Czech Startups Shine at WebSummit Vancouver 2025
18.06.2025 / 21:18 | Aktualizováno: 18.06.2025 / 21:33
The inaugural edition of Web Summit Vancouver, held from May 27 to 30, 2025, marked a significant milestone in North America's tech landscape. With over 15,000 participants, including 1,100 startups and 650+ investors, this globally acclaimed technology conference offered a unique platform for innovation, networking, and international business development. Altogether, seven innovative Czech companies attended, including AVALTAR, Myco, and Pointee who are members of Czech Invest’s Technology Incubation project.For these Czech businesses, Web Summit Vancouver provided an opportunity to showcase their solutions including industrial workplace safety systems, sustainable product packaging, digital process automation, marketing technology, and ERP platforms.
This active representation elevated the visibility of Czech innovation on a global stage, drawing interest from investors and international partners. Together, this provided new insights for approaching the North American market and helped establish valuable business contacts to support continued business expansion.
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To further strengthen community and economic ties in Canada, CzechInvest and the Czech Embassy in Ottawa organized a special meeting with the local Czech business community, including individuals working in Vancouver’s tech sector. This initiative hosted by the Ambassador Martin Tlapa fostered dialogue, mentorship, and potential collaborations between startups and established Czech-Canadian professionals.
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Separately, in collaboration with Polish partners, the delegation attended the Polish & Czech Startup Night, which brought together startups, investors, and ecosystem stakeholders from the Czech Republic, Poland and Canada. This event underscored the value of regional cooperation in innovation and gave Czech startups an opportunity to gain visibility in North America's highly competitive tech environment.
Outside of direct business development initiatives, Web Summit highlighted critical sectors relevant to Czech innovation, including artificial intelligence, gaming, cleantech, and digital media. With thematic stages and discussions on major global challenges—such as AI ethics, sustainable energy, and the future of work—the conference allowed Czech startups to gain insights into current developments and align their strategies with international trends.
Altogether, Czech participation at Web Summit Vancouver was highly successful as it helped to present Czech innovations to a global audience and contributed to the development of business strategies for entering the North American market. With Web Summit set to return to Vancouver in 2026, it will once again serve as one of the largest platforms for the tech industry in North America, allowing Czech business to highlight themselves in the global tech ecosystem, measure themselves against international competitors, explore strategies for business expansion, and build long-term relationships in North America.
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The delegation’s participation at Web Summit Vancouver was organized by CzechInvest and the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ottawa as an economic diplomacy project with financial support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic.