Karel Obluk
President chez Czech Business Angel Association
Profil
Karel is a Partner at Evolution Equity Partners.
He leads investments in cybersecurity, enterprise software and data analytics and brings over two decades of investment, operational and entrepreneurial experience to his role.
Karel is a member of the firm’s investment committee.
Prior to Evolution, Karel was CTO, Chief Scientist and interim CEO of AVG Technologies (NYSE:AVG) where he was the architect of the technology platform that today has approximately 400 million users.
He led the company’s technology development taking it from a single product company to multi-product platform and to becoming a global leader.
Karel is considered to be a leading technologist in the cybersecurity space and was a Director of the Antimalware Testing Standards Organization, a non-profit consortium of security vendors having the aim to improve quality of tests, provide recommendations, best practices and guidelines for good and relevant antimalware testing.
Karel holds a Ph.D.
and MSc.
in Computer Science from the Brno University of Technology.
He was awarded a Kauffman Fellowship by the Palo Alto based Society of Kauffman Fellows.
Postes actifs de Karel Obluk
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Evolution Equity Partners LLC
 Evolution Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Evolution Equity Partners LLC (Evolution Equity Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Richard Seewald and Dennis Smith. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 01/04/2012 |
| Czech Business Angel Association | President | - |
| Pinehill | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2012 |
Anciens postes connus de Karel Obluk
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
LogPoint A/S
 LogPoint A/S Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services LogPoint A/S provides information technology security solutions for enterprises. It offers solutions within the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), which is an advanced Log Management solution; Vulnerability Management; and Manual Pentesting, where ethical hackers helps enterprises prevent any attacks on the websites. The company also develops LogPoint, which offers the out-of-the-box compliance, delivering detailed security monitoring reporting elements, as well as a complete set of compliance reporting elements for regulatory domains. LogPoint was founded by Søren Laustrup in 2001 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/03/2023 |
eperi GmbH
 eperi GmbH Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Eperi GmbH develops information technology security solutions. Its services include database encryption, cloud applications, mobile security and application programming Interface security. The company was founded by Elmar Eperiesi-Beck in 2003 and is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 31/03/2022 |
| Lamantine Software | Président | 01/12/2020 |
Codasip sro
 Codasip sro Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Codasip s.r.o. provides internet protocol and electronic design automation solutions. Its products include Codix Processors, RISC-V Processors and Custom Processors. The company was founded by Karel Masarik in 2006 and is headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 31/12/2018 |
Morphisec Information Security 2014 Ltd.
 Morphisec Information Security 2014 Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Morphisec Information Security 2014 Ltd. develops cyber security software solutions. It offers multilayered security services to repel attacks on mission-critical systems, while simultaneously preventing the threat from moving on to other computer systems and providing real time information on the attack. The company was founded by Yuval Elovici, Dudu Mimram and Mordechai Guri in 2014 and is headquartered in Beer Sheva, Israel. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/01/2018 |
Formation de Karel Obluk
| Brno University of Technology | Doctorate Degree |
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AVG Technologies NV
 AVG Technologies NV Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services AVG Technologies NV engages in the provision of software security products for families and individuals who want carefree connected living. It operates under the Consumer, and Small and Medium Sized Business (SMB) segments. The Consumer segment focuses on delivering simple privacy, protection, and performance solutions for personal computers, tablets, and mobile devices. The SMB segment includes AVG CloudCare and AVG Managed Workplace products, allowing the Company’s partners to view and access their customers’ entire network environment. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. | Technology Services |
Credo Ventures as
 Credo Ventures as Investment ManagersFinance Credo Ventures as (Credo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Jan Habermann and Ondrej Bartos. The firm is headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. | Finance |
| Anti Malware Testing Standards Organization Inc. | |
Cognitive Security sro
 Cognitive Security sro Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cognitive Security sro provides network security services. It offers solutions for cyber threat detection by the use of real-time data and behavioral analysis. The company was founded by Michal Pechoucek and Martin Rehak on August 20, 2009 and is headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. | Commercial Services |
Codasip sro
Codasip sro Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Codasip s.r.o. provides internet protocol and electronic design automation solutions. Its products include Codix Processors, RISC-V Processors and Custom Processors. The company was founded by Karel Masarik in 2006 and is headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic. | Technology Services |
eperi GmbH
eperi GmbH Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Eperi GmbH develops information technology security solutions. Its services include database encryption, cloud applications, mobile security and application programming Interface security. The company was founded by Elmar Eperiesi-Beck in 2003 and is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. | Commercial Services |
Morphisec Information Security 2014 Ltd.
Morphisec Information Security 2014 Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Morphisec Information Security 2014 Ltd. develops cyber security software solutions. It offers multilayered security services to repel attacks on mission-critical systems, while simultaneously preventing the threat from moving on to other computer systems and providing real time information on the attack. The company was founded by Yuval Elovici, Dudu Mimram and Mordechai Guri in 2014 and is headquartered in Beer Sheva, Israel. | Technology Services |
| Czech Business Angel Association | |
| Pinehill | |
| Lamantine Software | |
LogPoint A/S
LogPoint A/S Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services LogPoint A/S provides information technology security solutions for enterprises. It offers solutions within the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), which is an advanced Log Management solution; Vulnerability Management; and Manual Pentesting, where ethical hackers helps enterprises prevent any attacks on the websites. The company also develops LogPoint, which offers the out-of-the-box compliance, delivering detailed security monitoring reporting elements, as well as a complete set of compliance reporting elements for regulatory domains. LogPoint was founded by Søren Laustrup in 2001 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Technology Services |
Evolution Equity Partners LLC
Evolution Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Evolution Equity Partners LLC (Evolution Equity Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Richard Seewald and Dennis Smith. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |