# Jana Bobosikova

> Jana Bobosikova is CEO of research and design platform 12:01 and a co-founder of KIKI World. Her career spans consumer-brand operations, product development and community commerce, including earlier leadership roles at Vita Liberata, Marque of Brands and EPIC FutureLabs. KIKI lets members vote on product decisions and earn rewards for participation. She was included in the Vogue Business 2024 100 Innovators tech list.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at 12:01; Co-Founder at KIKI World
- **Organizations:** 12:01, KIKI World, EPIC FutureLabs, EPIC Brands, Aeir, Vita Liberata, Marque of Brands
- **From:** Prague, Czech Republic
- **Education:** Executive Education, Harvard Business School, BA Joint Honours, University of Leeds, Master of Science, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
- **Known for:** Co-founded KIKI World with Brendon Garner and Ricky Chan., KIKI World announced a $7 million funding round in April 2024, with a16z crypto and The Estée Lauder Companies’ New Incubation Ventures among the investors., Included in the Vogue Business 2024 100 Innovators tech list.

## Career timeline

- **2013-2017** — Held North American brand leadership roles at Vita Liberata.
- **2017-2018** — VP of Global Marketing & Sales at Marque of Brands.
- **2018** — Began serving as CEO of 12:01, according to public career listings.
- **2019** — Appeared on Coffee & A Good Vibe as Managing Partner of Epic Brands.
- **2021** — Introduced to Ricky Chan and Brendon Garner by Jasmina Aganovic; the trio developed the idea for KIKI World.
- **2022** — Named as an Aeir co-founder alongside Rodrigo Caula and Enrico Pietra.
- **2023** — KIKI World launched its beauty brand and customer-voting model.
- **2024** — KIKI announced $7 million in funding and community commerce tools; Bobosikova joined the Vogue Business 100 Innovators tech list.
- **2025** — Placed third in the entrepreneur category of TOP Women of the Czech Republic 2024, announced in March 2025.

## Achievements

- Co-founded KIKI World with Brendon Garner and Ricky Chan.
- KIKI World announced a $7 million funding round in April 2024, with a16z crypto and The Estée Lauder Companies’ New Incubation Ventures among the investors.
- Included in the Vogue Business 2024 100 Innovators tech list.
- Third place in the entrepreneur category of TOP Women of the Czech Republic 2024.
- Co-founded fragrance venture Aeir with Rodrigo Caula and Enrico Pietra.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Named third in the entrepreneur category of the TOP Women of the Czech Republic 2024 awards.
- **2024-11** — A recap of BeautyMatter’s NEXT Summit described her customer-led approach to social strategy and use of leaderboards to guide content.
- **2024-09** — Included in the Vogue Business 2024 100 Innovators tech list.

## Links

- Website: https://12-01.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janabobosikova
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jana_bannana
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janabananajr/

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Last updated: 2026-10-08