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13 August 2025
#founders #startups How to raise pre-seed/seed capital in Poland Are you a startup founder looking for funding? Wondering how to raise a pre-seed/seed round in Poland? Where to start, whom to talk to, how the process works, and how to prepare? And finally - what if venture capital isn’t the right fit? You’ll find the answers in this post. 22 April 2025
Beyond Early-Stage. The Rise of Polish Growth-Stage Startups The perception of Poland as merely an early-stage startup hub is rapidly becoming outdated. Its ecosystem is growing up – and fast. With companies like ElevenLabs closing a $180 million Series C round, DocPlanner raising a €80 million Series E, Brainly securing $80 million in Series D funding, and ICEYE closing a $136 million Series D round, the country has entered the scale-up league. 20 January 2025
Technology Trends for 2025: Maturing AI, Green Programming, Blockchain, and Other Innovations Artificial intelligence, blockchain, and sustainable IT are just some of the trends that could shape the technological landscape in 2025. After a record-breaking surge in AI investments in 2024, will this record be surpassed, and in what areas? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for startups aiming to lead the tech revolution? 22 July 2024
How to Find the Perfect VC Fund for Your Startup? Acquiring capital for development can be a key success factor for a startup. One possible source of obtaining it is support from a venture capital fund. However, this may not be the optimal path for every project. How do you find a VC fund that will be the perfect partner for your startup? How can you increase your chances of raising capital? What additional benefits can you get from VC investors? 3 April 2024
How to Better Manage a Startup’s Finances in Challenging Capital Times? Are you managing a startup and feel that a difficult moment has arrived for the organization's finances, or do you want to prepare for such a moment? Are you wondering what else you can do to continue growing despite less favorable market conditions? Check out the tips we've prepared for you. 24 January 2024
AI, AI, AI: what’s coming up in 2024 "The only constant in life is change" - even though uttered 26 centuries ago, this statement seems to become increasingly true with each passing year. In 2023, in the world of tech, this "constant change" was primarily associated with the tools and use of generative artificial intelligence. Will it be similar in 2024? What other trends have a chance to emerge amidst the AI revolution? 30 August 2023
How to Win an Investor’s Heart? Part 2 In the next piece from the series dedicated to startup-investor relations, we suggest how to find a potential investor and how to conduct investment talks so that the fund's decision to enter the project is made quickly, efficiently, and... successfully. 13 June 2023
How to Win an Investor’s Heart? Part 1 How to convince an investor to back our project? How to build a startup so that conversations with investors are enjoyable for both parties? How to increase the chances of successfully closing the fundraising process? In a new series of articles, we suggest how to create a startup that will be a magnet for investors and how to build a good relationship with an investor (and thus make it easier to raise capital). To start, we look at the most fundamental issue: good foundations.
#founders #startups How to raise pre-seed/seed capital in Poland Are you a startup founder looking for funding? Wondering how to raise a pre-seed/seed round in Poland? Where to start, whom to talk to, how the process works, and how to prepare? And finally - what if venture capital isn’t the right fit? You’ll find the answers in this post. 22 April 2025
Beyond Early-Stage. The Rise of Polish Growth-Stage Startups The perception of Poland as merely an early-stage startup hub is rapidly becoming outdated. Its ecosystem is growing up – and fast. With companies like ElevenLabs closing a $180 million Series C round, DocPlanner raising a €80 million Series E, Brainly securing $80 million in Series D funding, and ICEYE closing a $136 million Series D round, the country has entered the scale-up league. 20 January 2025
Technology Trends for 2025: Maturing AI, Green Programming, Blockchain, and Other Innovations Artificial intelligence, blockchain, and sustainable IT are just some of the trends that could shape the technological landscape in 2025. After a record-breaking surge in AI investments in 2024, will this record be surpassed, and in what areas? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for startups aiming to lead the tech revolution? 22 July 2024
How to Find the Perfect VC Fund for Your Startup? Acquiring capital for development can be a key success factor for a startup. One possible source of obtaining it is support from a venture capital fund. However, this may not be the optimal path for every project. How do you find a VC fund that will be the perfect partner for your startup? How can you increase your chances of raising capital? What additional benefits can you get from VC investors? 3 April 2024
How to Better Manage a Startup’s Finances in Challenging Capital Times? Are you managing a startup and feel that a difficult moment has arrived for the organization's finances, or do you want to prepare for such a moment? Are you wondering what else you can do to continue growing despite less favorable market conditions? Check out the tips we've prepared for you. 24 January 2024
AI, AI, AI: what’s coming up in 2024 "The only constant in life is change" - even though uttered 26 centuries ago, this statement seems to become increasingly true with each passing year. In 2023, in the world of tech, this "constant change" was primarily associated with the tools and use of generative artificial intelligence. Will it be similar in 2024? What other trends have a chance to emerge amidst the AI revolution? 30 August 2023
How to Win an Investor’s Heart? Part 2 In the next piece from the series dedicated to startup-investor relations, we suggest how to find a potential investor and how to conduct investment talks so that the fund's decision to enter the project is made quickly, efficiently, and... successfully. 13 June 2023
How to Win an Investor’s Heart? Part 1 How to convince an investor to back our project? How to build a startup so that conversations with investors are enjoyable for both parties? How to increase the chances of successfully closing the fundraising process? In a new series of articles, we suggest how to create a startup that will be a magnet for investors and how to build a good relationship with an investor (and thus make it easier to raise capital). To start, we look at the most fundamental issue: good foundations.