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Honza: together at United Founders
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About
Honza Široký is the Chief Technology Officer at United Founders, an early-stage venture capital fund built around a community of European founders. He began in web development at age 15 and later joined the startup Mews as one of its first two developers, serving as CTO for ten years until the company reached USD 100M ARR and a team of 170 engineers. He is also an investment committee member and limited partner in Czech Founders VC, makes angel investments in early-stage startups, and mentors founders and CTOs.
Experience
- United FoundersChief Technology Officercurrent2024 — presentPrague, Czechia
- Czech Founders VCLimited Partner, Investment Committeecurrent2022 — presentPrague, Czechia
- MewsChief Technology Officer2015 — 2022Prague, Czech Republic
- MewsBackend Engineer2012 — 2015Prague, Czech Republic
- Proteco ExpertFull Stack Engineer2005 — 2012Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic
Skills & more
Solution ArchitectureProject ManagementWeb ApplicationsTeam Leadership
From Honza's professional profile.
Colleagues at United Founders
Clark Parsons
Managing Partner at United Founders
Dr. Janina Zippel
Senior Scientist R&D Startup Scouting at Beiersdorf Innovation Fund
Dušan Zábrodský
General Partner at Rockaway Ventures
Ivan Kristel
Investor at Czech Founders VC
Jan Gabriel
CFO at United Founders
Jirina Dunkova
Investor at Czech Founders VC
Jiřina Stirling
Operations Manager at United Founders
Kelsey Weaver
Partner at Castle Creek Launchpad
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Honza Široký?
- Honza Široký is the Chief Technology Officer at United Founders, an early-stage venture capital fund built around a community of European founders. He began in web development at age 15 and later joined the startup Mews as one of its first two developers, serving as CTO for ten years until the company reached USD 100M ARR and a team of 170 engineers. He is also an investment committee member and limited partner in Czech Founders VC, makes angel investments in early-stage startups, and mentors founders and CTOs.
- Where does Honza Široký work?
- Honza Široký is CTO at United Founders.
- Where did Honza Široký go to school?
- Honza Široký studied at Charles University (Master of Science, Computer Science, Software Systems); Charles University (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Programming).
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