General Partner
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The official roster identifies Karel Zheng as General Partner. This profile applies Kaya VC's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower individual mandate. Relevant founder fit follows the firm's thesis: Invest early in ambitious Central European founders and stay involved through market leadership, favoring resilient teams, strong execution and category-changing products.
At firm level, Kaya VC is aligned with invest early in ambitious Central European founders and stay involved through market leadership, favoring resilient teams, strong execution and category-changing products. This is firm-level guidance, not an invented personal preference.
No personal pass list is public. Opportunities outside Kaya VC's stated stages, sectors, geography or team criteria should be treated as lower fit rather than a confirmed personal rejection rule.
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Karel Zheng is currently General Partner at Kaya VC, as listed on the firm's official roster. Where the roster does not publish a longer biography, this profile avoids inferring prior employers, education, deals or decision authority.