Rockaway Ventures
Venture capitalPraha 6 – Dejvice · Seed–Late Stage · 16 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Invests early-stage with late-stage platform support from institutional infrastructure, specializing in deep sectors (energy transition, industrial automation, supply chains, defense) and backing European founders scaling in the US.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 16 people
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What they invest in
from 27 of 36 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×9Consumer ×8Marketplaces ×8Travel & Hospitality ×6Enterprise Software ×5Fintech ×5Developer Tools ×4
HQs:Czechia×8United States×6Germany×4Brazil×1Estonia×1France×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×53 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
Prague University of Economics and Business ×3Charles University ×2Czech Technical University in Prague ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×7Business & Management ×2
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22023 · 12022 · 32019 · 12015 · 18 dated
Raus offers cabin accommodations for couples seeking getaway experiences in nature.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
ChristopherJohannJulian
Co-investorsROCH Ventures10x FoundersRivus CapitalSpeedinvest
Adevinta operates a portfolio of online classifieds and digital marketplaces spanning consumer goods, mobility, real estate, holiday rentals, and jobs.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Antoine Jouteau(CEO)in
Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticTCV13books CapitalAnkaa VenturesCollective SparkEQT+5 more
Apaleo provides a platform for hospitality businesses that prioritizes deep integrations and customizations rather than copying existing features from competitors in the market.
PropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Ulrich Pillau(Founder)inStephan Wiesener(Founder)in
Co-investorsPSG Equityredalpine
Brand Embassy provides automation and customer experience management tools that enable businesses to deliver personalized support across voice and digital channels while maintaining conversation continuity across touchpoints.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsReflex CapitalRockaway Capital
BudgetBakers creates financial apps for personal money management, serving users seeking improved engagement with their finances.
ConsumerFintechSaaSPrague, CZ
Jan Muller(Founder)inMichal Kratochvil(CEO)in
Campiri is an online marketplace for renting campervans, motorhomes, and caravans, connecting travelers with vehicle owners who can list their vehicles to earn rental income.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsBridge to GrowthMITONPurple Ventures
Campiri operates an online marketplace for renting motorhomes, campervans, and RVs, offering over 600 verified vehicles with booking guarantees, insurance, and customer support.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Lukáš Janoušek(Founder)in
Co-investorsMITONPurple Ventures
Chytrý Honza is a financial advisory service offering investment guidance for individuals seeking to grow their savings through various investment products from established market partners.
FintechInsurTechMarketplaces
Jiri Patak(Founder)in
Creditas is a Brazilian financial platform offering secured loans (using vehicles or real estate as collateral), payroll loans, auto and home financing, insurance, and flexible employee benefits.
ConsumerFintechInsurTech
Sergio Furio(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersHeadlineHeadline Growth Management, LLCKaszek VenturesLightrockMouro Capital+10 more
CRUXO provides a retail media platform and consultancy that helps retailers and brands launch and scale retail media using proprietary data insights.
AdTechMarketing TechRetail TechPrague, CZ
Michal Trunkát(Founder & CEO)inJan Galgonek(Managing Partner and Co-Founder)inHana Pavlíková(Chief Customer Officer)inJakub Špryngl(Chief Commercial Officer)inJiří Pětvaldský(Chief Technology Officer)inLenka Trunkátová(Chief of Consultancy)in
Co-investorsPresto VenturesZAKA VC
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Filuta AI builds neurosymbolic AI agents that automatically test complex interactive software and produce reproducible, auditable coverage evidence, aimed at teams shipping regulated systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSaaSAustin, US
Filip Dvorak(Founder & CEO)inMartin Doušek(Founder)inSlavomir Svancar(CTO)inTomas Plch(CPO & Technical Director)inG. Michael Youngblood(Chief Scientist)inMichal Ficek(CDO / Head of Data Science)in
Co-investorsCzech Founders VCSPMLion Beat Capital
Vanever (Freeway Camper) rents campervans, panel vans, and motorhomes to leisure travelers, with all vehicles equipped for camping and unlimited mileage included.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsBridge to GrowthMITON
Wilmington, US
Cahani Mergim(Executive Officer, Director)inStaehelin Philip(Director)
BoardZabrodsky Dusan(Director)
Co-investorsRockaway Capital
Lingvist develops AI-powered language learning software that uses big data and machine learning to adapt course content in real time for individual learners.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechTallinn, EE
Mait Müntel(Co-founder)inJalakas Ott(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardJaan Tallinn(Director)Andrus Oks(Director)inEamonn Carey(Director)inTakahito Aiki(Director)
Co-investorsBallpark VenturesTechstarsTera VenturesBlackPineInventureMetaplanet+1 more
Pex develops AI-powered audio and video content identification technology used to detect copyrighted content and user-generated content across digital platforms, serving music companies, rightsholders, and online platforms for licensing, royalty attribution, and fraud prevention.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSilicon Valley, US
Rasty Turek(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersMachina VenturesPartners ResoluteIlluminate Ventures
PresentiGO is a cloud-based sales presentation platform that enables dynamic, interactive presentations with 3D and augmented reality capabilities, persona-based content delivery, and analytics to track material effectiveness.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Productboard provides a product management platform that helps companies collect customer feedback and build better products.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Hubert Palan(Founder)inDaniel Hejlin
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersIndex VenturesKleiner PerkinsReflex CapitalCredo VenturesDragoneer Investment Group+2 more
Samba.ai is a customer data platform for retail and ecommerce brands that unifies customer data and automates personalized marketing interactions across channels using AI and machine learning.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
David Vyskočil(CEO)in
Co-investorsAlign VenturesDraper AssociatesHorizon Technology FinanceUnion Grove Venture Partners
Spotawheel operates an online marketplace for buying and selling used cars in Greece, offering services including car leasing, vehicle financing, and quality assurance for used vehicles.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesMobility & TransportationAthens, GR
Co-investorsPollen Street CapitalVelocity.PartnersVentureFriends
StartupYard is Central Europe's leading pre-seed and seed accelerator for technology startups, offering a three-month fully remote mentorship program with funding, network access, and operational resources to early-stage tech companies.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSector AgnosticWarsaw, PL
Dominik Olszewski(CEO and co-founder)
Co-investorsCredo Ventures
ThreatMark builds a machine learning-based platform that detects digital banking fraud and threats by analyzing device, session, behavioral, and payment transaction data.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Michal Tresner(Co-founder)inKryštof Hilar(Founder)inKrystof(Co-founder)
Co-investorsOctopus VenturesRiverside Acceleration Capital
Valpas provides bed bug detection and prevention solutions for hotels, focusing on safety and sustainability in guest accommodations.
HealthtechImpact & Social GoodPropTechParis, FR
Martim
Co-investorsGlobal BrainIcebreakerMaki.vc
Vermeer develops vision-based positioning technology for aerial platforms and drones that operates without GPS in contested, spoofed, or GPS-denied environments.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsQueens, US
Brian Streem(CEO)Suresh Kumar(CTO)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesGENIUS NYTechstarsTenon VenturesAero X VenturesSuper Ventures
Vivere is a product development partner that helps brands, influencers, and companies ideate, create, manufacture, and distribute consumer product lines across categories including beauty, wellness and health, baby, pet care, and home and garden.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & FitnessHamburg, DE
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGFf Venture CapitalBerkeley FrontierPillarredalpineYK Bioventures
Voya provides scalable software development services from concept to go-live, building systems and integrated teams through a nearshore tech hub combining German and Romanian expertise.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareTravel & Hospitality
Maximilian Lober(Founder & Managing Director)Florian Stege
Co-investors500 Global
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCreditas · pedrobmesquita.substack.com · Aug 19, 2026
Productboard · pulse2.com · Jun 26, 2026
Spotawheel · tech.eu · Jun 18, 2026
Gjirafa · seenews.com · Apr 28, 2026
Samba · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Apaleo · 6hoteliers.com · Mar 4, 2026
Vivere · finsmes.com · Jan 14, 2026
Vermeer · defensedaily.com · Oct 23, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Rockaway Ventures made?
- Rockaway Ventures has 36 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Rockaway Ventures invest at?
- Rockaway Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Rockaway Ventures focus on?
- Rockaway Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Defense Tech, Digital Health, E-commerce, EdTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Travel & Hospitality.
- Where is Rockaway Ventures located?
- Rockaway Ventures is headquartered in Praha 6 – Dejvice, CZ.
- Does Rockaway Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Rockaway Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Rockaway Ventures co-invest with?
- Rockaway Ventures most often shares deals with Bridge to Growth, Reflex Capital, Amadeus Capital Partners, among 35 tracked co-investors.
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