Tech
RSJ Tech invests in high performing venture capital funds (VC funds) in Europe and the US. These funds invest in early-stage companies and provide capital as well as expertise to help them achieve their growth ambitions. RSJ Tech's strategy operates as a fund of funds.
Investment Philosophy
RSJ Tech Funds invests in VC funds that support startups from Pre-Seed to Series A. We conduct proprietary research on hundreds of VC funds, including their portfolio companies, and select funds with strong management, experience, and a clearly defined strategy. Part of our strategy includes the ability to co-invest with our partners, which has led us to directly invest capital in companies such as Pigment, Moonpay, or Manta. With our hands-on approach, we strive to provide added value to our portfolio funds and create long-term partnerships.
Investment Criteria
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Excellent trackrecord.
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Long-term cooperation.
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VC investment activities must have a connection to Europe or the USA.
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Investment focus within the Pre-Seed to Series A rounds.
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We invest in experienced and proven fund managers.
RSJ Tech is an open-ended unit fund managed by a management company RSJ Investments investiční společnost a.s.
Projects
Credo Ventures
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
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| Status | Active |
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RSJ Tech is a shareholder in all three funds managed by in the Credo Ventures – Credo Stage I, II (Tech I), and Credo Stage III (Tech II). Credo Ventures is one of the pioneers, and a leading player in CEE venture capital, focusing on IT projects in the early stages of development.
Evolution Equity Partners
| Location | NYC, Zurich |
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| Status | Active |
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Evolution Equity Partners is a fund that specializes in the financial support and development of companies at various stages of their life cycle. The company's team consists of investors and executives from former antivirus giant AVG. The fund focuses on projects in the cybersecurity and related industries. Among their notable investments are startups such as Dice FM, Security Scorecard, or Onapsis.
Blossom Capital
| Location | London, England |
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| Status | Active |
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Blossom Capital invests into top European companies in their early stage. The fund is led by Ophelia Brown – a well-known venture capitalist with wealth of experience from top tier institutions, such as Index Ventures, Goldman Sachs and Local Globe. The fund is known for its extensive support for its portfolio teams and affinity towards bold projects.
Co-investments
Apiary
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
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| Investment Date | 2016 |
| Status | Exit |
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Apiary has developed a front-end platform where developers can more easily design, create, test and manage APIs, and then share them with customers online via the Cloud. The company was acquired by Oracle in 2017.
Codasip
| Location | Brno, Czech Republic |
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| Investment Date | 2016 |
| Status | Active |
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Codasip simplifies customization of RISC-V processors and toolchains. The company is leading a semicondusctor industry change offering application specific processors.
Cognitive Security
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
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| Investment Date | 2011 |
| Status | Exit |
Cognitive Security (COSE) was a global leader in network services. It provided innovative solutions for security monitoring of computer networks based on the analysis of network traffic statistics using advanced agent technologies. In 2013, the company was acquired by Cisco.
Comprimato
| Location | Brno, Czech Republic |
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| Investment Date | 2014 |
| Status | Active |
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Comprimato provides GPU accelerated storage compression and video compression solutions for Ultra HD 8K and 360/VR video.
Photoneo
| Location | Bratislava, Slovakia |
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| Investment Date | 2015 |
| Status | Active |
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Photoneo provides robotics solutions and intelligence based on 3D technology for logistics and warehousing.
Pigment
| Location | Paris, France |
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| Investment Date | 2021 |
| Status | Active |
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Pigment is a business planning platform that enables organizations to make better decisions. The company aggregates all business apps and allows users to easily clean and enrich data.
