FAB25.cz

What FAB25.cz does

FAB25.cz (legal name: FAB25 Czechia) is the organizing entity behind the 21st annual FAB Conference, an eight-day community gathering of the global Fab Lab and maker movement held July 4–11, 2025 across Brno and Prague. The event drew 1,000+ participants from 55 countries and combined the FAB Conference, a dedicated Prusa Day (Prusa Research), the FAB Festival, networking activities, and a Maker Train transit experience between the two host cities. Programming centered on digital fabrication technologies — 3D printing, CNC milling, laser cutting, and open-source hardware — alongside policy, education, and artistic applications, with speakers drawn from MIT, Prusa, Arduino, ESA, Toyota-aligned entities, and European universities.

Underlying infrastructure is the global Fab Lab network of 2,000+ facilities across 126 countries, coordinated by the MIT Center for Bits & Atoms and The Fab Foundation. Marketing and attendee acquisition flow through that network plus partnerships with Maker Community, Maker Faire, Hackster, and regional Czech makerspaces. Revenue mechanics are two-streams: (1) participant registration fees for multi-day conference and workshop access (transaction-fee model, public pricing not disclosed) and (2) tiered corporate sponsorship (General, Gold, Silver, Bronze, plus media/technology/community tiers), with named partners including Prusa Research (General), XTOOL (Gold), Dassault Systèmes/SOLIDWORKS, Chevron, Škoda, and Fab City Foundation (Silver), and several universities and ESA BIC at Bronze.

The organization operates with a lean team of approximately 8 employees and is governed through co-hosting arrangements with the Fab Foundation, FabLab Brno, MIT CBA, and Make Community, rather than as a standalone commercial venture. Headquartered in Prague, with event operations spanning Brno, the entity is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, investors, or financial statements, and reports no app, API, or software product surface beyond the event website and post-event reportage.

Name

FAB25.cz

Legal name

FAB25 Czechia

Website

https://fab25.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FAB25.cz organized the 21st annual FAB Conference (July 4–11, 2025) in Czechia's Brno and Prague, drawing 1,000+ maker, educator, and policymaker participants from 55 countries for keynotes, workshops, and digital fabrication programming, funded via registration fees and tiered sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maker Conference

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Business Associations (813910)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technology Congresses (THAHAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD), Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA), Makerspace, Innovation Lab & Fab Lab Operations (Tools, Safety, Programming) (EDAEAGAI)

Keywords

• Maker conferences
• Fab lab events
• Digital fabrication
• Technology workshops
• Innovation festivals

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Attendance Fees: Revenue generated from participant registration fees for attending the multi-day conference, workshops, and events.
2. Sponsorship: Corporate sponsors (General, Gold, Silver, Bronze tiers) provide financial support in exchange for branding, visibility, and partnership recognition at the event.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FAB25.cz organized and hosted an eight-day annual maker and digital fabrication conference (FAB Conference, Prusa Day, Fab Festival, Maker Train, Networking & Fun) in Brno and Prague, Czechia from July 4–11, 2025. The event offered keynotes, talks, hands-on workshops, interactive installations, and networking programming for Fab Labs, makers, educators, artists, and policymakers. It was positioned as the 21st iteration of the global Fab Lab Network's annual gathering, held for the first time in Central Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FAB Conference The main conference program of FAB25 featuring keynotes, talks, and presentations from industry leaders on digital fabrication, Fab Labs, and technology innovation. Targeted at Fab Lab managers, makers, educators, artists, and policymakers attending the 8-day event.
• Prusa Day A dedicated program day focused on Prusa Research and 3D printing technology, featuring workshops and demonstrations by Josef Průša and the Prusa team. Targeted at 3D printing enthusiasts, makers, and educators.
• Fab Festival A hands-on festival component showcasing maker projects, interactive installations, digital fabrication demonstrations, and community exhibits. Targeted at makers, artists, and the general public attending the FAB25 event.
• Maker Train A special transportation initiative connecting Brno and Prague venues, facilitating travel between the two host cities for event participants during the 8-day event. Targeted at all registered FAB25 attendees requiring inter-city transport.
• Networking & Fun Social and networking activities enabling connections among Fab Labs, makers, educators, artists, and policymakers attending the event. Targeted at all FAB25 participants across the 8-day program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1000+ participants from 55 countries attended the 8-day event
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Prusa ResearchflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2025General Partner of FAB25. Prusa Research is a leading 3D printing technology company founded by Josef Prusa. As a major Czech technology company, Prusa Research provides significant support for the maker movement and digital fabrication community.
• XTOOLcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 July 2025Golden Partner of FAB25. XTOOL is a technology company providing digital fabrication equipment. Salomé Bibilashvili serves as XTOOL Brand Manager for EU and UK.
• ChevroncoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 July 2025Silver Partner of FAB25. Chevron is an international energy corporation exploring technology and innovation partnerships in the maker space.
• Dassault Systèmes (Solidworks)coreTechnology or Integration · 4 July 2025Silver Partner of FAB25. Dassault Systèmes provides SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software used extensively in digital fabrication and maker spaces worldwide. Suchit Jain, VP of Strategy & Business Development, participated as a speaker.
• SKODAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2025Silver Partner of FAB25. ŠKODA AUTO is a Czech automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Mladá Boleslav. Dr. Martin Hrdlička, Head of Chassis and Powertrain Development, participated as a speaker.
• ESA BICcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2025Bronze Partner of FAB25. ESA Business Incubation Centre Czech Republic supports space technology startups and innovation. Rob Postema from ESA participated as a speaker.
• MekanikacoreTechnology or Integration · 4 July 2025Technological Partner of FAB25. Mekanika is an open-hardware company focused on transparent and accessible manufacturing. Roldan Descamps, co-founder, participated as a speaker.
• Make CommunityflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2025Hosted by organization. Make Community publishes Make: magazine and licenses Maker Faires globally. Dale Dougherty, President, participated as a speaker and is often called the Father of the Maker Movement.
• FabLab BrnoflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2025Hosted by organization. FabLab Brno is one of the key organizers of FAB25 Czechia. Tomáš Mejzlík, Managing Director, is a key initiator in bringing FAB25 to Czechia.
• The Fab FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2025Hosted by organization. The Fab Foundation coordinates the global Fab Lab network of 2000+ facilities in 126 countries. Sherry Lassiter, President & CEO, participated as a speaker.
• MIT Center for Bits & AtomsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2025Hosted by organization. MIT CBA is the research center behind the Fab Lab initiative. Prof. Neil Gershenfeld, Director, participated as a keynote speaker.
• Fab City FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2025Silver Partner of FAB25. Fab City Foundation leads a global network of 50+ cities shifting toward regenerative, locally productive systems. Kate Armstrong, CEO, participated as a speaker.
• Seeed StudiominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 July 2025Community Partner of FAB25. Seeed Studio provides hardware and sensor solutions for IoT and maker projects, supporting the global maker ecosystem.
• Maker FairecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2025Community Partner of FAB25. Maker Faire organizes maker events worldwide, including Maker Faire Rome. Alessandro Ranellucci, Curator of Maker Faire Rome, participated as a speaker.
• HacksterminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 July 2025Media Partner of FAB25. Hackster is a developer community platform for hardware and IoT projects.
• Brno University of Technology (VUT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2025Bronze Partner of FAB25. VUT is a major technical university in Brno. David Škaroupka, Assistant Professor, participated as a speaker.
• Masaryk University (MUNI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2025Bronze Partner of FAB25. Masaryk University in Brno supports academic and research collaborations in the region.
• Waag FuturelabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2025Featured partner with speaker Marleen Stikker as Founder/Director. Waag Futurelab reinforces critical reflection on technology and develops technological and social design skills in Amsterdam.
• UnternehmerTUMminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2025Featured partner with speaker Michael Lorentschk as STEM Program Manager. UnternehmerTUM is Europe's biggest entrepreneurship center (per Financial Times 2024) with a MakerSpace in Munich.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Slush: Large Helsinki-based technology and startup conference. Comparable in scale and in competing for the same corporate tech sponsors (e.g., similar tiered partnership model), but focused on startups/investors rather than the maker/Fab Lab community.
• Web Summit: One of the world's largest technology conferences (Lisbon, with global editions). Comparable as a major multi-track tech conference competing for similar corporate sponsors and international attendees, but broader in scope than FAB25's maker/Fab Lab focus.
• SXSW: Austin-based festival combining technology, music, and culture. Comparable as a hybrid theoretical/practical conference with strong experiential programming, but with a much larger marketing budget and broader cultural scope than FAB25.
• CES (Consumer Technology Association): The flagship global consumer electronics trade show. Comparable as a large multi-stakeholder technology event competing for the same industrial sponsors (Chevron, ŠKODA, Dassault ecosystem), but vastly larger scale and consumer-electronics focused.
• 3DEXPERIENCE World (Dassault Systèmes): Annual conference hosted by Dassault Systèmes (a FAB25 Silver Partner via SolidWorks). Comparable as an engineering/design software event drawing similar corporate sponsors and CAD/fabrication professionals, but vendor-owned rather than community-led.

Direct peers

• Make Community (Maker Faire): Publisher of Make: magazine and licensor of Maker Faire events worldwide, including Maker Faire Rome. Directly comparable as the most prominent maker-movement gathering series; Dale Dougherty (Make Community President) is a FAB25 keynote speaker and Make Community is a flagship partner.
• Maker Faire Rome: The European flagship of the Maker Faire network, organized in Rome. Directly comparable as a large European maker event with similar attendee profile; Maker Faire Rome curator Alessandro Ranellucci spoke at FAB25.
• The Fab Foundation / Fab Academy: Non-profit spinoff from MIT coordinating the global Fab Lab network (2,000+ labs in 126 countries). Comparable as the institutional organizer of FAB25 and the broader Fab Lab program, including the Fab Academy distributed education program.

Others

• Hackster.io: Online developer community platform for hardware and IoT projects; a FAB25 Media Partner. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler for the maker/hardware community and a channel for distributing event content and driving attendance year-round.

Regional players

• Ars Electronica: Annual festival for art, technology, and society in Linz, Austria. Comparable as a European festival combining digital fabrication, art, and policy discourse; addresses an overlapping but more arts-leaning audience than FAB25.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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