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David Rackusan

Former Investment Manager at RockawayX

Czechia

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

David Rackusan is a former venture capital investor with seven years of experience at RockawayX, where he served as the first investment hire and helped grow assets under management from $6 million to $2 billion while deploying capital across over 100 startups. He holds a CFA charter and an MBA from INSEAD. Rackusan is now founder of SeedForge, a platform that uses AI to prepare founders for investor meetings by simulating due diligence questions and generating a shareable company profile.

Experience

  1. SeedForgeFoundercurrent2026 — present
  2. RockawayXInvestment Manager2020 — 2025Prague, Czechia
  3. RSJ InvestmentsInvestment Analyst2018 — 2020Prague, Czechia
  4. MotianoFounder2017 — 2018Prague, Czechia
  5. Mira Business HoldingBusiness Development2014 — 2018Prague, Czechia
  6. 3TS Capital PartnersIntern2016Prague, Czechia
  7. Raiffeisen Bank International AGResearch Intern2015Vienna

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel14Microsoft Office5Project Management1Public Relations7Finance14Portfolio Management4Capital Markets4Financial Analysis11Market Research3Private Equity3Investments3Corporate Finance9
+6 moreVenture CapitalValuationStart-upsTeamworkTeam LeadershipManagement

Languages Czech · English · German · Spanish

  • Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) Charterholder — CFA Institute
  • Financial Markets, Yale University — Coursera Course Certificates

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Rackusan?
David Rackusan is a former venture capital investor with seven years of experience at RockawayX, where he served as the first investment hire and helped grow assets under management from $6 million to $2 billion while deploying capital across over 100 startups. He holds a CFA charter and an MBA from INSEAD. Rackusan is now founder of SeedForge, a platform that uses AI to prepare founders for investor meetings by simulating due diligence questions and generating a shareable company profile.
What check size does David Rackusan write?
David Rackusan typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did David Rackusan go to school?
David Rackusan studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration - MBA); CFA Institute (Finance); University of Birmingham (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Finance and Financial Management Services).

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