About
Karol is a Partner at OTB Ventures with over a decade of experience in deep tech investing across three continents in both traditional and corporate VC firms. He focuses on emerging technologies such as fintech infrastructure, data and analytics, and semiconductors, and previously worked at Intel Capital covering Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Invests in
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechFintechSemiconductors
Experience
- OTB VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — present
- OTB VenturesInvestment Director2017 — 2022Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland
- Intel CapitalFinancial Analyst // Associate2013 — 2017Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
- Intel CapitalInsight and Market Researcher2011 — 2013
- L'OréalKey Account Manager Intern, Sales DPGP2011
Education
- SGH Warsaw School of EconomicsMaster's degree, Accounting and Finance2010 — 2012
- Poznan University of Economics And BusinessMaster's degree, Finance and Monetary Policy2009 — 2012
- Poznan University of Economics And BusinessBachelor's degree, Business Strategies and Economic Policy in a Global Economy2006 — 2009
Skills & more
Market Research8Microsoft Excel6Market Analysis6Microsoft Office2Data Analysis2Marketing Research2Financial Analysis1Financial ModelingBusiness AnalysisVenture Capital2Due Diligence
Languages english · polski
- CFA Level I exam passed
- Business English Certificate C1 Higher — University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
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Same school
Also attended SGH Warsaw School of Economics95
Pablo GoceAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment GroupKonradInvestment Team at Hummingbird VenturesBenedict TanAssociate Director, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Maciej SkarulGeneral Partner at Ff Venture CapitalMagda PoslusznyPrincipal at Partech VenturesTomasz KościelniakAssociate at SMOK Ventures
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Also attended Poznan University of Economics And Business29
Pedro RosaImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalMaciej LehmannInvestment Associate at Future Energy VenturesMarcin FejferManaging Partner at SpeedUp Venture Capital GroupWojtek WalniczekPartner at OTB VenturesMarta KrollMarketing Specialist at Huge ThingJacek ŁubińskiInvestor at Market One Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at OTB Ventures9
Adam NiewinskiCo-Founder and Managing Partner at OTB VenturesMarcin HejkaCo-Founder and Managing Partner at OTB VenturesWojtek WalniczekPartner at OTB VenturesAnna MlekoInvestment Manager at OTB VenturesAlicja GlinkaInvestment Manager at OTB VenturesKarolina Czerwińska-CzaplickaChief Financial Officer at OTB Ventures
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Also worked at Intel Capital279
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also worked at L'Oréal78
Gülsah WilkeInvestor at DN CapitalAlexandra DubarInvestor at DaphniKaushik SubramanianVenture capitalist, product personRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way VenturesJosef NajmPrincipal at Thomson Reuters VenturesSherry JhawarVenture Partner at Electric Feel Ventures Llc
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Colleagues at OTB Ventures
Adam Niewinski
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at OTB Ventures
Alicja Glinka
Investment Manager at OTB Ventures
Anna Mleko
Investment Manager at OTB Ventures
Anna Ślotła
Head of Investor Relations at OTB Ventures
Estelle Godard
Vice President at OTB Ventures
Gregory Jankilevitsch
Co-Founder at OTB Ventures
Ignacy Drzewiecki
Investment Analyst at OTB Ventures
Jeremy Teboul
Partner at OTB Ventures