Chairman of Provida EasternEuropean Venture Philanthropy Foundation
Ladislav Kossar is an entrepreneur and social venture capital investor. His philanthropic activities focus on improving the lives of underpriviliged children and incubating social enterprises for handicapped and disabled. In his venture philanthropy work he searches for such solutions, where proven business tools can be applied to solve major social challanges.
His search for a more fulfilled life outside of the investment world brought him to volunteer work with orphan children, where young leaders bring friendship and skill-based education to 4000 children.
In 2010 he founded PROVIDA FOUNDATION, a venture philanthropy organization, which invests in social enterprises aimed at improving the lives of the underpriviliged and provides loans and grants to young future leaders with a strong drive for social engagement. Key tools for PROVIDA to achieve it’s goals are education, entrepreneurship and volunteering. He believes in power of empathy and integrity as core values..