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
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Strong and experienced management.
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Focus on projects with global potential, primarily in the IT sector, and in an early or growth phase of development.
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Activities or fund management linked to the CEE region.
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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| Investment Date | 2010 |
| 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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| Investment Date | 2015 |
| Status | Active |
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RSJ invested into the first (Tech I) and second fund (Tech II) 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.
Blossom Capital
| Location | London, England |
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| Investment Date | 2019 |
| 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 | Active |
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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.
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 | Active |
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.
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 is a developer of industrial 3D vision cameras along with AI-powered automation solutions and robotic intelligence software.
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 groups all business apps and allows users to easily clean and enrich data.
