CEE produces world-class science. Almost none of it becomes a company. We are the region's first activist deep tech emerging fund focused at tech transfer at its early stage. Embedded in the ecosystem, developed in dialogue with strategic ecosystem partners, built by operators. No real equivalent exists in the region. We don't just write cheques. We turn breakthrough IP into scalable businesses.
The Czech Republic and the wider CEE region are home to tens of top-tier research centres producing science that is competitive at a global level. Billions have been invested in this research infrastructure over the last decade. Yet the path from lab to market is long and unfamiliar. IP Lab Ventures works hand in hand with research institutions and their teams, maintaining a wide network of leading scientists and domain experts across Europe and globally, acting as the commercial bridge between world-class science and global markets.
Four stages. Every projects company goes through each one, with the IP Lab team actively involved throughout, not simply providing capital.
All six companies were incubated and co-founded by IP Lab Ventures, built from breakthrough research originating from leading European institutions.
You do not need a finished company, or even a company at all. We work with research teams from as early as TRL 4. We know that scientists need to become entrepreneurs too, and we are here to make that transition possible. We will provide capital, IP structuring, company formation, Entrepreneur-in-Residence placement, go-to-market strategy, and access to non-dilutive public funding. You bring the science. We build the business together.
Tell Us About Your ResearchWhether you are a scientist with a breakthrough or a potential partner: we want to hear from you.
IP Lab Ventures is deeply embedded in the Central European deep tech landscape, not as passive observers, but as co-founders, educators and institution builders. We believe the best outcomes emerge when every partner is treated fairly and all parties share in the success they help create. Two of the cornerstones we have helped build:
Lorem Ipsum Academy teaches scientists how to found and lead a deep tech company. Co-founded by IP Lab Ventures, it runs cohort programmes: intensive spin-off bootcamps and leadership tracks for scientists moving into commercial roles.
It addresses one of the most persistent gaps in the ecosystem: brilliant researchers who lack the commercial vocabulary and confidence to take the first step from lab to market.
CATEN (Center for Advanced Technologies and Engineering) is an independent, non-profit research institution co-founded by IP Lab Ventures, dedicated to advancing the next generation of materials. It pairs entrepreneurial vision with world-class research across advanced materials, chemistry, nanotechnology, AI, and energy.
CATEN creates a direct pipeline between frontier science and commercialisation, which is exactly where IP Lab Ventures operates. Its work strengthens the foundation from which the next generation of CEE deep tech spin-offs will emerge.
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