The recently released 2024 StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index report has brought great news for Kraków. The city has ascended to the 2nd position within polish startup ecosystems, an improvement from its 3rd place standing last year. This is a testament to the vibrant and dynamic startup culture that Kraków fosters, placing it among the…
Summerside XChange is a new startup accelerator program in Prince Edward Island that provides real-life testing and experimentation and prepares startups for fundraising from North American VCs. The program helps international startups to find the best resources for establishing and scaling their companies in Canada and throughout North America. The two relevant industries are Energy and Waste Upcycling. The grand prize…
Michał Blak, edrone CEO is sharing his experience on fundraising. In late August 2019, I had an offsite meeting with the Steering Committee in which I shared the ambitious plan to raise our first pre-A round investment of about USD 2.5M, and also another similar size R&D funding. At the time, I estimated that the…
This is the second edition of Sheep Your Hack Hackathon, organized by the College of Economics and Computer Science in Krakow. It’s a contest-like event, in which during 24 hours young people in 2-6-person teams from different academic environments will work on creating a business app with real market potential. Despite appearances, this event is…
What Is The Polish American Chamber of Commerce Chicago? Purpose Established in 1994, the Polish American Chamber of Commerce (PACC) is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in the State of Illinois as a business association. The Chamber is dedicated to fostering its members’ business interests, educating and facilitating commercial contacts, and building relations. As the voice…
What is SIBB e.V. – ICT & Digital Business Association Berlin – Brandenburg? For many years, the SIBB industry association has fostered, connected and represented Berlin-Brandenburg’s digital economy in politics and society. The SIBB association creates a platform for an effective knowledge exchange that goes beyond the boundaries of the digital economy and is driven…
A.I. Building Management System DABBEL Wins Startup Hub’s Poland Prize (Warsaw – Poland) An injection of international technology entrepreneurs would be a game-changer for the Polish innovation ecosystem. The evening of December 16th in the filled trading room of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, La Grande Finale of Startup Hub: Poland Prize provided a glimpse of…
Krakow And Kyiv: A Growing Partnership Between Innovation Ecosystems The past two years have seen a significant rise in collaboration between the innovation communities of Krakow, Poland and Kyiv, Ukraine. The City of Krakow has recently concluded a two year economic development program “Growing Internationally – Kraków’s Economy On The Rise” which identified Kyiv as…
What is the French Tech? The French Tech is the nickname of the French government program promoting and supporting start-ups whom are reshaping the world as we know. In other terms, it’s a worldwide community, helping each other to scale-up and work together within the French innovation market. Created in 2015, the French Tech is…
IV Irish Polish Innovation Forum This Krakow Startup Community Overview was presented at IV Irish Polish Innovation Forum in Krakowski Park Technologiczny on March, 13th. That event was a part of an Irish ministerial delegation to Poland, led by Kevin Moran, Minister of State for Public Works. The Forum was a special occasion to met representatives of…