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A Polish company offers business support services for investors as an operator of a special economic zone and for technology startups and SMEs within acceleration programmes. Types of envisaged cooperation: commercial, joint-venture or financial agreements

Summary

Profile Type
  • Business Offer
POD Reference
BOPL20240624008
Term of Validity
24 June 2024 - 24 June 2025
Company's Country
  • Poland
Type of partnership
  • Investment agreement
  • Commercial agreement
  • Outsourcing agreement
Targeted Countries
  • Norway
  • Germany
  • Portugal
  • Denmark
  • Sweden
  • Spain
  • Finland
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General information

Short Summary
An operator of a special economic zone is business focused organisation building innovation ecosystem for startups, SMEs & technology partners. The company has already opened re_d Digital Transformation Hub for SMEs and is launching the next acceleration program for startups with international impact. The company is looking for partners such as technology startups, SMEs, business angels, mentors and technology experts to cooperate with under outsourcing, joint-venture or financial agreements.
Full Description
The Polish company has been managing the special economic zone (SEZ) since 1997. SEZ is the Promised Land for investment and at the same time one of the most dynamically developing economic areas in Poland. Perfectly situated, with good transport links, it offers attractive investment areas in its region and in the city itself, comprehensive servicing of investment processes and the possibility of gaining significant tax allowances. The complex investor service, honored with ISO quality certificate, has attracted many important business partners, including i. a. such world-renowned brands as Bosch-Siemens, Gillette, ABB and Procter & Gamble. The company offers business support activities for investors from the EU countries.
Running acceleration programmes they successfully combine startups’ potential with the experience, infrastructure and resources of a mature business. Having completed four accelerator programmes, they have supported over 200 Polish and foreign startups and created innovations and technologies for Industry 4.0. They have provided them with more than 30 million PLN to develop their products and test them under the watchful eye of business partners.
Rethink Digital Hub the European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) network. Re_d - Rethink Digital Hub - is where the company, together with content partners in the form of representatives of research and development centres, mature business and young technology companies, run a Digital Transformation Hub. The project is supported by the European Commission and EU Member States, and only 11 organisations from across Poland have been awarded EDIH status. Among them was the Rethink Digital Hub, which will help SMEs in their digital transformation by offering:
- specialised training,
- knowledge transfers,
- competence development,
- Test Before Invest services,
- support in finding sources of financing for digitisation projects,
- and activities related to building local innovation ecosystems.
Re_connect - business development and innovation hub conceived as a space that is reinvented, tailored and ahead of the needs of creative professionals – a multimodal HUB for business development, investment, encouraging innovation and modern technology, as well as networking in the spirit of the motto: let’s connect. A new service will be available at Re_connect - Blockchain Centre, one of the main areas of activity for which will be know-how transfer for IT developers. There is ongoing work on creating a digital twin of Re_connect’s space offering using the metaverse trend (The Digital Alley). They are the only economic zone in Poland that has embraced metaverse technology and is developing an offering featuring it for business.
The company is looking for partners such as technology startups, SMEs who need digital support, investors to match with the startups, business angels, mentors and technology experts to cooperate with under outsourcing, joint-venture or financial agreements.
Advantages and Innovations
The company creates an environment for communication and collaboration between investors, partners and startups. They provide access to knowledge, innovation and state-of-the-art technology trends. The portfolio includes:
- 5 startup accelerators,
- EDIH project providing digital services for SMEs,
- open innovation business model,
- and international matchmaking and business mixers.
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
  • Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
As a special economic zone the Polish company search for:
- young technology companies (startups);
- SMEs who need digital support;
- investors to match with the startups;
- technology partners/receivers to test and implement the technology;
- business angels, mentors, technology experts.
Role of the potential partner: to cooperate under relevant business agreement.
Type and Size of Partner
  • SME 11-49
  • SME <=10
  • Other
  • SME 50 - 249
Type of partnership
  • Investment agreement
  • Commercial agreement
  • Outsourcing agreement

Dissemination

Market keywords
  • 09003007 - Other services (not elsewhere classified)
  • 09003005 - Consulting services
Targeted countries
  • Norway
  • Germany
  • Portugal
  • Denmark
  • Sweden
  • Spain
  • Finland