Krakow: Europe's Silicon Valley
Partial List of Kraków IT Companies
List is courtesy of the Krakow Network (a group created for people interested in facilitating Krakow entrepreneurship, especially in high tech sector)
Identified Subclusters: Mobile Applications, Gaming Development, Ruby Development, Internet Design Services,BioInformatics, Embedded Systems Software Development
Featured Countries with R&D Headquarters in Krakow: Ireland, Israel, United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, Denmark, United States,Russia
List of Venture Capital Sources in Poland
Krakow Technology Park (Incubator, Tax-Free Special Economic Zones, Start-up Ecosystem, Office Space)
Powerpoint Presentation on Why Krakow is Europe's Silicon Valley (The slides are licensed as open content, so help yourself.)
Startups (Pre-Profit Stage)
Ad Taily http://adtaily.com/english Media and ad Software
Berrylife http://berrylife.pl/ "Interactive" Advertising and Solutions
BioTe21 http://www.biote21.com/html/en/index-en.html Molecular Medicine and Genetic Diagnostics
Digital Mines http://digitalmines.com/ Cloud Computing Start-up (Ireland)
IIZT http://www.iizt.com/ Digitial consultantcy and design
Game Lab http://www.gamelab.eu/ iphone and iPod video games
Kanbanery http://kanbanery.com - team and individual project management
Magelab http://www.magelab.com/ Video-on-demand and iPhone solutions -VC Funded by ICG http://www.internetcapital.com/
Mijuma http://www.mijusic.com Innovative ear training system
PipeJump http://pipejump.com/ Sales and opportunity management
Respectance http://www.respectance.com/ Online memorial site
Synkia http://www.synkia.com/ Mobile Synchronization Software (Norway)
Trigendo http://www.trigendo.com/ Biochemical and Pharmacological Research
Ubik.com http://www.ubik.com/ Mobile publishing
Veneo http://www.veneo.eu/ E-marketing and e-business
Webshake.tv http://webshake.tv/ Internet TV *New January 2010
WindMobile http://www.wind-mobile.com/?id=27 Mobile solutions
SMEs (below 100 employees)
AdRem http://www.adremsoft.com/ Network management
Applicake http://applicake.com/ Ruby Development
Argos Translations http://www.argostranslations.com largest software localization company in Poland,
Arces Network http://www.arces.net Managed Services and Cloud Computing Services (New York, USA)
AsComp http://www.ascomp.com.pl/ IT Systems Integrator
Biocentrum http://www.biocentrum.com.pl/ Bioinformatics and Clinical Trials
CCNS http://www.ccns.pl/index.php?d=1 Hardware reseller
CD projekt RED http://www.thewitcher.com Video game development
Code Concept http://www.codeconcept.pl/en/Company_AboutUs.php Mobile and Web Development
Codesprinters http://www.codesprinters.com/ Python and Ruby Development
CUBE.Corporate Release http://cube-cr.pl/ CRM, software for banking and telecommunication sector
eCircle http://www.ecircle.com/ digital direct marketing
Eperion http://epeiron.com/ Multimedia services
Erlang Solutions http://www.erlang-solutions.com/ Erlang Software Consulting and Development
ESC S.A. http://www.escsa.pl/ CRM
Free Mind http://www.freemind.pl Video game development
Ganymede http://www.ganymede.com.pl/contact.html Game development
Grape Software http://www.grapesoftware.com Flex, Adobe AIR, Java development
Gridwise Tech http://www.gridwisetech.com/ Large data and scalable systems
Grupa Adweb http://www.adweb.pl Website design company
In Images Tomasz Chudy http://www.inimages.pl Computer design, Informatics services
Infinite Loop http://www.infiniteloop.eu/en Customer business software, including Ruby
InSoft http://www.insoft.com.pl/evs.htm Software Development
InterSystem http://www.intersystem.pl/ Business Software Development
IT Soft http://www.itsoft.pl/en/ Online Ticket Purchasing
IT Vision http://en.itvision.pl/ System Integrator-Software Vendor
JPEmbedded http://www.jpembedded.eu/ Embedded Systems Software Development
K-Software http://www.eng.k-software.pl/ Custom Mobile and Internet Software Development
Logica http://www.logica-pl.com/ Business Intelligence
Loycon http://www.loycon.pl/ Business and Software Solutions
Lunar Logic Polska http://www.lunarlogicpolska.com/ First Ruby development firm in Poland
Making Waves http://www.makingwaves.pl/en/ Design and Technology Consulting
microbiolab http://www.microbiolab.eu/ - Bioinformatics
Mobile Experts http://www.mobileexperts.pl/ Mobile solutions
Mobile Tek http://www.mobiltek.pl/?language=EN SMS Premium Services
Mobiteam http://www.mobiteam.com/en/ - Mobile solutions
Mobtown http://mobtown.it/ Mobile analytics software
Natek http://www.natek.eu/ IT Consulting and Outsourcing
NetArt http://netart.pl/ domain brokerage, hosting and web design
Nibris http://www.nibris.net/ Video game development
NobleProg http://www.nobleprog.co.uk/ Outsourcing
One2tribe http://www.one2tribe.pl/en/ Video game development
RailsBerry http://railsberry.com/ Ruby test house
Reality Pump http://www.realitypump.pl/en/index2.php Video game development
RKO Digital http://www.rkodigital.com/home Website Design
Selvita http://www.selvita.com/ Biotechnology and Clinical Trials
Semihalf http://semihalf.com/ Embedded Systems Design and Development
Silvermedia http://www.silvermedia.eu/ Information management
Software Mind http://www.softwaremind.pl/en/Main_Page Custom software house VC Funded IIF http://www.iif.pl/en/
Studio Nobis http://www.studionobis.pl/index_en.php Design firm
Tate Interactive http://www.tate.pl Video game development
techdata http://www.techdata.pl/en/Default.aspx?OID=13957 IBM integrator
Test4load http://test4load.com/ SME service provider (Israel)
TEYON http://www.teyon.com Video game development
Vivid Games http://www.vividgames.com Video game development
Xtend Media http://www.xtend.pl/en/index.php Software Development
ZST-Softel http://www.zst-softel.eu/ Outsourcing
Zubi http://www.en.zubi.pl/ Interactive marketing and e-Business
SMEs (over 100 employees)
Affiliated Computer Services of Poland Sp. z o.o. http://www.acs-inc.com/ACS_Europe.aspx
Akademickie Centrum Komputerowe Cyfronet AGH http://www.cyfronet.krakow.pl/
ATSI S.A http://www.atsisa.com/ Software development for multimedia, games
CCNS Spółka Akcyjna http://www.ccns.pl/index.php?d=1
Comarch S.A. http://www.comarch.pl/pl
Compendium – Centrum Edukacyjne Sp. z o.o. http://www.compendium.pl/
Dream Lab Onet.pl Sp. z o.o. http://en.dreamlab.pl/
Elettric 80 Sp. z o.o. http://www.elettric80.com/index.aspx
Emitel http://www.emitel.pl/ terrestrial radio and TV broadcast infrastructure operator
Ericpol Telecom Sp. Z o.o. http://www.ericpol.pl/en/ Mobile telephony
Grupa Onet.pl S.A. http://ofirmie.onet.pl/,,,EN,index.html Web Portal
HCL Poland Sp. z o.o. http://www.hcl.in/ Business Process and IT Outsourcing
IGE-XAO http://www.ige-xao.com/ CAD
interia.pl http://www.interia.pl/ Portal
Motorola Polska Eletronics Sp. Z.o.o. http://www.motorolacareers.com/moto.cfm?cntry=poland&page=161
NASK - http://www.nask.pl/ Network and DNS operator (branch only)
QUMAK-SEKOM http://www.qumak.eu/ ICT Integrator
Sabre Polska Sp. z o.o. http://www.sabre.pl (http://www.sabre.com)
Softnet Sp. z o.o. Systemy Bankowe http://www.softnet.pl/english_summary Software Developer
Solidex S.A http://www.solidex.com.pl/
Veracomp S.A. http://www.veracomp.pl/
Medium Sized companies doing Back-Office R&D (HQ outside Krakow)
Appriso http://www.apriso.com/company/company.htm Adaptive manufacturing software
Bloober Team http://blooberteam.com/ Video game development
Connect2Media http://connect2media.com/ Video game developer and Distributor
Eset http://www.eset.com/ Internet Security (France)
Eura7 http://www.eura7.co.uk/ Website design company
Hands On Mobile http://www.handson.com/ Wireless entertainment company
Hosting365 http://www.hosting365.com/ Hosted Infrastructure Provider (Ireland)
Hurrah Communications http://hurra.com/en/ Search Engine Marketing
iLoopMobile http://www.iloopmobile.com/ Mobile Advertising and Development (Silicon Valley, USA) *New 2009
Kelvatek http://www.kelvatek.com/index.html (Kelvatek acquired Kelman 2009) Low Voltage Solutions.Smart Grid (United Kingdom) *New 2009
Luxsoft http://www.luxoft.com/about/global_delivery/poland/ Software Industry Solutions (Russia) *New 2010
Metrosoft Inc. http://www.metrosoft.com/ Software for banking and finance (USA)
SPSS Polska http://www.spss.pl/ Analytical Software (Acquired by IBM, July 2009)
StepStone Solutions http://www.stepstonesolutions.com/ HR Software Development (United Kingdom) *New 2010
StoneSoft http://www.stonesoft.com/us/ Network Security Software (Finland) *New in 2010
Union Square Internet Development http://www.u2i.com/en/about_us Web Application Development (New York, USA)
Vicon http://www.vicon.com/company/releases/012809.htm Motion capture studio
Volantis http://www.volantis.com/ Mobile content delivery platform (United Kingdom)
http://www.x-formation.com/ Software Licensing Development (Denmark) *New 2009
Xendex http://www.xendex.com/ Mobile games development
eRevMax http://erevmax.com - market leader in travel services (UK) Acquired Lunar Logic Polska for R&D in 2010
Multinationals (HQ outside Krakow, >500M Revenue)
AutoDesk www.autodesk.com AutoCad Software
Google www.google.com Web Services
IBM www.ibm.com IT Products and Services
Motorola www.motorola.com IT Products and Services
Nokia Siemens Networks http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/ Mobile Products and Services (result of Motorola Mobility Acquisition)
Sabre www.sabre.comTravel Web Services
Polish Language Only Websites
Aboo http://www.aboo.pl/ IT Services
Adapta http://www.adapta.com.pl/ Software Solutions
Aquapack http://archiwum.technoinkubator.com/index.php?dzial=inkubator&firma=aquapack Bioinformatics
Agencja Interaktywna Grupa Adweb http://www.4studio.net/
‘AICON’ Dawid Cieślak http://www.kdo.pl Computer and electronic products
AZ Soft S.A. http://www.azsoft.pl/index.html
Becomo http://www.becomo.com/ Integrator
Blue Paprica http://www.bluepaprica.com/ eMarketing and Web design
Codigito http://www.codigito.pl/ Software Development (including Ruby on Rails)
CoreService http://www.coreservice.pl/ Software Development
Dotlabs (PL Only) http://www.dotlabs.pl/ E-commerce systems
Arrow ECS http://www.dns.com.pl/ - Oracle partner
Duda Software http://www.dudasoftware.com Medical and Mobile Software
e-Center (PL Only) http://www.ecenter.pl/ Data center outsourcing
Empathy Interactive (PL Only) http://www.empathy.pl/
Enter IT http://www.enterit.pl/ Software Development
Entestat http://www.entestat.com/ Software Development and Oracle Partner
E-Prawnik (PL Only) http://e-prawnik.pl/ Internet law advising
InFact http://www.infakt.pl/ Online Invoicing
Instytut Rozwoju Reklamy (PL Only) http://www.irr.pl/ Full service advertising agency
INTERIA.PL S.A. http://firma.interia.pl/ Web Portal
Internetia http://www.internetia.pl/ Internet provider
InventSoft (PL Only) http://www.i-inventsoft.pl/ Intelligent software solutions
Lucreati (PL Only) http://www.lucreati.pl/ Website design
Meble.pl (PL Only) http://www.meble.pl/ E-furniture
mITgard http://www.mitgard.pl/ Microsoft Solutions
Mobile-Tech http://mobile-tech.pl/ Mobile solutions
Multimedia Communications http://www.hybrid.pl/ - Multimedia and internet
NetArch http://www.netarch.com.pl/ Internet architecture for business
Personal TV (PL Only) http://www.personaltv.pl/ IPTV recommendation software
Peryskop http://www.peryskop.pl/ Recommendation Engine, VC Funded IIF http://www.iif.pl/en/
PRL http://www.prl.com.pl Dubbing and audio services for video games
Pulsar Projekt http://www.pulsarprojekt.pl/ IT Outsourcing
SKK SA http://www.skk.com.pl/ largest Polish auto ID company,, bar code RF-ID, also wireles networking, label and tag production
Soneta http://www.soneta.pl/ ERP Software
TimeFrame Software http://www.tfs.pl/ Software Development
Thulium (PL Only) http://www.thulium.pl/ Call centre
Unicard SA plastic card systems and production of cards and hardware. (ticketing, access control, local id cards, club cards, promotional). Plastic
VSoft S.A. http://www.vsoft.pl/
Wroom.pl (PL Only) http://www.wroom.pl/ Automotive e-Sales VC Funded IIF http://www.iif.pl/en/
Xorsoft (PL Only) http://www.zlecenia.przez.net/ Internet platform for freelancers
ZETO Kraków Sp. z o.o. http://www.zeto.krakow.pl/zeto/
Start-Up Funding Sources in Krakow (see Poland wide available funds below)
Angel
Omega Fund http://www.omegafund.pl/ (in Polish) How to get EU and National Funding for High Tech
Satus http://www.satus.pl/ (in Polish)
Way 7 http://www.way7.eu/ (in Polish)
MARR http://www.marr.pl/en/ EU Funding Agency for Malopolska
Krakow Technology Park http://www.sse.krakow.pl/en and their Seed Fund http://www.sse.krakow.pl/pl/fundusz-zalazkowy.html (in Polish) Government Funding and Incubator
Academic Enterprise Incubator Foundation AIP Seed Capital (in Polish)
Speed Up Group www.speedupgroup.pl
Seed Capital (in Polish) http://brightberries.pl/
Venture Capital in Krakow
Internet Investment Fund http://iif.pl/en/
Office Space for Start-Ups in Krakow
BNG or Office by the Hour http://www.biura-na-godziny.pl/ Provides office space in three locations around Krakow by the hour, the day, or the month.
Studio Kreatywnaj Współpracy Has a comfortable working space on Lea, just north of the city
Bi-Prostal Building (Cheap Office Space in a convenient location, has "incubated" many start-ups in Krakow) at Królewska 57
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Entrepreneurship support projects available for schools
Klub Przedsiębiorczych Nauczycieli IMPULS (teachers enterprise clubs) run by National Bank of Poland with the Foundation for Youth Enterprise
"Otwarta firma" (open company) a project facilitating school visits to companies
Program "Przedsiębiorczość" (Enterprise programme) with the Polish American freedom Foundation
Foundation for Youth Enterprise Fundacja Młodzieżowej Przedsiębiorczości has a number of other active programmes to support schools which want to be active in enterprise actiivities
Moje 2 minuty "(My two minutes) elevator ptich competition organised by Krakowski Park Technologiczny
Other projects as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week
Światowy Tydzień Przedsiębiorczości.w Polsce
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Incubators in Krakow
AIP part of a national network
Have attractive low cost support package for students up to 30 year olds. for 200 złoty a month they run your formal book keeping,
tel +48 660 479 228 www.inkubatory.pl Ten adres e-mail jest ukrywany przed spamerami, włącz obsługę JavaScript w przeglądarce, by go zobaczyć
ul. Mogilska 43, pokój 1003 (piętro X), 31-545 Kraków
Competitions
Cambridge Python
Cambridge <->Poland network organising all Poland entrepreneurship competitions with input from both consulting companies and ending with investment from VC companies. Also organises lectures/training in Warsaw. a number of business related presentations (in Polish) available on its web site here
Educational institutions focussing on Entreprenuership
Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation http://www.knpi.ae.krakow.pl/
Student body at Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Polish only)
San Francisco University Engagements with Krakow Universities
David Silver from the University of San Francisco (USF)
http://silverinsf.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html
JP Allen from the University of San Francisco (USF)
http://www.jpedia.org/wp/archives/218
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