando joins Sereact's $116M Series B to accelerate AI-powered warehouse automation | Sereact, a provider of physical AI for warehouse robotics, today announced that Zalando, Europe’s leading technology platform for fashion and lifestyle, has joined its ongoing Series B round as a strategic investor. The total Series B fundi... |
| 22.05.2026 | CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: New Deep Tech VC Launches | Company:
The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the growing impact of CEE-born founders on the global stage. Take a look at the latest news in funding, startup milest... |
| 04.11.2025 | United Founders Launches €80 Million Fund to Back Europe’s Next Tech Decacorns | Europe ~
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United Founders, an €80 million venture fund and founders’ community, has just launched to back Europe’s next generation of frontier technology startups. The fund focuses on sectors such as quantum computing, cybersecurity... |
| 16.09.2025 | Aspire11 launches €500M pension-backed fund | Aspire11 has announced the launch of its inaugural €500 million pension-backed fund, led by Pavel Mucha, a long-term VC investor in the CEE region. Aspire11 is designed to connect world-class innovation with long-term capital intended to su... |
| 16.09.2025 | New €500 million Global Fund to Back Generational Growth Companies | Czech Republic ~
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Aspire11 has announced the launch of its inaugural €500 million pension-backed fund, led by veteran venture capital investor Pavel Mucha, with a mission to connect European pension savings to high-growth innovation... |
| 10.04.2025 | Czech Republic: From steady roots to dynamic growth | The Czech tech ecosystem has emerged as a dynamic and increasingly influential force in the national economy. According to the Smart Market Report 2025, Czech startups contribute over 5% to the country’s GDP and employ more than 150,000 peo... |
| 04.01.2025 | Foodtech Funding: A Resilient Landscape in 2024 | The foodtech sector is a battleground. In 2024, it faced headwinds. Economic uncertainty loomed large. Yet, like a phoenix, it rose from the ashes. Startups showcased resilience. They navigated a landscape riddled with challenges. Venture c... |
| 03.01.2025 | Here are the top 15 foodtech deals of 2024 | We finally made it to 2025! The past year has been one of protracted challenges and reckoning for venture capital firms and startups trying to navigate capital shortages and geopolitical uncertainty, which have dented confidence and disrupt... |
| 02.07.2024 | Rohlik Group Revolutionizes Online Grocery Delivery with $170M Funding | Czech food retailtech and online grocery company Rohlik Group has secured a whopping $170 million in fresh growth capital, propelling its total funding to over $780 million. Founded to cater to the surging demand for top-notch online grocer... |
| 28.06.2024 | Food retailtech Rohlik secures $170M funding | Czech food retailtech and online grocery company Rohlik Group today announces it has successfully raised $170 million in fresh growth capital, bringing its funding to over $780 million.
Founded to meet the growing demand for online grocery ... |
| 28.06.2024 | Rohlik Group Raises $170M in Growth Capital | Rohlik Group, a Prague, Czech Republic-based food retail technology and online grocery company, raised $170M in growth capital.
The round was led by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), alongside existing investors Sofin... |
| 28.06.2024 | Czech Rohlik Navigates Grocery Delivery Downturn and Secures €160M Fresh Capital | Prague, Czech Republic ~
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The Czech online delivery company Rohlik today announced its fresh capital infusion of €160M.
The investment was led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), alongside e... |
| 28.06.2024 | Prague-based Rohlik Group secures €160 million to expand its food retail tech in DACH and CEE markets | Rohlik Group, an European food retail technology and online grocery leader, announced it has successfully raised €160 million in fresh growth capital. The investment was led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), al... |
| 28.07.2023 | CEE Unicorn Visionaries: Who Are the Founders Behind $1B+ Startup Legends? | Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, Romania ~
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Unicorns — the innovative startups with valuations exceeding $1 billion — signal memorable success stories in the dynamic CEE startup ecosystem. But who are the CEE unico... |
| 14.12.2022 | Top 10 Largest Funding Rounds in the Czech Republic in 2022 | Czech Republic ~
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Despite the economic downturn of 2022 with spiking inflation and significantly rising energy prices, the Czech Republic startup ecosystem has recorded many milestones this year. From seeing its second-ever unicorn,... |
| 20.06.2022 | Rohlik Group Raises €220M in Series D Funding | Rohlik Group, a Prague, Czech Republic-based e-grocer, raised €220m in Series D funding round.
The round was led by new investor Sofina with participation from existing investors Index Ventures and the founder Tomáš Čupr.
The company intend... |
| 17.06.2022 | Amidst market turbulence and downsizing sprees galore, Prague's e-grocer Rohlik rings up €220 million | As we were all told to "stay home, save lives" one of the biggest beneficiaries of this policy was the e-grocery sector. However, funding in the market has become, shall we say, extremely sluggish(?) at best. Rising costs of livin... |
| 17.06.2022 | Prague-based unicorn Rohlik Group bags a mega €220 million for its e-grocer service | Firmly cementing itself as a market leader in the European e-grocery space, unicorn Rohlik Group has just bagged €220 million in Series D funding showing strong confidence in its future plans.
The e-grocery space has been growing across Eur... |
| 17.06.2022 | Sofina, others back Czech Republic-based grocery delivery company Rohlik Group in €220M round | In the midst of layoffs and a market collapse last month, Y Combinator advised all of its portfolio founders to prepare for the worst. Sequoia Capital also added its voice to the chorus, warning of a “crucible time” for entrepreneurs. Infla... |
| 15.06.2022 | Sequoia Capital published 3 new survival guides for startups | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 30.11.2021 | Partech raises $750 million growth fund | Paris-based VC firm Partech has announced the closing of the fundraising of its new growth fund. Partech Growth II is the firm’s second growth fund. And the team managed to raise $750 million.
As a reminder, Partech Growth I was a smaller f... |
| 22.11.2021 | Rohlik enters Romania and Italy with the ambition to become the leading European online grocery retailer | Czech Republic, Romania ~
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The highly competitive online grocery delivery service market in Romania will be welcoming a new player, as Rohlik Group plans to launch its services under the new Sezamo brand in the first half of 2022. T... |
| 01.07.2021 | Brief: Czech e-grocer Rohlik raises $119m to join unicorn club three months after $238m round | Rohlik, a Prague-based startup offering on-demand delivery of groceries, has raised €100 million ($119 million) in a Series C round that values the business at €1 billion ($1.2 billion.)
Index Ventures led the round, with participation from... |
| 01.07.2021 | Prague-based online grocery delivery Rohlik Group nabs €100 million, gaining unicorn status | Rohlik Group, one of Europe’s leading online grocery delivery businesses has raised €100 million in a Series C funding round led by Index Ventures. With this round, Rohlik joins a select club of fastest-growing European startups to achieve ... |
| 01.07.2021 | Rohlik Group successfully raises €100 million, the new funding round valued the business at €1 billion | Rohlik Group ("Rohlik"), one of Europe’s leading online grocery delivery businesses with revenue exceeding €300 million in 2020, provides more than 750,000 customers across 3 international markets with fast and precise home delive... |
| 01.07.2021 | Czech Republic’s new unicorn: Online grocery delivery startup Rohlik raises €100M at €1B valuation | Czech Republic-based Rohlik Group is a grocery delivery company that offers a 90-minute same-day delivery service. Earlier this year, in March, it raised €190M in a round led by Partech, joined by Index Ventures, with participation from EBR... |
| 30.06.2021 | Can J.Crew make a comeback? | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 30.06.2021 | Rohlik raises $119M at a $1.2B valuation to grow its 2-hour grocery delivery service in Europe | “Instant” grocery delivery has been a big theme among food startups in Europe, where customers can order from a limited assortment of items and get their purchases packed from “dark stores” and delivered in sometimes as little as 10 or 15 m... |
| 30.06.2021 | Can J.Crew make a comeback? | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 02.03.2021 | Prague-based online grocery group Rohlik scores €190 million in Partech-led round to boost growth | Rohlik, the Czech Republic-based online grocery supermarket and delivery service founded in 2014, is now a €300 million-a-year business thanks to Covid-19. The Prague-based company today announced that it has secured €190 million in funding... |
| 02.03.2021 | Online Grocery Leader Rohlik raises €190 million to conquer the European market | PRAGUE, Czech Republic - One of Europe’s leading online grocery businesses, Rohlik Group, has raised €190 million from investors and announced that it will close FY2020 with €300 million in revenue, representing 101% annual growth, and 750,... |
| 02.03.2021 | Rohlik Raises €190M in Funding | Rohlik Group, a Prague, Czech Republic-based online grocery business, raised €190m in funding.
The round qas led by Partech, joined by Index Ventures, with participation from EBRD, J&T Banka, Quadrille Capital, R2G and existing investor... |
| - | Amidst market turbulence and downsizing sprees galore, Prague's e-grocer Rohlik rings up €220 million | As we were all told to "stay home, save lives" one of the biggest beneficiaries of this policy was the e-grocery sector. However, funding in the market has become, shall we say, extremely sluggish(?) at best. Rising costs of livin... |
