StartupYard

investment firm

About

StartupYard is a seed accelerator that focuses on deep tech startups.

Details

Last Funding Type
Equity Crowdfunding
Last Funding Money Raised
Kč6M
Industries
Blockchain,Consulting,Cyber Security,Finance,Information Technology,Venture Capital,Virtual Reality
Founded date
Jun 25, 2011
Operating Status
Active
Also Known As
SY,Startup Yard,Yard
Investor Type
Accelerate

Established in 2011, StartupYard is the oldest private accelerator in the CEE region, focused on deep tech. So far StartupYard has invested in and accelerated 12 cohorts of 82 startups. Its aim is to help startups grow and gain further investment, while connecting them with partners and mentors to help them launch on the global stage. 40 alumni have raised further investment, for a total of over 40 million euros. 9 companies have been acquired.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
Kč32M
StartupYard has raised a total of Kč32M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jun 21, 2017 from a Equity Crowdfunding round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jun 21, 2017 Equity Crowdfunding Kč26M Detail
Jul 28, 2016 Equity Crowdfunding Kč6M Detail
Jun 23, 2015 Seed 1 Detail

Funds Raised

Announced Date Fund Name Money Raised
Apr 1, 2020 Startup Yard Batch 12 -
Apr 1, 2019 Startup Yard Batch 11 €1.85M
Apr 1, 2018 Startup Yard Batch 10 €810K
Jun 21, 2017 StartupYard Fund I €1M
Apr 1, 2017 StartupYard Batch 8 & 9 Kč26M

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
90
24
StartupYard has made 90 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 27, 2021, when Freš raised €60K.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Sep 27, 2021 Freš
Seed €60K Delivery Service Yes
Sep 14, 2021 CityPay.io
Seed €60K Bitcoin Yes
Jul 1, 2021 supertalent
Pre-seed $150K Human Resources
Jul 1, 2021 Immerly
Series Unknown €40K Cloud Computing Yes
Jun 1, 2021 VisionPigeon
Pre-seed €20K Artificial Intelligence

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
StartupYard is funded by 1 investors. Rockaway Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Rockaway Capital Seed

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
15
StartupYard has 15 current employee profiles, including Employee Mergim Cahani
Employee
Board member
Board member
Executive
Advisor

Exits

StartupYard has had 6 exits. StartupYard most notable exits include SatisMeter ,   Brand Embassy

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
May 26, 2022 SatisMeter M&A Analytics Detail
May 16, 2019 Brand Embassy M&A Analytics Detail
Jan 23, 2019 Steel Mountain Systems Corp. M&A Ad Network Detail
Jan 9, 2015 DameJidlo M&A Food and Beverage Detail
Dec 13, 2013 Travelatus M&A Leisure Detail