Changing SMB financing since 2019
Financing that moves businesses forward.
We are a leading business finance platform in Europe. Our digital platform, which uses AI, is changing traditional approaches to financing small and medium-sized enterprises. If you have B2B customers, we will increase your revenue, take on the risk, and automate your processes.
30+ team members across Europe
Our mission is to help businesses grow and achieve their dreams. We are changing traditional approaches to financing, and thanks to our unique platform, powered by data and artificial intelligence, merchants can obtain the funds they need to grow quickly and easily.
Jan Laštůvka
CEO & Founder, Lemonero

Our journey

From an idea in 2019 to the fastest-growing embedded finance platform in the CEE region.
2019
Founding of Lemonero
Jan Laštůvka and Luboš Malík founded Lemonero with a vision to revolutionize SME financing. A team of experienced entrepreneurs from fintech, data science, and e-commerce.
2020
Shoptet pilot and investment from KB
Launch of the pilot on Shoptet, the largest Czech e-commerce platform. In October 2020, we received our first investment from Komerční banka (Société Générale Group).
2021
Embedded financing & first award
Integration with Mall and Alza, expansion to Eshop-rychle and Upgates. Awarded Best Digital Lending Solutions for SMEs by the SME Banking Club — the first of three consecutive wins.
2022
RBF, expansion, and another 12M EUR
Launch of revenue-based financing on GoPay and Comgate. Expansion into Slovakia and the Benelux. Another investment round from KB totaling 12 million EUR. Second award from the SME Banking Club.
2023
Third win & Mastercard
Third consecutive award from the SME Banking Club. Second place in the Mastercard Bank of the Year competition. New investment round from KB to consolidate our position in the Benelux and fuel further expansion.
2024
Visa Innovation Program & Spain
Selected as one of the Top 8 out of 274 applicants for the Visa Innovation Program Europe for Spain and Portugal. The only non-Iberian company to be chosen.
2025
Business Credit
Launch of our flagship product, Business Credit (B2B buy now, pay later).

Meet our team

Lemonero is backed by a team of experienced professionals from fintech, banking, and e-commerce.
Jan Laštůvka
CEO & Founder
Luboš Malík
CPO & Co-founder
Tomáš Widlák
CTO
Milan Bohatec
Sales & Care Director
Jiří Kawulok
CRO
Tomáš Staněk
CIO
Ondřej Špulák
Head of Legal & Compliance
Want to join us?
Open positions

Awards

We are grateful to be a part of the CEE region's growth.
Best Digital SME Lending Solution
SME Banking Club - three-time consecutive winner in the FinTech category for Central and Eastern Europe.
2021
2022
2023
2025
Mastercard Fintech of the Year
Second place in the prestigious Mastercard Bank of the Year competition in the Czech Republic.
2023
Visa Innovation Program Europe
Top 8 out of 274 applicants for Spain and Portugal. The only non-Iberian company selected.
2024

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