Eduard Kučera Jr. brings an unusually technical background to venture investing, having built and run the Business Intelligence department at Avast before joining Presto Ventures as Partner. He focuses on cybersecurity and data-heavy startups, actively investing in companies like ELLIO Technology and OutKept while also participating as an angel investor in CEE tech deals.

• Focuses on cybersecurity vulnerabilities and industry consolidation. Regularly points out major corporate acquisitions in the security space, such as Broadcom buying Symantec, and highlights unconventional hacking methods, like a casino database being stolen via a smart thermometer in a fish tank.
• Tracks artificial intelligence capabilities and applied machine learning. Shares rapid advancements in the field, mentioning everything from an artificial intelligence solving a Rubiks cube autonomously to the startup Spaceknow using machine learning to classify military equipment from space.
• Monitors tech acquisitions, startup exits, and broader financial market dynamics. Closely follows large tech buyouts and local Czech startup successes, specifically celebrating the Workday acquisition of Czech business intelligence startup Stories bi, while also noting broader market missteps like the failed WeWork public offering.
• Highlights fundamental computer science, open source projects, and engineering tools. Points out accessible open source technologies like robotic arms and the workflow automation tool Prefect, as well as fundamental programming mathematics like the fast inverse square root algorithm.