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Petr Šmíd

Investor

General Partner at Rockaway Ventures

Central Bohemia, Czechia

About

Petr Šmíd champions keeping CEE founders rooted while connecting them to U.S. capital, using his Google Pay and Assistant experience to guide late‑seed to Series A international expansion.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningFintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaS

Experience

  1. Rockaway VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2024 — presentPrague, Czechia
  2. European Startup EmbassyFounding Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, Kalifornie, Spojené státy
  3. Rockaway CapitalInvestment Partnercurrent2024 — presentPrague, Czechia
  4. ValkaAIBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  5. CizovkaInvestorcurrent2024 — presentPrague, Czechia
  6. GoogleCountry Marketing Manager Czechia Slovakia Hungary Romania2021 — 2024Hlavní město Praha, Česko
  7. GoogleHead of Brand & Consumer Marketing, Central and Eastern Europe2021 — 2022
  8. GoogleHead of Consumer Marketing, Central and Eastern Europe2016 — 2021Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic
  9. GoogleCountry Marketing Manager CZ, SK, HU2015 — 2021Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic
  10. GoogleCountry Marketing Manager CZ/SK2014 — 2015
  11. GoogleHead of SMB Marketing, CZ & SK2013 — 2014Prague
  12. McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2011 — 2013Hlavní město Praha, Česko
  13. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2009 — 2011
  14. INSEADMBA Student2008 — 2009Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, Francie
  15. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2005 — 2008Hlavní město Praha, Česko
  16. Kuehne + Nagel GmbHControlling Intern2004Vídeň, Rakousko

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyVenture Capital Executive Program2024
  2. INSEADMBA, Management2008 — 2009
  3. The Wharton SchoolWharton - Google Marketing Academy, Marketing2015
  4. Prague University of Economics and BusinessMaster‘s, International Economics and Business2000 — 2005
  5. University of CologneCEMS MIM, Management2003 — 2004
  6. Gymnazium Ricany

Skills & more

Marketing20Small Business6Management Consulting61Business Strategy40Market Analysis21Product Launch12Competitive Analysis11Pricing8Due Diligence6Project Management13Business Modeling4Market Entry3
+10 moreEmerging MarketsSales EffectivenessRetail BankingCommercial ModelsDigital MarketingMarketing StrategyManagementProblem SolvingStrategyPharmaceutical Industry
  • Venture Capital Executive ProgramUC Berkeley Executive Education

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