Jakub Korczak

Jakub Korczak's work experience is as follows:

1. Chief Financial Officer at Proteon Pharmaceuticals (2023-present): In this role, Jakub is responsible for modulating the microbiome to improve animal and human health. The products developed by the company reduce the need for antibiotics, ensure sustainable agriculture, improve food safety/quality, and increase productivity.

2. CEO and Co-Founder at Qadrum Ltd. (2018-present): Jakub provides strategic, financial, and capital sourcing advisory services to start-ups and scale-ups. Jakub assists in funding rounds, develops business and financial models, coordinates due-diligence processes, and ensures investor communications.

3. Chief Financial Officer at VersaBox (2022-2023): Jakub held the position of CFO, overseeing financial operations at the company.

4. Advisor to Management Board (finance & capital markets) at All in! Games (2021): Jakub provided advisory services related to finance and capital markets to the management board of All in! Games.

5. Advisor to Management Board and M&A Lead at Scope Fluidics (2020-2021): Jakub acted as an advisor to the management board and led the mergers and acquisitions activities at Scope Fluidics.

6. Interim Chief Financial Officer at Reality Games (2019-2020): Jakub temporarily filled the role of CFO at Reality Games, contributing to financial management.

7. Interim CFO at CashDirector (2018-2019): Jakub helped prepare the business for fundraising at CashDirector, a company automating SME lending. Jakub provided assistance in cash management and offered virtual CFO solutions to SME customers.

8. Partner, Executive at Oyoba Inc. (2018): Jakub was responsible for strategy formulation, investor reach, and strategic-financial matching at Oyoba, a blockchain-based company focused on responsible finance.

9. Head of Sales and Marketing at G-Rock Limited (2016-2018): Jakub designed and executed a strategic plan for offering wealth management and banking services to high-net-worth and affluent customers, with a particular focus on the Chinese market.

10. Vice President, Investor Relations, Managing Director CEE at Serinus Energy plc (2009-2017): Jakub oversaw the company's business in the CEE region. Jakub played a crucial role in Serinus' IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and dual-listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Additionally, they secured significant funding through a loan facility from EBRD for the acquisition of a Ukrainian gas exploration and production business.

Jakub Korczak (JQK) began their education at XXXI LO Łódź in 1988, focusing on mathematics. Jakub then went on to pursue a Masters' degree in Bank Financial Management & Accounting at the University of Lodz from 1992 to 1997. After establishing a foundation in this field, Jakub enrolled at the IESE Business School in 2007, where they completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) in 2008.