Bottlecap
Work alongside the people who built the foundations of modern AI.
Prague, Czech Republic · $7.5M raised
- Headquarters
- Prague
- Employees
- 11–50
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- bottlecapai.com
- Total Funding
- $7.5M
- Last Round
- $7.5M SeedJan 2026
- Rounds
- 1
About
BottleCap AI is a Prague-based foundational AI research company building architecture-first large language models with a focus on training efficiency and inference efficiency. Co-founded by Tomas Mikolov (inventor of Word2Vec, 200k+ citations) and Jaroslav Beck (co-founder of Beat Saber, acquired by Meta in 2019), the team develops novel algorithms to make existing LLMs radically more efficient and ships AI products including AI Scan, a bias-detection and sentiment measurement tool. The company raised a $7.5M seed round in early 2025 and operates at the intersection of fundamental research and rapid product deployment.
Summary
Bottlecap is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Prague, Czech Republic. It has raised $7.5M in total across 1 round, most recently a $7.5M Seed round in Jan 2026. Investors include 20VC.
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Funding History
Jan 2026
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