and we're looking for brave partners
to join us
We provide funding to fintechs and assist in their development and rapid growth. We also build our own fintechs from scratch. We combine the spirit of start-ups with the power of a global company, Société Générale.
KB SmartSolutions is a subsidiary of Komerční banka. We’re bringing together the best of fintechs and traditional banks to build the financial services of the future. We believe in "client first", but also in "money makes the world go round".
We’re looking for start-ups creating new financial services, that already have gotten through the initial product development stage, that have their first satisfied customers and now are looking to grow.
We'll provide you with needed infrastructure, including our API.We’ll work with you to test your new technologies and services. What’s more, you’ll be able to verify and fine-tune the functionality of your products and services using real data.
We can assist and advise you all along the way. We will quickly test how the market responds to your ideas. If the feedback is positive, we’ll roll up our sleeves and together we’ll do whatever it take to reach your goals.
We’re able to reach 2.4 million customers in the Czech Republic who are accustomed to traditional financial services delivered with premium care. Because we also are a part of the Soc Gen group, we can reach even millions more customers on four continents.
From initial investment and funding growth to providing working capital and getting through the exit, we’re able to assist you in every stage of our joint project.
We know what are the needs of our clients and thanks to our partnerships with start-ups we are able to fulfill these promptly and flexibly.
Juraj Cienik
CEO
Trivi
Our cooperation with Komerční banka was a pleasant surprise for us, especially in terms of speed and openness within the initial negotiations on cooperation, but also in the implementation itself. All employees we came in contact with are highly competent and professional, and our entire team enjoys working with Komerční banka and KB SmartSolutions as well.
Petr Volný
CTO & Co-Founder
Upvest.cz
We were surprised regarding the high standard at which was KB SmartSolutions established, seeing it as a platform for future investments in start-ups for Komerční banky. The role of the company developer, which forms the link between the bank and us, is clearly defined and performed with maximum commitment and professionalism. KB SmartSolutions creates an environment for the exponential growth of our company by actively participating in the search and realization of synergies between us and the bank. In general, it can be said that Komerční banka thinks thoroughly the strategy of investing in innovative products, both in terms of acquisition and, above all, during the cooperation period for the investment horizon. It's the smartest money we could make.
Adam Šoukal
CEO & Chairman
Roger
Komerční banka is a leader in cooperation with fintechs in the Czech Republic. This is mainly due to the fact that it has allocated necessary resources and assigned this task to the specialized company called KB SmartSolutions and given it a great deal of autonomy. We decided to collaborate with KB because we verified already within the pilot that the KB Group is fully able to integrate Roger's products into its product portfolio and thus become for us a really strategic investor. We work intensively with KB SmartSolutions because it contributes to the integration and operation of our services into KB's portfolio. We can say that the KB SmartSolutions team has a very similar set-upy as Roger's team and therefore our communication and cooperation works very well.
Jan Laštůvka
CEO & Founder
Lemonero
KB SmartSolutions and was basically our initial contact with Komerční banka. Already from the first discussion we found out that we have a very similar opinion on how to further develop and scale business of Lemonero. Because if we want even to think about a partnership of this type at all, we need to be sure that we click together on certain things. Of course, we had this feeling with KB SmartSolutions, not even mentioning that they certainly understand their work, do it at a high standard and, last but not least. They also abound in important moral values, which we at Lemonero consider as highly important.
"Banks and fintechs are natural allies more than competitors. We want alliances that benefit everyone – banks, fintechs and, most of all, clients."
"It’s the same as in nature. Those who ultimately survive on the market are not the biggest or strongest but are those most open to change."
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Doesn't matter. We're looking for any ideas that can help us to provide some extra benefit to our customers, like automatic scanning of their invoices or biometric identity verification when they open a new account.
First of all, get in touch with Tomáš using the contact form below. Tomáš will set up an appointment with you, and together you can discuss possibilities for collaboration. If you find common ground, Tomáš will work with you to prepare your presentation for our innovation board.
All projects are evaluated individually, and we believe every great idea deserves a closer look. Get in touch even if you're still at the beginning and your product is just being prepared.
One of our colleagues will become part of your team and she or he will be your direct connection to the parent company KB. We’ll develop our project together, including its implementation and introducing it to KB’s clients.
You know quite a bit about us now, but we don’t know anything about you yet. Please prepare some basic information about your project and send it to Tomáš, who is working with all new partners.
Tomáš will review your presentation, then get in touch with you to arrange an introductory meeting.
Tomáš Michálek
Start-up scout
+420 605 204 618
tomas.michalek@kbsmart.cz
Tomáš u nás pečuje o všechny nové a potenciální parťáky. Jestli máte jakýkoliv dotaz ohledně možné spolupráce, klidně pište nebo volejte. Také mu můžete rovnou poslat podklady k vašemu projektu. Tomáš si je pečlivě projde, spojí se s vámi a dohodne první společné setkání.
Zuzana Hollmannová
Office & Communication Manager
+420 776 497 701
zuzana.hollmannova@kbsmart.cz
Zuzka má u nás pod palcem Public Relations, kontakt s médii a komunikaci obecně. Ráda odpoví na vaše dotazy ohledně naší práce, týmu, externích či interních start-upů nebo našich plánu do budoucna.
