Eduard Kučera (born 11 January 1953) is a Czech software engineer and an entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of the computer security company Avast along with Pavel Baudiš. Kučera is the 13th wealthiest person in the Czech Republic as of 2023 according to Forbes, with a net worth of more than 29.8 billion Czech koruna.[1]
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| Born | 11 January 1953 |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
| Known for | Co-founder of Avast |
| Spouse | Milada Kučerová |
Kučera studied in Charles University before co-founding Alwil Software with Baudiš. The company was renamed to Avast Software and Avast Antivirus became one of the most used computer security software applications.[2]