# Top 20 Hardware Angel Investors in Czech Republic in June 2026

## Jaroslav Beck
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Michael Rostock-Poplar
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## 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.

## 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

## Jan Habermann
- Type: Angel
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Internet

Jan is a founding partner of Credo Ventures. Before becoming a venture capitalist, he co-founded and operated several companies and later served as an M&A advisor representing the sellers as well as the acquirers. He is a member of Kauffman Fellowship, a highly sought-after program and network dedicated to the world of innovation investing.

## 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.

## Vit Vrba
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Messaging

Vit Vrba

## Clark Golestani
- Type: Angel
- Location: Delray Beach, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, CRM, SaaS

Clark Golestani is Managing Director of C Sensei Group since 2018. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

## 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.

## Cyril Vancura
- Type: Angel
- Location: Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Machine Learning

Cyril is Partner at imec.xpand, an early stage VC fund investing in nano electronics-based innovation powered by imec, the world-leading R&D hub for nanoelectronics and digital technology. Before joining imec.xpand, Cyril was Investment Principal at Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC), the corporate venture arm of Robert Bosch GmbH. AtRBVC he was based in Germany and in the affiliate office in Silicon Valley. Prior to that, Cyril worked at the Research and Technology Center of Bosch in Palo Alto, on novel MEMS processes, power harvesting for autonomous systems, and photovoltaic technologies. Cyril holds a Ph.D. and a diploma (masters) in physics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland. At ETH he conducted research in the area of CMOS-based MEMS sensors for biological and chemical applications.

## Damir Špoljarič
- Type: Angel
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Art, SaaS, Computer

Damir Špoljarič is the founder of SnackHost.

## Vit Horky
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Banking, Logistics

Vit Horky, Brand Embassy's co-founder and CEO, loves an unforgettable customer experience. Whether it's service with a smile at a Starbucks near you (he's always traveling) or the perfectly timed tweet that draws him back to a company he forgot about, he knows customer experiences are at the heart of customer service. That's whyBrand Embassy was built. Between speaking at international conferences, and cheering on his growing team, you’ll find him musing about the fascinating life of bees.

## Jan Barta
- Type: Angel
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Hotel, Gaming

Jan Barta is a Partner at ePojisteni.cz.

## Matej Turek
- Type: Angel
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Lending, Aerospace

Matej Turek - COO and Co-Founder @ Trisbee

## Jakub Nesetril
- Type: Angel
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Aerospace, Electronics, Graphic Design

Jakub Nesetril

## Rasty Turek
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Security, Aerospace, Electronics

Rasty Turek is the founder and CEO of Pex

## Jiri Hlavenka
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Daniel Vávra
- Type: Angel
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Aerospace, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality

Daniel Vávra - Co-Founder and Creative Director @ Warhorse Studios

## 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.

## 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.

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