mSTAN

What mSTAN does

mSTAN (Mladí Starostové a nezávislí) is a Czech civic youth organization (zapsaný spolek, or registered association) founded in 2015 as the official youth wing of the political movement Starostové a nezávislí (STAN). Headquartered at Malostranské nám. 266/5 in Prague's Malá Strana district, the association operates as a non-profit structured around roughly 200 members aged under 36, distributed across 13 of the 14 Czech regions (all except Liberec, where youth organizing is handled by SLK). The organization is governed by a nine-member board (předsednictvo) chaired since October 2024 by Zdena Kašparová, who succeeded Tomáš Pavelka after a leadership transition.

The organization's activities are community-driven rather than product-driven: it runs workshops, summer camps, regional conferences, study trips to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, "Den s mSTANem" institutional visits, and cross-border exchanges with Slovak (Mladí Progresívci) and Polish (Regios, Młodzi Regionaliści Śląscy) youth organizations. It also produces civic-education content, including the YouTube channel "Průvodce českými volbami" (Czech Elections Guide), which targets disinformation about Czech elections, and the interview series "Na pokec s mSTANem." Member coordination runs through a Discord server alongside standard social channels (Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, YouTube).

The business model is that of a Czech registered association: revenue is sourced from membership fees paid by members under 36, with no pricing publicly disclosed. There are no funding rounds, no commercial customers, no employees in the traditional commercial sense (roughly 10 staff/officers), no technology product, and no AI capability. The organization's strategic significance is therefore political and civic rather than commercial — it functions as a talent pipeline and engagement layer for the parent STAN movement rather than as a revenue-generating enterprise.

Name

mSTAN

Legal name

Mladí Starostové, z.s.

Website

https://mstan.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

mSTAN (Mladí Starostové a nezávislí) is a Czech non-profit civic youth organization founded in 2015 as the youth wing of the STAN political movement, serving roughly 200 members under 36 across 13 Czech regions through workshops, study trips, and civic-education content.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Political Organization

NAICS

Political Organizations (813940), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civic Participation & Leadership Development (Voting, Advocacy, Community Leadership) (EDAAADAL), Civic Education & Community Engagement (Voting, Local Government) (EDAAAFAC), Civic, Citizenship & Community Engagement Education (EDAAAEAI), NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC)

Keywords

• Youth political organization
• Civic youth association
• Political education programs
• Grassroots political organizing
• Community political events

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Revenue generated from membership fees paid by members under 36 years of age. The organization operates as a non-profit association (z.s.) under Czech law.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

mSTAN (Mladí Starostové a nezávislí) is a Czech civic youth political organization affiliated with the STAN political movement. It provides a membership program, political education, workshops, field trips, conferences, and networking opportunities for young Czechs under 36 years of age, organized through 13 regional chapters across the Czech Republic.

Product overview

mSTAN (Mladí Starostové a nezávislí / Young Mayors and Independents) is a Czech civic youth organization affiliated with the STAN political movement. It is not a technology company or product organization. The entity operates as a political youth membership organization that runs community projects and initiatives rather than a commercial product portfolio. Its activities include educational workshops, political events, regional networking, and media projects such as the YouTube channel 'Průvodce českými volbami' (Guide to Czech Elections) and the interview series 'Na pokec s mSTANem' (Chat with mSTAN). The organization also maintains a Discord community server for member communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• mSTAN Membership Membership program for individuals under 36 years of age affiliated with the STAN political movement, granting access to events, workshops, study trips, regional chapter activities, and mentorship from experienced STAN politicians.
• Educational Events and Programs Recurring educational programming for members, including 'Den s mSTANem' (Day with mSTAN) institutional visits, summer camps, regional conferences, study trips to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, and international exchanges with youth organizations in Slovakia and Poland.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Regios (Poland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2024Cross-border cooperation with Polish organization Regios from Silesian region, focusing on cross-border public transportation between Czech and Polish Silesia. Includes joint trips to Katowice and reciprocal visits for cultural exchange.
• Mladí Progresívci (Slovakia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth organization of Progressive Slovakia (opposition party). mSTAN conducted joint teambuilding in Bratislava including visits to National Council, with plans for reciprocal events in Prague including Prague Pride participation.
• Młodzi Regionaliści ŚląscyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish youth organization of Silesian Regional Party, cooperating on restoration of railway line S71 connecting Bohumín with Katowice and cross-border public transport in Czech-Polish Silesia.
• Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry of Regional Development of the Czech Republic hosted mSTAN members during 'Den s mSTANem' event, providing insights into EU and national subsidies, public procurement, construction, spatial planning, and regional development.
• Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman political foundation affiliated with CDU. Regular participation in each other's events and joint seminars. mSTAN representatives attend KAS events in Prague and other locations.
• Stálé zastoupení Evropské komise v ČRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPermanent Representation of the European Commission in Czech Republic invited mSTAN to their new youth program for young active politicians, where three mSTAN members participated.
• Evropský parlamentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Parliament in Strasbourg hosts mSTAN study trips. Members meet with STAN MEPs Danuše Nerudová and Jan Farský, attend plenary sessions, and learn about EU institutional operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Youth Forum (YFJ): Platform of over 100 European youth organizations representing millions of young people to EU institutions. Broad incumbent that overlaps with mSTAN's civic-education and EU-engagement mission and provides a potential peer-level umbrella for cross-border programming.
• Young European People's Party (YEPP): Umbrella youth organization of the European People's Party family, of which STAN is a member. YEPP coordinates EU-level youth policy and exchanges that mSTAN members access through the EP partnership, making it the broad incumbent of the same category mSTAN occupies nationally.

Others

• Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS): German political foundation affiliated with CDU that runs youth political education seminars in Central Europe. mSTAN already attends KAS events KAS is not a peer organization but an adjacent enabling partner that shapes the same civic-political-education space mSTAN operates in.

Direct peers

• Mladí sociální demokraté: Youth organization of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD). Direct peer running the same playbook as mSTAN — national youth wing of an established Czech party, regional chapters, and political training for young members aspiring to office.
• JUNGE UNION Deutschland: Youth organization of Germany's CDU/CSU. Comparable as a center-right European parliamentary-party youth wing running workshops, regional chapters, and EU-focused programming; an institutional peer that Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (mSTAN's documented partner) also serves.
• Regios: Polish regional civic organization from the Silesian region, partnered with mSTAN on cross-border rail and youth exchanges A direct peer in operating model (regional civic youth/citizen engagement) and in the specific cross-border cooperation mSTAN pursues.
• Mladí Progresívci: Youth organization of Progressive Slovakia (opposition party). The most direct comparable to mSTAN — both are civic youth wings of a small-liberal Czech/Slovak party, run joint teambuildings, study trips, and exchanges and target under-36 members with political education and EU exposure.
• Mladí lidovci: Youth wing of KDU-ČSL, a Czech Christian-democratic parliamentary party. A direct peer: both organizations recruit Czech youth under ~36, operate regional chapters, deliver political education workshops, and serve as candidate pipelines for their parent parliamentary parties.
• Mladí konzervativci: Youth wing of ODS, the Czech Civic Democratic Party. Comparable operating model: parliamentary-party-affiliated youth association running regional chapters, training programs, and member events for aspiring young conservative politicians in the Czech Republic.

Regional players

• Česká rada dětí a mládeže (Czech Council of Children and Youth): National umbrella of Czech youth and children's organizations, representing non-political youth NGOs and civic groups to government. Thematically adjacent to mSTAN's civic-engagement mission and operating in the same Czech youth-policy space, though serving apolitical rather than political youth organizations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mladistarostove
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC4mbBf3a2IjAXfshb48db5Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/mladistarostove
• Instagraminstagram.com/mladistarostove
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mstan

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Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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