Michal Zalesak, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Lighthouse Ventures, Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha. See sector focus and contact routes.
Michal Zálešák is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Lighthouse Ventures, a Prague-based venture capital firm he launched in January 2019 with an initial fund of EUR 23M to support Czech innovative startups globally. Before founding the firm, he served as the first CEO of the Czech ICT Alliance from 2005 to 2019 and co-founded the Prague Startup Centre incubator in 2016. His investment thesis focuses on early-stage Czech startups with potential for global expansion, leveraging his international experience in Silicon Valley and India. Lighthouse Ventures operates a fund totaling 600 million Czech koruna, with the European Investment Fund as its primary investor. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed, the firm emphasizes supporting startups through development rather than just providing capital. Notable portfolio companies are not explicitly named in available sources, though the firm has facilitated exits to global players. Zálešák distinguishes his approach by arguing that the value of venture funds lies in how they support startup development, not merely in the money they provide.
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