# Poland

Eight top European accelerators for female founders to know
Analysis
September 24, 2020
Eight top European accelerators for female founders to know
Meet the accelerators that support women entrepreneurs around Europe, and find out what female founders really think of them
Connor Bilboe
The rise of an ethical alternative to payday lenders?
Analysis
August 31, 2020
The rise of an ethical alternative to payday lenders?
Earned wage access startups offering access to your money as soon as you’ve earned it are appearing across Europe
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
Potential CEE winners in a post-Covid world, according to VCs
Analysis
August 27, 2020
Potential CEE winners in a post-Covid world, according to VCs
The central and eastern European companies and trends that investors think could thrive in the new global landscape.
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
Poland's top seed investors to know
Analysis
July 23, 2020
Poland's top seed investors to know
Get an inside look into Poland’s seed investor squad.
Connor Bilboe
Abandoning your home market is never easy, but sometimes it’s necessary
Interview
May 22, 2020
Abandoning your home market is never easy, but sometimes it’s necessary
Finiata chief executive Jan Enno Einfeld explains why his Berlin-based company is exiting the German market to focus its resources on Poland.
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
Video games want players to stay beyond Covid
Analysis
May 20, 2020
Video games want players to stay beyond Covid
More women and older crowds played video games during lockdown. Now, it’s all about making that boost last beyond the coronavirus crisis.
Marie Mawad in Paris
Startups still hiring in Europe amid coronavirus
Analysis
April 1, 2020
Startups still hiring in Europe amid coronavirus
A list of European startups that are still hiring in the current climate.
Connor Bilboe
Draper declares “golden age” for Eastern European tech
News
March 4, 2020
Draper declares “golden age” for Eastern European tech
Silicon Valley billionaire partners with Poland’s OTB to find gems among 10,000 maturing startups
Maija Palmer
Poland's venture capital market: inexperienced, not "toxic"
Analysis
January 13, 2020
Poland's venture capital market: inexperienced, not "toxic"
Polish VC money used to come with conditions attached that made startups unattractive to foreign investors. But things are changing.
Maija Palmer
Polish-Chinese startup quietly tracking 1.1bn mobile phones raises $12m
News
December 10, 2019
Polish-Chinese startup quietly tracking 1.1bn mobile phones raises $12m
Cosmose, a little-known startup based between Shanghai and Warsaw, boasts luxury brands such as LVMH, Richemont, Kering, Estée Lauder and L'Oréal as clients.
Kim Darrah
Polish startups ensnared by toxic government money
Opinion
December 5, 2019
Polish startups ensnared by toxic government money
State money is pouring into Polish startups, but entrepreneurs have ended up with toxic investors in their cap tables and financing tied to onerous conditions.
Mathias Pastor
Brainly raises $30m for US push
Analysis
July 25, 2019
Brainly raises $30m for US push
The Polish company wants to be at the forefront of disrupting the $250bn global education market
Maija Palmer
These were the biggest European tech startup news stories this week.
Analysis
June 21, 2019
These were the biggest European tech startup news stories this week.
From new VC funds to one of the biggest raises in French history, it was another big week for European startup news. Here's the news you need to know.
Michael Stothard
Polish edtech company Brainly has 150m users - but can it make money?
June 14, 2019
Polish edtech company Brainly has 150m users - but can it make money?
The homework help company is up against Asian rivals that have raised ten times more funding
Maija Palmer
Krakow’s Dragon Valley is gearing up to grow a unicorn
Places
May 30, 2019
Krakow’s Dragon Valley is gearing up to grow a unicorn
Startups in Poland's second city pull in the big funding rounds
Maija Palmer
Docplanner and Doctolib are heading for a face-off
Analysis
May 14, 2019
Docplanner and Doctolib are heading for a face-off
Polish medical bookings platform raises €80m and eyes acquisitions
Maija Palmer
Sperm-tech startups tackling the male infertility crisis
Analysis
April 29, 2019
Sperm-tech startups tackling the male infertility crisis
There has been a drastic fall in sperm quality in the western world. Here are the European startups trying to help.
Mimi Billing
What can blockchain investors do that VCs can't?
Analysis
December 19, 2018
What can blockchain investors do that VCs can't?
Neufund's Zoe Adamovitz and Funderbeam’s Kaidi Ruusalepp explain what their blockchain-powered investment platforms bring to the European startup scene.
Kitty Knowles

# Poland

Eight top European accelerators for female founders to know

The rise of an ethical alternative to payday lenders?

Potential CEE winners in a post-Covid world, according to VCs

Poland's top seed investors to know

Abandoning your home market is never easy, but sometimes it’s necessary

Video games want players to stay beyond Covid

Startups still hiring in Europe amid coronavirus

Draper declares “golden age” for Eastern European tech

Poland's venture capital market: inexperienced, not "toxic"

Polish-Chinese startup quietly tracking 1.1bn mobile phones raises $12m

Polish startups ensnared by toxic government money

Brainly raises $30m for US push

These were the biggest European tech startup news stories this week.

Polish edtech company Brainly has 150m users - but can it make money?

Krakow’s Dragon Valley is gearing up to grow a unicorn

Docplanner and Doctolib are heading for a face-off

Sperm-tech startups tackling the male infertility crisis

What can blockchain investors do that VCs can't?