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.

​Schedule

​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.

​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.

​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.

​​​Partners

​⭐️ The 2026 event series is implemented with the financial support of the City of Prague.

​City of Prague supports initiatives that strengthen the local startup and innovation community and connect founders, investors, and tech professionals across the city.

​⭐️ mentor.MICHAL

​Our speed-mentoring partner for this edition is mentor.MICHAL., who is helping us bring experienced, hands-on mentors into the room.

​Michal has worked with more than 200 founders over seven years. His mentoring combines practical experience with direct feedback across sales, go-to-market, revenue operations, fundraising, hiring and leadership. No theory for theory’s sake — just fresh perspective and actionable next steps.

​What is TRUESDAYS?

​TRUESDAYS are meetups for founders, investors, tech experts, and innovators from across the CEE startup scene.

​It’s not a conference - it’s a community.

​Our mission is simple: to bring together a diverse group of high-quality individuals, including startups, founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, tech professionals, and representatives from government innovation organizations and the public sector.

​We are creating a place for new collaborations and strengthening old relationships, for knowledge sharing and supporting innovation boost.

​Regularly, we come together in an informal atmosphere and meet the people who matter most. One open meetup to build new relationships or expand existing ones.

​Whether you’re an established startup, an aspiring founder, or simply curious about innovation - you’ll find your people here.

​Want to Partner with TRUESDAYS?

​We’re always open to working with like-minded organizations, companies, and communities that believe in honest conversations, startup energy, and cross-sector collaboration.

​Whether you’re a VC fund, innovation hub, corporate, or media platform – if you want to support the ecosystem and be part of the TRUESDAYS story…

​👉 Drop us a line. Let’s talk partnerships. 👉 domi@truesdays.com

​Read more: https://truesdays.com/