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, 2019 Year In Review

Expansion Of Operations Team

We all know that the most important part of any organization is the team. This year the #OMGKRK added both experienced leadership and junior talent to the operations team. 

    • Three years after attending his first #OMGKRK event, Paweł Kulon becomes President of the Foundation Supporting #OMGKRK.
    • Dominika Walec joins as Vice-President / Head of Growth bringing five years of experience from Estimote, four years of EU project management and a PhD from Jagiellonian Univesity. Dominika leads #OMGKRK matchmaking initiatives.
    • Kriti Spinoff joins as Marketing and Communications Manager and an Advisory Board Member. Kriti brings 4 years of international event and community building experience. 
    • Taras Gopko joins as CTO applying his years of experience building digital products for his own startups and for others. 
    • Miłosz Borek and Kirti Sastri Sangita successfully completed 3-month internships to become Associates.

Growth In Digital Reach

Our website had nearly 20 000 unique visitors.

This year #OMGKRK made very significant growth in digital reach and engagement:

THE PITCH

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THE PITCH

Join #OMGKRK in Katowice for Impact mobility rEVolution'19. Free For Startups. 

For those interested in what #OMGKRK has in store for Krakow Startup Week 2019, you can be the first to take a peek at the work in progress Innovative Krakow Forum

Yet the road to Krakow Startup Week leads through Katowice as #OMGKRK heads to the International Congress Centre on October 9th and 10th for Impact mobility rEVolution'19 to host the Startup Stage. Join us as we engage with thought leaders and innovators in the sector of mobility and transportation. The event is free for verified startups.

More About Impact mobility rEVolution'19


OPPORTUNITY
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Symphony Solutions Hiring for Multiple Roles

Our stakeholder member, Symphony Solutions, is looking for machine learning engineers, Azure architects, Information officers, and people officer and recruitment lead to join their growing team in Krakow. Symphony Solutions is a cloud transformation company headquartered in Amsterdam with offices in 5 countries.

APPLY NOW


FEATURED MEMBER

Microsoft

Our Stakeholder Member, Microsoft, offers joint sales engagements with startups, with access to their technology, and a dedicated CEE-based Startups Team. Want to grow faster with Microsoft?

LEARN MORE

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DATA
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Krakow Startup Database 

Did you know that Krakow is home over 100 startups? Find out all Krakow-based startup in this database created by OMGKRK. Let us know if we are missing you in our base!

SEE BASE

COMMUNITY
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Become a Member

We, OMGKRK, are a foundation that aims to support the startup ecosystem in Krakow but we can’t do it without your support. Join us as a member and see what you can gain from the collaboration.

BECOME A MEMBER

STARTUPS
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Startup Poland Survey

Every year Startup Poland undertakes its annual research survey on startups throughout Poland. Do you want to have an influence on how startups in Poland develop? You should! So, take the survey

TAKE THE SURVEY


UPCOMING EVENTS
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Impact mobility rEVolution'19 
Wed/Thu, October 9th - 10th, 2019

Join world leaders at the meeting point of technology, automotive and logistics meeting at Impact mobility rEVolution'19 in Katowice!

REGISTER HERE

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Mastering Product Thinking
Tue-Thu, October 22nd-24th, 2019

Organized by Product Dojo, this is a must-attend event for all product managers. 5th edition of Product Development Days - Mastering The Product Thinking - focuses on bringing to the next level product development and management skills.

REGISTER HERE

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Fireside Chat with Marek Jankowski
Thu, October 10th, 2019

Marek Jankowski - the co-founder of malawielkafirma.pl - the leading Polish language business podcast for SMEs - with 140,000 downloads a month - is coming to Krakow. Save the date and register now! More details to follow.

REGISTER HERE


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DATABASES

Innovation Ecosystem Database undergoes cosmetic and technology upgrade as base surpasses 500 records. Krakwo startup database and Jobs database are the most visited.

We Are Hiring…For You!

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Matchmaker is a prototype of a matchamking tool. Currently, requests are fielded by the #OMGKRK however users will soon recieve quality suggestions automatically.

2020: Scale Digital Reach & Data Up To Polish National Market

EVENTS

Our events had nearly 1,000 participants.

In 2019, #OMGKRK executed 3 events making an impact at the ecosystem level.

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, 2019 Year In Review

May 23rd

Cracow Tech Week with Impact

Startup Stage organizers for one of the strongest innovation event brands in Poland.

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, 2019 Year In Review

August 23rd

Summer Jam: Networking and Recruitment Party

Bring 400 people into the ecosystem and closer to startups. 

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, 2019 Year In Review

October 21st

Innovative Krakow Forum: Ecosystem Summit + Matchmaking

Crowded-sourced ecosystem roadmap with structured matchmaking component. 

PROGRAM

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Dragons Cave Pre-Accelerator

MVPs & New Registered Companies

Succesfully advanced our mission of supporting early stage tech entrepreneurs with a 10 week, 6 expert led workshop pre-acceleration program concluding with a demo day. Several MVPs released and companies registered.

2020: Iterate Pre-Accelerator & Launch ‘Digital Incubator’ For Scaleups

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Expansion Of Membership

The growth and success of the Membership Model has been the single biggest gamechanger in the operations of the Foundation Supporting #OMGKRK. The monthly reoccurring revenue has provided operational stability and members are delivering huge value-added with their engagement and feedback. In 2019, the Foundation surpassed 30 members. 

  • The is a strong correlation between leadership level Stakeholder Members and ecosystem leadership/ innovation from Richard Lucas, Krakow Technology Park, Innovation Nest, Symphony Solutions, HCM Deck, Bidroom, Wave Growth, Impact and Microsoft. 
  • Nearly half of Community Members are startups with the remaining members being service providers or closely related organizations helping innovators entrepreneurs achieve more.

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