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
- Rockaway VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2024 — presentPrague, Czechia
- European Startup EmbassyFounding Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, Kalifornie, Spojené státy
- Rockaway CapitalInvestment Partnercurrent2024 — presentPrague, Czechia
- ValkaAIBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- CizovkaInvestorcurrent2024 — presentPrague, Czechia
- GoogleCountry Marketing Manager Czechia Slovakia Hungary Romania2021 — 2024Hlavní město Praha, Česko
- GoogleHead of Brand & Consumer Marketing, Central and Eastern Europe2021 — 2022
- GoogleHead of Consumer Marketing, Central and Eastern Europe2016 — 2021Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic
- GoogleCountry Marketing Manager CZ, SK, HU2015 — 2021Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic
- GoogleCountry Marketing Manager CZ/SK2014 — 2015
- GoogleHead of SMB Marketing, CZ & SK2013 — 2014Prague
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2011 — 2013Hlavní město Praha, Česko
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2009 — 2011
- INSEADMBA Student2008 — 2009Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, Francie
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2005 — 2008Hlavní město Praha, Česko
- Kuehne + Nagel GmbHControlling Intern2004Vídeň, Rakousko
Skills & more
Marketing20Small Business6Management Consulting61Business Strategy40Market Analysis21Product Launch12Competitive Analysis11Pricing8Due Diligence6Project Management13Business Modeling4Market Entry3
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Emerging MarketsSales EffectivenessRetail BankingCommercial ModelsDigital MarketingMarketing StrategyManagementProblem SolvingStrategyPharmaceutical Industry- Venture Capital Executive Program — UC Berkeley Executive Education
From Petr's professional profile.
Colleagues at Rockaway Ventures
Andrea Lauren
Investment Partner at Rockaway Capital
Anna Kreml
Investment Associate at Rockaway Ventures
Dušan Zábrodský
General Partner at Rockaway Ventures
Eva Faltusová
Investor at Rockaway Ventures
Jakub Havrlant
Founder and CEO at Rockaway Capital
Jakub Rod
Fund Legal Counsel at Rockaway Ventures
Jakub Ryba
Fund CFO at Rockaway Ventures
Joachim Enegaard
Investor at Rockaway Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Petr Šmíd?
- 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.
- Where does Petr Šmíd work?
- Petr Šmíd is General Partner at Rockaway Ventures.
- What does Petr Šmíd invest in?
- Petr Šmíd invests in AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, Marketplaces, PropTech, SaaS.
- Where did Petr Šmíd go to school?
- Petr Šmíd studied at University of California, Berkeley (Venture Capital Executive Program); INSEAD (MBA, Management); The Wharton School (Wharton - Google Marketing Academy, Marketing).
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Also attended INSEAD805
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Also attended Prague University of Economics and Business55
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Also attended University of Cologne54
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Shared employers
Also worked at ValkaAI1
Also worked at Google1,715
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,549
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Also worked at Kuehne + Nagel GmbH7
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