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Tomas Pacinda

Investor

General Partner at KAYA · Board director at Upheal

Prague, Czechia

Writes $108K – $3.2M checks

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Kulpreet SinghunlockedTomas: together at Upheal (2025–2026)
×3Tomas: together at GE Capital
×2Tomas: together at Prague University of Economics and Business
×6Tomas: together at EDHEC Business School

About

Tomas Pacinda is a founder-first investor who backs long-term missions through valleys of death, reports a failure rate of 10–20% versus ~50% typical, and focuses on team-building and global expansion.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechHealthtechSaaS

Board director at Upheal

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Upheal's investors · 5

Calm/Storm VCVienna · since 2023Credo VenturesPrague · $1M – $5M checks · since 2023HeadlineSan Francisco · $661K – $103M checks · since 2023KAYAPrague · $108K – $3.2M checks · since 2023Kaya Venturessince 2023

Co-founders at Upheal

JCJuraj Chrappa
Juraj ChrappaExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. KAYA VCGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — present
  2. UphealBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  3. FootshopBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  4. EnernPartner2020 — 2021
  5. EnernPrincipal2015 — 2020
  6. TwistoBoard Member2016 — 2021
  7. SlevomatBoard Member2016 — 2017
  8. GE CapitalFP&A Finance Manager2011 — 2015Prague, Czechia
  9. CTR groupFinance manager2009 — 2011
  10. Mota-Engil Real Estate CZFinance manager2005 — 2009

Skills & more

Financial Analysis26Financial Modeling17Finance18Strategic Financial Planning8Financial Reporting9Analysis6Mergers & Acquisitions4IFRS2Leadership3Forecasting4Corporate Finance3Managerial Finance3
+6 moreValuationDue DiligenceFinancial AuditsCorporate TaxFinancial PlanningInternational Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

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Investments

Board seats

Upheal

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at KAYA

Jakub Jurovych
Investor at KAYA
Julie Hucikova
Finance & Operations at KAYA
Juraj Masar
Investor at KAYA
Karel Zheng
General Partner at KAYA
Klaudia Kristofova
Finance & Operations at KAYA
Martin Rajcan
General Partner at KAYA
Martin Schmid
Investor at KAYA
Michal Valko
Investor at KAYA

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tomas Pacinda?
Tomas Pacinda is a founder-first investor who backs long-term missions through valleys of death, reports a failure rate of 10–20% versus ~50% typical, and focuses on team-building and global expansion.
Where does Tomas Pacinda work?
Tomas Pacinda is General Partner at KAYA and Board director at Upheal.
What does Tomas Pacinda invest in?
Tomas Pacinda invests in AI & Machine Learning, E-commerce, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Tomas Pacinda write?
Tomas Pacinda typically writes checks of $108K – $3.2M.
What boards does Tomas Pacinda sit on?
Tomas Pacinda holds tracked board seats at Upheal.
Where did Tomas Pacinda go to school?
Tomas Pacinda studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Venture Capital Executive Program); EDHEC Business School (Erasmus, Management); Prague University of Economics and Business (Master, Finance and Accounting).

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