Rasto Hlavac.

Built from Slovakia. Reached the world.

I built two software companies from Slovakia, and both were acquired. First came Gradient ECM, an enterprise software business acquired by Chronos Group. Then I built Minit with an exceptional team.

Minit became one of the world's leading process mining companies. Its software automatically reconstructed how work actually flowed from enterprise data, exposing bottlenecks and opportunities to save millions of dollars. We raised more than €10 million from four venture funds and expanded into European and US markets.

Microsoft acquired Minit in 2022. Forbes reported it as Slovakia's largest startup exit at the time, although the price was not disclosed. The technology and team went on to help build Power Automate Process Mining, bringing those insights to a far wider audience.

The lesson I bring to founders today: start with a customer's real problem, build for clarity, and surround yourself with people who help you go further.

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