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Vojta Rocek

Partner at Presto Tech Horizons at Presto Ventures

Prague

Overview 

Vojta Rocek is a Partner at Presto Tech Horizons, specializing in investing in tech startups focused on protecting the future, with a strong background in mentoring, fundraising, and venture capital. With a Master's degree from Prague University of Economics and Business, he has successfully invested in companies like Goodlok and MADMONQ, while also holding leadership roles at Workday and founding Stories - Business Intelligence.

Work Experience 

  • Partner @ Presto Tech Horizons

    2024 - Current

    Investing in hard tech - Defense, Aerospace, Cybersecurity, Sensors, Advanced Data Infrastructure, AI&ML, Robotics, Space, Biotech, New Materials, Energy & Power in all NATO & allied countries.

  • Co-Founder

    2025

    Applying startup innovations to traditional sectors.

  • Co-Founder

    2024

    Lobbying for a better startup environment.

  • Partner

    2021 - 2024

    ex-founder investing in B2B SaaS & marketplaces in CEE+. Getting to 30 invested startups per year.

  • Director, Software Development Engineering - Augmented Analytics

    2018 - 2021

Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company's human resources and financial management activities.

Raised $230,550,000.00 from Janus Capital Group, Morgan Stanley, T. Rowe Price and Bezos Expeditions.

  • Founder & COO

    2016 - 2018

    Found and hired first ten employees. Signed first client. We sold Stories.bi to Workday, Inc. after two years - https://blogs.workday.com/workday-advances-augmented-analytics-stories-bi-acquisition/

Stories automates data analysis using graph AI. It delivers 50x faster analysis and personalised insights worth ~20% of revenue.

Raised $621,204.00 from Alchemist Accelerator and Logio.

  • Founder

    2015 - 2016

    I help people choose the right approach, platform, and vendor for their Business Intelligence implementation. I often oversee the whole process and advise clients about possible future problems and how to avoid them.

  • Business Intelligence Director

    2014 - 2015

    I oversee data management and integration through the whole Rockaway group and owned startups. Looking for next-gen innovations. Initial Rockaway Value Creation Team member.

  • Business Intelligence Architect

    2014 - 2015

    Playing with data from a dozen different e-shop verticals, implementing personalisation, machine learning, ...

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