# BUDETO

> A startup studio in Prague, founded in April 2023 by Petr Kovacik. BUDETO brings the validated idea, the co-founders, the first money and the investor network, and stays in the company as a hands-on co-founder until the exit. Founders own the companies; BUDETO stays in the background.

BUDETO is not an accelerator, an incubator or a VC fund. It starts at the idea, before a company or a team exists, and takes a co-founder role rather than a supporting one. Founders do not need an idea, a co-founder, traction, a deck or a financial model to apply.

## Facts

- Founded: April 2023, Prague, Czechia (BUDETO STUDIO s.r.o., IC 19265662).
- Model: five companies per batch, one founding team per seat.
- Batch #1 (2023-2025), all five seats filled: GRAET, Langtail, VETSTOR, Macaly, KREEDL.
- Exit: Macaly launched in 2025 and was sold in December 2025, one of the fastest deals in the Czech startup scene. Langtail, from the same founders, went in the same deal.
- Batch #2 (2026): StudyFi took the first seat in January, CircuitNinja the second in May. Three seats remain open.
- Every BUDETO company has raised outside money so far.
- Equity: usually 10 to 15%, for the first capital and for long-term involvement.
- Founders can take a modest salary; it is funded from the investment and shortens runway.
- Remote and hybrid founders are accepted; meeting in person at least monthly is preferred.
- Pipeline: over 100 validated ideas, checked with the market and often with investors before a founder sees them.
- BUDETO is an official Google incubator: portfolio companies get 25,000 to 100,000 USD of cloud infrastructure and workspace credits, plus other tool credits.
- Backed by Tomas Cupr (Rohlik), Zdenek Cendra (CDN77), Pavel Mucha (KAYA VC) and Jan Krabec (M&A lawyer).
- Funds that have invested in BUDETO companies include KAYA, Miton, Inovia, ZAKA, Purple Ventures, JSK Investments and Traun, alongside angel investor Ondrej Kania.
- Studio team: Petr Kovacik (General Partner), Bibiana Sablaturova (founder of BUDETO Match), Antonin Vacha (legal), Tomas Strejcek (technology).

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.budeto.xyz/): what BUDETO gives a founder — the idea, the co-founders, the first money, the investors, and someone who stays.
- [Co-found with BUDETO](https://www.budeto.xyz/co-found.html): who the studio looks for, the five-step process from first conversation to funded company, how a studio differs from an incubator, accelerator or VC, and an FAQ covering equity, salary, location and what happens to your idea.
- [Founder stories](https://www.budeto.xyz/founders.html): the six founders who built with BUDETO, who they were before and what happened next.
- [Batch #1](https://www.budeto.xyz/batch-1.html): the five companies of the first batch, their founders, investors and outcomes.
- [Blog](https://www.budeto.xyz/blog/): what we learned building companies from zero.
- [About](https://www.budeto.xyz/about.html): Petr Kovacik's background, the people who backed the studio in 2023, the studio team, and contact details.

## Elsewhere

- [BUDETO Match](https://match.budeto.xyz/): free advice, introductions and events for founders at any stage, including those with no idea yet.
- [Newsletter](https://budeto.beehiiv.com/subscribe)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@BUDETOSTUDIO)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/budeto/)

## Contact

Email hello@budeto.xyz. Based at Zahrebska 562/41, 12000 Prague, Czechia. A warm introduction through a mutual connection is the preferred way to reach Petr Kovacik.