The Rockaway Capital Group has raised over CZK 1.2 billion from qualified investors for its funds within just two months, the company announced in a press release.
The majority of the capital was secured by the Rockaway Fund, which represents the group’s diversified investment portfolio. It enables qualified investors to participate in returns across all of Rockaway’s activities, either directly or through selected partners.
“The swift interest from investors confirms their trust in our strategy and in more than a decade of experience. We have contributed all our underlying assets to the fund and hold a significant stake ourselves, as we want to share both growth and responsibility with our investors,” said Jakub Havrlant, founder and CEO of Rockaway.
The Rockaway Fund is built on three key pillars – private equity, venture capital, and blockchain. The largest share, roughly 70 percent, is allocated to private equity, specifically to the Rockaway Alpha Fund, which targets established companies with global ambitions, and to the Rockaway Defense Fund, focused on the defense and technology sectors.
Investments in European startups in the fields of AI and digital technologies are made through Rockaway Ventures, while investments in blockchain and digital assets are handled under the RockawayX brand.
RockawayX, the blockchain and digital assets arm of Rockaway Capital, has become one of Europe’s most active investors in Web3 and decentralized finance. Founded in 2018, the fund focuses on early-stage blockchain projects, liquidity provision, and infrastructure development, with a strong presence in the Solana ecosystem. Earlier this year, RockawayX closed its second venture fund worth USD 125 million, following strong returns from its first blockchain portfolio. Beyond capital, the fund provides technical and operational support to startups, aiming to accelerate innovation across the digital asset landscape.
Back to Rockaway Capital, which was founded in 2013 by Jakub Havrlant, and it has been behind some of the largest transactions in the Czech market, including the sale of Mall Group, Heureka, and most recently a billion-crown transaction involving the Invia Group. Its portfolio includes both tech startups (such as CulturePulse, Spotawheel, and Apaleo) and established brands like Euromedia Group, Luxor, Gjirafa, Solana, and Productboard.
A number of Czech entrepreneurs and financial groups have recently launched their own investment funds. Among the largest is J&T Arch Investments, the main investment platform of the J&T Group. The fund invests in companies, projects, and partnerships built over the past 26 years. It manages assets not only for J&T’s founders but also for private and institutional investors, and it trades on the Prague Stock Exchange, where it ranks among the most liquid fund titles.
