Ivo Lukačovič

Czech IT entrepreneur

Ivo Lukačovič (born 7 February 1974, in Prague) is a Czech Internet entrepreneur and founder and chairman of Seznam.cz, one of the Czech Republic's largest internet companies and a major Czech-language search engine. Founded in 1996, Seznam developed from an early web directory into a major provider of internet services, including search, email, news and maps.²

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Born Feb 7, 1974.¹

About

Lukačovič also founded Windy.com, a global weather visualization platform providing interactive meteorological data. According to Forbes, he is one of the wealthiest people in the Czech Republic.

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Companies

Seznam.czFounder¹²
Seznam.czChief executive officer Jun 2015 to Feb 2019¹²
Seznam.czChief executive officer 2000 to Mar 2015¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedSmíchovská střední průmyslová škola³
Date not recordedCzech Technical University in Prague³

Lukačovič was born in Prague and studied at the Czech Technical University in Prague, but discontinued his studies after seven years. During the early development of the World Wide Web in the Czech Republic, he created a Czech-language web directory written in Perl. The project developed into Seznam.cz, which was launched in 1996 and became one of the first major Czech internet services.

Seznam.cz

Originally created as a web directory, Seznam.cz expanded into a broader internet services company, including web search, email, news, maps and online advertising. The company became one of the largest Czech internet companies and maintained a significant position in the Czech market after the expansion of Google Search.

After selling a minority stake in Seznam.cz to foreign investors in 2007, Lukačovič later reacquired full ownership of the company in 2016.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson, programmer, writer.⁹

2015 to 2019Chief executive, Seznam.cz⁸
2000 to 2015Chief executive, Seznam.cz⁸
Date not recordedFounded Seznam.cz⁴
Date not recordedFounded Windy⁵
Date not recordedChief executive, Masaryk Holding⁶
Date not recordedChief executive, Letecké Muzeum Točná⁷

Personal life

BornFeb 7, 1974, Prague¹⁰
CitizenshipCzech Republic¹¹

Sources

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WikidataIvo Lukačovič on Wikidata
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WikipediaIvo Lukačovič on Wikipedia
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WikidataIvo Lukačovič: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataIvo Lukačovič: Founded Seznam.cz, on Wikidata
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WikidataIvo Lukačovič: Founded Windy, on Wikidata
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WikidataIvo Lukačovič: Chief executive, Masaryk Holding, on Wikidata
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WikidataIvo Lukačovič: Chief executive, Letecké Muzeum Točná, on Wikidata
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WikidataIvo Lukačovič: Chief executive, Seznam.cz, on Wikidata
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WikidataIvo Lukačovič: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataIvo Lukačovič: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataIvo Lukačovič: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataSeznam.cz, Founder