# Poland

€426m funding hole brings Poland's early-stage VC market to a standstill
Analysis
August 17, 2023
€426m funding hole brings Poland's early-stage VC market to a standstill
The unexplained year-long wait for the EU money threatens to push early-stage VCs in the country to closure
Zosia Wanat
The unassuming Polish cofounder behind the biggest SaaS IPO ever is reinvesting in his home country
Interview
July 19, 2023
The unassuming Polish cofounder behind the biggest SaaS IPO ever is reinvesting in his home country
After leading Snowflake to huge success, Marcin Żukowski wants to give back to Poland. But becoming a public role model hasn't been smooth sailing
Zosia Wanat
How a corruption scandal has left dozens of Polish startups facing bankruptcy
Analysis
April 18, 2023
How a corruption scandal has left dozens of Polish startups facing bankruptcy
Dozens of Polish startups haven’t received €175m in public grants they were awarded at the end of last year, as the institution in charge has been embroiled in a political corruption scandal
Zosia Wanat
The pitch deck Vue Storefront used to bag €20m from Felix Capital and Creandum
News
March 23, 2023
The pitch deck Vue Storefront used to bag €20m from Felix Capital and Creandum
Ecommerce sites can't expect success just from a polished tech stack — they need an appealing "shop window" for customers too
Zosia Wanat
Former McKinsey boss joins a VC to raise one of CEE’s largest growth funds
News
February 27, 2023
Former McKinsey boss joins a VC to raise one of CEE’s largest growth funds
Orbit Capital raises over €200m to back 12-14 scaleups from central and eastern Europe
Zosia Wanat
From Starlink terminals to VR headsets: Poland’s Plenti raises €5m to build a rental marketplace for electronics
News
February 9, 2023
From Starlink terminals to VR headsets: Poland’s Plenti raises €5m to build a rental marketplace for electronics
The marketplace will also allow entrepreneurs and businesses to lease their own equipment on the platform
Zosia Wanat
Inside Poland’s plan to create Europe's new climate tech giants
Analysis
February 1, 2023
Inside Poland’s plan to create Europe's new climate tech giants
PFR Ventures says that its green fund is the first of its kind in Europe
Zosia Wanat
Russia's war prompts 'emotional' defence tech rise in CEE countries
Analysis
January 27, 2023
Russia's war prompts 'emotional' defence tech rise in CEE countries
The former Eastern Bloc is a hotbed for defence tech startups
Zosia Wanat
Generative AI comes for cinema dubbing: Audio AI startup ElevenLabs raises pre-seed
News
January 23, 2023
Generative AI comes for cinema dubbing: Audio AI startup ElevenLabs raises pre-seed
After breakthroughs for text and image generation, the next frontier for AI is audio
Zosia Wanat
Beyond The Witcher: What's going on in Poland's gaming sector?
Analysis
January 13, 2023
Beyond The Witcher: What's going on in Poland's gaming sector?
After years of benefiting from the stock market boom, Polish gaming startups might need to revive their relationship with VCs
Zosia Wanat
Female-led deeptech startup Pathway announces its $4.5m pre-seed round
News
December 6, 2022
Female-led deeptech startup Pathway announces its $4.5m pre-seed round
The French startup helps companies with real-time analysis of fast-moving data
Zosia Wanat
Brunch with Ramp: ‘We looked like idiots when we didn’t want to do what FTX does’
Interview
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
Poland’s bValue raises €72m to invest in later stage startups from CEE
News
November 22, 2022
Poland’s bValue raises €72m to invest in later stage startups from CEE
The VC is changing tack as international investors muscle into the region
Zosia Wanat
Polish VC cash is safe even if EU pulls plug on funding, PFR Ventures boss promises
News
November 16, 2022
Polish VC cash is safe even if EU pulls plug on funding, PFR Ventures boss promises
PFR Ventures head says VCs in Poland will receive public funding even if Brussels withholds EU funds
Zosia Wanat
14 Polish deeptech startups to watch, according to investors
Analysis
November 11, 2022
14 Polish deeptech startups to watch, according to investors
Poland’s deeptech sector is starting to take off
Clara Rodríguez Fernández
Polish air quality platform Airly raises $5.5m Series A
News
November 10, 2022
Polish air quality platform Airly raises $5.5m Series A
The startup provides local authorities and companies with a tool to monitor and analyse air quality data
Zosia Wanat
Poland’s Ramp raises a $70m Series B despite crypto crash
News
November 9, 2022
Poland’s Ramp raises a $70m Series B despite crypto crash
The cryptocurrency market has lost two thirds of its value in 2022, but payments provider Ramp keeps on growing
Zosia Wanat
Market One Capital raises a fresh €80m fund to invest in marketplace startups
News
October 27, 2022
Market One Capital raises a fresh €80m fund to invest in marketplace startups
The Polish fund has backed unicorns like Tier and Jokr
Zosia Wanat
Report: Investment in CEE climate tech on the rise but funding gap remains
Analysis
October 20, 2022
Report: Investment in CEE climate tech on the rise but funding gap remains
Climate tech startups in the region are struggling with the lack of sufficient funding and uneven distribution of investment
Zosia Wanat
Swedish solar energy startup SunRoof raises €15m
News
September 13, 2022
Swedish solar energy startup SunRoof raises €15m
Investors are turning to solar energy projects as Europe looks for ways to replace fossil fuels and bring down skyrocketing energy prices
Zosia Wanat
Poland’s Inovo raising €100m third fund for CEE startups
News
August 24, 2022
Poland’s Inovo raising €100m third fund for CEE startups
A VC raising its third fund is generally a sign that it's a firm that can get results — and Inovo is the first Polish VC to do so in a maturing CEE market
Zosia Wanat
Top early-stage investors in CEE
Analysis
June 6, 2022
Top early-stage investors in CEE
Sifted and Dealroom have ranked central and eastern Europe's top investors, and highlighted some of their most notable deals to date
Kit Gillet
Here’s what happened when four Polish seniors founded a quantum startup
Analysis
May 16, 2022
Here’s what happened when four Polish seniors founded a quantum startup
Randeamon is solving the security threat posed by quantum computing
Eleanor Warnock
Polish tech is on track for a record 2022
Analysis
April 26, 2022
Polish tech is on track for a record 2022
A new report shows money flowing into Polish tech startups, with more than €250m raised so far in 2022
Eleanor Warnock

# Poland

€426m funding hole brings Poland's early-stage VC market to a standstill

The unassuming Polish cofounder behind the biggest SaaS IPO ever is reinvesting in his home country

How a corruption scandal has left dozens of Polish startups facing bankruptcy

The pitch deck Vue Storefront used to bag €20m from Felix Capital and Creandum

Former McKinsey boss joins a VC to raise one of CEE’s largest growth funds

From Starlink terminals to VR headsets: Poland’s Plenti raises €5m to build a rental marketplace for electronics

Inside Poland’s plan to create Europe's new climate tech giants

Russia's war prompts 'emotional' defence tech rise in CEE countries

Generative AI comes for cinema dubbing: Audio AI startup ElevenLabs raises pre-seed

Beyond The Witcher: What's going on in Poland's gaming sector?

Female-led deeptech startup Pathway announces its $4.5m pre-seed round

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

Poland’s bValue raises €72m to invest in later stage startups from CEE

Polish VC cash is safe even if EU pulls plug on funding, PFR Ventures boss promises

14 Polish deeptech startups to watch, according to investors

Polish air quality platform Airly raises $5.5m Series A

Poland’s Ramp raises a $70m Series B despite crypto crash

Market One Capital raises a fresh €80m fund to invest in marketplace startups

Report: Investment in CEE climate tech on the rise but funding gap remains

Swedish solar energy startup SunRoof raises €15m

Poland’s Inovo raising €100m third fund for CEE startups

Top early-stage investors in CEE

Here’s what happened when four Polish seniors founded a quantum startup

Polish tech is on track for a record 2022