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Deciding on who to work with and who to invest in, we put science and data first.
We target teams capable of delivering globally relevant solutions, ranging from cyber security to network hardware & firmware to breakthrough, heavy chemistry.
Marketplaces, gaming, killer apps, influencer marketing solutions, blockchain (especially private) or drones – do not need to apply.
We have cooperated & known each other for years. Summer 2016 marked the start of our Bitspiration Booster initiative. Today we form the AIFM's board - jointly responsible for the management of the Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) in our portfolio.
ex-Engineering Director @Google, ex-CTO @Allegro, CPO @BEIT.tech (quantum computing algorithms)
Co-founder / Partner / Head of Investments
ex-Engineering Director @Google, ex-CTO @Allegro, CPO @BEIT.tech (quantum computing algorithms)
ex-Head of Google for Entrepreneurs Poland, CEO @BEIT.tech
Co-founder / Partner / Acceleration advisor
ex-Head of Google for Entrepreneurs Poland, CEO @BEIT.tech
Co-founder of ASPIRE – Association of IT & Business Process Services, 15 years in communications & operations management roles
Co-founder / Partner / Head of Operations
Co-founder of ASPIRE – Association of IT & Business Process Services, 15 years in communications & operations management roles
Founder of Proidea and well-recognized IT brands incl. Bitspiration, PLNOG, CONFidence, CEO @Eventory
Co-founder / Partner / Business advisor
Founder of Proidea and well-recognized IT brands incl. Bitspiration, PLNOG, CONFidence, CEO @Eventory
Tech expertise and know-how used as primary tools for due dilligence
(For Nature Cannot Be Fooled)
Investment experience gained
as angel investors and later VC
(30+ teams invested in)
Growing portfolio of tech startups with both private funds and co-funded by EU (17+ projects, PLN 40M = USD 11M)
Flat structure, flexibility, doer attitude:
first Bridge Alfa fund
operational among 50+ teams (95% budget allocation, 65% invested in 15 months)
100% efficiency in grants applications for startups in our pipeline, actively supported application process – free of charge (PLN 70M = USD 19M)
Tech / IT engineering & corporate management experience (Google, Motorola, Allegro)
Partners with entrepreneurship track record:
#ReasonOverHype analysis of business models
Vast network among VC funds
operating in EU & US:
Xooglers, Sequoia Capital,
Khosla Ventures, DN Capital,
Kindred etc.
Tech expertise and know-how used as primary tools for due dilligence
(For Nature Cannot Be Fooled)
Investment experience gained
as angel investors and later VC
(30+ teams invested in)
Growing portfolio of tech startups with both private funds and co-funded by EU (17+ projects, PLN 40M = USD 11M)
Flat structure, flexibility, doer attitude:
first Bridge Alfa fund
operational among 50+ teams (95% budget allocation, 65% invested in 15 months)
100% efficiency in grants applications for startups in our pipeline, actively supported application process – free of charge (PLN 70M = USD 19M)
Tech / IT engineering & corporate management experience (Google, Motorola, Allegro)
Partners with entrepreneurship track record:
#ReasonOverHype analysis of business models
Vast network among VC funds
operating in EU & US:
Xooglers, Sequoia Capital,
Khosla Ventures, DN Capital,
Kindred etc.
Bitspiration Booster Sp. z o.o. as a Manager of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFM) runs operations of several Alternative Investment Funds (AIF or “ASI” in Polish).
We aim to utilize synergies between Limited Partners’ equity and European Union funding available for the development of venture capital market in the region. Our goal is to build a group of AIFs able to target tech startups on different stages from pre-seed (incl. deep tech R&D) or seed to early-growth.
Fully operational from 2018, we have invested in 17 teams. Behind them are Founders who represent a fascinating but not (yet) particularly trendy set of skills, technologies and backgrounds.
With the average age of 40+, experience from top tech corporates, international universities or running their own successful businesses – they bring to the table much more than you’d expect.
Part of our investment process in working with the portfolio startups to explore synergies between technologies or products and share knowledge among Founders.
