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Startup Kitchen Talks
by Startup Kitchen
Welcome to Startup Kitchen Talk podcasts, where we serve up a monthly dish of education and entertainment, seasoned with insights and soPHỞsticated taste. Hosted by our Katerina Syslova, cooked for all startup apprentices aspiring to become Master Chefs. Join us for a flavorful blend of advice, anecdotes, and expert interviews, all crafted to help you navigate the startup world with finesse. Bon appétit!
Episodes
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#67: Předvolební debata "Praha Inovační"
Praha Inovační: Předvolební debata🔹 Stane se Praha konečně evropským inovačním hubem, nebo jí v souboji s kraji i Evropou ujede vlak?🔹 Proč úspěšné technologické firmy rostou v hlavním městě spíš „Praze navzdory“ než s její systematickou podporou?🔹 A dočká se Praha po letech debat konečně...
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#66: Miro Hachlinec (Budovan) and Beata Vörösová (Seed Starter ČS) about AI moving to the physical world, Hardware and Airports
Beáta from Seed Starter CS talked us through the process and the reasoning behind investing in Miro Hachlinec, as he is building Budovan, which optimizes people-focused buildings while enhancing the user experience through a single, intuitive app. Hosted by our Guest Host, Andrew Gray. Enjoy the...
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#65: Domi Prekopova from Startup Kitchen about MARC Impact Program, ERSTE Foundation, Impact investing and the next cohort
MARC Impact Program is an international accelerator program that aims to support impact startups and mission-driven organizations from Central and Eastern Europe. The program help connect your great mission with financial readiness, rapid growth, and long-term sustainability. And for the second...
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#64: Tom Zrubecky from Talentpilot about the future of hiring, Talent acquisition and AI Agents
Our Fergus O'Sullivan sat down with Tom Zrubecky, Founder & CEO of Talentpilot, an AI native platform for recruiting & talent operations that helps companies find, verify, deploy, and manage the right people and their step into the Century of AI agents. Identifying talent across internal…
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#63: ICT Technology Transfer Days; From Pitch to Partnership: What Start-ups Should Know About Engaging Investors, Panel Discussion
This recording is a part of the ICT Technology Transfer Days: For a Greener and more Digital Danube Region, co-organised by Startup Kitchen. Two days of startup pitches, investor insights, and networking with 25+ DDAccelerator startups building the future of digital innovation at FIT CTU Prague....
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#62: ICT Technology Transfer Days; Inside the Investor’s Mind, Emerging Trends and Decision Drivers by Vojta Roček from Presto Ventures
This recording is a part of the ICT Technology Transfer Days: For a Greener and more Digital Danube Region, co-organised by Startup Kitchen. Two days of startup pitches, investor insights, and networking with 25+ DDAccelerator startups building the future of digital innovation at FIT CTU Prague....
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#61: Richard Valtr from MEWS on being the most Valuable Czech Startup, Pep Guardiola or Film producing
Mews, a hospitality technology company with Czech roots, has recently secured a record-breaking $300 million in fresh investment, pushing its valuation to $2.5 billion. Our Andrew Gray sat down with Richard Valtr, the mastermind behind this business journey, to discuss what it means to be the…
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#60: Andrew Peirson from iO Partners about Corner Offices, living in Prague or the evolution of city development
iO Partners is a Real Estate service provider focused on the CEE region, and now even for startups! Has Prague evolved? And if so, how much in comparison to Berlin and other metropolises? Does Andrew have a corner office? This and much more in our latest episode hosted by Katerina Syslova.
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#59: Simon McDermott from TalentPilot about Hunting (like Job Hunting), Ireland and Prague
As Head of International Sales at Talentpilot, Simon focuses on advancing AI-powered recruiting technology in the EU and the USA. With expertise in GTM strategy and demand generation, he has contributed to pipeline growth, securing multiple key deals, including Talentpilot's first US and UK...
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#58: Josef Starychfojtu from MEWS about tech people, being cocky and pleasing people
CPTO of one of the Czech Unicorns, MEWS, Forbes 30u30, and managing hundreds of people - before even being 30 years old. That's Josef Starychfojtu, a passionate engineering leader with a focus on people, learning, and continuous improvement. Previously (and still in the spirit), a passionate...
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#57: TECHHAPPYHOURS & Today's Importance of Dual Use Technologies on Battlefield
This panel will explore the rising significance of dual-use technologies in modern defense and security environments, focusing on how civilian innovations are increasingly shaping the battlefield. Moderated by Martin Hýža, Acceleration Manager at CzechInvest’s Defence Hub, the discussion will...
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#56: TECHHAPPYHOURS & YEMI A.D. to the Moon!
Yemi A.D. is a serial entrepreneur and a multi-disciplinary creative force with more than two decades of experience spanning the entertainment industry, arts & technology, alongside a profound passion for social innovation and youth empowerment. He joined us from Ottawa, Canada, for a FireSide…
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#55: TECHHAPPYHOURS & are 250 Startups enough to save the Czech Economy? (in CZE)
(Podcast in CZE) What happens when bold vision meets structured public support? Step into the world of high-potential startups that are shaping the future through the Technology Incubation project — a Czech national initiative designed to turn ideas into success. This panel explores how strategic...
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#54: TECHHAPPYHOURS & Space for Innovation
The panel focused on space technologies, startups, and industry players shaping the future of the sector. The discussion will highlight current trends, opportunities, and real-world applications of space innovation hosted by Jan Spratek, and joined by Matej Poliacek, Tomas Rousek, and Martin...
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#53: TECHHAPPYHOURS & Lifecycle of a Startup to its Exit
Filip, founder of Stories.bi (acquired by Workday), and his M&A lawyer, Jakub Císař of NOVALIA, for a candid discussion moderated by Fergus O’Sullivan. They’ll break down the critical moments of the startup journey, offering a unique dual perspective on the high-stakes negotiations and strategies...
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#52: TECHHAPPYHOURS & 28th Regime and what's next Europe?
The European Union is preparing legislative initiatives that could fundamentally reshape the startup landscape – from ESNA standards and the 28th regime to the evolution of the Capital Markets Union. But what will these changes mean for startups in the Czech Republic? What role can Czech...
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#51: Megi Mejdrechova from Robotwin about Universities, scaling and teaching robots what to do
Megi is a developer of advanced robotics and computer vision technologies took a step into the startup world four years ago and founded RoboTwin with two other graduates of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Czech Technical University. Her company automates production in factories and...
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#50: Eliska Vamosova about ENGAGED Investment Conferece, Depo Ventures, or Thailand
Meet Eliska Vamosova, Head of the Engaged Investment Conference, an exclusive, professional VC conference that connects up to 500 active investors and ambitious founders, primarily from Central & Eastern Europe and the Baltics. It serves as a go-to platform for cross-border investments and...
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#49: Startup Cinema: What Can Startups Learn from Space Crises?
For the third edition of Startup Cinema by Startup Kitchen, we took the startup world to space- metaphorically (and almost literally). After diving into the stories of Theranos and Wirecard in previous years, this time we focused on crisis management, leadership under pressure, and critical...
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#48: Marek Aldorf from OSN on Emerging markets, the continent of Africa, and washing machines in Bangladesh
Established Western companies are discovering that entering emerging markets can sometimes encounter unexpected obstacles. This was the case, for example, with home appliance manufacturer Bosch, which struggled to launch its washing machines in Bangladesh. The reason? Their cables became easy…
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#47: William Jalloul from Flowpay about building a FinTech, Unicorns and Legacy
William Jalloul is a visionary founder of Flowpay who leverages data and AI to bridge the SME financing gap in Europe. Under his leadership, Flowpay has rapidly scaled, raised significant funding, and is setting its sights on broader European expansion—all while playing an active role in shaping...
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#46: Honza Jirousek from Dronetag about the future of drones, origins of the company and Hardware
Honza is the Head of Marketing at the Czech startup Dronetag, and he joined us to talk about the origins of the company - back then at the ESA Space Application Hackathon in 2018, building Remote ID devices – digital license plates for drones, expansion into the U.S., Taiwan, Japan, and beyond or...
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#45: Podnikatelé & Politici; Startupová předvolební debata 2025
Setkání českého startupového ekosystému se zástupci politických stran v pražském byznys hubu Opero, kterým provedou Martin Jiránek, předseda České startupové asociace, a Kateřina Syslová, kreativní ředitelka Startup Kitchen.Témata debaty:🔹 Jak politici přistupují ke startupovým tématům?🔹…
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#44: Stefan Surina from Eldison about expansion to US, building a tech law firm and a bowl of rice
Štefan is a law & technology enthusiast with the vision of helping tech companies grow through the unique combination of law & technology. He’s the founder of Eldison, a company that combines legal services with its own products to deliver end-to-end solutions to key legal problems such as ESOP...
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#43: Yassaman Omidbakhsh from Eyerim about bulding an optic glasses business, leaving Iran and working abroad
Meet Yassaman Omidbakhsh, co-founder and co-CEO of Eyerim in the newest episode of Startup Kitchen Talk hosted by Kate Syslova. Yass' journey started in Southeast Asia, where she dove into the world of e-commerce with Lazada and later helped launch more than eight startups in under a year. That...
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#42: InnoVEX, Taipei 2025 Global Demo Day: Czech Pavilion organised by CzechInvest and Startup Kitchen
Making its debut at COMPUTEX InnoVEX, the Czech Pavilion features eight startups showcasing innovation in AI, smart manufacturing, robotics, space tech, and perception technology. Co-organized by CzechInvest, the Czech Economic and Cultural Office, and Startup Kitchen—with support from Startup...
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#41: Marketa Uhrova on accelerating super early projects, supporting from the very beginning and 15th wave of acceleration
Marketa is the heart and brain behind Start it @ČSOB Accelerator which is an industry agnostic accelerator (Yes, it is named by a well known bank CSOB but still agnostic), and is accepting the applications for its 15th wave of acceleration by 30th of April 2025. They've helped more than 100...
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#40: Kinga Matula from battling cancer to landing Tim Draper as investor
What happens when a brilliant scientist accidentally discovers her own cancer cells while developing a cancer-detection platform? She doesn’t panic. She builds a revolutionary biotech startup instead. Meet Kinga Matula, a deep-tech founder who transformed a nightmare diagnosis into a relentless...
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#39: Linn Kretzschmar, CERN Venture Connect Programme Lead about DeepTech, Atlas, Universities and Startups
Enjoy our newest episode with Linn Kretzschmar from CERN Venture Connect, a program that’s mixing up startup players with CERN experts. Our co-host, Kateryna Kovalenko, asked all the questions about DeepTech you were always curious about but too afraid to ask. Did you know there the coldest and...
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#38: Paweł Michalski (VC Leaders) about Climate, Fundraising or solo GPs
Paweł Michalski is a co-founder and CEO of VCLeaders, a platform that helps European VCs build future-proof VC firms, additionally serves as a Venture Partner at World Fund one of Europe's largest Climate VC Funds and seeks visionary founders who can help save the climate! Also, Pawel is a hobby...
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#37: Jess Burley from Planet A Ventures in SLUSH Special about Climate Hardware Scaling Playbook, from FOAK to NOAK
Jess is an Investor at Planet A Ventures, a leading European Climate VC fund. Jess is an active member of the climate ecosystem, leading several local community initiatives in Berlin. Before joining the climate startup and investment space, Jess studied Politics and International Relations at...
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#36: Ondrej Zemek about Expanding to US, Grown Up Venture Capital field and Spiders
Ondrej is a Head of Sparring CZ Office, helps startups in early stages and VC funds, and aims to explain legal terms in human language. Enjoy the newest episode with our host Kate Syslova about the origin of Sparring name, functional ESOPs, Angel Investors, or IPOs. And guess Ondrej's favorite food.
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#35: Ory Weihs, founder turned investor in heavy weights like Mews, Medorion, 4Trans, Legly, Scaut, Bridgify and more
Ory Weihs, an Israeli living in Prague, Ory is an experienced founder turned investor. He is the founder of XLMedia PLC & Team Odeon, an early investor in companies such as Mews, Medorion, 4Trans, Legly, Scaut, Bridgify, EverBlue Labs, CzechFounders VC and more. Ory is an avid supporter of the...
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#34: Ryan Grant Little about two successful Exits, Charity work and ClimateTech
The first guest of our new co-host Andrew Gray is a serial impact and climate tech founder and investor, Ryan Grant Little! Ryan's work focuses on removing animals from the supply chain and reducing climate impact. At the age of 20, he founded the charity Canada Helps, which has facilitated more...
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#33: O DeepTechu se Sárou Polak, Petrem Ulvrem z Tensor Ventures a Janem Romportlem z Elin.ai na plzeňském BIC BEAT
Tématem dalšího plzeňského BIC Beatu byl DeepTech. Jan Romportl, CEO plzeňského startupu Elin.ai, popularizátorka AI Sara Polak a Petr Ulvr, zakladatel českého deep tech fondu Tensor Ventures si povídali o české deep tech scéně. Vzniká v Česku dost kvalitních deep tech startupů? Jak jsou...
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#32: Marvin Liao, Jan Krahulik and Kate Syslová revisiting ENGAGED Investment Conference
The Fall of the Year will be fully packed with Startup Events and we can't wait! With the upcoming highlist event for investors ENGAGED Conference by DEPO Ventures, let us revisit the discussion we had last year with Jan Krahulik and Marvin Liao from Diaspora Ventures. We discussed CEE startups...
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#31: Jaroslav Horvath o inovacích uvnitř Raiffeisenbank, písmenkové polívce a bance budoucnosti
Hostem této epizody je Jaro Horváth, který je ředitelem oddělení Strategie, Change Management, Research & Development v Raiffeisenbank. Kromě toho, že občas zamíří vypomáhat na pobočku banky, tak se také (kromě rodiny) věnuje cyklistice, běhu a turistice. Je náruživý čtenář a jako informační…
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#30: Terez Macháčková about Talent Management, Navigating Humor and Radical Candor
In short; Tereza is a SuperWoman. Adding a few more words; Tereza was the first member of People Operations at productboard, and helped to scale this tech Unicorn from 24 employees up to 140 in a year and a half. Then helped PortComps in a leading European VC Fund Credo Ventures, was Head of…
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#29: TRUESDAY Special Edition <> Thea Prokop and Lukas Zdarsky on fleeting hypes and lasting trends
Don’t judge other people’s style too quickly, and maybe don’t fuss so much over coffee beans either ☕. Fashion and gastro are all about riding the trends just right—without bending too much or selling out. Thea gave us a peek into how Elle navigates between fleeting hypes and lasting trends,...
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#28: Startup Cinema & Cooking The Books with Wirecard
Tento díl našeho podcastu bude speciální, jedná o záznam z našeho eventu #Startup Cinema: Cooking The Books with Wirecard, kde jsme nejen hledali recept na úspěch, ale také se pídili po tom, jak nedopadnout jako německý FinTech gigant. Do panelu přijali pozvání Honza Husták z Hustakomunkejšn…
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#27: Jaroslav Baier z Havel & Partners o Cap Tablech, jménech právních kanceláří a AI
Proč se právní kanceláře jmenují po svých zakladatelích, zatímco VC fondy jsou většinou “Lorem-Ipsun Ventures”? Co dělají právníci v investorském hrnci a jak se kuchtík stane partnerem v Havel & Partners? Jaká je skutečná návratnost fondů? A není peníze někdy lepší dát do raději do spořáku? Jak...
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#26: Vijay Nerva from Bobcat about Diggers, Innovations and a real-world GTA
What on Earth are diggers doing in the startup community? "Baby, can you drive my Bobcat?" We cannot wait to try their full-electric, cell-operated, game-like machinery! Will Bobcat be like your next GTA car? Is it still possible for Bobcat to end up like Nokia or Tesla? What was their…
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#25: Hyun Park about Startup Advisors, scale-ups, NOKIA and Education
What's the role of advisors in the startup industry? How to find those really relevant? How to convince the All-Star Advisor that you are the one? And how to make the best of it? This and much more in this week's newest episode with Huyn Park, former Head of Global Offering Management at NOKIA,...
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#24: Cristobal Alonso about Startup Wise Gyus, Red Color, Global Accelerator and Divorce Rate
We discussed how to build a Global accelerator fund for passionate B2B founders, and how to distinguish the good from the empty and bloated or why is everything Startup Wise Guys related in Red Color? Enjoy our newest episode with a leading worldwide startup Accelerator and its Boss. Who likes to...
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#23: Venture Capital a investice do startupů v rámci BIC Beat vol. 3
Třetí plzeňský BIC Beat přivedl na jedno místo inspirativní VC investory a zkušené foundery, kteří za sebou mají několik investičních kol. Z Depo Ventures dorazila Kateryna Kovalenko, Tensor Ventures reprezentoval Ondřej Lipold, BIC Plzeň (a také Socialbakers) Lukáš Maixner a Delta Green David...
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#22: Hanah Lahe (Riigikogu), the Youngest MP about Making an Impact and fighting the Climate Crisis
Continuing our Estonian Journey! This time with the youngest MP Hana Lahe from Riigikogu who's already making a big impact! She helped to make gay marriage legal or is fighting the climate crisis (which is a tough job in Estonia, as it has a deep-rooted car-loving culture, even though there is…
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#21: Linda Voreas (KARMA VC) on how education can also be deep tech and how advancing defence should be called "innovating peace"
Linda is an Associate at Karma Ventures, supporting the team with c-suite and board recruitment, market research, and a strong international executive network. She came to the studio on a scooter eventhough there is -1°C and it's snowing outside. Linda Võeras has wet hair and a huge smile. She...
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#20: Alain Wildanger & Laurent Hengesch (IVC) about Gin, Pre-seed to series C/D and Luxembourgh
Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital – now say it three times quickly in a row! Let's think about a bottle of gin becoming a unicorn – together with Alain Wildanger & Laurent Hengesch & OTTO. From pre-seed to series C/D – ain't the same league; it ain't even the same sport! Or is it? Why are grandmas...
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#19: TRUESDAYS Special Edition <> StartupJobs hosts Lucie Brešová (Groupon), Marek Vašíček (FTMO) and Vratislav Kalenda (Applifting)
The panel discussion titled „How to build a company culture while moving the company forward quickly“ took place, exploring strategies for establishing a robust company culture amidst rapid growth. Lucie Brešová, SVP Groupon Operations, and Marek Vašíček, CTO, co-founder of FTMO and Vratislav...
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#18: Karolina Mrozkova from Credo Ventures about Runways, Trans-Atlantic journey and the principle of “survival of the fittest”
Karolina Mrozkova, General Partner at Credo Ventures, & our latest master chef in the Startup Kitchen Talk! From fashion runways to startup runways and airport runways, Karolina’s Trans-Atlantic journey is a hell of a flight. Why is “Respectible Fighting” crucial in the VC fund? From White Star...
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Welcome to Startup Kitchen Talk podcasts, where we serve up a monthly dish of education and entertainment, seasoned with insights and soPHỞsticated taste. Hosted by our Katerina Syslova, cooked for all startup apprentices aspiring to become Master Chefs. Join us for a flavorful blend of advice, anecdotes, and expert interviews, all crafted to help you navigate the startup world with finesse. Bon appétit!
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