# Michal Kratochvil

> Michal Kratochvil is a convertible note investor at StartupYard backing Travel and Insurance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [StartupYard](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startupyard)
- Location: Prague, Czech Republic
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michal-kratochvil-74963420/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/kratochvil70

Michal Kratochvil is a convertible note investor at StartupYard in Prague focused on Travel and Insurance. Michal Kratochvil is the CEO at BudgetBakers

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 100% |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Law Enforcement | 1 | 100% |
| Air Transportation | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ClaimAir | ClaimAir gets travelers compensations for flight delays, cancellations, and lost baggage. An automated platform allows ClaimAir to process claims in a high volume.ClaimAir provides its premium full-service both directly to travelers or through its business partners (flight booking platforms, insurance companies, corporate travel managementcompanies, or corporations themselves). | $75K | Convertible Note | Apr 01, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About StartupYard

VC Fund · Praha, Czech Republic

Established in 2011, StartupYard is the oldest private accelerator in the CEE region, focused on deep tech. So far StartupYard has invested in and accelerated 12 cohorts of 82 startups. Its aim is to help startups grow and gain further investment, while connecting them with partners and mentors to help them launch on the global stage. 40 alumnihave raised further investment, for a total of over 40 million euros. 9 companies have been acquired.

5 contacts available at StartupYard.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cedric Maloux | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cedric-maloux |
| Helena Nehasilová | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helena-nehasilov%C3%A1 |
| Michal Kratochvil | Shareholder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michal-kratochvil |
| Nikola Rafaj | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nikola-rafaj |
| Amit Paunikar | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amit-paunikar |

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## FAQ

### What does Michal Kratochvil invest in?

Michal Kratochvil invests primarily in Travel, Insurance and Law Enforcement startups, most often at Convertible Note stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Czech Republic. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Michal Kratochvil last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michal Kratochvil closed in Apr 2016. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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