Our mission is to invest in companies that are outstanding in their field.

We are a harbor in which they can develop their unique capabilities in the long term.

Odyssey 44 is a family office and was founded in 2014 in Prague. It manages the wealth of the Kúšik family. Its founder, Martin Kúšik, has been active in the investment business for almost 20 years as a partner of Penta Investments. The primary objective of Odyssey 44 is to invest into exceptional businesses which consistently create value for their customers and employees. We are convinced that by exceeding their expectations, long term value growth will follow.

Our Investment Profile

We are looking for investments that fulfil the following criteria:

Have long term revenue growth potential
Have strong committed management that genuinely cares about its customers, employees and is dedicated to developing the business
Have a business model which is hardly imitable by competitors (competitive advantage) and is able to further deepen this advantage

We invest into businesses with the intention of holding them forever. We are not focused on any particular industrial sector. The minimum investment size we will consider is €20 million equity. We do not invest into start-ups.

Profile of Martin Kúšik

We often say together with my wife that

We want to live a wonderful life and it will be as wonderful as we will arrange it ourselves

It is with this principle that I want to run our family business. It means only doing things that interest and motivate us so that we can have enjoyment from our work and at the same time work with people who have similar values, pleasure from working and self-realisation.

Martin Kúšik was born in 1969 in Bratislava. He is a graduate of law from Charles University in Prague and completed a year of study of law and economics at Univeridad Complutense in Madrid. After a short time of practicing law and private investing he founded in 1994 together with four of his schoolmates Penta Investments. Martin Kúšik grew with Penta from its initial beginnings as a stock broking firm to its development as one of the largest investment businesses in the central European region. In 2013 he decided to leave Penta and invest his capital in his own family business in 2014 through the foundation of Odyssey 44.

Value Investing Internship

Why should you join us?

You will gain a real investment experience by combining your academic knowledge with our hands‑on investment practices in family‑office.

You will get a comprehensive framework of how to identify and find outstanding businesses, help the investment team in daily execution tasks, and build your knowledge of best value investing know-how out there.

Who are we looking for?

Ideally 3^rd year of college or above, whereby financial accounting and corporate finance knowledge is a must.

What should you do for it?

Prepare a case study, in which you will choose a public company, which is (based on your rigorous analysis) appropriate investment opportunity to submit to Investment Committee of Odyssey 44 (the case study have to fullfill our investment profile).

Guidance to the Investment Analysis

You will ideally find and analyze:

A public company
Market capitalization > 1bn USD

The study should include:

Description of the sector and the company
Definition of the competitive advantage
Basic financial data
Investment thesis
Valuation

The ultimate goal of your case study is to find and analyze a great company and explain why it is a great company. You want the core of your case study is explanation “why”, while the potential valuation is secondary. Your case study should be no more than 5 word pages.

Beside that you will send your resume and cover letter, in which you will explain why you are the right and only one to get the internship chance.

When?

Submit your full package (i.e. case study, resume, cover letter) by 31^st August 2025.

Personal presentation of your investment opportunity will take place in September 2025.

Assumed internship should be from October 2025, everything else depends on discussion.

Are you ready?

Every candidate willing to submit her/his application can contact us at internship@odyssey44.com for further guidance regarding the investment analysis.

Additional information

Internship period: 6–12 months

Remuneration: Yes

Language: English – professional; Czech/Slovak - native

Workplace: On-site (Slovansky dum, Prague 1)

Job type: part-time (min. 25 hours/week) or full-time

Contact

Odyssey 44, a.s.

Na Příkopě 859/22, 110 00 Praha 1
Tel.: +420 225 994 994 | Email: info@odyssey44.com
IČO: 02494213 | DIČ: CZ02494213

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