Best Chemicals and Materials Companies in Czech Republic
The 54 best Chemicals and Materials companies in Czech Republic in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Draslovka.
Our analysis of 234 Chemicals and Materials companies
$21.9b in tracked funding; 57% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Chemicals and Materials companies in Czech Republic
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Draslovka Distributor of specialty chemicals | $150M | 53 mo ago | Series D | Martin Bartak CEO | 1994 | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 2 | SophoMer Developer of synthetic polymers | — | 40 mo ago | Seed | Jiri Moos Managing Director | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Spolana Manufacturer of sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acids | — | 41 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1992 | Microsoft SharePointMicrosoft ASP.NETBootstrap+7 | 2 patents Improved PVC suspension polymerization process for vinyl chloride production efficiency | — |
| 4 | Draslovka Draslovka: Innovative Chemical Solutions for Industryd - Draslovka | — | 42 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | — | PHPGSAPMicrosoft Clarity+19 | — | — |
| 5 | 2 JCP Manufacturer of food processing equipment | — | 42 mo ago | Acquired | Jaroslav Paces Co-Founder | 1990 | PHPYouTubejQuery Mobile+12 | — | 1 job opening |
| 6 | ALFUN Provider of metal products | — | 42 mo ago | Funding Raised | Lucia Majkova Majkova CEO | 1999 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 7 | Synpo Synpo | Applied Research, Production and Evaluation | — | 77 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | — | Google MapsLazySizesjQuery+5 | 76 patents Protective coatings and composite sandwich panels for ballistic, marine, and electronic applications | — |
| 8 | NAFIGATEoration Developer of innovative biopolymer-based products and solutions for various industries, including cosmetics… | — | 82 mo ago | Funding Raised | Ladislav Mares CEO | 2011 | — | — | — |
Top 8 Chemicals and Materials companies in Czech Republic
#1
Series D · Kolin, Central Bohemian Region · founded 1994$150Mraised▾
Distributor of specialty chemicals
#2
Seed · Prague, Prague · founded 2022 · 3 employees—raised▾
Developer of synthetic polymers designed to serve as an alternative to the bovine serum albumin used in immunological assays. The company's technology brings two unrelated fields immunoassays and polymer chemistry, helping users with immunochemical assays in their work.
#3
Acquired · Prague, Prague · founded 1992 · 700 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acids
#4
Funding Raised · Prague · 500 employees—raised▾
Discover Draslovka's innovative chemical solutions for sustainable mining and agriculture. Transform operations withcutting-edge technologies.
#5
Acquired · Steti, Ústi nad Labem Region · founded 1990 · 645 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of industrial turbine systems intended for the machinery industries. The company offers gas turbine auxiliary systems, subsea equipment, non-pressure and pressure piping, enabling clients to receive food and industrial processing equipment and packaging products as per their requirements.
#6
Funding Raised · Bruntal, Okres Bruntal · founded 1999—raised▾
Provider of metal products
#7
Funding Raised · Czech Republic—raised▾
Synpo | Applied Research, Production and Evaluation
#8
Funding Raised · Prague, Prague · founded 2011 · 12 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of sustainable polymers intended to meet climate goals and protect the environment. The company's polymers are made using waste streams and can be applied in cosmetics, biomedicine, sustainable packaging, and fertilizers, enabling clients to have non-toxic, biocompatible, and biodegradable materials.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Chemicals and Materials coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Advanced Materials is moving in the Czech Republic
A read on the academic research around Advanced Materials — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 41 Czech Republic-affiliated papers.
- Brno University of Technology5
- Charles University5
- University of West Bohemia in Pilsen4
- VSB - Technical University of Ostrava4
- Ministry of Transport4
- Smart material5
- Shape-memory alloy3
- SMA*3
- Thermochromism3
- Scalability3
- Smart material3
- Shape-memory polymer2
- Viscoelasticity2
- Composite material2
- Shape-memory alloy2
- Smart material2
- Building automation1
- Architectural engineering1
- Multidisciplinary approach1
- Risk analysis (engineering)1
Where advanced materials is researched across Czech Republic
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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