We nurture Slovak and CEE entrepreneurial ecosystem by investing and supporting high-potential teams, while using proceeds from these investments to support a not-for-profit causes. Both of these provide an intense meaning to what we do and help us sharpen our focus and persevere where others would give up.
Founder(s) Attributes
Investment Criteria
Moral Character
Impeccable reputation, strong moral character and high integrity are a MUST.
Sizeable Market
We invest primarily into companies, with world-market leadership potential, ideally with product verified by first customers.
Investment
Our investment range is from EUR 100k to over 2m, with optimum at EUR 0.5m.
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Portfolio
Team
Peter Irikovsky
Partner
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Peter Irikovsky
Partner
Peter turned Slevomat Group into one of the fastest growing internet firms in CEE with over €100M revenues, and a #1 in 6 countries. Before, he worked as a regional director at Groupon UK and a consultant with McKinsey and Company. Peter has a degree in Computer Science from Charles University.
Stefan Surina
Partner
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Stefan Surina
Partner
Stefan worked as a manager at Deloitte’s Prague office, where whe was responsible for IT- and IP-related advisory. Stefan holds degrees in Law and Computer Science from Charles University.
Filip Fischer
Partner
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Filip Fischer
Partner
Filip is the CEO of gaming studio Charged Monkey and the head of co-working space GameDevHub in Prague. Prior to that, he co-founded Pixel Federation, the largest gaming firm in Slovakia.
Michal Pastier
Partner
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Michal Pastier
Partner
Michal is a Burning Man enthusiast, co-founder and creative director of ZARAGUZA and BigName. With over 100 awards for creativity and efficiency of campaigns he worked on, he is one of the most awarded ad creators in the region. Michal studied Marketing at Comenius University.
Katarina Spyra
CFO
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Katarina Spyra
CFO
Katarina has ample experience with valuations, due diligence and reporting thanks to 10 years in the corporate finance practice of KPMG. Katarina holds degrees in Economics from Charles University and in International Relations from CEU.
Jan Buza
Associate
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Jan Buza
Associate
Jan is helping portfolio companies as an interim manager. Previously he worked as an A.T. Kearney management consultant with a focus on product strategy and operations. Jan holds a CEMS master’s degree in International Management.
Ivana Blahunkova
HR consultant & researcher
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Ivana Blahunkova
HR consultant & researcher
Ivana is a senior PhD student with the project values-based leadership. Her experience includes research into company culture and its impact on performance in the context of a manufacturing company. Ivana studied HR Management at Comenius University.