Why Startups From Kraków Raised $140M+

Preview:

Citation preview

Why Startups From Kraków Raised $140M+

@KamilLopata

I Am Building Entrepreneurial CommunitiesPast: COLAB, KrakSpot, ArtBuzz, MediaFrame,

Computer Science AGH, Nokia, Sygnity

Who Raised The Most?

Why They Came To Kraków?Short: Great Developers

Talent200k Students In Universities

50k of University Staff

Multinationals44k People in BPO and IT in 2015

20% Year To Year Growth

Tourists11M Tourists A Year

2h Flight to London, 3h Train to Warsaw

Still: Why Krakow?Many Other Cities Have Similar Characteristics

CommunityPeople Willing to Learn Together

First Regular MeetupMade By Enthusiasts

Led By EntrepreneursSpecialization Of Events

ConferencesInternational Knowledge & Connections

EnvironmentAccelerators, Seed Investors, Coworkings

#OMGKRKFacebook GroupTwitter AccountEvent Calendar

#OMGKRK 2 Years Later3300+ People on FB Group5600+ Tweets #OMGKRK 500+ Events Each Year

Speed Up Growth1. Help in Event Organizing

2. Connecting People3. PR For Startups

4. Contact With Local Government

Everything is Repeatable“Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial

Ecosystem in Your City” by Brad Feld