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Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Innovation Nest | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland, Europe | ||
SpeedUp Venture Capital Group | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland, Europe | ||
RTAventures VC | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed | Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe | ||
HardGamma Ventures | Crowdfunding, Early Stage Venture, Seed | Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe | ||
Inovo Venture Partners | Early Stage Venture | Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe |
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We’ve ranked the top Venture Capital Early Stage Venture investors in Poland. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
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- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
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Top Venture Capital Investors & Funds (Poland)
Innovation Nest
Innovation Nest invest in early stage B2B SaaS startups from Europe and help them grow from local to global using our network of contacts and strong in-house competencies. It strongly believes that the path to growth leads through Silicon Valley and strongly encourage our portfolio startups to set up presence there. The company supports high-tech companies to grow faster and scale their business globally.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland, Europe
Industries: B2B, Finance, SaaS, Venture Capital
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SpeedUp Venture Capital Group
We are a group of venture capital funds, investing in enterprises in an early stage of development. Areas of our interest include enterprises and entrepreneurs in Central and Eastern Europe, who want to conquer the global market by utilizing their self-developed solutions. Our cooperation with companies is based on a 3-8 years investment horizon. We’re looking for innovations from areas such as: consumer internet, electromobility, energy, fintech, martech, adtech, medtech, IoT and hardware. We’re interested in technologies like Machine Learning, Picture Recognition and Artificial Intelligence.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Energy Storage, Finance, Financial Services, Medical, Medical Device, Renewable Energy, Venture Capital
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RTAventures VC
RTAventures VC invests early in online businesses with special focus on healthcare related products and business models like SaaS (software as a service) and marketplaces. RTAventures VC is managed by Piotr Kulesza and Lubomir Jurczak and is based in Warsaw, Poland and Berlin, Germany. The largest investments include Docplanner, Typeform, Point Nine Capital.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, Health Care, SaaS, Venture Capital
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HardGamma Ventures
HardGamma Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in startups that focuses on computing, internet, biotechnology, and more. Early stage VC fund focused on Polish and CEE startups. The Fund invests in projects such as seed and startups in the area of computing, Internet, mobile technologies, the biotechnology sector and physicochemical technologies. HardGamma Ventures invests in strong teams developing projects with global potential – providing funding and support for business planning, marketing, product positioning and other business functions. The HardGamma team is constantly in contact and cooperation with leading competitions and incubator programs in Europe and USA – Seedcamp (UK), The Difference Engine (UK), Springboard (UK), Startup Bootcamp (Denmark), TechStars (United States), and the pan-European incubator program HackFwd (Germany), where the team is responsible for the assessment and certification program for start-ups, and the International Incubator of the University of Maryland (United States). The team of HardGamma is also building a network affiliation with other VC funds in the region to broaden the range of exploration and investment opportunities and to increase international support and business opportunities for the portfolio of projects.
Stages: Crowdfunding, Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Inovo Venture Partners
Inovo Venture Partners backs early-stage and post-traction startups. Inovo Venture Partners invests between €0.5–2m in startups from Poland and the CEE region. It specializes in the fields of venture capital, corporate finance, innovations, SaaS, and marketplaces.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Management Consulting, Venture Capital
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Carlson ASI EVIG Alfa VC Fund
CARLSON ASI EVIG Alfa Fund was established in partnership with Carlson Ventures International LTD to invest in early stage technology projects targeting R&D with potential for global commercialisation. Carlson ASI EVIG Alfa Focuses on key industries for the modern economy with a emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI) in industries such as: FinTech, MedTech, IoT and CleanTech.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Grant
Location: Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland, Europe
Industries: B2B, B2C, CleanTech, FinTech, Internet of Things, Medical Device, SaaS, Venture Capital
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bValue Venture Capital
bValue is one of the most active VC funds in Poland, investing in companies from CEE region. Combined diverse experience of management team allows us to support companies in scaling up to next level and transforming challenges into opportunities. We also leverage experience and business network of our angels and investors to boost growth and spot opportunities. Currently, we invest in companies in seed and early stage, preferably with recurring revenues (or at least MVP). Our investment ticket is between $100k to $1m. We are generalist fund with B2C marketplaces and D2C brands but our main focus are B2B solutions (SaaS as well as tech), that can become global champions. We can act out of the box and as a result our portfolio is diversified with some excellent companies from more traditional sectors.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Location: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, Information Technology, Internet, Internet of Things, Marketing, SaaS, Software, Venture Capital, Web Design, Web Development
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Giza Polish Ventures (GPV)
Giza Polish Ventures (GPV) is a venture capital (VC) fund with a professional backup provided by the Israeli VC group Giza Venture Capital (Giza VC). Giza VC investment professionals contribute with wealth of expertise and experience in communications, semiconductors, information technologies, enterprise software, the life sciences and medical equipment, clean technologies, media, the Internet, and entertainment. With more than 20 years of experience, Giza VC stands at the forefront of Israel’s venture capital industry, having made more than 100 investments and achieved more than 40 successful exits. Since 1992, Giza has formed five funds and invested approximately $600 million.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Platinum Seed
Platinum Seed is an early-stage VC fund that connects innovators and investors, focusing on innovation and digital economy. Its aim is to help innovators turn their ideas into successful businesses and also works with angel investors from Poland and other European countries, seed funds, and venture capitalists. The company specializes in commercialization, internationalization, and transfer of technology. Platinum Seed co-finances and engages into their investment portfolio and also supports the companies in its portfolio throughout their operations, until exiting the project. It is involved in the areas of ICT, content provision and management, e-commerce, applications, and ICT projects for the healthcare industry, with special emphasis on senior care applications. Platinum Seed was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Gdynia.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Finance, Venture Capital
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Movens Capital
Movens Capital manages VC fund oriented on supporting tech companies focusing on European markets. As VC investors, we mainly invest in seed and series A rounds, we are open to co-investment with tickets ranging from $250 to $1m. Movens VC focuses primarily on the fintech, martech, e-commerce support, logistics, medtech, industry 4.0 and deep-tech industries as well as sport & wellness, but is not closed to other sectors. Preferred business models are marketplace and SaaS.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Marketplace, SaaS, Venture Capital
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Experior Venture Fund
Experior Venture Fund is the leading early and growth stage venture capital investor in Poland. EVF invests between EUR 500k and EUR 3m in high-growth innovative companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. The firm has a dedicated team of professionals who support entrepreneurs in delivering success. Support of the Experior Venture Fund is tailored towards the specific needs of each portfolio company, the Fund provides a unique combination of both capital and operational know-how driving value creation of portfolio companies.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Angel Investment, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Alfabeat
Alfabeat is a seed and early stage venture capital fund for enterprise software companies, with a track record including a unicorn, and backed by successful enterprise software founders
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland, Europe
Industries: B2B, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Venture Capital
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EEC Ventures
EEC Ventures is a venture capital company specializing in utilities, energy, environment, sustainable, and advanced materials sectors. The company provides IT solutions for artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, blockchain, and big data. It also provides target companies with both early-stage and growth/expansion capital financing. They create value using sustainable resources, lower the environmental burden or provide higher efficiency in the utilization of traditional resources. The company should provide the market with services and products that respond to the following global trends such as natural resources reduction, upgrade of utility infrastructure, steady energy demand increase, reduction of CO2 emissions, and reduction in wastes generation. EEC Ventures was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Warsaw, Poland.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Industrial Automation, Information Technology, Predictive Analytics, Venture Capital, Waste Management
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KnowledgeHub
KnowledgeHub is a Venture Capital Fund that invests in modern technology solutions in early stages of development (start-ups). The Fund supports innovative projects with high market potential in stages of financing, operational management and fast value growth. KnowledgeHub specializes in development of investment competence in area of Digital Marketing, supporting Fund’s companies in building and holding their competitive advantage. One of main aims of KnowledgeHub is creating the broadest portfolio of media-marketing products and services which, thanks to companies’ synergy, will manage all areas of Digital Marketing.
Stages: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Funding Platform, SaaS, Venture Capital
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Hedgehog Fund
Hedgehog Fund is an early stage business angels / venture capital fund operating in Warsaw, Poland Our focus is on information, communication and technology (ICT) new ventures that demonstrate the potential to be scaled internationally or acquired by industry leaders. Dependent on exit opportunities we may continue to invest in the new ventures through later stages of financing. Once we have committed to an investment we proactively connect with entrepreneurs and bring together all the necessary resources to catalyze new venture growth whilst simultaneously reducing new venture risk. Our investing principles: – We invest in people with ready projects at early stage (having a prototype, platform and/or first clients as necessary minimum) – We do not invest in idea (only) – We invest in projects with up to 6 years perspective but we look at the investments opportunistically (we could have an early exit) – We invest up to (max.) PLN 1 m per project in return for minority equity stake – We build the portfolio of approx. 10-15 projects – Our initial investment aims at approx. 15-30% of shares of the project – We do investments in tranches trying to set up realistic goals to be reached by founders – We try to co-invest to minimize the risk
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Simpact VC
Simpact is the first impact investment venture capital fund in Poland. We are looking for tech-driven startups that incorporate high business potential and a positive social or environmental impact. We empower founders to build tech companies which combine profit with purpose and have a potential to change the world for the better.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Impact Investing, Social Impact, Venture Capital
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ERNE VENTURES
ERNE VENTURES is the Venture Capital operating in Europe. ERNE VENTURES was founded in 2007 by a group of friends investing together since 1990. We have co-funded around 30 companies in Poland, UK and Cyprus. We have a number of great exits on the stock exchanges: 1 in London and 8 in Warsaw, Poland. Our Team consists of 8 professionals: among them 5 are current or former CEOs of public companies. We focus on investments with global reach potential only. We are specialised in video and mobile games industry. We are also interested in e-sport, entertainment, blockchain + cryptocurrencies, and AI. We invest up to 2 million USD.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Joint Polish Investment Fund
Joint Polish Investment Fund is Poland-based group has reportedly become the country’s first institutional venture capital fund. JPIF invests in early and mid stage Life Science companies in Central and Eastern Europe with an investment holding period of 3-5 years. In addition the JPIF team also look at Polish companies which have licensed, partnered, or acquired technologies from abroad. JPIF’s aim is to create a high return investment portfolio that leverages the Polish life science capabilities. JPIF consists of a team of people with broad experience in the life-science sector. Scientists and medical doctors with industrial experience work hand in glove with colleagues who have a thorough training in economics and business affairs. Everybody is driven by true interest in the life science field and new technologies, which will greatly contribute to people’s health disease management and quality of life. Entrepreneurs backed by JPIF have access to the knowledge and advice of each member of the JPIF team and to the associated global scientific and commercial network. Together JPIF and entrepreneurs are therefore in the position to accelerate preclinical, clinical or commercial development and a successful market entry into the most important healthcare markets: Europe, the U.S., and Asia. The management team of JPIF has a long track record in sourcing, structuring and selling businesses ranging from seed stage to more mature, revenue generating companies.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Life Science, Medical Device, mHealth, Personal Health, Venture Capital
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DataVentures.io
Data Ventures is a service-oriented venture capital firm bridging the gap between CEE & Global startup ecosystems. We are concentrated on data analytics technologies for B2B. We invest in projects which automate processes, eliminate middlemen and reduce information asymmetry within markets to make them more efficient. We focus on Fintech, DevTools, SaaS verticals and Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Big Data technologies. Our mission is to empower technology entrepreneurs to make a mark on the world thanks to better understanding of data. The company was founded by Piotr Smolen in April 2017 and is based at Warsaw, Poland.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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ARIA Fund
ARIA is an independent private equity fund management company run by professionals with a variety of business backgrounds. Thanks to the fusion of different characters and generations, we have a deeper understanding of the global market. We deliver great results to our portfolio companies, by supporting them with know-how and the right resources. We invest in projects with international growth potential, mainly in the areas of new technologies but we are also interested in small and mid-sized enterprises which have unique selling propositions regardless of their industry.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity
Location: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Business Development, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Expeditions Fund
Expeditions Fund is a long-term and patient venture capital fund investing in early-stage technology companies globally led by mission-driven founders. The fund has initially started as venture capital operations of Firlej Kastory family office. In 2021, Firlej Kastory expanded beyond immediate family management and the venture capital firm, Expeditions Fund, was created. Expeditions Fund today is an independent venture fund backed by multi-billion dollar investors, family offices, founders and CEOs of successful companies.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Xplorer Fund
Xplorer Fund is a Proof of Concept fund that specializes in investing in early-stage technology projects or startups. These include technology projects in ICT, Life Science, Cleantech and Energy sectors. Xplorer Fund’s target capitalization is EUR 5 million, 80% of which comes from the National Center for Research and Development, and 20% from private investors. It invests 100k€ to 1.500k€ per year.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, Health Care, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Internet of Things, mHealth, Nanotechnology, Small and Medium Businesses, Venture Capital
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Aper Ventures
The fund supports deeptech and hardware startups that demonstrate proven competitive advantages and significant global potential. It was founded in 2014 as 100 million Meta Ventures, investing in more than 20 entities in its area of operations. As of 2019, it operates primarily under Aper Ventures. The value of its assets under management is approximately PLN 130 million, of which the fund has invested PLN 50 million since 2019 alone. Aper Venture is based in Warsaw, Poland.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Hardware, Internet of Things, Venture Capital
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Pracuj Ventures
Pracuj Ventures focuses on investment in the early-stage human resources and learning and development technology startups. Maciej Artur Noga, Paweł Leks, and Przemyslaw Gacek founded it on January 1, 2019, with its headquarters in Warsaw in Poland.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Angel Investment, EdTech, Human Resources, Impact Investing, Venture Capital
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Czysta3.vc
Czysta3.vc is an investment firm providing businesses with venture capital funds. It creates sales and implements marketing strategies. The firm has worked with Fortune 500 startups and expanded it businesses to other countries. The firm was founded in 2017 and is based in Poland.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Polish Institute for Research and Development
The Polish Institute of Research and Development is an investment fund that verifies ideas and then funds their development until the start-up sale. Polish universities and enterprises are characterized by great innovative potential, which we support. In response to market demand, our fund effectively streamlines the transition from conceptual phase of the project through implementation to market success. As part of the verification of the potential of the submitted projects, PIBiR prepares four key groups of analysis: technological, market, patent and financial analysis. We are interested in the following areas: new materials, industrial solutions, transport solutions, electronics & cybersecurity, robotics, artificial intelligence.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Asset Management, Finance, Venture Capital
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Blumerang Investors
Blumerang Investors is a venture capital firm engaged in investing in start-up and early stage small and medium firms of various sectors. Sectors include industrial sectors, mainly real estate, construction, Information Technology (IT), catering, etc.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Impact Investing, Real Estate Investment, Venture Capital
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