Rockaway Ventures

Dušan Zábrodský combines six years at AVG Technologies with early-stage investing to digitize offline sectors (restaurants, grocery) via operational redesign, build Balkan infrastructure, and publish Central European startup content.

Operating Partner and investor with over 25 years of experience in business, technology, and marketing. She held senior roles at Google and joined the Rockaway Ventures Fund in 2021, overseeing investments and ESG.

Petr Šmíd champions keeping CEE founders rooted while connecting them to U.S. capital, using his Google Pay and Assistant experience to guide late‑seed to Series A international expansion.

Operating Partner with an international executive track record in retail and technology. He advises startups and provides access to his network of retail executives.

Viktor Fischer co‑founded Innovatrics, a fingerprint biometrics firm; after McKinsey corporate finance he now runs a $2B investment‑engineering platform blending investing, product building and leadership across venture, PE and crypto.

Max Palko combines dual early-stage and thematic investing roles and 5+ years of operational-plus-investment experience within the same ecosystem, yielding a broader group-wide perspective than ex-banking or consulting hires.

Investment Associate at Rockaway Ventures since January 2022 who sources and analyzes startups and manages the investment process. She previously worked at EY, Viso.ai, and WOOD & Company.

Investor at Rockaway Ventures who graduated from Sciences Po in Paris. She previously worked at BNP Paribas on ESG strategy and green financing, and at McKinsey & Company in Prague on strategy consulting.

Jakub Havrlant built a serial-entrepreneur platform backed by Central Europe’s wealthiest founders who back his vision, pioneered a hybrid family‑office model competing with large PE, and was Productboard’s first investor.

Chief M&A Counsel at Rockaway Capital with prior experience as an M&A lawyer at BBH and White & Case. He holds an LLB from Macquarie University and is admitted to practice law in England & Wales and New South Wales.

Fund CFO at Rockaway since 2019 handling portfolio valuation, financial due diligence, and M&A valuation support. He previously spent over seven years in Risk Advisory at KPMG and holds ACCA and ASA certifications.

Investor at Rockaway Ventures from Copenhagen with an MSc from Copenhagen Business School. He previously spent three years at Danish VC fund BlackWood sourcing deals and conducting due diligence.

COO of the Rockaway Ventures Fund responsible for operations including investor relations, capital calls, cash flow, and portfolio management. She previously spent over seven years at PwC and holds ACCA certification.

CTO at Rockaway specializing in technology, product development, and IT for the firm and its portfolio companies. He previously worked at AVG Technologies and led R&D and IT at Kðík.cz.

Advisory Board member and Investment Partner since 2016 leading Rockaway's private equity investment team. He previously spent over nine years as Investment Director at MidEuropa Partners.