Despite the situation in the global markets being difficult, the PFR Ventures and Inovo Venture Partners report for Q2 2022 is dominated by positive information. A total of PLN 916 million was given to start-ups in VC investments and 93 companies were financed in this way. See a detailed summary of the last 3 months on the Polish VC market!
The ongoing digitisation of work, industry, science or health brings many positives, but also poses threats - including vulnerability to cyber attacks. The consequence of this is increased cybersecurity spending - investments in this sector amounted to USD 25 billion in 2021 - as well as the development of cybersecurity startups. To show Polish digital security solutions, we have created a map of the Polish cybersecurity sector. On this task, we have been cooperating with PFR Ventures and the Infoshare conference.
As the IT industry grows, more attention is paid not only to the functionality of websites and applications, but also to the needs of people using them. The popularity of the User Experience Designer as a profession of choice is growing. How to become a UX Designer and how to effectively find the needs of people using digital products? These are the question we ask Magdalena Ostoja – Chyżyńska, creator and CEO of UX GIRL and co-organizer of Human Tech Art - a series of meetings with people who implement non-standard ideas using new technologies.
Polish aid for Ukraine amazed the world. More than 2.6 million refugees arrived in Poland – and tech solutions created for them follow. What solutions will help Ukrainians staying in Poland?
Last year's SpaceTech Analytics report indicated that at the end of Q3 2021 the spacetech industry consisted of 12,000 companies and 5,000 investors. The sector was valued at USD 380 billion in 2020. However, space technologies are developing really dynamically, and according to estimates, in the next decade the number of launched satellites will triple, and the market value of the sector will increase to $10 trillion in 2030. How are Polish start-ups faring in space?
It is no surprise to anyone interested, that 2021 was a record year in terms of investment value on the Polish VC market. But did you expect the companies to raise more capital in the past 12 months than in 2019-2020 total? Learn about the findings of the report on the last year on the VC market, created by PFR Ventures and Inovo Venture Partners.
Codecool is a coding school operating in CEE countries - we have talked to Jozsef Boda - its CEO and co-founder on what should such a bootcamp provide, how to hire a good programmer for your startup and what skills he or she should posess, and why is coding a great skill to have.
The new report of the Digital Poland Foundation summarizes the state of the CEE technology industry, focusing on the most important players in the field. These are not only startups, but also publicly listed companies. Among 100 such companies, as many as 45 come from Poland.
Novakidi s an online English learning platform for children. It has been founded in Krakow. This August, it has gained a record funding of around 29,5 mln. EUR from Silicon Valley VC's. What does it do, how does it teach and how does it define itself? We have asked Max Azarov - CEO and founder of Novakid.
Impact CEE is one of the most important tech events in Poland - although the topics were focusing on different path, they all seemed connected by the fact that they mentioned crisis. In fact, four crises - climate, pandemic, political and economic.
One of the most popular international acceleration programs, developed in cooperation with the global giant, Google, is waiting for your application! Recruitment for the next edition of Huge Thing is taking place. What to expect if you want to participate in the program?
