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Marek Chalupnik
Founder of DeepRoots
Cambridge, England
Overview
Marek Chalupnik is the Co-Founder and COO at DeepRoots, where he is actively involved in scaling agroforestry initiatives. With a background in venture capital and product management, Marek has successfully co-founded a nature tech venture builder, served as a principal at IQ Capital, and held board positions in various innovative companies.
Highlights of Marek's career include co-founding DeepRoots, a venture focused on agroforestry, and establishing himself as a key figure in the venture capital landscape through roles at IQ Capital and as a board member in multiple tech startups.
Work Experience
Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder
2024 - Current
Venture Builder Founder - Nature Tech
2023 - 2024
Principal
2019 - 2023
IQ Capital invests in disruptive UK tech companies capable of dominating their global markets. We are actively seeking investments in Machine Learning, AI, Data Science and Data-based propositions and IP based on disruptive algorithms. I was responsible for evaluating investment opportunities and for ensuring their technological fit with our investment strategy. My key areas of interest were: 1) Next-gen AI (robust AI, high-stakes AI, efficient AI etc) 2) Cybersecurity 3) Smart energy
Board Member
2022 - 2023
Board Observer
2021 - 2023
Board Member
2021 - 2023
Board Observer/Member
2019 - 2023
Board Observer
2020 - 2021
Board Observer
2019 - 2020
Product Manager/Senior Product Manager
2017 - 2019
Prowler.io (now Secondmind.ai) was developing a new kind of decision-making platform based on probabilistic modelling, reinforcement learning and game theory.