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Representatives of the Czech-based company Y Soft Corporation met with Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and other dignitaries during the prime minister’s recent visit to the US.

Our new system of Cumulative Updates for YSoft SAFEQ 5 enables our partners and end customers to immediately benefit from improvements and new features as soon as they are built into the product – without having to wait until the release of a major new version – and at no additional charge.

be3D, a Czech manufacturer of 3D printers, received a strategic investment. Brno company, Y Soft, invested into the Prague start-up, they also acquired a 51% share of be3D. The connecting of be3D to Y Soft is the result of several months of negotiations, which took place in the United States of America, where be3D has been expanding in recent months thanks to CzechAccelerator. The amount of the investment has reached 45 million crowns with the promise of an additional 20 million crowns in the event of the expected growth of the company. David Miklas, the founder of the company, remains the head of be3D.

be3D, a Czech manufacturer of 3D printers, received a strategic investment. Brno company, Y Soft, invested into the Prague start-up, they also acquired a 51% share of be3D.

Every year Y Soft celebrates its birthday with a party we call “Scandal.” Everyone on the Y Soft team loves a good party and participated with enthusiasm. This year, in addition to having a great time, we were thrilled to raise $7,168 for charity. Y Soft CEO, Václav Muchna, said: "I love the way we were able to pull together for a good cause while at the same time have fun and build our team spirit.“

The CzechInvest agency, in cooperation with the Association for Foreign Investment – AFI, announced the results of the 14th year of its competition “Investor and Business Property of the Year” at its mid-June gala evening. Y Soft was awarded with one of the highest awards and can pride itself with the title “Investor of the Year” in the category IT and shared services.

Brno’s spin-off, Videoflot, first came to public attention with the viral video "Rider on the Highway", released soon after their formation, in the spin-off accelerator, Starcube, in 2012. This was only the start of their success. They then won third place in the Vodafone competition – The Idea of the Year 2012 – which guaranteed them participation in the prestigious biannual spin-off accelerator in Chile, South America. In 2013, Videoflot built up a stable platform of customers. An investment of 30 million CZK from Y Soft Venture Capital, which systematically supports promising spin-offs, will help Videoflot to open up to new opportunities in other markets around the world.