Małopolska – a region in the south of Poland – is definitely one of those regions where innovation plays a crucial role in the overall economic development. Małopolska has a rich intellectual capital supported by some of the best universities in the country and an entrepreneurial spirit of local people.
The goal of the project is to enable innovative SMEs from Małopolska to establish cooperation with partners from Poland and abroad. This will have a positive impact on the realisation of investments in Małopolska, which will be associated as a place of innovation and development, and will contribute to an improvement in the level of entrepreneurship in the region.
Main objectives of the project:
- Enabling a discussion between the business and science sectors on strengthening cooperation in the field of R&D
- Establishment of long-term contacts of Małopolska start-ups with the corporate sector, science and investors
- Strengthening contacts between international startups in the area of new technologies and cooperation
- Support for startups from Małopolska in the implementation and development of products/services and their international promotion
- Promotion of products/services offered by Małopolska entrepreneurs in foreign countries
- Promotion of innovative start-up projects from Małopolska
- Support of investment process for Malopolska start-ups
Companies operating within Małopolska’s smart specializations are supported by the Economic Accelerator – an initiative by the Institute for Eastern Studies (ISW) addressed to innovative companies. The aim of the program is to promote SMEs in the field of internationalization. The ISW conducts political, economic, and cultural activities. It is best known as the organizer of international conferences:
- Economic Forum
- European Congress of Local Governments
- Innovation Forum
- Europe-Ukraine Forum
In April 2021, five startups from Małopolska participated in the “Hannover Messe” online. The Hanover Fair is one of the world’s largest trade fairs, dedicated to the topic of industry development. The event has been held since 1947. Due to the pandemic, the 2021 fair was held online.
Enterprises from Małopolska which were present at the fair:
313C Sp. z o.o.:
In 313C we specialize in effective matching of people with organizations. We believe in values match, gamification and evidence-based decisions (beside our believes, we also have data proving these 3 elements to be crucial for a successful recruitment). To disrupt the way most of the recruitment agencies work nowadays, we combined those 3 elements together and created the New Generation Recruitment.
BFirst.Tech Sp. z o.o.:
We are creating the innovative solutions suited to the needs of our clients by providing services such as: research and development, diagnostics and modeling, product development, prototyping and optimization. In order to reach expectations of our clients, we are creating the innovatice technological solutions dedicated to their needs. Based on our experience and competences, we claim our business partners are the key pillar of our company’s development. In reference to the market demands and in response to contemporary challenges, we are open for cooperation both on the domestic and global market.
Bisonte Sp. z o.o.:
Bisonte designs, develops and implements advanced mechatronic devices capable of operating in harsh environments. The company was founded with the goal to provide the world with revolutionary robotic solutions and enable mankind to reach higher, farther and deeper without risking human life.
Secfense:
Phishing and credential theft is a number one online threat right now. 60% of small companies that suffer a cyber-attack are out of business within 6 months. In recent years Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) became the best available method of protection against these type of risks. IT security teams in big and medium size companies started to implement 2FA to the most critical apps. By introducing a 2FA security layer, we created independence, flexibility, and scalability. No developers, no contractors, no third-party code inside applications and no vendor-locks. What Secfense did to 2FA is what VMware has done to infrastructure.
SEEDiA Sp. z o.o.:
SEEDiA delivers smart furniture for the cities, totally energy independent – powered with solar energy. In our offer we have: Solar Benches, Solar Trash Cans, Solar Infokiosk and Solar Bus Stops. Each product is directly connected to Seedia Cloud, where it sends the maintenance data and via cloud, the administrator is able to control all
