This month Polish founder and tech blogger Artur Kurasiński was supposed to be busy organising the launch of his startup’s new AI tool for role-playing gamers. But instead, he's embroiled in a dispute over domestic grant funding that could end up bankrupting his company.
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April 8, 2024
Why Polish founders are being forced to return millions in public grant money
Founders being asked to return grant money to Poland’s National Center of Research and Development (NCBR) say the decision could bankrupt them
8 min read
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