Fighting big city loneliness in Central and Eastern Europe

BySylwia Ziemacka 31/10/202431/10/2024

In this episode of Startup with Poland, host Tessa McIver sits down with Aleksander Dunin, CEE Manager at Timeleft, to explore how this innovative startup is tackling the growing issue of big city loneliness in Central and Eastern Europe. Aleksander shares insights into Timeleft’s unique approach to connecting people through curated dinner experiences, discusses the challenges and opportunities for startups in the region, and reflects on his transition from Google to leading Timeleft’s expansion in the CEE market.

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Finalrentals Driving New Horizons in Car Rentals

BySylwia Ziemacka 10/12/202410/12/2024

Welcome to StartUPwithPoland, where we bring you stories from the innovators shaping the Polish startup ecosystem! In this episode, host Tessa McIver engages in an insightful discussion with Ammar Akhtar, CEO of Finalrentals, a global leader in digital car rental solutions. From his roots in Pakistan to building a successful business in Dubai, Poland, and…

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Innovation in Poland’s modern business services sector

BySylwia Ziemacka 08/02/202305/07/2023

ABSL’s Modern Business Services Sector in Poland 2022 report confirms that the sector continues to stand out from other industries due to its high level of innovation. More than 72 percent of the sector’s representatives in Poland declared that they had introduced innovations in the last three years, compared to the enterprise sector average of…

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Senior housing and healthcare investment in Poland

BySylwia Ziemacka 17/02/202205/07/2023

According to the senior housing opportunity index developed by Savills in the end of 2019 that aimed to establish where in Europe the senior housing market has more potential for growth, Poland was in top 5 out of 23 European countries. Poland was described as the fast-growing elderly population combined with the lowest number of…

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Creating Acceleration Programs and Fostering Synergistic Connections with Corporate Trailblazers

BySylwia Ziemacka 30/01/202430/01/2024

In this episode, Tessa McIver talks to Magdalena Jabłońska, CEO of Start Smart CEE – an accelerator affiliated with the MIT ecosystem. To date, Start Smart CEE has accelerated over 300 early-stage startups, helping them to kick-start their development. Let’s find out what impact an accelerator can have on a startup and, more broadly, on…

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Reskilling in Tech & empowerment for women

BySylwia Ziemacka 17/10/202317/10/2023

Welcome to the next episode of StartUP with Poland. This time,Tessa McIver talks to Joanna Pruszynska-Witkowska. Joanna is co-founder of Future Collars, a digital platform that empowers individuals to upskill and reskill for tech jobs. With over 20 years of experience in communications, Joanna began her career as an executive at Leo Burnett and Havas…

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Polish investor landscape and links with silicon valley

BySylwia Ziemacka 14/06/202305/07/2023

Tessa McIver talked to Maciej Kraus who gave an insight into Poland’s Venture Capital landscape and some comparisons with what is going on in the big ol’ US of A. Maciej is a Partner at Movens Capital, a VC fund that invests in seed and series A rounds, and focuses on companies that will revolutionise…

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