About
David has three decades of experience in banking, finance, and investment, having led complex debt, equity, and M&A transactions globally. He focuses on identifying and backing early-stage cyber, cloud, and AI infrastructure companies.
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Experience
- Tachles VCManaging Partnercurrent2023 — presentPrague (CZ), Tel Aviv (IL), Atlanta (US)
- CITIFMember Board of Directors & Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentPrague, Czech Republic
- Springtide Ventures s.r.o.Chief Operating Officer ► Executive Director ► Advisorcurrent2018 — presentPrague, Czech Republic
- Shield-IoT Ltd.Member Board of Directorscurrent2026 — presentKfar Saba
- Source DefenseMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- NetOp.CloudMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- CognniMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentTel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- ThreatMarkMember Board of Directorscurrent2019 — presentCharlotte, United States & Brno, Czech Republic
- GeewaMember of Supervisory Board2018 — 2020Prague, Czech Republic
- Česká exportní banka (Czech Export Bank)Deputy CEO & Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors2014 — 2018Prague, Czech Republic
- BCRSenior Credit Risk Manager ► Senior Restructuring Manager ► Head of Corporate Remedial2012 — 2014Bucharest, Romania
- MANAG, a.s.Chief Financial Officer & Member of the Board of Directors2012Kolín, Czech Republic
- ARX Equity PartnersPartner2009 — 2012Prague, Czech Republic
- Česká spořitelnaDirector, Large Corporates2006 — 2008Prague, Czech Republic
- Erste GroupSenior Manager ► Head of Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, CEE2000 — 2006Prague, Czech Republic & London, United Kingdom
- CA IB Corporate Finance (currently integrated into UniCredit)Associate ► Assistant Director1997 — 2000Prague, Czech Republic
- Prague SecuritiesEquity Analyst1996 — 1997Prague, Czech Republic
Skills & more
Corporate Finance96Private Equity86Restructuring57Commercial Banking29Investment Banking56Financial Structuring35Emerging Markets17Leveraged Finance9LBO9Debt Restructuring11Financial Risk24Portfolio Management19
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Distressed DebtFinancial ModelingMergers & AcquisitionsDue DiligenceFinanceInvestmentsMergersBusiness ValuationLoan Work-outsTeam ManagementNegotiationCreditLanguages Chinese / Mandarin · Czech · English · German · Romanian · Russian · Slovak
- Global VC Acceleration Program — VC Lab
- Financial Controller — Controller Institut
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Marek?
- David has three decades of experience in banking, finance, and investment, having led complex debt, equity, and M&A transactions globally. He focuses on identifying and backing early-stage cyber, cloud, and AI infrastructure companies.
- Where does David Marek work?
- David Marek is Managing Partner, Finance & Operations at Tachles VC.
- Where did David Marek go to school?
- David Marek studied at Prague University of Economics and Business (Master's degree, International Business); Copenhagen Business School (International Business and Finance); Prague University of Economics and Business (Bachelor's degree, International Business).
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Also attended Prague University of Economics and Business55
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Also attended Copenhagen Business School309
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Also attended University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague (UCT Prague)4
Also attended Beijing Language and Culture University30
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