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Jan Stanek

Investor

Managing General Partner at Purple Ventures

Brno, South Moravia, Czechia

About

Jan Stanek is a Managing General Partner at Purple Ventures focused on early-stage investments in Central and Eastern European technology startups. He creates educational video content on investing and personal finance, with over 20 million views across platforms. Stanek combines his work in venture capital with content creation to promote investment in European tech entrepreneurship and financial literacy.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. Purple VenturesManaging General Partnercurrent2019 — presentCzech Republic
  2. TorotoNon-executive Board Directorcurrent2020 — presentMexico City, Mexico
  3. ElectroDad.czVideo Creator inspiring to investing into responsible self-consciousness futurecurrent2019 — presentCzech Republic
  4. PurposeFlyMinority shareholdercurrent2016 — presentPrague, Czechia
  5. FreelancerManagement Consultingcurrent2014 — presentSouth Moravia, Czechia
  6. Prošikulky.czAngel Investor, board member2018 — 2023Greater Liberec Area
  7. Purple Solution s.r.o.Director2017 — 2021Brno, South Moravia, Czechia
  8. E-commerce Holding, a.s.Head of Finance2014 — 2015Prague, Czechia
  9. Proděti.cz (Club Shop s.r.o.)Co-founder & CFO2013 — 2015Prague, Czechia
  10. Moravia WorldwideDirector of Change and Strategic Programs2012 — 2013Brno, South Moravia, Czechia
  11. Moravia WorldwideExecutive Director / Legal Representative of Moravia IT (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.2009 — 2013Greater Nanjing Area
  12. Moravia WorldwideDirector of Operations Asia, China Managing Director2009 — 2012Greater Nanjing Area
  13. Moravia WorldwideDirector of Testing and Engineering Services2008 — 2009Brno, South Moravia, Czechia
  14. DHL Exel Supply ChainCountry IT Project Delivery Manager2007 — 2008Pohořelice, Czech Republic
  15. IDS ScheerConsultant / Project Manager2004 — 2007Brno, South Moravia, Czechia
  16. eBanka, a.s. (in 2008 acquired by Raiffeisenbank a.s.)Deputy Head of Cards Division2003 — 2004Prague, Czechia
  17. DeloitteSenior Consultant2000 — 2003Prague, Czechia

Skills & more

Start-up Ventures3Seed Capital2Business Process Improvement26Project Management48Business Strategy34Management Consulting52Change Management23Outsourcing30Globalization6Program Management14Business Development12Quality Assurance10
+10 moreCoachingExecutive ManagementTelecommunicationsProduct DevelopmentHuman ResourcesTeam LeadershipManagementLeadershipTeam ManagementStrategy

Languages Chinese · Czech · English · Russian

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Colleagues at Purple Ventures

Jakub Nytra
General Partner at Purple Ventures
Jan Davidek
Partner at Purple Ventures
Jan Davídek
General Partner at Purple Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jan Stanek?
Jan Stanek is a Managing General Partner at Purple Ventures focused on early-stage investments in Central and Eastern European technology startups. He creates educational video content on investing and personal finance, with over 20 million views across platforms. Stanek combines his work in venture capital with content creation to promote investment in European tech entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
Where does Jan Stanek work?
Jan Stanek is Managing General Partner at Purple Ventures.
Where did Jan Stanek go to school?
Jan Stanek studied at Brno University of Technology (Ing. (M.Sc.), Economics / Business Administration - Industrial Management); University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (Business Administration); Brno University of Technology (Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Proděti.cz (Club Shop s.r.o.)2

Jan DavídekGeneral Partner at Purple VenturesJan DavidekPartner at Purple Ventures

Also worked at Moravia Worldwide1

Veronika ArgustSenior Associate at Look AI Ventures

Also worked at DHL Exel Supply Chain24

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Also worked at Deloitte1,277

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