Innovation happens where you dare to go beyond the limits of the possible – that was the key takeaway from the Velvet Innovation conference.
14.11. 2025
WIRED
The fifth annual Velvet Innovation conference brought together hundreds of innovators, founders, and researchers in Brno. Together, they explored what it truly means to act with both boldness and responsibility in the world of innovation.
Brno’s rise to global prominence: 15 billion CZK in exits and a bold new strategy from JIC
15.9. 2025
Forbes
Anyone doing business in Brno with global aspirations knows JIC. For two decades, this innovation agency has been transforming cool ideas into global companies, and now, it’s setting its own international ambitions.
'We shifted our strategy over the last two years. Thanks to our extensive experience and strong backing from our...
A bold mission for Brno’s startup pioneers: Combining public, academic, and private capital into a single fund.
11.7. 2025
CzechCrunch
They are by no means newcomers to the market. Over the past few years, Brno’s JIC Ventures has supported eleven early-stage startups; however, the fund had only 25 million CZK available for investments, sourced entirely from its 'parent' organization, the JIC innovation agency. Now, they are preparing for a significantly larger...
A declining assembly line or an emerging green tiger? Czechia wakes up to a new industrial policy.
20.5. 2025
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From Baťa’s nation-building model to 40 million people, five-year plans, and the 'invisible hand' of the market, states have always had economic policies aimed at prosperity. Now, it is time for a revision in Czechia. We are stagnating, and global pressures, climate change, the rise of China, and the end of Pax Americana, are...
From game development and the aerospace industry to cybersecurity, we help companies enter global markets, says the Strategic Director of JIC.
7.6. 2024
Hospodářské noviny
For 21 years, the JIC innovation agency has been dedicated to supporting innovation and startups. While its primary focus remains on South Moravian startups, the agency also operates at a national level. According to JIC's Strategic Director, almost everything has changed over the agency’s two decades of operation—from the size...
South Moravia has been recognized as a top-tier European business region, earning a prestigious award for its excellence.
7.7. 2023
CzechCrunch
The European Committee of the Regions particularly highlighted the South Moravian Region's long-term strategy, which fosters innovation, sustainability, and the digitalization of businesses.