October 2017

"Venture funding into Central & Eastern Europe is on the rise. But the region needs more than capital to excel." - writes Ewa Treitz in her medium.com blogpost focusing on CEE region's ecosystem properties, chances, and the need of greater connection to the global ecosystem. READ

Foundation for Polish Science, Leon Kozminski Academy and Black Pearls VC  will support Polish startups that have developed unique, advanced technologies with great market potential. Creation of new investment fund will be they key to do it. The model of cooperation between the institutions of science and business implies active searching for investment projects in the academic and scientific community,  providing them with management support, investment capital and assistance in entering international markets. The concept will be realized by establishing a new investment fund focused on Deep Tech projects based on unique, scalable and difficult to copy technologies developed by Polish startups. With potential success of application to the Polish Development Fund Starter Program and participation of private and institutional investors, the funds capitalisation will reach € 15m. The Foundation for Polish Science has been in operation since 1991. It is