Fund profile / Czech Republic

United Founders Fund I

Geography: Czech Republic
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €80M
Focus: AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Cybersecurity and Deep Tech
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About United Founders Fund I

United Founders Fund I is a venture capital firm based in Czech Republic, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Deep Tech, Cybersecurity, Med Tech, AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Space, Robotics Automation, Defense, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionCzech Republic

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Climate & Sustainability

Cybersecurity

Deep Tech

Defense

MedTech

Robotics & Automation

Space

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Gen-Z or young founder with decade-long impact mission, pan-European ambition, pre-seed to seed

founder-led investing

pan-European

AI-native

impact-first founders

Gen-Z builder support

regulatory infrastructure

ecosystem access

Bullish Signals

€80M fund launched November 2025 with clear deployment mandateblog

400+ founder network adds mentorship and deal flow beyond capitalblog

First ticket pool targets AI-native pre-seed startups immediatelyblog

43% Gen Z plans startup; fund positions for generation shiftlinkedin

Andy Loy actively mentoring on impact-first founder selection criterialinkedin

Vit Horky shaping EU-INC regulatory reform—structural tailwind for founderslinkedin

Coalition signed open letter with Mistral, Revolut, Hugging Face, Spotifylinkedin

Active France Digitale Day presence; 4500+ founder/investor networking eventsocial

Contrarian Signals

No named GPs — coalition structure may slow decision-makingblog

Trillion-dollar goal language may signal hype over rigorblog

Fragmented coalition model untested at scale in Europeblog

Founder Do's

Pitch cross-border scalability from day one

Highlight AI-native business model if applicable

Lead with decade-long impact thesis, not just exit

Leverage the 400+ founder network for warm intros

Target pre-seed or seed stage with clear Series A path

Address EU regulatory tailwinds (EU-INC, single market leverage)

Attend France Digitale Day & major EU founder hubs (4500+ deal flow)

Founder Don'ts

Avoid pitching if purely local with no cross-border ambition

Don't lead with capital needs — show impact-first thinking

Avoid sectors outside AI, SaaS, Fintech, Deep Tech, GreenTech

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€80M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

United Founders CoalitionFounding Partners (coalition of European entrepreneurs & operators)

Andy LoyPartner / Spokesperson

Vit HorkyFounder & General Partner

Maxime ParadisCoalition Member / Community Spokesperson

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