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[m]spark, powered by Knowledge Hub, is described as the first marketing-technology (MarTech) accelerator programme for startups on the Polish market. Based in Poland, it supports early-stage MarTech and adtech founders with mentoring, corporate connections and access to its ecosystem to help them validate and scale their products.
Active since 2018. Smart-tech accelerator scaling startups across Central and Eastern Europe with programs like AccelStart, AccelBoost, and Green Impact. Support: specialized accelerators, corporate partner network, mentoring. Scope: Regional (CEE).
Established 2009 by the Polish Federation of Engineering Associations (NOT). Two-stage program for engineering and hardware startups: incubation with mentoring and business modeling, then seed funding up to EUR 200K. Support: expert consulting, seed capital, office space. Scope: National.
Black Pearls VC was a Gdansk-based early-stage venture capital firm that invested in deep-tech and B2B software startups across the Baltic and Central and Eastern European region. It concluded its active investment period at the end of 2023, and its team has continued supporting founders under a new identity, Balnord.
Accelerator by Budimex for construction-tech startups in green construction, AI, robotics, and site automation. Offers pilots on construction sites, industry mentors, and potential investment or procurement. Scope: Regional (Poland and CEE).
The Cross-Border Impact Venture Accelerator (also known as Unsung Tech’s Poland-Ukraine program) is a fully online accelerator launched in 2022 to support young Ukrainian entrepreneurs in building humanitarian and impact-focused startups amid the ongoing crisis. This unique six-month program was co-founded by Polish and international tech non-profits in response to the war in Ukraine, aiming to empower Ukrainian youth (often refugees or internally displaced) to address challenges faced by their communities. The program provides equity-free stipends to participants (to cover living and working costs), mentorship in business fundamentals and pitching, and connections to NGOs and international partners. Topics emphasized include leadership under adversity, social entrepreneurship, and financial planning in volatile environments. Notably, the accelerator connects startups with NGOs across seven countries to pilot their solutions in real humanitarian contexts. For example, a cohort team developing a mobile app for reconnecting separated families was paired with relief organizations working in Poland and Ukraine to test and deploy the app. Other startup ideas have included portable water purification units, mental health support platforms, and low-cost prosthetics – all direly needed due to war impacts. The accelerator is run online with occasional in-person meetups in safe locations (e.g., at Google for Startups Warsaw), enabling participants dispersed across Ukraine, Poland, and beyond to collaborate. By late 2023, the Cross-Border Impact Accelerator had supported two cohorts (around 20 startups). Successes included one venture securing grant funding from UNICEF to expand a digital education tool for Ukrainian children, and another joining a global humanitarian tech competition. The program is backed by international donors and tech companies’ CSR arms. Its broader significance lies in showing how entrepreneurship can be a tool for resilience: instead of seeing war-affected youth solely as victims, it empowers them as innovators solving problems like displacement, infrastructure damage, and trauma. The name “Unsung Tech” reflects the mission to uplift underrepresented voices and create solutions that might otherwise go unsung. In sum, the Cross-Border Impact Accelerator stands out as a bold initiative turning tragedy into an impetus for social innovation, forging a new generation of Ukrainian impact-driven founders even in the face of adversity.
Six-month EIT Food program run by Startup Hub Poland for female agrifood entrepreneurs. Provides EUR 1,000 stipend, training, 1:1 mentorship, and a chance to win up to EUR 10,000 grants. Scope: National with EU-wide network.
Experior Venture Fund is a Warsaw-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups, notably in fintech, medtech and digital services, typically at seed and Series A stages. One of Poland's prominent independent VCs, it is known for being co-led by women investors and backs founders across Central and Eastern Europe.
CEE gateway hub running cross-landing programs with French Tech Lyon–Saint Etienne. Helps French startups build Polish R&D teams and supports Polish founders entering France.
Market One Capital (MOC) is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Warsaw and Barcelona that specialises in marketplaces and platforms with network effects. It backs pre-seed and seed founders across Europe building two-sided marketplaces and B2B platforms, and its portfolio includes companies such as Docplanner and Packhelp.
Corporate accelerator by Orange Polska (est. 2015) focused on 5G, IoT, AI, and customer experience. Provides proof-of-concept projects, telecom mentorship, and access to Orange's global Fab network in 18 countries. Scope: National with global reach.
OTB Ventures is a Warsaw-based deep-technology venture capital firm founded in 2017 that invests across Europe in early-growth companies working on space technology, AI and automation, fintech infrastructure and enterprise software. It targets capital-efficient deeptech businesses with proven technology and early revenue, and has backed companies such as ICEYE. It is one of the largest deeptech-focused funds in Central and Eastern Europe.
Equity-free acceleration program run by Startup Hub Poland with public funding support. It offers structured tracks such as Corporate Plugin, VC Forge, and Poland Prize, with non-dilutive grants for eligible startups.
Founded 2011. Early-stage investor focused on digital health, telemedicine, and SaaS. RTA Ventures is an accelerator programme based in Warsaw, Poland. The programme supports startups in Digital Health, Telemedicine, SaaS.
Mazovian regional startup competition and support program for ventures under three years old. It runs tracks for INNO-TECH, SOCIAL IMPACT, and START with grant-based awards for early product validation and growth.
Startup Booster is the acceleration programme run by Huge Thing, a Poznan-based innovation firm with over a decade of experience that helps startups scale and supports corporations with their innovation strategy. Huge Thing has worked with dozens of corporate partners and screened thousands of startups, running structured programmes to strengthen founding teams and their go-to-market.
Impact-focused accelerator operated by SWPS University for ventures aligned with sustainable development goals. The program supports startups, micro-enterprises, and NGOs through commercialization, corporate piloting, and funding-readiness tracks.
PARP-backed accelerator attracting international startups to Poland, run by Space3ac in Gdansk. Offers up to EUR 65,000 equity-free funding plus soft-landing support (incorporation, legal/tax, accommodation, visas). Focus on smart cities, space, and logistics. Scope: International.
City of Warsaw acceleration initiative connecting startups with municipal companies for pilot implementations, especially in sustainability and urban innovation. Participants receive mentoring and can compete for demo-day prizes.