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December 2, 2022

Brunch with Ramp: ‘We looked like idiots when we didn’t want to do what FTX does’

Szymon Sypniewicz and Przemek Kowalczyk raised Poland's biggest ever Series B earlier this year — but they're not afraid of a crypto winter


Zosia Wanat

7 min read

Ramp's cofounders with their fish, chips and mushy peas

Port Royal, one of Warsaw’s most renowned oyster bars, doesn’t really look like a place you would pick a) for brunch, b) if you’re in your 20s and c) when the industry you’re operating in is falling apart. 

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An image of the Warsaw restaurant Port Royal
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Zosia Wanat

Zosia Wanat was a senior reporter at Sifted. She covered the CEE region and policy. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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