Sebastian Kulczyk


Sebastian Kulczyk is a Polish billionaire businessman, and the son of Jan Kulczyk, who was the richest man in Poland, and Grażyna Kulczyk.
Kulczyk is the president of Kulczyk Investments and an investor specializing in the new technology sector.

Early life

He graduated from the Karol Marcinkowski High School No. 1 in Poznań, and the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, majoring in management and marketing. He has also studied at the London School of Economics.

Career

At the age of 19 he received hundred thousand PLN from his parents and started the network of Internet cafes called e24.pl. He did not succeed.
Next he established a successful interactive marketing agency GoldenSubmarine.
From 2009 to 2010 he worked for Lazard investment bank in London and has also worked at the digital media unit of Sony BMG in New York.
In December 2013, after returning from USA, he became President of the Board of Kulczyk Investments, company which is the foundations of his fathers business, replacing Dariusz Mioduski who was in charge of the company from 2008. Jan Kulczyk delegated management to his son a year and a half before he died.
He is the founder of Manta Ray VC, which is investing in the new technology sector. Initiator of projects focused on supporting polish startups. Originator of InCredibles accelerating program, president of Jutronauci project's chapter.
His initiative has led to the emergence of Singularity University in Poland for the first time.

Personal life

On 5 June 2010, in Antibes, France, he married Katarzyna Jordan. They have since divorced. His sister is Dominika Kulczyk.