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Oliver Dlouhý
Czech businessman1
Oliver Dlouhý (born 7 January 1988) is a Czech entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the online travel company Kiwi.com. He co-founded the company in 2012 with programmer Jozef Képesi around the idea of algorithmically combining flights operated by airlines without interline agreements.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Oliver Dlouhý (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Jan 7, 1988.1
About
In 2019, the American investment firm General Atlantic acquired a majority stake in the company, while Dlouhý and Képesi retained significant shareholdings and continued in executive roles.
Dlouhý was selected for the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in the technology category in 2018. In 2020, he was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 for the Czech Republic. In 2021, he became president of the Association for Applied Research in IT (AAVIT), an industry association supporting digitalisation of Czech public administration.
From Wikipedia’s article on Oliver Dlouhý, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
Early life and education
Dlouhý was born in Prague on 7 January 1988 and grew up in Jindřichův Hradec. He studied informatics, economics, philosophy and business at several universities, but did not graduated.
Dlouhý began experimenting with business already at the secondary school, when he bought blueberries from local pickers and resold them near the Austrian border. Then he made and sold jukeboxes and traded electronic cigarettes.
While studying in Brno, Dlouhý formed a business idea after spending days searching for inexpensive flights for himself. He realized that there is a business case for combining flights operated by airlines that did not cooperate through traditional interline arrangements.
From Wikipedia’s article on Oliver Dlouhý (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Career
Occupation: entrepreneur, manager.4
Dlouhý has invested in several Czech technology startups, such as games platform Fireball. In 2017, he and Jiří Hlavenka invested in the bikesharing startup Futupilot.
In 2026, Dlouhý invested in the restoration and operation of a historic brewery in Jindřichův Hradec. The brewery resumed production under the Jindra brand.
From Wikipedia’s article on Oliver Dlouhý (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
Dlouhý's paternal half-brothers are famous Czech actors Michal Dlouhý and Vladimír Dlouhý.
From Wikipedia’s article on Oliver Dlouhý (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sources
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- 1WikidataOliver Dlouhý on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaOliver Dlouhý on Wikipedia
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- 8WikidataKiwi.com, Founder
- 9Wikimedia CommonsOliver Dlouhý photo by Show Jana Krause, CC BY 3.0