The Polish startup scene is looking increasingly vibrant. For some time now, technology blogs have been covering Polish startup expos, competitions and meetings such as Startup Weekend, PitchRally, E-nnovation and Startup Fest that are happening with some regularity across major cities. And Poland was one of the first winners of a Global Entrepreneurship We
ek Award. Is Poland poised to take the lead in Eastern Europe?
The answer is yes. Polish startups have begun to make headlines in a country beating a pessimistic outlook until a couple of years ago when many feared the capital markets or investor communities were not there yet to enable a startup ecosystem. Local rockstar entrepreneurs-turned-investors are some of the most eager participants, as Chris Kowalczyk, the founder of Warsaw-based HardGamma venture fund and the GammaRebels accelerator, told TechCrunch last October at the Startup Fest. Kowalczyk was able to raise money for his seed and early stage fund after supporting (as an angel investor) a successful startup called Codility.
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