10th edition batch
This edition of Poland Prize powered by Huge Thing was carried out in cooperation with 7 partners – The fifth edition of Huge Thing was carried out in cooperation with Alior Bank within the ScaleUp program – supported by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development.
The goal of the program was Poland Prize is a programme inviting foreign startups to start activity in Poland. Its objective is to effectively attract and adopt foreign technology and business culture into the Polish startup ecosystem.
Startups
Hardwario
Hardwario smart box monitors the climate in forests and overheating of motors in production lines
RobinBrick
identifies faults in a Brick and Mortar Performance Best Practices, as wellas automate the adjustment process by providing a list of major inefficiencies and optimization hypothesis to all involved actors in the selling process from CEO to store managers.
Elifinty
is an app-based platform that connects creditors, debt advisors and consumers in a seamless and meaningful way (data enriched, automated) to improve the financial wellbeing of the mass retail banking market. We’re helping institutions build long term relationships with their customers, serve them better and building long term resilience for consumers across our network.
Freemium
FreemiumPlay provides gift-card solutions, white label websites, APIs solutions, and soon more services, in order to give access to those premium contents.
EVA
is a ground to sky technology company building stations and operating systems for drones to sustain, improve or save lives.
Frostchain
is the missing ingredient in seamless and trustless exchange of future central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), which will mitigate risks related to cross border transactions. Frostchain substantially lowers friction and expense related to sending money internationally resulting in significantly lower fees paid by the end users to perform international money transfers.
VITS
VITS helps companies to manage health & safety processes in a more efficient way. We help companies move from paper and excel to digital space with health & safety processes. Our solution helps to save time on bureaucracy and spend more time in the actual workplace preventing risks.
Thermophr
Thermosphr develops a suite of SaaS solutions to improve the energy efficiency of heating and air conditioning systems in commercial buildings. Our SaaS controls heating, ventilation and AC systems in real-time and remotely, resulting in energy savings >30% in just a few days.
Gridpocket
GridPocket is an innovative energy software company. The product PowerVAS is an energy customer engagement platform for utilities. The customers include some of the largest electricity, gas and water utility companies in Europe, as well as cities and governments.
[me]mento
[me]mento Securely stores user information exclusively on a user’s device and provides a framework for Content Personalization & Ad Targeting.
DARVIS
DARVIS utilizes artificial intelligence and computer vision to provide solution driven data focused on solving health safety concerns in the medical industry and supply chain inefficiencies across the a variety of industries.
Accounto
is your new digital accountant. Automated accounting, VAT, payroll, tax advice on mobile & desktop. 0-24 support, real-time reports at half the cost of an accountant.
Fusebox
Fusebox is an open platform for managing and trading flexible electricity consumption for balancing supply and demand in the electricity system. Fusebox reduces CO2 emissions of the electricity systems globally.
Patron
PatronGo is a mobile application monitors the financial health of family budgets - finds overpriced payments and helps reduce them with the help of a non-stop online specialist.
Tarot Analytics
Tarot Analytics provides last-kilometer route optimization and a delivery management SaaS platform for enterprise.
Partners
- Digital Health
- Enterprise Software
- FinTech
- InsurTech
- AgriTech
- HRTech
Black Pearls VC is a Polish based early stage venture capital firm focused on seed, post-seed and Series A investments in leading tech startups from Northern & Central Europe. Focusing on supporting ambitious entrepreneurs in building companies with a global reach, Black Pearls VC is usually one of the first investors in the company, helping founders scale and reach their goals. Typical ticket ranges between €100k – €1m, with follow-on investments in later rounds.
So far Black Pearls VC has invested in over 30 companies such as: Telemedi, Autenti, Nordigen, eAgronom, Insly, IamIP. Black Pearls VC is a part of a Kauffman Fellows program, a global venture capital leadership programme which includes over 650 leading VCs from over 50 countries worldwide.
- Martech
- eCommerce
- Big Data
- Customer Engagement
- Sustainability
Coca Cola HBC Poland & Baltics is a branch of Coca-Cola HBC AG, a strategic partner and the world’s second largest bottler of The Coca-Cola Company beverages, reaching over 590 million consumers. We operate on 4 among: Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian, and our portfolio includes: Coca-Cola carbonated drinks, Coca-Cola Zero, Coke Energy, Cherry Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Kinley Tonic, juices and nectars Cappy, Kropla Beskidu and Kropla Delice mineral waters, Burn energy drinks, Monster Energy and Predator and Fuzetea iced teas.
- Stores of the Future
- Consumer engagement
- MarTech
- In-store behaviour analytics
- On-shelf availability trackers
- Hydrogen
- Batteries and Energy Storage
- E-mobility
- Circular Economy
- Decarbonization & Energy Efficiency
- Smartgrid
- Renewables
EIT InnoEnergy is a leading fund investing in energy, cleantech, mobility, and broader smart technology solutions, both in Europe and beyond. Since its creation in 2010, and with the support of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), it has invested €560 million in sustainable energy innovation, providing funding and additional support to approximately 380 start-ups.
- Construction Tech
- Future of Work
- Commerce Software
- Fintech
- B2B Software
- Marketplace
- SaaS Enabled Marketplace
- Market Networks
- Social Networks
- Data Platform and Software
- Decarbonisation in district heating systems
- Energy efficiency of buildings
- E-mobility
- Indoor air quality
- Balancing energy supply and demand.
Veolia Group in Poland has been a reliable partner of cities and industry throughout the country for over 20 years. Based on knowledge and experience, it offers innovative services tailored to the needs of Customers. By investing in the expansion and modernization of its production and distribution infrastructure, as well as developing activities in the area of effective energy management, water and wastewater management and waste management, it ensures the highest quality of services. Veolia constantly looks for innovative solutions in areas such as decarbonization, energy efficiency, e-mobility, indoor air quality and energy balancing. Taking into account the circular economy model, it creates and implements economically and environmentally effective solutions contributing to the sustainable development of cities and industry.
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