Our mission
We guide ambitious founders from their first idea through launching a startup — all the way to global success.
We support projects in a tailored way: through educational talks, expert consultations, incubation programs, investor connections, and grant opportunities. Whether it’s upcycled materials, mobile apps, or digital games entertaining players around the world, we help ideas grow.
Thanks to the support of the South Moravian Region, the City of Brno, and local universities, great ideas get the know-how, network, and funding they need to move forward.
Stories of Change
We stand by our clients through the highs and the lows. We’ve supported them as they raised million-crown investments, grew from garage punk beginnings into big offices — and even when things didn’t go as planned. What inspires us most are the transformations they achieve — in their lives, their businesses, and the world around them.
You can read more about our clients’ journeys of change below.
Creativity = Potential
We believe design and other creative fields aren’t just a “nice add-on” — they’re a real economic force. In the South Moravian Region, there are over 17,900 active entities in cultural and creative industries — from designers to game developers.
The gaming industry alone generates more than €100 million annually here. Overall, cultural and creative industries account for around 4% of employment in the Czech Republic, comparable to agriculture or construction.
It’s a sector that not only generates profit but also brings innovation, entertainment, and solutions to global challenges.
The City of Brno asked us to prepare a feasibility study for the Creative Center project in the former prison. In addition to analyzing the building, we mapped the cultural and creative sectors in Brno and the South Moravian Region. We found that there are many unique creative projects in the #brnoregion, but their potential remains untapped.
The most damaged sections of the former prison have been successfully renovated. However, speculation is beginning to swirl around the building and its future use. It appears that there will be no Creative Center here in the foreseeable future. The first concept for KUMST is taking shape.
Quite by chance, we managed to find the perfect space for our future creative hub. The Faculty of Fine Arts at Brno University of Technology (BUT) has decided to relocate, thereby vacating the building at Údolní 19, right in the heart of Brno. Our negotiations with BUT regarding the lease and our plans proceeded quickly. We are submitting an application to the city and the region.
Services, events, workshops, a showroom, reception, security, utilities, internet, branding… and the name KUMST. It’s all coming together under one roof, and we’re planning how it will all work. We have a plan, an opening date, and we’re starting the renovations.
The wait is finally over! After more than two years of intensive preparations, we officially launched the KUMST Creative Hub—and how else but with a splash of color and plenty of creativity. The first event held there was the four-day Brno Design Days festival, featuring designers from the Czech Republic and abroad.
Now in our second year of operation, we’ve made further progress. Brno’s potential to become one of Europe’s leading gaming cities inspired us to launch a game incubator project—a space where startup game developers receive training to help them establish themselves more quickly on the global market. We’re signing a memorandum of cooperation with the Gaming Cluster and getting our services ready!
We are opening a branch of the FABLAB BRNO digital workshop, equipped with state-of-the-art machines for creative fabrication and prototyping. The facility features 3D printers, a laser cutter, a plotter, a heat press, and an embroidery machine, with plans to add a CNC milling machine in the future.
Five years down the road. We’re evaluating our performance and working with our partners on a new strategy and a mini-rebranding.
We’re evolving from a creative hub into a Design and Business Incubator—a place where ambitious design projects can gain the know-how, connections, courage, and funding they need to grow. A place where creative startups are born.
Five years down the road. We’re evaluating our performance and working with our partners on a new strategy and a mini-rebranding.
We’re evolving from a creative hub into a Design and Business Incubator—a place where ambitious design projects can gain the know-how, connections, courage, and funding they need to grow. A place where creative startups are born.
