Jan Kasper is the co-founder and managing director of ZAKA VC. See contact routes.
Jan Kasper is the co-founder and managing director of ZAKA VC, a Prague-based venture capital firm he launched in 2020 alongside Peter Zalesak as a family office before transitioning to an external fund. His investment thesis targets pre-seed and seed-stage startups, focusing primarily on B2B software, AI applications in B2B, and biotech or health tech sectors across Central Europe, the Baltics, UK, DACH, and the US. ZAKA VC typically acts as a co-investor with the ability to co-lead deals, aiming to back up to 50 companies from its €15 million Fund I. Notable portfolio companies include Miros.ai, Supliful, Lime Therapeutics, and Webel, with the firm having backed over 55 companies totaling more than €11 million since its inception. Kasper distinguishes his approach by seeking startups with strong ideas and the ambition to succeed in the US market, bridging opportunities between European and American markets. While he is an experienced entrepreneur operating 51 companies across six countries, his public writing emphasizes the potential for Central European startups to expand globally.
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