RSJ Tech is a shareholder in the Credo Ventures investment company as well as both of its fund managers - Credo Stage I and Credo Stage 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.
Tech
RSJ Tech operates as a fund of funds. It invests into venture capital funds (VC funds) that support start-up/growth technology projects and co-invests with them in selected projects.
Investment Philosophy
RSJ Tech focuses on the IT sector and then on the key areas of digitization and security. The core strategy is the investment into top-of-the-line VC funds that have a strong management and an understandable strategy that is aimed at increasing the value of invested projects. RSJ Tech places its emphasis on working within Central Europe and its role is advisory and controlling, whilst at the same time choosing the right co-investments with VC funds and monitoring the market for technology, VC funds and startups.
Investment Criteria
Strong and experienced management.
Focus on projects with global potential, primarily in the IT sector, and in an early or growth phase of development.
Activities or fund management linked to the CEE region.
Projects
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Credo Ventures
- Location
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Investment Date
- 2011
- Status
- Active
- Website
- www.credoventures.com
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Evolution Equity Partners
- Location
- NYC, Zurich
- Investment Date
- 2015
- Status
- Active
- Website
- evolutionequity.com
RSJ invested into the first fund of the investment company Evolution Equity Partners which was created around the investors and managers of the former antivirus giant AVG. The Fund focuses on cybersecurity and related affiliates.
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Apiary
- Location
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Investment Date
- 2016
- Status
- Exit - an Oracle project
- Website
- apiary.io
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.
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Cognitive Security
- Location
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Investment Date
- 2011
- Status
- Exit - a Cisco project
- Website
- -
Cognitive Security (COSE) has been one of the global leaders in network services, and provides an innovative solution for computer network security monitoring based on the analysis of network traffic statistics using advanced agent technologies.
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Photoneo
- Location
- Bratislava, Slovakia
- Investment Date
- 2016
- Status
- Active
- Website
- www.photoneo.com
Photoneo brings "vision for industrial robots" - high-quality 3D sensors that allow industrial devices to accurately recognize an object, making it easier for them to work and move more easily in space.
