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In this episode of the FinTech Roadmap podcast, we welcomed Jan Davídek, partner at venture capital firm Purple Ventures. Honza shared with us his career path, which led him to invest in technology startups, and his work with Purple Ventures, a fund created under the Purple Holding. You will learn how the first and second funds differ, what startups they support and what their investment approach is.

The guest on the new episode of the FinTech Roadmap podcast was Pavel Hofrichter, CEO of ČMIS, which for more than two decades has been dedicated to providing customized cloud services to clients from regulated industries such as banking and fintech.

In the new episode of the FinTech Roadmap podcast, we welcomed Simona Michalíková, who works as Fintech HUB Manager at CzechInvest. Together we delved into the regulatory environment for fintech startups and explained what role CzechInvest plays in supporting them. Simona described not only her daily work, but also the wider context in which CzechInvest operates.