Countries. Poland

In 2023, every 10th individual entrepreneur in Poland was registered by a Ukrainian

In 2023, the number of individual entrepreneurs registered in Poland by Ukrainians was over 67% compared to 2022. In fact, every 10th individual entrepreneur registered in Poland was a Ukrainian, according to Rzeczpospolita data. The Polish economy suffers from a

ReaktorX opens applications for its CEE accelerator

ReaktorX, a Estonia-based startup accelerator, has announced the launch of the next batch of its industry-agnostic program for Central Eastern European companies. The program offers €25,000 of pre-seed funding for winners. The application is open until the 20th of January,

Startup of the Day: ZeroQs, Polish developer of mobile self-checkouts

ZeroQs was established in 2019, by Jarosław Kaczmarczyk and Tomasz Bruliński. The startup is realizing the project titled “Development of mobile self-checkout” with the aim to develop and implement a mobile self-checkout in retail stores to optimize their work.

Ukrainian startups in Poland: challenges, state of funding, and plans — survey

Every year, the Polish fund of funds PFR Ventures presents a comprehensive study of the venture capital and startup ecosystem in Poland. In 2022, the Bulgarian fund LaunchHub Ventures, Czech Kaya Ventures, Romanian conference How to Web, and Hungarian organization

How does YouTube help spread pro-Russian propaganda in Poland — study

The risk of disinformation on YouTube in Poland is rather low compared to Ukraine, however there are still gray areas and vulnerabilities within the platform itself. Texty.org.ua has conducted the study which reveals that people in Poland watch YouTube primarily for

Huge Thing empowers female founders from Poland and Ukraine through a series of programs

Huge Thing, established in 2012 by SpeedUp Group, has prepared a series of four programs educational and developmental programs targeted at female founders, including three editions of the Female Founders Fundraising Academy and the Female Startup Pre-accelerator program, lasting until

Deloitte publishes Technology Fast 50 ranking. Czech fintech FTMO tops the list

Central Europe saw companies achieve the highest ever average growth rate featured in the freshly released Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe program during the whole of its 23-year history. The program, which is now in its 24th year, ranks

Warsaw Equity Group and TS Ventures exit Piwik PRO with 4.1x return

Warsaw Equity Group has announced its joint exit with TS Ventures from Piwik PRO, a Wroclaw-based web analytics company. The exit concluded a six-year partnership, achieving a 4.1x cash-on-cash return. “We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to support

In the past decade, Poland has become a hub of innovation with more than 3,000 startups — Polish ecosystem overview by VCleaders

Poland’s startup scene has seen steady growth in recent years, with around 3,000 startups currently operating. The total ecosystem is valued approximately at €47.7 billion in 2023. Software, fintech, and health are the top startup industries. VCLeaders has created Ecosystem