The startup scene across Czechia

JIC reports South Moravia’s 2024 knowledge intensity at 2.9%, compared with a 2.2% EU average, and regional R&D investment of €1.04 billion, up 8.3% year over year. It says Brno accounts for 94% of South Moravia’s R&D activity; these measures are regional, not national.

As of Oct 2, 2026. Official information. Source: Nová data potvrzují sílu regionu: Jižní Morava roste ve výzkumu, investicích i technologických oborech budoucnosti

JIC reports South Moravian companies spent €610 million on R&D in 2024, a 73% increase over ten years. It also reports that Whalebone, ThreatMark, and Safetica together attracted nearly €40 million near the start of 2025, without specifying each company’s share.

As of Oct 2, 2026. Official information. Source: Nová data potvrzují sílu regionu: Jižní Morava roste ve výzkumu, investicích i technologických oborech budoucnosti

RIS3 estimates that almost two-thirds of mapped Czech startups are based in Prague and about 17% in South Moravia. In the 2026 StartupBlink city rankings relayed by CzechInvest, Prague placed 83rd and Brno 190th; RIS3’s 2024 analysis placed Brno 75th globally and 24th in Europe for software.

As of Oct 2, 2026. Official information. Source: Analysis of the Start-up Ecosystem in Czechia; Startup ecosystem in Czechia remains strongest in Central Europe

CzechInvest reports Ostrava at 750th and Olomouc at 960th in its 2026 city rankings, with 115.7% year-over-year growth reported for Olomouc.

As of Oct 2, 2026. Official information. Source: Startup ecosystem in Czechia remains strongest in Central Europe

RIS3 reports 697 invested startups and €4.40 billion raised in its Czech funding dataset for 2006–2024, with average funding of €4.99 million per startup. A separate series covering 2006–2026 reports more than 700 funded startups, more than 800 investors, and an average of 1.13 rounds per startup.

As of Oct 2, 2026. Official information. Source: Analysis of the Start-up Ecosystem in Czechia; Startupový a inovační ekosystém v Česku

JIC reports €42.7 million in South Moravian startup investment in 2025 and says it was the region’s second-strongest investment year in its modern series. It reports nearly €40 million in combined early-2025 investment across cybersecurity firms Whalebone, ThreatMark, and Safetica, without allocating the total by company.

As of Oct 2, 2026. Official information. Source: Nová data potvrzují sílu regionu: Jižní Morava roste ve výzkumu, investicích i technologických oborech budoucnosti

RIS3 estimates that almost two-thirds of mapped startups are in Prague, while South Moravia accounts for about 17%; JIC reports that Brno contains 94% of South Moravia’s R&D activity. These figures offer distinct location context, but do not compare costs, talent supply, or customer density.

As of Oct 2, 2026. Official information. Source: Analysis of the Start-up Ecosystem in Czechia; Nová data potvrzují sílu regionu: Jižní Morava roste ve výzkumu, investicích i technologických oborech budoucnosti

RIS3’s 2006–2024 funding dataset reports €4.40 billion raised, while its separate 2006–2026 series reports more than 800 investors. JIC’s 2025 regional investment figure and its combined cybersecurity-cohort figure provide additional South Moravian context; the cohort total is not broken down by company.

As of Oct 2, 2026. Official information. Source: Nová data potvrzují sílu regionu: Jižní Morava roste ve výzkumu, investicích i technologických oborech budoucnosti; Analysis of the Start-up Ecosystem in Czechia; Startupový a inovační ekosystém v Česku