Presto Ventures

Presto Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 2016 by Přemysl Rubeš. The firm focuses on investing in pre-seed and seed stage companies within the business-to-business technology sector. Presto Ventures aims to empower talented startup founders from Central and Eastern Europe by providing essential resources and guidance, thereby helping these companies achieve both local and global success. The firm targets impactful, fast-growing technology startups across NATO countries and allied nations, emphasizing its commitment to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in the region.

Dennis Ahrling

Venture Partner

Tichomir Jenkut

Investor

Eduard Kucera

Partner

Matej Luhovy

Investor

Roman Nováček

Partner

Tomáš Rašner

Venture Partner

Přemysl Rubeš

Founder and Managing Partner

Past deals in Ukraine

Bavovna

Seed Round in 2024
Bavovna Inc. is a Delaware-based technology company specializing in AI-driven navigation solutions for unmanned vehicles in environments where GPS signals are compromised or electronic warfare is a concern. The company offers a combination of modular hardware and software-as-a-service (SaaS) that is fully compliant with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Bavovna's technology is designed to support various unmanned aerial, surface, and subsurface vehicles, autonomously maintaining their trajectory without dependence on GPS, remote control, or maps. Additionally, it has capabilities to detect and track electronic warfare sources while remaining in radio silence, enabling users to estimate satellite positions. Bavovna's solutions have been extensively tested across multiple regions, including Ukraine, EMEA, and the United States, demonstrating versatility across different types of unmanned aerial vehicles, such as vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), fixed-wing, multi-copters, and underwater vehicles.

Pibox

Venture Round in 2024
Pibox is a cloud-based messenger application founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine. It facilitates seamless communication and file sharing for users on both mobile and web platforms, allowing for the storage, management, and synchronization of files in the cloud. The platform is particularly beneficial for music producers, offering features like time-stamped audio commenting, high-resolution audio streaming for live collaboration, and internal messaging. Additionally, Pibox serves as a content collaboration tool that streamlines the review and discussion of creative materials such as music, video, and images, ultimately improving the efficiency of the content production process.

Pibox

Seed Round in 2021
Pibox is a cloud-based messenger application founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine. It facilitates seamless communication and file sharing for users on both mobile and web platforms, allowing for the storage, management, and synchronization of files in the cloud. The platform is particularly beneficial for music producers, offering features like time-stamped audio commenting, high-resolution audio streaming for live collaboration, and internal messaging. Additionally, Pibox serves as a content collaboration tool that streamlines the review and discussion of creative materials such as music, video, and images, ultimately improving the efficiency of the content production process.
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