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The guests of the Miton AI Times event were Tomáš Gogár (co-founder and CEO of Rossum) and Martin Schmid (co-founder and CEO of Equilibre), who joined to discuss the challenges of building an AI startup.

The Czech Republic has introduced a new—excellent!—ESOP framework. Our gastrotech-focused team launched a new brand, Piano. And our podcast featured some truly outstanding guests. Where should we start?

(press release) Imagine an AI agent whose task is to deliver exactly the information you need for your business. Only the most relevant bits, no matter how deep they’re buried in the internet, which language they’re in, or what format they take. This is precisely the kind of "personal business briefing" service the startup Aim aims to offer. Behind the project are Michal Najman and Miton.

This year's summer Founders Dinner had a bar vibe and took place at Forbína. We'll save the outdoor party for the fall, when we celebrate our 25th anniversary.

(Press release) A new brand is entering the Czech gastronomy sector, bringing together a number of already established projects. The group, called Piano, includes technology companies such as the popular startup Qerko and the respected POS system Septim. All projects under the Piano brand are part of the investment portfolio of the Miton group.

The startup Grason, founded in 2018 by Karel Mařík and Jarmila Kowolowska as a platform for flexible staffing in the restaurant industry, is entering a new phase. Its new owner is Miton, which has been an investor in Grason since 2019, and its new CEO is Anna Pánková. Her task is to lead Grason in a new direction so that it serves restaurateurs as a comprehensive tool for managing personnel in their businesses.

Is it possible to build great projects from Europe? Absolutely. What does it take to make that happen? The newly launched Project Europe is a bold attempt that we’re proud to support. It offers €200,000 to aspiring founders under the age of 25—as long as they start their company in Europe.

As Miton continues to expand thematically, these regular summaries are becoming more and more diverse. We have something from crypto, a lot from AI, new podcast episodes, news in gastrotech, and re-commerce. What interests you the most?

It has been exactly one year since Filip Široký joined MitonC, our crypto arm. A lot has happened since. Filip has become a General Partner and, in the meantime, managed to make six investments with MitonC.

(press release) DeepScout is a project of experienced founder Jan Mittner and the VC company Miton, which invested in "SimilarWeb for e-commerce" before the launch. It allows e-shops to access market and competitor data with a single click; thanks to AI, this is possible at a fraction of the current cost. The DeepScout platform also sees the opportunity to offer actionable insights over big data in other areas.

The subscription-based business model has created numerous billion-dollar companies and earned the favor of investors. Now, the question arises: how will artificial intelligence affect it?

(The article was written for Czechcrunch.cz - in Czech)