Scaleup Night #5: 1) Merger, co málem zabil Campiri, 2) Growth story Spaceti 3) AI právo
- Date
- 2026-04-22
- Location
- Hlavní město Praha, Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
- Host
- Scaleup Night
About this event
Scaleup Night #5 brings together three topics that rarely get discussed with this level of honesty in one room: a merger that nearly killed Campiri, the growth story behind Spaceti, and the legal realities of AI. If you care about how companies actually scale, break, adapt, and survive, this is the kind of evening that gives you substance instead of surface-level inspiration. This event is built for people who want to learn from sharp, real operating experience. The sessions move from company-building and strategic risk to growth execution and AI law, making it especially relevant for founders, operators, and anyone navigating ambitious companies in fast-changing markets. About the Event Scaleup Night #5 is an in-person community event in Prague focused on the real mechanics of building and scaling companies. Rather than staying broad or theoretical, it centers on three concrete stories and themes: a high-stakes merger experience, a growth journey in the space-tech and workplace-tech world of Spaceti, and the fast-evolving legal landscape around AI. The format is designed to create useful overlap between different parts of the startup and scaleup ecosystem. You are not just hearing about growth in the abstract; you are seeing how strategic decisions, organizational pressure, legal constraints, and execution all affect each other when a company is trying to move forward. Because the agenda spans business strategy, growth, and regulation, the evening should appeal to a mixed room of founders, operators, product people, legal professionals, investors, and curious builders. The conversation is grounded in current realities, not just idealized success stories. It is also a community-driven setting, which matters. Events like this work best when the audience includes people who ask smart questions, compare notes, and continue the conversation beyond the formal session. What to Expect The evening centers on three distinct but connected themes, each offering a different lens on what it means to scale responsibly and effectively. Session 1: Merger, co málem zabil Campiri A candid look at a merger that nearly took Campiri down. Expect lessons around strategic decision-making, integration risk, leadership under pressure, and the kinds of operational or cultural tensions that can threaten a company at a pivotal moment. Session 2: Growth story Spaceti A closer look at how Spaceti has approached growth. This session is likely to be especially valuable if you care about go-to-market strategy, scaling a product in a complex market, and what growth looks like when it is tied to real-world systems, spaces, and enterprise needs. Session 3: AI právo A focused discussion on AI law and the legal questions companies can no longer afford to ignore. If you are building with AI, buying AI tools, advising teams, or making product decisions that rely on automation and data, this topic is directly relevant. Across the evening, expect a practical and idea-dense program rather than generic networking filler. The biggest value will likely come from seeing how these topics connect: growth without legal awareness creates risk, legal caution without business context slows momentum, and strategy without operational realism can break a company. You should also expect a room of people who are actively building, advising, or supporting ambitious businesses. That changes the quality of discussion and makes the event useful even outside the formal sessions. Why Attend If you are tired of startup content that only talks about wins after the fact, this event offers a more useful perspective. A story about a merger that almost killed a company is valuable precisely because it exposes complexity, not because it wraps everything into a clean success narrative. The Spaceti growth story adds another dimension: how a company finds traction and builds momentum in practice. For attendees working on expansion, partnerships, product-market fit, or enterprise growth, this kind of case-based discussion can surface better questions and better decisions. The AI law segment makes the evening especially timely. Many teams are moving fast on AI adoption, but few fully understand the legal implications of what they are shipping, automating, or promising. Getting clearer on the legal side now can save time, money, and reputational damage later. You should attend if you want takeaways such as: Better intuition for where mergers and major strategic moves can go wrong A more grounded view of what growth can look like in a real company context Sharper awareness of the legal issues shaping AI products and operations Useful cross-functional insight that connects business, product, operations, and regulation High-signal conversations with other people working in startups, scaleups, and adjacent fields This is the kind of event that helps you think more clearly about trade-offs. Not every attendee will come for all three topics, but many will leave seeing how inseparable those topics really are once a company starts to scale. Practical Details Location: In person in Hlavní město Praha, Czechia. If you value being in the room for sharper discussion and stronger networking, this format matters. The conversations before, between, and after sessions are often where the most tailored insights happen. Date and time: Wednesday, April 22 at 5:00 PM GMT+2. The early evening timing makes it well suited for professionals coming after the workday while still leaving space for meaningful discussion. A few useful expectations for attendees: This is an in-person community event, so come ready to engage, not just listen passively. The topic mix is intentionally broad across scaleups, AI, space, autonomy, and community. You will likely get the most out of the evening if you arrive with a few questions of your own, especially around growth, strategic risk, or AI compliance. If your work sits anywhere near scaling companies, applied AI, legal risk, or operational growth, Scaleup Night #5 is a strong reason to spend an evening in Prague with the right crowd.
Who should attend
This evening is for people who want practical insight from real company situations, not polished theory. - You are a **founder or startup leader** dealing with growth, partnerships, restructuring, or high-stakes strategic decisions and want to learn from a merger story that went dangerously close to failure. - You work in **growth, go-to-market, product, or operations** and want a sharper view of how a company like Spaceti approaches scaling in the real world. - You are building with or adopting **AI tools and systems** and need to better understand the legal questions that now affect product choices, data use, and business risk. - You are an **investor, advisor, or ecosystem operator** who wants better pattern recognition around what helps companies scale and what quietly puts them at risk. - You are part of the **space, autonomy, or tech community** in Prague and want a high-signal event where the conversations are likely to be as useful as the sessions. - You enjoy events where different perspectives meet, and you want to be in a room with people thinking seriously about company-building, execution, and regulation.