Linda is an Associate at Karma Ventures, supporting the team with c-suite and board recruitment, market research, and a strong international executive network.

She came to the studio on a scooter eventhough there is -1°C and it's snowing outside. Linda Võeras has wet hair and a huge smile. She shakes the snow off and is ready to shoot in 30 seconds, explaining how education can also be deep tech and how advancing defense should be called "innovating peace." 🛡️ Then she hits the sauna. 🔥

There is no way not-to-enjoy this Episode, conducted by our lovely Katerina Syslova.

Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital – now say it three times quickly in a row!

Let's think about a bottle of gin becoming a unicorn – together with Alain Wildanger & Laurent Hengesch & OTTO. From pre-seed to series C/D – ain't the same league; it ain't even the same sport! Or is it?
Why are grandmas important?
What can Luxembourg VC bring to Czech and CEE startups?
Why does a VC firm own half of the volcano?
How is fundraising in the Czech Republic going?
All that in the latest podcast/videocast/eruption of motivation with our Katerina Syslova.

The panel discussion titled „How to build a company culture while moving the company forward quickly“ took place, exploring strategies for establishing a robust company culture amidst rapid growth.

Lucie Brešová, SVP Groupon Operations, and Marek Vašíček, CTO, co-founder of FTMO and Vratislav Kalenda, Frontman / CEO and Co-founder of Applifting participated in the panel discussion moderated by Filip Mikschik, Founder & CEO of StartupJobs, and Barbora Kebzová, Brand & Marketing Manager of StartupJobs, who also brought an up-to-date perspective from the job market to the discussion.

Karolina Mrozkova, General Partner at Credo Ventures, & our latest master chef in the Startup Kitchen Talk!
From fashion runways to startup runways and airport runways, Karolina’s Trans-Atlantic journey is a hell of a flight.

Why is “Respectible Fighting” crucial in the VC fund?

From White Star Capital -> Credo Ventures; Does the European modesty work better than American-boosted culture?

Is the principle of “survival of the fittest” more pronounced in the modeling industry or the startup world?

Why does she still feel like an imposter?

Harvey Ma, Ex Rocket Internet, now founder at Aedge Ventures and Managing Partner at BlackStorm Consulting with experiences from Silicon Valley, Taiwan, and Mainland China. And sneakerhead.

What should be the 1st step when scaling to APAC? How deep should the founder study the complexity of loucal soup & entaglend relationships and historical grudges?

Would Rocket Internet’ ctrl-c & ctrl-v startup model work today?

What businesses stand a chance in Mainland China? Is it tech?

What are the common mistakes EU / USA startups do when scaling to Asia?

Is turtle soup any good?

Listen to find out!

🧗‍♀️ How many VCs do you know are mountain climbers? And how many of them are competitive weightlifters? 🏋‍♀️
🌋 Last question: How many of them studied volcanology?
Sounds improbable?

🙌 Then meet our next precious guest; Zoë Reich from Octopus Ventures in London!

She's an experienced VC investor, successfully exited her own startup (hint crypto market), did research on the Science, Research and Innovation Department at the British Government and now manages a 50M EUR fund focused on DeepTech.
💥 That's Zoe Reich! And you may look forward to our next Startup Kitchen Talk with Katerina Syslova, directly from London.

Why should guinea pigs be careful around Marvin and Jan?
Are CEE startups still aspiring for the “big fish in a small pond” award?
How does the rolling fund roll out?
Why does Marvin think VCs didn’t learn a thing? What mistakes do they repeat like guinea piggies in a wheel?
What are the unsexy verticals VCs overlook?
Are Jan or Marvin Assholes?

Listen to the latest episode with Marvin Liao from Diaspora Ventures and Jan Krahulik from Depo Ventures hosted by our Katerina Syslova.

Grandma asks why her kitchen robot isn’t an AI: and Matous Kostlivy, director of AI Hub, and Jan Cizmar, founder of an AI startup, answer.

What is the difference between this and the previous meta and crypto hypes?

Is there an AI winter coming...ever?Do we need Erupean ChatGPT? Or has that ship already sailed?

Why is state support crucial? Isn’t private money enough?

How does Technologicka inkubace works with startups?

Was longboarding ever really cool?

What will the festival Dny AI bring?

That and much more in our podcast with Matous Kostlivy from CzechInvest, Jan Cizmar from Tolgee, and our own Katerina Syslova.

Tento díl našeho podcastu bude speciální, jedná o záznam z našeho eventu #Startup Cinema s podtitulem Theranos: Blood, Money and Ego, kde jsme nejen hledali recept na úspěch, ale také se pídili po tom, proč se tolik lidí Theranos polívkou otrávilo.

Do panelu přijali pozvání Honza Husták z Hustakomunkejšn (který nám podal úhel pohledu PRisty), Ondřej Zemek ze Sparring Legal (úhel pohledu právníka), Petr Štěpánek z Macromo (úhel pohledu Foundera) a v neposlední řadě také Jana Dusheke ze Seed Starteru České Spořitelny (úhel pohledu VC investora).

Celým panelem i večerem nás provedla Kateřina Syslová a my tímto děkujeme více jak 225 účastníkům, kteří se akce zúčastnili!

Užijte si poslech a zjistěte si svou krevní skupinu :)

Managing the largest Series A-focused fund in Austria of €150m – investing in the CEE and DACH region – why didn’t they (like Pet Shop Boys) GO WEST?

With several investments in Czech companies (GAMEE or TATUM) and leading a diverse team of 8 nationalities, Peter Lasinger sees the regional (startup) cooking differences. He knows who has the best food & beer.

Are we experiencing a Bear or just a Teddy-Bear market?

Listen to our podcast hosted by our @Kateřina Syslová to learn how “8-tish” due diligence feels and what talents are homogenous VCs missing.