Get to know our team
Get to know our team! Dušan Šenkypl, David Holý, and Jan Barta are a group of hard-working business patriots with vast experience. Building, improving, sharing their know-how, and investing are their passions. They dedicate their resources, time, and energy to enthusiastic, creative, and talented people who uphold high moral values and are devoted to creating a better world through hard work. They seek to partner with people who are eager to develop themselves and their companies, avoid unnecessary dead ends, and strive to learn and grow. They listen and want to move their companies forward to create better working conditions and a better place to live. These are the exact people that PFC is looking to cooperate with and become valuable partners in their businesses.
Dušan Šenkypl - Partner at Pale Fire Capital
Dušan Šenkypl specializes in setting up effective organizational structures, sales teams, and product development operations. He has created several global e-commerce and technology projects used by more than 200 million users. He founded ePojisteni.cz and NetBrokers Holding, a dominant fintech player with more than 500 employees, which was acquired by the German media group Bauer Media in 2018. In his free time, he enjoys sports and dedicates a portion of his time to non-profit projects. He is currently fully committed to his role as interim CEO of Groupon.
Jan Barta - Partner at Pale Fire Capital
Jan Barta is responsible for finding and analyzing investment opportunities at Pale Fire Capital. In addition to this, he enjoys helping portfolio companies with strategic discussions and evaluating their opportunities and threats. During his studies at University College London, Jan was involved in several internet businesses, using his creativity and strategic insights. He also dedicates a portion of his time to non-profit projects.
David Holý - Partner at Pale Fire Capital
David Holý He creates marketing strategies for portfolio companies. Since 2004, he has been involved in e-commerce product development. He was, for instance, the product manager for AVG Toolbars, with 225 million installations globally. He helped to build ePojisteni, where he served as CMO and Tarifomat CEO for 10 years. He is transforming the marketing strategies of Aukro, as well as the sales and product processes in the global project Munipolis/Mobilní Rozhlas.
Petr Krajíček - Partner at Pale Fire Capital
His field of expertise is primarily in all accounting and tax aspects, he also takes care of the administration of all companies and transactions. He started to work together with Jan Barta more than 10 years ago in his Elephant Orchestra project and he helped him with many investment projects. He implements financial management and back office agendas for several portfolio companies. In his free time, Petr is the principal of a theater group LASO.
Jiří Ponrt - Partner at Pale Fire Capital
Jirka's main responsibility is managing Pale Fire Capital's finances, supporting financial management in individual companies of the portfolio, and searching for new investment opportunities. Together with the team of CFOs and analysts he is leading, they are dedicated to the financial development of the portfolio, as well as helping companies which are not yet ready to manage their finances on their own. In his spare time he enjoys sports and travelling and last but not least spending time with his family. He is currently fully committed to the role of CFO of Groupon.
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