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Slavomir Hruska

Slavomir Hruska

Entrepreneur, former VC, Shark Tank coach, Techstars alum

Slovak Republic
Bratislava, Slovakia
Joined August 2025

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Slavomir Hruska is an experienced entrepreneur with a track record of founding and leading companies in diverse sectors. He successfully co-founded Localization Guru, which was acquired in 2018, and later co-founded scase, a medical diagnostics startup that achieved MDR IIb certification and raised significant funding. His entrepreneurial journey is marked by practical learning, including pivoting strategies and a strong focus on sales and problem-solving. startupxplore+3
He is a recognized mentor and coach in the startup ecosystem, notably serving as an Investment Mentor for Shark Tank Slovakia (Jama Levova) where he has coached over 150 founders on pitching to investors. His insights cover deep tech, venture capital, and effective storytelling for fundraising. He also mentors at Rockstart, an accelerator. theorg+2
Currently, Slavomir holds the role of Chief Operating Officer at Spacebrains, an outsourcing and headhunting platform specializing in hardware engineering. His focus is on helping companies find skilled hardware engineers, leveraging his experience in deep tech and venture capital to build and scale the company. theorg+2
Slavomir possesses a strong academic background in Language Interpretation and Translation, with both Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra, and additional studies at Universidad Europea. This linguistic proficiency is evident from his early career as a translator/interpreter and German and English teacher, and his co-founding of Localization Guru. theorg+1

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