Petr Šmíd
General Partner at Rockaway Ventures, the Prague-based early-stage venture fund; joined in October 2024 after 11 years at Google.
Czech investor and former Google executive. Began his career as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, advising clients on strategy and business transformation across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Western Europe, Albania, the Middle East, and South Africa. Spent 11 years at Google, where he led the launch and regional scaling of Google Pay and Google Assistant across more than 10 Central and Eastern European countries and drove roughly tenfold growth in Google's regional B2B advertising business, helping local digital companies expand internationally. Joined Rockaway Ventures as General Partner in October 2024, focused on helping ambitious CEE founders scale from seed through Series A and beyond and connecting them to Rockaway Group's network and larger foreign investors.
Overview
- Role
- General Partner
- Based in
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Prior experience
- McKinsey & Company; Google
- Website
- rockawayventures.com/team/
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- Who is Petr Šmíd?
- Czech investor and former Google executive. Began his career as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, advising clients on strategy and business transformation across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Western Europe, Albania, the Middle East, and South Africa. Spent 11 years at Google, where he led the launch and regional scaling of Google Pay and Google Assistant across more than 10 Central and Eastern European countries and drove roughly tenfold growth in Google's regional B2B advertising business, helping local digital companies expand internationally. Joined Rockaway Ventures as General Partner in October 2024, focused on helping ambitious CEE founders scale from seed through Series A and beyond and connecting them to Rockaway Group's network and larger foreign investors.
- What is Petr Šmíd's role?
- Petr Šmíd is General Partner, based in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Where did Petr Šmíd work before?
- Petr Šmíd's prior roles include McKinsey & Company; Google.
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Joined Rockaway Ventures as new investment partner in October 2024, coming from Google
Rockaway Capital: Petr Smid, joining from Google, becomes new investment partner of Rockaway VenturesVerified2024-10-01 - 2
Spent 11 years at Google, leading the launch and scaling of Google Pay and Google Assistant across Central and Eastern Europe and growing the region's B2B advertising business roughly tenfold
Rockaway Capital: Petr Smid, joining from Google, becomes new investment partner of Rockaway VenturesVerified2024-10-01 - 3
Began his career as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey, advising clients across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Western Europe, Albania, the Middle East, and South Africa
Rockaway Capital: Petr Smid, joining from Google, becomes new investment partner of Rockaway VenturesVerified2024-10-01 - 4
Holds the title of General Partner at Rockaway Ventures, focused on sourcing and managing portfolio investments
Rockaway Ventures: Team - Rockaway VenturesVerified2026-08-11