HVCA Investment Conference – Invitation

Dear CVCA Members,

We would like to invite you, once again after a year, to the one-day HVCA Investment Conference, which will take place on September 24, 2024, at the Budapest Music Center. This conference is organized by The Hungarian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (HVCA).

The main topics of the conference will be:

  • Venture Capital in times of crisis; the Power of Resilience
  • Are Fund of Funds’ schemes Europe’s secret weapon?
  • What are the recent trends in M&A activity in Central and Eastern Europe, and in Hungary in particular?
  • Is Europe amassing firepower to shoot at B+ rounds? Examining presence/lack of mega funds in Europe.
  • The rise of technology investment in the Central and Eastern European market
  • How venture debt complements venture capital investments and what alternatives does it offer for start-ups
  • Evolution and latest trends in Family Offices

You can find more detailed information about the conference here: HVCA Investment Conference 2024.

HVCA offers CVCA members a 20% discount on the entrance fee. You can find the registration link HERE.

If you have any questions, please let me know, or contact directly Ibolya Pinter (Executive, HVCA).

Kind regards,

Katerina

Panel Discussion: The Czech Venture Capital and Private Equity 2021 Highlights

Jalta Boutique Hotel                   24th of May 2022
Václavské nám. 45, Prague 1       6:30 – 11:00 p.m.

Register here

Dear all, CVCA and Deloitte cordially invite you to the panel discussion The Private Eqiuty and Venture Capital 2021 Highlights.

We will mainly focus on the last year evaluation and outlook for this year, especially in the context of recent months. We will discuss two interesting deals in more details, each deal from a different sector. Private equity deals will be represented by Martin Viliš (Partner, Genesis Capital) on behalf of CN Group, name of the venture capital community representative will be confirmed next week.

The panel discussion will be moderated by Zuzana Picková, CEO (on behalf of CVCA), and by Dušan Ševc, Partner (on behalf of Deloitte).

To participate in the event, please register using the link above.

We look forward seeing you.

Note: Registration will start at 6:30 p.m., the panel discussion will begin at 7 p.m..

CVCA Panel Discussion: Investor vs. Startup Founder

Art Restaurant Mánes 27th of April 2022
Masarykovo nábř. 250/1 6:30pm – 23:00

Register here

Dear CVCA members,
We would like to cordially remind you about the upcoming panel discussion “Startup Project: Investor vs. Startup Founder “, which will take place on April 27th, 2022 in the Art Restaurant Mánes. As usual, the panel discussion will be followed by an informal Networking.

Speakers who will share their own experience with us:
Karin Fuentesová, Founder, DigiToo
Jaroslav Trojan, Managing Partner, Nation 1
Tomáš Pačinda, Partner, KAYA
Markéta Bláhová, COO and Founder, Daytrip

Among other interesing topics, we will mainly discuss:
How to build a unicorn from the scratch? Is it doable in the CEE region?
What are the benefits of an investment of venture fund to a startup and what does the startup lose?
What are the main difficulties in cooperation between VC fund and the startup?
The panel discussion will be moderated by Zuzana Picková, CEO of CVCA.

We look forward seeing you.
Note: The Annual Meeting will be exceptionally held in the Czech language.

Live panel discussion| Impact Investing: New businesses for the future

CVCA and Deloitte broadcast a webcast on Impact Investing: New businesses for the future on 4.12. 2020. The practical experience with a business with a positive social or environmental impact, that this business is not philanthropy, but on the contrary must also be economically sustainable, was discussed by:

Panelists

Silke Horák, Co-founder & Partner, Tilia Impact Ventures,
Cyril Gouiffès, Head of Social Impact Investments, EIF
Philip Staehelin, Founder & CEO, DOT Glasses
Petr Báča, Founder & CEO, MIWA

Moderators

Zuzana Picková, CEO, CVCA
Dušan Ševc, Partner, Financial Advisory, Deloitte

You can watch the webcast recording here: