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14. 4. 2021, Adam Rek

Top news: Start-up BudgetBakers from Rockaway’s portfolio has obtained a record investment from Holland

Czech FinTech start-up BudgetBakers, developer of the Wallet and Board applications and in which the ventures division of the Rockaway Capital investment group invested in 2017, has received an investment of almost CZK 160 million (EUR 6.25 million) from Jasper Anderluh and Niels Klok, co-founders of European on-line broker DEGIRO. The investment aims to support further growth of BudgetBakers on the European market, not only through development of the Wallet application itself, but also to make BudgetBakers technology accessible to third parties via an API.

Dušan Zábrodský, Rockaway Investment Partner: “How I ended up doing extreme races and why I will run an ultramarathon in the summer”

One of Rockaway’s investment partners describes how he became a passionate participant in extreme sports, and how this helps him in his life.

ThreatMark CEO Michal Tresner: “Phishing grew by 400 % last year. For us, it’s an opportunity.”

Software that runs in the background of a banking application to check whether someone is trying to steal your money – this is a product from Brno startup ThreatMark. We talked with Michal Tresner, its CEO, about expanding to America and what’s behind the scenes of modern on-line security.

Jitka Dvořáková, CEO of CZC.cz: After a year “under lock and key”

A year under lockdown brought many changes to the companies in the Rockaway portfolio. In addition to many purely business-related aspects, it is also changing the entire area of leadership – and Jitka Dvořáková, CEO of CZC.cz, described how these changes are being reflected in its management.

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