Fund profile / Czech Republic

Kaya VC Fund V

Stage
Pre-Seed
Fund size
€70M
Focus
Digital Health, E-Commerce and SaaS
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N°01 / About

About Kaya VC Fund V

Kaya VC Fund V is a venture capital firm based in Czech Republic, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in E-Commerce, Digital Health, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionCzech Republic
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus
Digital Health
E-Commerce
SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Visionary CEE founder, pre-scale, bold industry ambition

CEE early-stage
founder-first
deep tech & AI
B2B SaaS
pre-market-fit backing

Bullish Signals

40+ portfolio companies backedexternal
€70M Fund V first close, 2025external
Backed CEE unicorns incl. Rohlikexternal
E2B Series A: $21M, Insight-ledexternal
Founder NPS: consistently praised teamexternal
Multiple strong founder testimonials publishedwebsite
Upheal closed $10M Series Awebsite
TopK raised $5.5M, AI-native searchwebsite
Founders praise whole-team access, not just leadwebsite
Rohlik tech spinout Veloq launched, 2025website
Sensible Bio + NVIDIA AI collab announcedwebsite
Yoneda Labs partnership announced Feb 2025website
8+ named CEOs publicly praise KAYAwebsite
Founders cite day-to-day multi-dimensional supportwebsite
CEOs highlight balance: help + autonomywebsite
9 founder testimonials: vision, strategy, networkwebsite
Founders emphasize whole-team connection + carewebsite
"Rolled up sleeves, matched ambition with candor"website
"Rare balance: help when needed, space to lead"website
"Day-to-day support asymmetric investor impact"website
"Strategic guidance + network opened transformative doors"website
"Believed in vision when others couldn't see it"website
Quiet force, billion-dollar revolutions backedwebsite

Contrarian Signals

CEE-focused, limited global deal flowexternal
Quiet brand, low public visibilityexternal
Hands-on style may not suit allexternal

Founder Do's

Show bold vision early
Expect hands-on operational support
Value long-term partnership over quick wins
Be open to candid strategic feedback
Highlight team-building ambition

Founder Don'ts

Don't expect passive capital only
Don't skip CEE market relevance
Don't come post-product-market-fit only

44 signals on Kaya VC Fund V

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€70M
Saves0
People

Key People

Avel Mucha, Martin Rajcan, Tomas Acinda

Tomas ObrtacGeneral Partner
Tomas PacindaGeneral Partner
Martin RajcanGeneral Partner
Karel ZhengGeneral Partner
Pavel MuchaPartner
Vaclav RyslinkInvestor
Vojtech TomsuAnalyst
Klaudia KristofovaFinance & Operations
Julie HucikovaFinance & Operations
Tereza MullerovaOffice Manager
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