# Top 20 Artificial intelligence Angel Investors in Czech Republic in June 2026 ## Michael Rostock-Poplar - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce Michael is a founding partner of the company. In last five years Michael completed a number of cross-border M&A projects and advised on several private equity investments. Before founding Venture Investors in 1999, he worked as a legal counsel for WoodCommerz. Prior to that he participated on the first issue of eurobonds in the CEE region (theissuer was the Czech power company ČEZ). He also worked for PPF (First Privatization Fund), where he took part in the preparation of several privatization projects in Russia and Bulgaria. He is also a member of the supervisory board of iMall, large online retailer and a member of the advisory board of Tuesday Business Network.Michael studied Law at Charles University in Prague and went on to pursue graduate studies at St Anthony's College, Oxford (Soros scholar) and Hughe's Hall, Cambridge (Chevening Scholar), where he obtained his masters degree in law (focus on corporate finance law). He specialized in securities and exchanges law and regulation of financial markets. He founded and presided the Central European Society at Cambridge University.Michal speaks Czech, English, Russian and Polish. Among projects he worked on recently there were several sell mandates from IT and telecommunications companies, acquisition of private University and work for Western European Private Equity funds on the acquisition of Czech Telecom. ## Tomas Cupr - Type: Angel - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, SaaS, Fashion Tomas Cupr is the Group Chief Executive Officer at Rohlik. Additionally, Tomas Cupr has had 3 past jobs including Partner at KAYA. ## Mike Chalfen - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Mike Chalfen is based out of London, England, and is the Founder & Partner of Chalfen Ventures and also Board of Director of SurrealDB. Mike previously worked at Advent Venture Partners as a General Partner. Mike Chalfen attended Harvard University. Mike Chalfen has received the award of The Midas List. ## Eduard Kucera - Type: Angel - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Robotics Eduard Kucera is a Member of the Board of Directors at AVAST Software since February 2014. Eduard was the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors from the incorporation of AVAST Software a.s. in December 2006 until January 2014. Since 1991, Eduard was responsible for the activities of our predecessor entity, ALWIL Software partnership.From 1991 to 2009, Eduard also served as AVAST Chief Executive Officer, directing day-to-day operations that included the transition to a free software distribution model in 2002. Prior to co-founding AVAST, Eduard was a Computer Hardware Specialist at the Czech Computer Research Institute (VUMS). In 2009, Eduard was named Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year 2009" for the Czech Republic. Eduard holds a Ph.D. in Natural Sciences degree in experimental Physics from Charles University in Prague. ## Ondrej Smolar - Type: Angel - Location: Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (Slovak Republic) - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown - Focus: Software, SaaS, Sales Ondrej Smolar - Board Member @ Gruveo ## Ory Weihs - Type: Angel - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, SEO, Apps Ory Weihs is the Founder at Team Odeon. He attended Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. ## Pavel Mucha - Type: Angel - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Series C, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Health Care Pavel Mucha is based out of Prague, Czechia and is the Partner of Aspire11. Pavel previously worked at Centrum Holdings as a CEO. Pavel Mucha attended the Harvard Kennedy School. ## Michal Pechoucek - Type: Angel - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Machine Learning, Network Security Michal Pechoucek joined Avast as CTO in September 2019. Mr. Pechoucek leads the core technology and R&D teams supporting the work of the Avast Threat Labs, Big Data and innovation teams. He is also responsible for the company’s scientific research in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity.Before joiningAvast, Mr. Pechoucek spent over twenty years as a professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague, during which time he led the Department of Computer Science and founded the Artificial Intelligence Center in 2001. He also co-founded a research-oriented study programme, Open Informatics, which offers a choice of different subjects, combines different areas of informatics and approaches and continues to be taught today.Mr. Pechoucek has authored more than 400 high impact publications and contributed numerous innovative AI applications to research in computer science. Before joining Avast, he was the prime mover behind the creation of the Avast Chair of Cybersecurity at CTU, and in 2019, he also helped to establish the Avast funded joint CTU/Avast AI and Cybersecurity Laboratory. Today, Mr. Pechoucek continues to lecture at CTU and lead the Artificial Intelligence Center. ## Jeff Sagansky - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, Big Data, Gambling Jeff Sagansky - Chief Executive Officer and President @ Double Eagle Acquisition ## Ondřej Fryc - Type: Angel - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Software, Information Technology Ondrej Fryc was born in 1973 in Prague. Ondrej Fryc is a Managing Partner at Reflex Capital SE. He graduated from the University of Economics, Department of Information Management.He started his career in business started Ondrej Fryc already studying at university as patrol seller of canned fish imported from the Baltic region. After severalpairs of worn out shoes rather then after he moved to the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce, where he worked as a project manager for international market research company. In 1997 he co-founded market research agency, where he served as managing director. After five years, sold its share.Andrew was in 2000 one of the three co-founders bilezbozi.cz, predecessor MALL.CZ. The company went through all the positions of the driver rozvozového vehicles to the current position of Chief Executive Officer Netretail Holding BV , under which we have passed, as well as all our foreign colleagues, the first February 2008 . Ondrej also significantly contributed to attracting investors for MALL.CZ, including Intel.In 2003 Ondrej elected to the board of the Association for Electronic Commerce in the Czech Republic and in 2007 was elected to the Supervisory Board CZ.NIC organization.Ondrej is married and has three children. His main hobbies include hiking, motorcycles, traveling on my own and of course MALL.CZ. ## Clark Golestani - Type: Angel - Location: Delray Beach, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: CRM, SaaS, Computer Clark Golestani is Managing Director of C Sensei Group since 2018. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ## Kartik Varma - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, SaaS Kartik Varma - Co-founder @ PropTiger ## Daniel Dines - Type: Angel - Location: Dover, Delaware, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Daniel Dines is based out of New York, New York, and is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Innovation Officer of UiPath. Daniel Dines attended the University of Bucharest. ## Siim Teller - Type: Angel - Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Simulation Siim Teller is a Managing Partner at Lemonade Stand. He attended the University of Tartu from 1997 to 2003. ## Matej Turek - Type: Angel - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Lending, Medical Matej Turek - COO and Co-Founder @ Trisbee ## Jakub Mahdal - Type: Angel - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Venture - Series Unknown - Focus: Software, Database, Security I'm the Founder of Safetica Technologies - the recognized CEE Data Leak Prevention company. I've been honored to be selected by Forbes as Czech's 30 Under 30. ## Vaclav Dejcmar - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: SaaS, Video, Events Vaclav Dejcmar ## Joerg Dr. Rupp - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Joerg Dr. Rupp is an angel investor. ## Paul Sallaberry - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet Paul Sallaberry is the Chairman of the Board at Seal Software. ## Petr Bednařík - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Lending, Machine Learning Petr Bednarik is a global head of Vertical AI Solutions (Eviden BDS) and ceo/founder of DataSentics, an Eviden business. He has done his Master, Mathematical Modelling from Czech Technical University in Prague.