Poland startup funding
European tech funding profile
576 startups in Poland have closed 680 funding rounds and raised €7.3B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants) and recorded 94 exits. Debt rounds added €383M. Software is the most active sector, and Inovo VC is the most active investor. Data as of 5 Nov 2026.
#16 in Europe by equity raised — 1.2% of all European startup equity funding.
Equity funding
€7.3B
excl. debt & grants · +€383M debt
Funding rounds
680
Companies
576
Named investors
655
Exits
94
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsPoland — funding over time — interactive chart.
Data table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €3.1M | 2 |
| 2011 | €1.1M | 6 |
| 2012 | €2.3M | 7 |
| 2013 | €4.1M | 13 |
| 2014 | €24M | 12 |
| 2015 | €32M | 20 |
| 2016 | €97M | 24 |
| 2017 | €240M | 32 |
| 2018 | €77M | 24 |
| 2019 | €269M | 50 |
| 2020 | €2.2B | 64 |
| 2021 | €481M | 97 |
| 2022 | €318M | 110 |
| 2023 | €135M | 75 |
| 2024 | €169M | 53 |
| 2025 | €246M | 45 |
| 2026 | €3.0B | 30 |
Top performing sectors
by € raised| Transportation | €2.9B | |
| E-commerce | €2.3B | |
| Software | €636M | |
| Healthtech | €412M | |
| Telecom | €286M | |
| Fintech | €231M |
Fastest growing sectors
2025 vs 2024 by € raised| Fintech | ▲ +662.1% |
| Healthtech | ▲ +248.1% |
| Software | ▲ +72.4% |
| Transportation | ▼ -23.4% |
| Edtech | ▼ -60.2% |
| E-commerce | ▼ -73.5% |
Top sectors
by deal countPoland — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Poland — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 172 |
| Healthtech | 89 |
| E-commerce | 53 |
| Fintech | 45 |
| Edtech | 33 |
| AI | 31 |
| Transportation | 29 |
| Gaming | 27 |
| Marketing | 27 |
| Cybersecurity | 22 |
Stage mix
by € raisedPoland — stage mix — interactive chart.
Data table
| Poland — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Other | €5.9B |
| Debt | €383M |
| Series B | €300M |
| Series A | €288M |
| Seed | €236M |
| Series C | €197M |
| Series D+ | €161M |
| Growth/Late | €80M |
| Early VC | €63M |
| Pre-Seed | €59M |
| Crowdfunding | €7.0M |
| Grant | €6.7M |
Top deals
largest disclosed roundsTop investors
named, by deal count| Inovo VC | 26 |
| Movens Capital | 20 |
| bValue | 18 |
| Kogito Ventures | 12 |
| 4growth VC | 12 |
| Smok Ventures | 12 |
| Sunfish Partners | 11 |
| Innovation Nest | 11 |
| SATUS Starter | 10 |
| Market One Capital | 9 |
Top cities
by € raised| Krakow | €3.2B | 84 | |
| Poznan | €2.3B | 27 | |
| Warsaw | €1.3B | 310 | |
| Szczecin | €132M | 11 | |
| Zielona | €110M | 1 | |
| Wroclaw | €104M | 23 | |
| San Francisco | €102M | 6 | |
| Gdansk | €24M | 8 |