# Grouport Ventures

> Grouport Ventures is a VC fund in Prague backing Software and Apps. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Czech Republic
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grouport
- Website: http://www.grouport.cz/en

Grouport Ventures is a VC fund in Prague focused on Software and Apps. Grouport is a dynamic and versatile fund with a unique approach – it combines direct engaged involvement in terms of project portfolio with an attractive return on investment. As such, the Investor enters the startup ecosystem and becomes a member of a unique network of fellow Angels investing their financial means and know-how into progressivestartups shaping the 21st century.Further, Grouport allows you to enter the startup ecosystem without the need to abandon or divert from your current job occupation and career. Grouport – engaged involvement in progressive startups that have the potential to significantly affect our future Grouport – bringing together a remarkable group of people with a common goal and allowing them to grow.Grouport – unique investment opportunity for those seeking new challenges and creating projects from scratch.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $328k–$4M |
| Pre-Seed | $120k–$924k |
| Convertible Note | $849k–$924k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 19% |
| Apps | 3 | 14% |
| SaaS | 3 | 14% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 14% |
| PaaS | 2 | 10% |

47 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 8 | 38% |
| Seed | 7 | 33% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 24% |
| Germany | 2 | 10% |
| Lithuania | 2 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 10% |
| South Africa | 1 | 5% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan Krahulík | Partner | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-krahul%C3%ADk |
| Michal Ciffra | Managing Partner | 22 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michal-ciffra |
| Petr Sima | Partner | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/petr-sima |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Augmented Robotics | Augmented Robotics has the potential to alter our perceptions of everyday life. Schedule a meeting to understand how you can use augmented reality to improve the lives of others! | $703.2K | Pre-Seed | Jul 11, 2022 |  |
| Beem | Beem provides key infrastructure for the future of spatial telepresence in the Metaverse. From feeling the close presence of a far-away loved one, or the intensity of a live performance in your space, Beem finally brings back immediacy and intimacy to digital communication. Anywhere, Together. | $4M | Seed | Feb 17, 2022 |  |
| Evitado Technologies | Evitado focuses on automating airport operations by building an automation platform. This platform will provide algorithms for autonomous movement of all assets on the ground and insights for real-time decision-making in operations. Our first product is a portable LiDAR collision avoidance system to address the industry-wide pain point of aircraftground collision. This system is used during the movement of complex assets such as commercial aircraft and will be used as a foundation to build other functionalities for our airport automation platform. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 13, 2021 |  |
| Oxus.AI | In 2023 June, Oxus.AI has become Leya AI, Ltd. The company has been restructured, and pivoted towards Generative AI Language Learning mobile application. The experience Oxus.AI team gathered in the last 3 years within the language, speech, and generative AI domains, was the essence of the successful Leya AI launch. Leya now serves customers in morethan a 100 countries as a personal English AI Coach. About Oxus.AI technology: Oxus.AI provides speech analytics software for sales and customer support teams serving in any language. With the best speech recognition accuracy for hard languages in the market.By analyzing 100% of speech interactions with customers Oxus.AI delivers to organizations the most accurate, instant, and actionable insights to increase sales, improve customer retention, and enhance reps' performance. | $849K | Convertible Note | Oct 06, 2021 |  |
| Leya AI | Leya's mission is to give access to personal coaching for everyone on the planet. At Leya AI we are building the next generation of personal coaching powered by Large Language Models.Even though our short-term focus is to revolutionize traditional language learning methods with an English language AI Tutor, our long-term mission remains todeliver effective all-domain coaching sessions to everyone.About Leya AI English Tutor:- Leya is one of the fastest-growing AI Tutor applications that allow users to have seamless live tutoring sessions- Leya uses effective scientific methods developed according to and with the help of the most successful English Tutors- Backed by multiple well-known investors in Northern and Central Europe- Constantly growing user base is giving Leya the possibility to adapt and personalize each lessonLeya’s team consists of multiple AI and business experts with multiple years of experience in AI/ML and language technologies. This accelerates our growth and lets us chase the dream of giving access to personal coaching to everyone on the planet. We are strong believers and doers with experience and conviction. Leya is an AI Tutor yet to be the best personal all-domain coach! | $924.3K | Convertible Note | Oct 06, 2021 |  |
| Oxus.AI | In 2023 June, Oxus.AI has become Leya AI, Ltd. The company has been restructured, and pivoted towards Generative AI Language Learning mobile application. The experience Oxus.AI team gathered in the last 3 years within the language, speech, and generative AI domains, was the essence of the successful Leya AI launch. Leya now serves customers in morethan a 100 countries as a personal English AI Coach. About Oxus.AI technology: Oxus.AI provides speech analytics software for sales and customer support teams serving in any language. With the best speech recognition accuracy for hard languages in the market.By analyzing 100% of speech interactions with customers Oxus.AI delivers to organizations the most accurate, instant, and actionable insights to increase sales, improve customer retention, and enhance reps' performance. | $924.3K | Pre-Seed | Oct 06, 2021 |  |
| Upgrade Education | Upgrade Academy operates an online platform to help students reach their university goals. It provides course assistance, learning plans, and mentors. Upgrade Academy is based in London, United Kingdom. | $469.1K | Seed | Sep 20, 2021 |  |
| Pulse | We bring you closer to the sports you love | $603.1K | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2021 |  |
| Pulse | Pulse is the simplest way to publish or broadcast content from the GoPro is through Pulse. Geospatial and telemetry data are fully supported as you connect, stream, and sync directly from Pulse. Realtime tracking, 3D mapping, and support for connecting several streams can all be added to the current movie to enhance it. | $329.9K | Seed | Jun 16, 2021 |  |
| Pulse | Pulse is the simplest way to publish or broadcast content from the GoPro is through Pulse. Geospatial and telemetry data are fully supported as you connect, stream, and sync directly from Pulse. Realtime tracking, 3D mapping, and support for connecting several streams can all be added to the current movie to enhance it. | $329.9K | Seed | Jun 16, 2021 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Grouport Ventures invest in?

Grouport Ventures invests primarily in Software, Apps and SaaS startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Czech Republic. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Grouport Ventures's check size?

Grouport Ventures typically joins rounds of $328k–$4M at Seed, $120k–$924k at Pre-Seed and $849k–$924k at Convertible Note. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Grouport Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Grouport Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Grouport Ventures?

The team at Grouport Ventures includes Jan Krahulík (Partner), Michal Ciffra (Managing Partner) and Petr Sima (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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