Silesian Startup Foundation

🚀It's time to summarize the past year at the Silesian Startup Foundation... In a nutshell, it was all about: ☑️leveling up our activities ☑️developing and expanding partnerships in the startup world ☑️shaping a long-term strategy for innovation ☑️organizing dozens of events, meetups, workshops, trainings, and the international AI<>BA conference Thank you to everyone driving innovation in Silesia and beyond 💙💛 Kuba Nagórski, Małgorzata Skorupa, Mateusz Zapart, Edyta Kucharczyk, Łukasz Kałuziński, Kacper Polaczek, Ewelina Janik, Łukasz Żółciak, 🚀 Bartosz Mruk 📈, Piotr Kaźmierczak, Przemysław Magaczewski, Agnieszka Hajos-Iwańska, Rafał Bałaga, Joanna Brassett, Clare Rees, Chloe Amos-Edkins, ☁️ Michal Furmankiewicz, Bartłomiej Michalski, Janusz Dramski and many more who made this year an incredible journey ☺️ 2025, here we come! 🌟 #innovations #ecosystem #community

🚀 As we plan for 2025, one word stands out: quality. Our goal? To deliver better, more inspiring, and impactful initiatives for the Silesian innovation ecosystem. ✨ Quality will also be the main topic of the National Quality Congress organized by JAKOŚĆ BEZ RETUSZU z Anną Farion, happening May 14–16, 2025, in Gliwice. We’re thrilled to join as a Partner - Anna Farion thank you for having us! 🙌 🔗 Tickets and details: www.jakoscbezretuszu.pl Join us (if you only know Polish) and be part of this transformative event! 💥 #quality #business #networkingevent

The list of events in which the Silesian Startup Foundation was involved in 2024 is quite long! 🙌 One of the most interesting projects was ⚙️SNIP which made quite a remarkable impact: ✅ 9 events linking innovators with traditional business ✅ 6 Silesian cities tackling sector challenges ✅ 40  expert speakers sharing experiences of implementing innovations Edyta Kucharczyk - thank you for coordinating this project! We also want to thank everyone for their involvement in organizing these events, especially: ☑️co-organizers: the Marshal's Office of the Silesian Voivodeship, InSilesia, Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna S.A., and Katowice City - live, work & invest; ☑️partners: GZM. Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia; ☑️host cities: Invest in Rybnik, Miasto Dąbrowa Górnicza, City of Gliwice; ☑️partners of events: Hostersi, Bank Pekao S.A., Future Processing; ☑️ecosystem partners: co.brick, Heroes, Landingi, Studio Podsłuch, Vaillant Group Business Services Poland, KTW.Legal Radcowie Prawni (law firm), and TaxNet. Video: Event Shooters. #ecosystem #networking #community

Workshops, trainings, lectures, debates – the end of the year is an intensive time for us, full of conversations about the specifics of the startup industry and the need for education about entrepreneurship and innovation 🚀 For example, Małgorzata Skorupa and Edyta Kucharczyk from the Silesian Startup Foundation took part in debates during the first Polish Development Congress. Marta Pomietlorz-Loska thank you for the invitation and congratulations on creating an interesting event 🙌 #development #entrepreneurship #business

Have you heard about "KSSE for transformation" - a project prepared by one of Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna S.A. subzones? ⛏️This project aims to support people mainly from the mining or mining-related regions, who may seriously feel the effects of the economic transformation in Silesia. The project assumes the following support: ☑️professional training and consulting before starting a business ☑️financial subsidy for starting a business up to PLN 100,000 net for each participant ❗️Application forms are available until December 30, 2024 🔗Details: https://lnkd.in/ebNmqJNw Check if this project suits you 😎 #entrepreneur #business #change

💥What is shaping the Polish startup scene today? 💥What innovations are being created by the Polish startups? 💥What drives startups to look for investors? It can all be found in The 2024 Polish Startup Scene Report published by Startup Poland. A small contribution to the report was also made by the Silesian Startup Foundation which was not only an ecosystem partner of this but also Małgorzata Skorupa, who shared her insights on the role of networking in the ecosystem... Download your copy of the report 👉https://lnkd.in/da7SASRu #startups #innovations #ecosystem

Let's make a wrap of the last meeting of the ⚙️SNIP project in 2024 👇 In a nice and cozy atmosphere, we reflected on the project, explored the synergy between startups and industry, discussed how cities can connect innovators with traditional businesses, and tackled cybersecurity challenges in the new tech age (Łukasz Kałuziński, thanks for the presentation). Joanna Lasota-Kościańska from Miasto Dąbrowa Górnicza, Dawid Strupowski from Invest in Rybnik, Łukasz Żółciak from Katowice City - live, work & invest, Mariusz Ogłoziński from Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna S.A., Kuba Nagórski and Małgorzata Skorupa from Silesian Startup Foundation - thanks for the discussion and inspiring conversations during the networking💙 🚀 With a head full of ideas, we are already planning ⚙️SNIP in 2025 - stay tuned for more updates😎 --- The ⚙️SNIP project is co-organized by the Silesian Startup Foundation with the Marshal's Office of the Silesian Voivodeship, InSilesia, Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna S.A., and Katowice City - live, work & invest. The project partner: GZM. Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia. Ecosystem partners: co.brick, Heroes, Landingi, Pesi, Studio Podsłuch, KTW.Legal Radcowie Prawni (law firm), Vaillant Group Business Services Poland and Tax-Net. Photos: Event Shooters. #startups #business #ecosystem

Do you have any plans for Thursday evening (December 12, 2024)? If not, we invite you to the next meeting as part of MedTech Meetup Poland. The agenda includes: 🩺 lectures by health market experts, 🧪 startup pitches on innovations in medicine, 🔬 meetup laboratory prepared by Symkom, with live sessions of creating numerical models. The meeting is free of charge, but registration is required 👉https://lnkd.in/eDkQvEPy We invite you together with Janusz Dramski🚀 #startups #ecosystem #innovationsinmedicine

What happened in Gliwice during the ⚙️SNIP meeting? Why did we talk about innovations in the logistics in this city? Check it out in the video below 👇 Thanks to all the participants and speakers for the great conversations and speakers. We also want to thank the City of Gliwice and Future Processing for hosting this event 💙 The last meeting of this year's ⚙️SNIP project happens today at D9 space in Katowice. The next meetings will happen in 2025 - stay tuned for more updates🚀 --- The ⚙️SNIP project is co-organized by the Silesian Startup Foundation with the Marshal's Office of the Silesian Voivodeship, InSilesia, Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna S.A., and Katowice City - live, work & invest. The project partner: GZM. Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia. The partner of this event: the City of Gliwice and Future Processing. Video: Event Shooters. #innovations #business #networking

Have you explored the latest report on startups and IT companies in the Podbeskidzie region, created by Fundacja Startup Podbeskidzie ? This comprehensive publication offers an in-depth review of the ICT industry in the Bielsko-Biała area. Check it out here 👉https://lnkd.in/dC9Sx6bd The report's launch was a great platform to discuss the future of the Silesian innovation ecosystem. Kuba Nagórski shared the Silesian Startup Foundation's strategy👇 Tomorrow (December 10th, 2024), we'll also dive deeper into our progress and 2025 goals during the final ⚙️SNIP project meeting in Katowice. ❗️Feel free to join us (as long as you know Polish): https://lnkd.in/dMaBRxgz Photos: Antolos Studio #innovations #ecosystem #strategy