In October 2018, instarea was invited to represent Slovak tech innovation at a joint Czech-Slovak celebration of Czechoslovakia's centennial anniversary at Forbes on Fifth in New York City. The event brought together promising companies, investors, and guests from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the USA — a rare moment where Central European tech stood shoulder to shoulder with Wall Street.
Why Forbes on Fifth?
The venue itself tells a story. Forbes on Fifth — the Forbes family's historic headquarters in midtown Manhattan — has hosted heads of state, Nobel laureates, and Fortune 500 CEOs. For a delegation of Czech and Slovak tech companies to present there, on the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's founding, was a powerful signal: the region that produced the word "robot" (Karel Ca
