TRUESDAYS [September 8]

​Before the autumn season kicks into full speed, we’re bringing the community back together for the biggest speed-mentoring edition of 2026. 🚀
If you’re building, fundraising, hiring or entering the Czech & CEE startup ecosystem — this is your room.

​💡 What to expect:
​🔥 Speed-Mentoring with investors & mentors — book up to 4 one-on-one sessions, 10 minutes each. Straight to the point, direct feedback from people who’ve built it, funded it, or scaled it. You choose who you meet — pick relevant, not random.
🔀 Business Mixer — four rounds, 10 minutes per round, a new table and a new group every time. No pitch deck, no pressure — just structured serendipity for founders, operators, freelancers and investors.
🍻 Open networking all night — at the bar and across the venue.

17:45 — Doors open & registration

18:15 — Startup Speed-Mentoring (registration required). Up to 4 × 10-minute 1:1 sessions with investors and mentors.

​Investor Speed-Dating – VC investors (sessions starts 18:15, 18:25, 18:35, 18:45):
>> ​Jan Davídek – Investor, Purple Ventures — early-stage software VC (€40M fund), focus areas include smart energy and B2B/HR software.
>> ​Arben Prenaj – Investor, Start it @ČSOB — Innovation Manager at one of Czechia’s leading accelerators; acceleration, structure and corporate/bank connections.
>> Jan Sova – Investor, J&T Ventures — early-stage VC backing startups across Czechia, Poland and Hungary.
>> ​Petr Sochora – Angel Investor — angel and strategic consultant with deep CEE e-commerce, logistics and operations experience.
>> Ondřej Lipold – Investor, Tensor Ventures — deep-tech VC backing AI and hard-tech founders.
>> Aleš Bělohradský – Investor, Spinoffy — new Czech fund turning university and deep-tech research into companies; the right person for science-based and spin-off founders.
>> Benedikt Fischer – Investor, SIC — innovation & investment lead at Středočeské inovační centrum, supporting early founders with funding, programs and connections in the Czech innovation scene.
>> ​Kumar Amitesh – Investor, Startup Bay — global accelerator & venture studio; support and capital for early-stage founders.

Founder Mentoring – Mentors & experts (sessions starts 18:15, 18:25, 18:35, 18:45):
>> Michal Slavev – mentor.Michal — founders‘ growth mentor (Head of Mentors at Marc, ex-COO Testuj.to). No-bullshit help on B2B, growth and scaling.
>> ​Domi Prekopova – Marc Impact Programme — impact office hours“ for impact-driven projects: get feedback on your venture, find out whether it’s a good fit for the Marc accelerator.
>> ​Fares Měchura – Mentor, Saleshero — B2B sales coach; turning conversations into closed deals.
>> ​Alexander Raiman – Mentor, Saleshero — B2B sales; building repeatable sales that don’t rely on the founder.
>> ​Kate Doušková – Mentor, Kate. — pitch coach & startup advisor; sharpen your story before you face investors.
>> ​Jan Nuc – Mentor, Sedláková Legal — startup lawyer; the legal questions founders are afraid to ask.
>> Ondřej Zemek – Mentor, Zemek Legal — startup & tech lawyer; contracts, IP and funding done right.
>> ​Margarita Fries – Mentor, Margarita Fries & Co. — brand strategist; build a brand people actually remember.
>> ​Marián Tomko – Investor, The Seeders. Mentor DYPE.

19:15 — Business Mixer

​18:15–22:00 — Networking & drinks

​❗️ Speed-mentoring has limited capacity and needs a separate booking (on top of your event ticket).
The mentor & investor line-up is dropping soon — follow to catch it.

​Read more: https://truesdays.com/

Location: Radlická kulturní sportovna (mapa)