About
Karel Zheng, among Europe's youngest GPs, pairs an East–West upbringing (China/Czech Republic) with consulting, VC, operator and SaaS founder experience to back underestimated founders building technical infrastructure and AI‑native products.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- KAYA VCGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — presentPrague, Warsaw, San Francisco, London, Budapest
- KAYA VCInvestor2018 — 2025Prague, Warsaw, San Francisco, London
- E2BInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Better StackInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- getviktor.comInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Jutro MedicalInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- TopKInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- pen.devInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- GenPeach AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- EigenPalInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- BlurryInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- CyberlyInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- Minerva HumanoidsInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- Artificial.AgencyInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- RiptidesInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- SuperlinkedInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- TrueClaimInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- NOVA ET VETERAAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- AccomangoFounder2020 — 2022
- The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Analyst2018
Skills & more
Mathematics38Data Analysis32Business Strategy14Turbo Pascal4Venture CapitalInvestment Strategies1Startup Development1Start-up VenturesStart-up ConsultingInvestmentsAcoustic GuitarStrategy38
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TeamworkManagementEnglishMicrosoft ExcelMathematicaC#PostgreSQLPython (Programming Language)Series ApytLanguages Chinese · Czech · English · German · Qingtian Dialect (Chinese Dialect) · Slovak · Spanish
From Karel's professional profile.
Colleagues at KAYA
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karel Zheng?
- Karel Zheng, among Europe's youngest GPs, pairs an East–West upbringing (China/Czech Republic) with consulting, VC, operator and SaaS founder experience to back underestimated founders building technical infrastructure and AI‑native products.
- Where does Karel Zheng work?
- Karel Zheng is General Partner at KAYA.
- What does Karel Zheng invest in?
- Karel Zheng invests in AI & Machine Learning, E-commerce, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Karel Zheng write?
- Karel Zheng typically writes checks of $108K – $3.2M.
- Where did Karel Zheng go to school?
- Karel Zheng studied at Charles University (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics).
Founder mafias
Charles University mafia16
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Peter OndruskaBachelor degree (BSc)Founded Blue Vision Labs +1Juraj MasarComputer ScienceFounded Better StackIlia SemenovInternational Exchange ProgramFounded CloudthreadJake VacovecInternational EconomicsFounded FlyCodeDan KondratyukMaster's degreeFounded rekursiv.aiBoris KiškaBachelor's degreeFounded Footshop
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KAYA mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Charles University95
Taylor McPartland<UNKNOWN> at Pave Health VenturesKarel TušekManaging Partner at Tachles VCCarolina Sá DuarteDirector & Head of Legal at GP BullhoundDimitri UhlikManaging Director at CaliberSteven PeraltaVP, Investments at Acumen AmericaMax PalkoPrincipal at Rockaway Ventures
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