Jan builds and leads Purple Ventures since 2019, with a great team of bright, friendly and humble peers.

Happy member of Purple Team since 2017, project manager at heart, Jan is an angel investor, has gone through ups and downs of being a co-founder of two startups with one successful exit, has led finance of an e-commerce holding growing by acquisitions, managed Chinese and Japanese operations of a global language technology firm, kick-started card business in a consumer lending firm in Russia, and spend years in (big4) management consulting. 

Loving husband and a dad of three cool kids, Jan is a super passionate promoter of electric cars and clean energy/sustainability topics.

As a member of Purple Ventures legal team, Dagmar takes care of any possible issues that may come up while investing in startups.

Before joining Purple Team, Dagmar worked for a law firm that specialises in mergers and acquisitions, where she gained a lot of valuable experience. Now she enjoys the thrill of working in the startup scene, but always with a calm and reasonable legal point of view.

Growing up near the Beskid Mountains made Dagmar a nature and mountain lover. Being a foodie, she enjoys exploring new gastronomic experiences. Travelling is another great passion of hers.

Jan is responsible for evaluating investment opportunities and then being the founder’s buddy who helps them with various topics, mainly marketing and general business advice. 

After graduating from the University of Economics in Prague, Jan co-founded multiple startups in different businesses (travel, e-commerce, marketplaces). Most of the companies he founded were exited successfully and acquired by large e-commerce companies. 

Jan is a father of two great kids; he loves to read a lot (50 books per year) and recently got back into his favourite sports, golf, badminton, snowboarding and hiking. 

Being part of the Purple Ventures team, Lukas leads and oversees the legal operations of capital investments, corporate structuring and due diligence processes.

Living in the USA for a while and working for an international law firm and the Constitutional court gives Lukas a broad understanding of the big picture in daily venture capital operations. Focussed mainly on IP law, international arbitration and compliance, Lukas is also finishing his PhD studies in private international law.

Fan of golf, Lukas loves the occasional sail, travelling, swim & surf or NHL match

Michal is a member of Purple Ventures investment committee, being a CFO, board member, shareholder and one of the key people of Purple Holding, the mother company. 

Michal is strong in finance, risk management and business intelligence. Domains he can perfectly combine with his calm approach and analytical brain. He goes directly to the point of the topic and excels in providing a combination of both macro and micro views. 

Often you can meet him in our gym, where he likes to clear his mind. He enjoys spending time with friends and is enthusiastic about new technologies and advances in space exploration.

Figures, charts, budgets, plans, analytics -> trying to find sense and logic in all of these and present the big picture to all stakeholders. 

Tomas thought his career path would be in IT during high school, but after a few years at the University, he switched to corporate finances. Since then, he worked for a wide range of companies, including global conglomerates such as big4, manufacturing concerns, and small eco-driven pharmacy manufacturers, which he helped transform and boost performance. 

Having a lovely wife, two amazing kids, trying to live an active life filled with sport, trips and fun.

Being visible, attracting great leads and representing well Martin is simply taking care of our Marketing and also advising portfolio startups on all things HR.

8 years of experience from both big corporates and startups mixing the best of both worlds. Martin managed to hire several hundreds of people, set up employer branding strategy, implemented several ATSs and HRISs or kickstarted PR activities from scratch. Creative soul always looking at the bigger picture while not being shy of the hard work.

Pretty much part-time traveller. Doing all sorts of sports, big fan or running and basketball. Always being on top of the latest tech stuff and loving long-life learning.

Jakub is a member of Purple Ventures investment committee and one of the three co-founders of Purple Holding, the mother company. He is a strategist, visionary, and passionate about creating strong teams and companies, turning weakness into strength.

Jakub has been an entrepreneur in the finance business since 2007, co-creating foreign exchange brokerage, technology provider, shared service centre, property investments arm, or a non-profit foundation supporting those less fortunate in their lives.

Josef’s main focus is evaluating the business plans and financial models of potential investments and projects that come into his hands.

While studying finance at university, Josef began working for several firms and gained experience in tax and accounting, risk management, and valuation. Before joining the Purple team, he was a financial controller for an international e-commerce company.

Besides enjoying his professional career, Josef loves exploring new places and is always keen to try new sports or learn new skills.