Global Digital Transformation at the forefront!

Global Digital Transformation at the forefront!

Hello and welcome to startup with Poland, where we delve into the nitty-gritty of Poland’s startup ecosystem. Today Tessa McIver talks to Bartosz Ziółek, who is currently Head of Digital Solutions for the Corporate and Investment Banking Area at Santander Bank Polska. Bartek himself founded a couple of startups, before joining a casual dining chain…

A deep dive into the Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
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A deep dive into the Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

Welcome to startUP with Poland – the show where we deep dive into Poland’s startup ecosystem. In this episode,Tessa McIver talks is joined by Anna Wnuk, who is the director of the Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. Anna grew up in Norway, and spent much of her adult life in Kenya working with…

Creating the world’s fastest distributed database!
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Creating the world’s fastest distributed database!

Welcome to startUP with Poland – the show where we take a deep dive into the Polish startup ecosystem. This time Tessa McIver talks to Adam Szymański, founder of Oxla – the world’s fastest distributed database. Throughout his career, Adam has worked on a wide range of IT projects: computer games, mobile apps, server backends,…

Creating Acceleration Programs and Fostering Synergistic Connections with Corporate Trailblazers

Creating Acceleration Programs and Fostering Synergistic Connections with Corporate Trailblazers

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…

Startup Realities: Navigating Entrepreneurship

Startup Realities: Navigating Entrepreneurship

Welcome to startUP with Poland – the show where we take a deep dive into the Polish startup ecosystem. In this episode, Tessa McIver speaks with Adam Komarnicki, Chief Revenue Officer at Appsilon. Adam is an experienced C-level executive and advisor who works with technology companies to help them grow. He has worked as a…

Speed boats & tankers: bringing innovation to the corporate world

Speed boats & tankers: bringing innovation to the corporate world

Hello and welcome to another episode of StartUP with Poland – where we continue to get to grips with Poland’s startUP ecosystem – through the eyes of key players. Today, Tessa McIver talks to Maryla Wojcieszek, who works at the accelerator Huge Thing. As an Innovation Shaper she supports large organizations in processes related to…

Unveiling the Occubee Journey with Kamil Folkert
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Unveiling the Occubee Journey with Kamil Folkert

Welcome to StartUP with Poland, hosted by Tessa McIver, Executive MBA McIver, where we dive into the nuts and bolts of the Polish startup ecosystem. Today our guest is Kamil Folkert, PhD, CEO of startup Occubee. Occubee is a SaaS solution for retailers that uses AI and ML to help users effectively manage their supply…

Reskilling in Tech & empowerment for women

Reskilling in Tech & empowerment for women

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…

Which way is the wind blowing in the VC world?

Which way is the wind blowing in the VC world?

Enjoy the next episode of StartUP with Poland co-produced by Poland Weekly and Andrea Bandirali. This time Tessa McIver, talks to Pawel Maj, Partner at Warsaw Equity Group, a leading private investment company based in the CEE region, with a 20 year history. Paweł himself has completed more than 60 investments, over 20 exits, and…