An International VC Visits Krakow
Finch Capital is an early stage venture capital firm focusing on Europe and on South East Asia.
They are thematic investors focusing on technology-enabled innovation bringing about the transformation of the financial services sector. Their investments include marketplaces (e.g. deposits, lending, car repairs and legal services), security (e.g. fraud), online distribution models (e.g. mortgage broking, personal lines insurance as well as car loans) and software (e.g. SaaS, data management). Finch Capital has invested in #OMGKRK Community Member PerfOps.
In February 2019, Thierry Zois, Investment Associate at Finch Capital visited Kraków and later shared his impressions with #OMGKRK.
5 Key Takeaways About Krakow Innovation Ecosystem
1) Small ecosystem with quality startups
2) communication skills superior to Warsaw (personal experience)
3) Heavy tech related startups – must be due to the good universities in the region
4) Entrepreneurs think too small in terms of vision and scale – problem throughout PL
5) Krakow has a lot of potential – perhaps market themselves better to the outside world
