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Credo Ventures Stage 5

Czech Republic
Pre Seed
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About Credo Ventures Stage 5

Credo Ventures Stage 5 is an $88M pre-seed fund to remain CEE's first check for technical founders. Backed by a track record including UiPath and ElevenLabs. Headquartered in Prague with presence in Warsaw.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionCzech Republic
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Deep Tech
Enterprise Software

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Technical CEE-origin founder building a global company at pre-seed stage

CEE pre-seed
technical founders
AI & deep tech
diaspora founders
global category leaders

Bullish Signals

$88M Fund V closed; first-check pre-seed mandate reconfirmedlinkedin_social
Two decacorn co-leads (UiPath, ElevenLabs) prove exceptional pre-seed pattern recognitionblog
Diaspora strategy unlocks Silicon Valley ambition with CEE engineering talentblog
Six partners, ~30 companies ensures deep hands-on engagement per founderblog
16-year track record; matured CEE ecosystem with second/third-gen operators risinglinkedin_social
More breakout companies emerging; CEE talent proving generational capabilitylinkedin_social
Positioning as fund-of-choice for next wave category-defining CEE founderslinkedin_social
Fund V announcement reiterates conviction in CEE-first pre-seed leadershiplinkedin_social

Contrarian Signals

Increasing global fund competition for CEE deals could erode sourcing edgeblog
Heavy concentration risk in a relatively small regional ecosystemblog

Founder Do's

Highlight your CEE roots or diaspora connection explicitly
Demonstrate global ambition from day one, not just regional play
Show deep technical differentiation, especially in AI or deep tech
Leverage Credo's network back in CEE for engineering talent hiring
Reach out early — they want to co-lead pre-seed before others notice you

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch if you have no CEE connection — geography is core to their thesis
Don't come without a technical co-founder or strong engineering DNA
Don't position as a regional-only business — global scale is mandatory

Key GPs & Partners

OB
Ondrej Bartos
Founding Partner
ex-founderthesis-drivenpatient-capital
JH
Jan Habermann
Founding Partner
thesis-drivenpatient-capitalcommunity-builder
MG
Maciek Gnutek
Partner
contrarianfast-movermetrics-driven
JK
Jakub Krikava
Partner
community-builderthesis-driven
MK
Max Kolowrat-Krakowsky
Partner
hands-on
MM
Matej Micek
Partner
metrics-driventhesis-driven

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$88M
Saves0
Website
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Key People

Ondrej Bartos, Jan Habermann

Ondrej BartosFounding Partner
Jan HabermannFounding Partner
Maciek GnutekPartner
Jakub KrikavaPartner
Max Kolowrat-KrakowskyPartner
Matej MicekPartner

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