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Edtech startup Mate academy launches an office in Poland

Founded by Ukrainians, international edtech startup Mate academy launches its sevices in Poland. The company, which teaches programming for free until students get a job offer, announced the opening of its representative office in Warsaw earlier today. About Mate academy

Poland’s Vestbee opens CEE Startup Challenge to award €250k

Vestbee has announced the opening of the 8th edition of CEE Startup Challenge, where startups can get a total of €250,000 worth of benefits. The funding will account for access to more than 250 leading VC funds, business tools, and

Ukrainian-Polish startup Homsters is bought by Ringier AG, a Swiss company

The Swiss media group Ringier AG has acquired Homsters, a startup founded by Ukrainian and Polish entrepreneurs. The company informs about this in the official announcement. About the deal About the startup

MediVentures opens new €5.3M fund to support Polish medtech sector

MediVentures, a fund supported by group of private investors from Polish diaspora in the US, has announced a new investment fund. The firm plans to invest nearly €5.3 million (PLN 25 million) in the Polish medtech sector, specifically elderly care,

Polish VC market report: €110M over 83 new investments in Q3 2022

Despite the overall economic situation in the CEE and the world, the quarterly achievements of Polish VC and startup markets look solid. Regardless of the slight (12%) yearly drop in investment value in Q3, both ecosystems are on track to

Polish gamedev Gruby welcomes Tencent as its minority shareholder

The Warsaw-based independent game developer Gruby Entertainment has welcomed Tencent as its shareholder. The company offered a minority equity stake to the holding for an undisclosed amount, Games Press reports. Founded in 2020 by Grzegorz Michalak, Kamil Misiowiec, Paweł Siech,

Polish Black Pearls VC makes an exit from Nomi Biotech Corporation

The Gdańsk-based Black Pearls VC fund has made an exit from Nomi Biotech Corporation. The fund was the first investor in the company and supported it for three years. Black Pearls VC is a Gdańsk-based fund with a focus on deeptech

Ukrainian IT company Creatio opens new office in Warsaw

Ukrainian IT product company Creatio (part of Terrasoft) has opened a new office in Warsaw, Poland. Kateryna Kostareva, the founder and CEO of the company, announced the news. The office is designed for 100 employees and is already operating. It

Netflix is looking for specialists to join its new regional office in Warsaw

In late March 2022, the video streaming provider Netflix announced its plans to open a new office for the CEE region in Warsaw, Poland. It will be responsible for scaling the company’s services in the Central and Eastern Europe markets, in