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Black Pearls VC invests PLN 3m (€ 720k) in iGRID - a startup using industrial internet of things (IIOT) and fog computing technologies for the needs of the energy industry. In 2017, iGRID tested its solutions on the network infrastructure of Tauron Distribution, as part of the ScaleUP Pilot Maker program. Thanks to the promising effects of the pilot, TAURON and iGRID signed an agreement to continue cooperation in 2018 at the end of last year. iGRID is a company that creates IIOT solutions dedicated for energy distributors, industrial energy consumers and photovoltaics. Thanks to the proprietary technology of wireless sensors and distributed computing architecture (fog computing), iGRID provides operators of power grids and owners of photovoltaic installations with accurate and up-to-date data on the condition of transmission infrastructure and energy generation efficiency. The founder of iGRID is Ryszard Bednarz, who,

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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