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Eduard Kucera is a Member of the Board of Directors at AVAST Software since February 2014. Eduard was the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors from the incorporation of AVAST Software a.s. in December 2006 until January 2014. Since 1991, Eduard was responsible for the activities of our predecessor entity, ALWIL Software partnership. From 1991 to 2009, Eduard also served as AVAST Chief Executive Officer, directing day-to-day operations that included the transition to a free software distribution model in 2002. Prior to co-founding AVAST, Eduard was a Computer Hardware Specialist at the Czech Computer Research Institute (VUMS). In 2009, Eduard was named Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year 2009" for the Czech Republic. Eduard holds a Ph.D. in Natural Sciences degree in experimental Physics from Charles University in Prague.
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 3 investors at Avast are tracked.
- • 181 investors hold the Member of the Board of Directors role in VCSift. Eduard Kucera is one of them.
- • 386 investors are based in Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
Investment Focus
- Stages
- seed
- Location
- Prague, Czech Republic
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