Vit Prajzler is an entrepreneur, engineer and scientist. He is the founder of LORIOT, an IoT security and connectivity cloud platform. In his capacity as CEO/CTO, he built LORIOT up from a one-man-show to a global IoT business with 30 team members, serving Fortune 100 companies. LORIOT's rise culminated by virtue of Vit's ability to bring a vision to fruition in an ever-evolving IoT market.
Before founding LORIOT, Vit spent five years at IBM Research in Zurich, Switzerland, where he served in various research-related positions, revolving around business intelligence, cybersecurity, electronics supply chain management, chip cards, and the Internet of Things.
Earlier in his career, Vit held various engineering positions in the fields of embedded system engineering, software engineering, telecommunications, and IT. Additionally, for over seven years, Vit freelanced as a UI / UX designer and web developer.
Vit is currently based in San Diego, California, but has ties to Portland, OR, and is actively supporting the startup ecosystem as a mentor and advisor.
Vit holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Czech Technical University in Prague, where he specialized in distributed systems, networks and cybersecurity. He is fluent in English, German, Slovak, and Czech.
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Design & code meticulously hand-crafted
from airplane seats and co-working spaces in a pre-COVID world