Business & investment opportunities in Czechia

Czechia provides companies with many business and investment opportunities. For decades the country has been a growing market for companies in the automotive, electrical engineering, machinery, plastics, and construction materials sectors, and these will certainly continue to attract further investors. However, there are also very good business opportunities in new, or previously less prominent, sectors.

Semiconductors:
The Czech Republic is one of only a handful of countries in Europe hosting chip production. The facility of on semi in Roznov plans a USD 2 billion expansion. Expansion of chip manufacturing near the borders of the Czech Republic, especially in Dresden which lies less than a 45-minute drive from the border of the Czech Republic and 1,5 hours from Prague, has already attracted several producers of equipment for chip manufacturing to locate in the Czech Republic.

Batteries:
Czechia is the 3rd largest producer of cars in Europe. Two of its major car production facilities already produce electricfied vehicles and the 3rd, Toyota, announced in 2025 that it will convert its Czech plant to its first European facility for the production of EVs. Investors are also investing in stationary battery storage facilities following an amendment to legislation which allows their connection to the grid. Already in 2023, Czechia was the 5th largest market for battery storage facilities in Europe. This represents opportunities for producers of batteries and battery-related technologies, incl. equipment for battery production.

Industrial and agricultural robots:
The European Union is the second largest market for industrial robots and as the second most industrialized country in Europe (measued by the share of industry in GDP), Czechia has emerged as a leading hub for industrial robots. The farming sector also presents very good opportunities for robotics companies as Czechia has the largest average size of farms in the EU, making it an ideal ground for testing and introduction of agricultural robots. With a long-term shortage of farm workers both in the Czech Republic and in Europe, the market for agricultural robots is set to grow.

Defence and dual-use technologies:
There has been a renaissance of the arms industry in many countries around the world. Czechia has a long history of arms manufacturing, being known globally since the late 19th and early 20th century for reliable guns of all sizes as well as ammunition. After WW II this was complemented by production of combat and training aircraft, heavy-duty trucks, and military optics and radars. For decades, arms made up to 10% of Czechoslovak exports. Today, the Czech Republic ranks among major producers of defence technologies; a Czech company even owns the famous Colt company!

Cybersecurity and IT Services:
Czechia has become a significant cybersecurity hub in Europe. The most visible event occured in 2021 when Avast Software, founded in 1988 by two Czechs in Prague, merged with US-based NortonLifeLock to form the 10th-largest cybersecurity firm in the world, co-headquartered in Prague and Tempe, Arizona. Smaller international cybersecurity firms have set-up development or support centres here as well, for example HICO (Austria), NTT Data (Japan), or Spaceknow (USA). In general, ICT multinationals such as IBM, Kyndryl, Microsoft, Red Hat, SAP, or TietoEvry, employ thousands of people here. Companies supplying IT technologies and services will find quite a few potential customers in the Czech Republic.

Business Support Services:
Thanks to Czechia´s ability to attract qualified labour from other countries, many of the companies in the BSS//BPO sector are multilingual, with some having employees from as many as 60 countries and speaking as many as 80 languages. This is very important for support of companies in Europe, where there are some 30 official languages. As of late 2025, there are more than 400 BSS/BPO centres in Czechia employing nearly 200,000 people. Companies supplying technologies to shared service centres, IT service centres, call centres or datacentres will find many potential customers here.