Damir Špoljarič (born 21 May 1988) is a Czech entrepreneur specializing in technology, real estate and aviation investments. He is also a professional pilot.[1][2][3]
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Early life and education
editŠpoljarič was born on 21 May 1988.[4] He studied at the Industrial Secondary School of Electrical Engineering in V Úžlabině, majoring in information technology, and continued his studies (which he did not complete) at the University of Economics in Prague and a university focusing on psychology.[5]
Career
editIn 2006, he founded the company VSHosting, which by 2009 had become a large company in the fields of internet project management and data center operations. The company is currently part of the Contabo Group, which is part of the KKR portfolio. Damir Špoljarič is both the CEO of and an investor in the VSHosting group.[5]
In 2022, Špoljarič established Gi21 Capital, through which he has invested in other successful projects such as Rohlik,[6] Keboola,[7] and Vrgineers.
References
edit- ^ Kalouš, Pavel (2015-10-14). "Podnikat začal v sedmnácti a dnes staví data centrum už za čtvrt miliardy" (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ Mertová, Jana (2020-11-12). "He lost 100 kilos for an Airbus license. In addition to business, he works as a jet pilot". Forbes (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "He sold a successful company and actively pilots planes. Now Damir Špoljarič has started investing in startups". cc.cz. 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Public Register and Collection of Documents - Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic". or.justice.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ a b Mertová, Jana (2024-01-30). "Od hostingu k investicím. Král dat létá tryskáčem a staví hotely v Chorvatsku". Forbes (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ Charvát, Ondřej (2024-07-11). "Řídí technologickou firmu, pilotuje letadla a ve volném čase investuje. Naposledy nalil Špoljarič peníze do Rohlíku" (in Czech). Hospodářské noviny. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ Holzman, Ondřej (2023-12-01). "Český datový startup Keboola získává přes 700 milionů. Investory jsou i Tomáš Čupr či Eduard Kučera". cc.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-08-02.