# Top 25 Gaming Angel Investors in Czech Republic in June 2026

## Jiri Hlavenka
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Mobile Apps, Information Technology

Jiri Hlavenka is based out of South Moravia and is the Co-founder & Investor of FaceUp. Jiri previously worked at Kiwi.com as a Co-founder & Investor. Jiri Hlavenka attended the Brno University of Technology.

## Jan Slama
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, iOS, Apps

Jan Slama

## 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.

## Vojta Roček
- Type: Angel
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Information Technology, Internet, Coffee

Vojta Roček is the Partner of Presto Ventures.

## Lex Veldhuis
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Nutrition, Pharmaceutical, Dietary Supplements

Lex Veldhuis

## Palmer Luckey
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Virtual Reality, Gaming

Palmer Luckey is the Founder of Anduril Industries. He is also the designer of the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality head-mounted display, and the founder of Oculus VR.Frustrated with the inadequacy and high cost of the existing HMDs on the market, Palmer began experimenting with his own designs in 2009 at the age of 16. In 2012, he formed OculusVR, which was acquired two years later by Facebook for $2.3b.Palmer began attending Golden West College and Long Beach City College at the age of 14, and studied at California State University, Long Beach before dropping out to found Oculus VR.His deep interest in defense technology was driven by his time at the USC ICT MxR lab, where he built hardware used to research immersive PTSD treatment for US veterans. He continued to support various military applications of VR during his time at Oculus, informing his belief that radical modernization of US military technology is a prerequisite for preserving our way of life.

## Christopher Muhr
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: SaaS, Solar, Energy

Christopher Muhr is a founder and the chief operating officer of Muhr has studied at Leipzig Graduate School of Management (HHL) where he obtained his master’s degree in finance andmanagement in 2008.Muhr lives in Berlin, Germany.

## Laszlo Robert Czirjak
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Analytics, Animation

Laszlo Robert Czirjak is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at iEurope Capital.Laszlo Robert Czirjak, in Hungary since 1992, was born and educated in the U.S. His venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and operational experience spans e-commerce, Internet, automotive and transport, financial services, consumer and retail, energyand power, health care, manufacturing, technology, business services, and media and telecom. Prior to founding iEurope, he was a Managing Director at Bankers Trust Company/BT Alex Brown in London, where he built the regional investment banking business in six countries in Southern Central and Eastern Europe from 1991-1998. He led over 20 major M&A and restructuring assignments involving over $1.5 billion and 24 significant debt and equity financings totaling over $3.2 billion. He advised on, sourced, and executed various private equity transactions. He was CEO of Bankers Trust Rt. (Hungary). Earlier in his career in New York, Mr. Czirjak served as a Director at the Bridgeford Group and at IBJ Schroder Bank, US investment banking subsidiaries of the Industrial Bank of Japan. He has held positions at Goldman Sachs (in M&A and Project Finance) and in operations management at Chemical Bank. Mr. Czirjak served on the boards (or other similar governing bodies) of each of iEurope fund’s portfolio companies including ATech, Vatera, Kupi Me, and others. He is a former member of the Board of Directors, and Chairman of the Board’s Audit Committee, of MOL Rt., the Hungarian Oil and Gas Company that is publicly traded on several European exchanges. He also served on the CEE advisory board of AES Hungary (a subsidiary of NYSE AES Corp). He also currently sits on the local CEE advisory Committee of Euro-Phoenix Financial Advisors. He is a former President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary and is still active as Chairman of its Corporate Governance, Business Integrity, and Entrepreneurship Committee, where he co-authored a position paper titled “Good Corporate Governance in Hungary” and a Hungarian English Glossary on relevant terminology. Mr. Czirjak is currently Chairman of the Board of the United Way Resource Foundation in Hungary and is President of the Columbia University and Business School Clubs of Hungary. He is a Board member of the Hungarian American Fulbright Commission. He received an MBA and BS in Industrial Engineering, both with honors, from Columbia University in New York.

## Rikard Steiber
- Type: Angel
- Location: Atherton, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, Virtual Reality, Sports

I am an entrepreneurial and experienced CEO. I have successfully built, launched, and grown multiple new global businesses at companies such as Google (Internet), Modern Times Group (media), and HTC VIVE (VR). Proven ability to successfully create and communicate corporate visions and strategies, hire and motivate top talent, and lead global sales,marketing, and product teams.Board member of companies such as Cision (software), Scandic Hotels (hotels), and Raymond (solar). Trusted advisor to large firms such as Ericsson and EQT, and cutting-edge startups like Einride (electric trucks), Jetson (flying cars), and Elonroad (electric roads).World class keynote speaker at international conferences such as MWC, GDC, IBC, CES, and invited speaker at Harvard, Stanford, and MIT. I am a future astronaut with Virgin Galactic, and the founder of WIT Global Women In Tech network and events.

## Nick Penny
- Type: Angel
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Winery, Consumer, Craft Beer

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## Martin Rozhon
- Type: Angel
- Location: Chrudim, Pardubicky kraj, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care

Martin Rozhon

## Martin Kálovec
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: SaaS, FinTech, Software

Martin Kálovec is an Early-stage Investor, YPO Member, ex BCG Managing Director and Partner.

## Jaroslav Beck
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Gaming, Software, Art

Jaroslav Beck is based out of Czech Republic, Europe and is the Co-Founder and CEO of BottleCap AI. Jaroslav previously worked at Beat Games as a Co-Founder and Music Director. Jaroslav Beck attended the University of West Bohemia.

## Christian Mruck
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Winery, Consumer, Craft Beer

Christian Mruck

## Robert Neale
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Winery, Consumer, Craft Beer

Robert Neale

## Bertrand Grospellier
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Nutrition, Pharmaceutical, Dietary Supplements

Bertrand Grospellier

## Radek Starý
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Nutrition, Pharmaceutical, Dietary Supplements

Radek Starý

## Nikola Rafaj
- Type: Angel
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Mobile, Travel, Education

Founder/Co-founder since university studies, with corporate experience in PR, banking and internet retail. For years Nikola helps technology startups to set viable business and grow.

## Kai Hansen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech

business angel // entrepreneur // founder lieferando.de // boardmember booksy.com

## Marton Szoke
- Type: Angel
- Location: Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, EdTech

An entrepreneur and investor with a business background and solid technical experience. Founded several startups, the latest being Indextools, a software company specializing in enterprise on-demand web analytics software. In April 2008 Indextools got acquired by Yahoo! Inc. At the time of the acquisition, Indextools was recognized as one of thetop five web analytics vendors world-wide by Forrester / Jupiter Research. Mr. Szőke served at Yahoo for three years to lead integration efforts and to realign Indextools’ business model.

## Lukáš Křítek
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Nutrition, Pharmaceutical, Dietary Supplements

Lukáš Křítek

## David Wu
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Mobile

David Wu Is The Partner At Maveron.

## Philip Staehelin
- Type: Angel
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Mobile, Travel, Education

Philip Staehelin

## 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

## Peter Zaborszky
- Type: Angel
- Location: Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile Apps

Peter Zaborszky is the Founder of Retalk. He attended Imperial College London.

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