Second Foundation Tech A.S. (Czech Republic)

Second Foundation Tech A.S. develops and operates technology-driven quantitative trading and energy-market infrastructure, combining advanced mathematics, machine learning and self-developed software tools to generate automated trading and optimization strategies. Business segments and products include power market making in European spot markets supported by a self-developed low-latency trading platform and fully automated algorithms designed to improve market liquidity, stability and reliability and to reduce price volatility; smart power plant control focused on renewables integration via forecasting, dispatching and pricing strategies that support renewable asset owners with revenue optimization and operational stability; and grid balancing services delivered through an intelligent data platform and virtual power plant approach that aggregates decentralized flexibility such as battery parks, cogeneration units and industrial consumers/producers to support system balancing needs. Geographic scope is international, with operations stated across 30+ countries and trading activity across 3 continents, supported by a group structure with multiple international entities and offices alongside headquarters functions in Prague. Key assets include proprietary low-latency and cloud-native platform technology with 24/7 uptime, quantitative research and data science capabilities, analytics models informed by meteorology and renewables behavior, and a virtual power plant infrastructure enabling market access for decentralized assets. Strategic focus and positioning are centered on being a global quantitative trading and energy-market technology platform, scaling automated trading and optimization capabilities while supporting decarbonization through more efficient renewables integration and system balancing.