Building a startup often comes down to access: access to the right people, the right feedback, and the right opportunities at the right time. HeyDrop, a platform for digital business cards and AI-supported lead management, is built around a simple idea — making professional connections smarter, faster, and measurable. Instead of traditional paper cards, HeyDrop…
Experience will always be the best teacher, but the right advice can make the journey a little faster — and a lot smarter. In conversation with Vladyslav Muzhylivskyi and John Shewell shared what they’ve learned building and backing early-stage startups. Advice from Vladyslav Muzhylivskyi: Great rounds don’t appear out of nowhere — they’re built. “If…
Sometimes, a single introduction can change everything. When John Shewell, CEO of Merlin, visited Krakow, a simple coffee with Paul, CEO of OMGKRK, led to an introduction to angel investor Vladyslav Muzhylivskyi. John is building Merlin — a platform that automates sales intelligence, helping companies gather deep insights about prospects and close deals faster. The idea was born…
In an exciting development, Kraków-based edrone, a leading developer and marketer of Marketing Automation and CRM systems designed for e-commerce, has successfully secured $5 million in venture capital funds. This round of funding was led by INventures, along with participation from Mueller Medien, Atmos, and PortfoLion. The total investment of PLN 20 million ($5M) reflects…
Get to know startups from Krakow! We’re publishing a list of Krakow Startups based on Krakow Startups Report, the first ever comprehensive publication in the region containing data about the Krakow startup ecosystem.
Już 30.09 o godz. 18:00 prezentacja 8 startupów z 4. edycji Krk InnoTech Starter! Założyciele startupów będą mieli 7 minut na przekonanie do swojego pomysłu jury, a po każdej prezentacji inwestorzy będą mieli 5 minut na ich weryfikacje w formie pytań. Dla najlepszych wystąpień przewidziane są nagrody pieniężne. Przewidziana jest również nagroda publiczności – nie…
In a unique round of funding not involving VC funds, three banks in Poland have invested together in Autenti – a Polish fintech whose offer includes a platform for electronic agreement signing and digital workflow of documents. This is the very first joint transaction of such a type, carried out in the Central and Eastern…
When it comes to funding, 2019 is all set to end on a good note for Krakow startups. A diverse variety of Krakow-based startups have been successful in raising funding this year drawing interests by the investors and VC funds that had earlier restricted themselves to Warsaw and other big cities. The latest Krakow startup…
2019 is seemingly a great year for Krakow startup community with a number of startups from the valley attracting funding and winning awards. Now, Krakow-based IT startup, PerfOps, is the latest to join the list! Perfops has secured USD 750,000 ie almost PLN 3 million in second round of funding from venture capital funds, Sunfish…
As a dust falls after Kraków Startup Week we are still feeling inspired after all those amazing events that happened during this time! It was the most intensive week for our foundation and we are very grateful that all the events we organized you’ve enjoyed. To remind you line up was as follows: Monday: Krakow…