Rafal Kulawiak
About Rafal Kulawiak
Rafal Kulawiak is Co-Founder and CEO of Lekta AI in Kraków, Poland. Lekta describes itself as a conversational AI platform for customer care. Crunchbase says its customers include major European banking, insurance and telecom companies. He has led Lekta since April 2016. Polish company registry listings show him as president of the management board of Lekta AI and related Lekta entities.
Before Lekta he co-founded Closer in September 2015 and AnyMind in 2011, according to TheOrg. He was a supervisory board member at Pirios S.A. from 2011 to December 2019. He started as a financial analyst in the New Issues Department at ING from December 2000 to January 2002. Crunchbase also lists him as founder of Itelo Sp. z o.o., a Kraków telecom company.
He holds a Master's degree in Investments and Securities from the University of Economics in Katowice (1995 to 2000). Crunchbase counts 5 companies founded.
Crunchbase lists 1 investment and 1 portfolio company for Rafal Kulawiak, with 0 lead investments and 0 exits. The investment is a convertible note in Contactis Group. The amount and date are not shown publicly. Contactis Group is also listed as an investor in Itelo, a company he founded. No other angel investments are public.
He has not published an investment thesis, preferred stage, sector list or check size. Crunchbase hides his investor type and stage fields. He is active mainly as an operator. In public appearances he speaks as Lekta's CEO about AI in banking, finance, insurance and telecom customer service. Founders should treat him as an operator with one recorded investment, not as a regular angel.
- Contactis Group: Crunchbase lists a convertible note investment by him. Date and amount are not public.
- Lekta AI (founder, not an investment): conversational AI for customer care at banks, insurers and telecoms. Founded 2016.
- Closer (founder, not an investment): co-founded September 2015.
Investing activity
Rafal Kulawiak has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has founded 5 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Rafal Kulawiak
Is Rafal Kulawiak an active angel investor?
Public data shows one recorded investment, a convertible note in Contactis Group, and no lead investments or exits. His main role is CEO of Lekta AI.
What is Rafal Kulawiak's check size?
No check size is public. Crunchbase does not show his investor stage or type.
What does Rafal Kulawiak do besides investing?
He is Co-Founder and CEO of Lekta AI in Kraków. He also co-founded Closer and AnyMind, and sat on the supervisory board of Pirios S.A. until December 2019.
What sectors would Rafal Kulawiak be relevant for?
He has no stated investment thesis. His operating experience is in conversational AI for customer care at banks, insurers and telecom companies, so founders in that area share his background.
Where is Rafal Kulawiak based?
He is based in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
How can founders contact Rafal Kulawiak?
He has a public LinkedIn profile. No personal website or X account was found.
Is Rafal Kulawiak an angel investor?
Yes. Rafal Kulawiak invests personally as an angel and is Co-Founder and CEO at Lekta. Crunchbase counts 1 investment.
How can founders reach Rafal Kulawiak?
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