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Final Report: GreenTech Accelerator Program for Female Startups
The final report on the design process for the GreenTech Accelerator Program for female-led startups outlines a strategic framework for a new support instrument funded under the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2021–2028. The primary objective is to address the specific barriers faced by women entrepreneurs in the green technology sector by providing specialized acceleration services. The program is designed to foster innovation and sustainable growth, operating within a predefined scope that emphasizes service delivery over direct financial grants.
The methodology employed in developing this instrument follows a service design approach, ensuring the program is tailored to the actual needs of its target audience. The design process involved extensive collaboration between the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP), experts in green transformation and innovation financing, and founders of female-led startups. This collaborative effort included qualitative research, iterative prototyping, and multiple testing phases to refine the program’s structure, communication strategies, and implementation plan.
The program identifies key challenges for female founders, including systemic barriers to entry and growth within the GreenTech market. By focusing on non-financial support, the initiative aims to bridge the gap between innovative potential and market readiness. The resulting framework provides a comprehensive roadmap for implementation, including clear definitions of the target audience, expected outcomes, risk management strategies, and promotional channels. This initiative represents a targeted effort to leverage the untapped potential of female entrepreneurship to accelerate the transition toward environmentally sustainable business models.
- The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) has designed a new acceleration program specifically for female-led GreenTech startups, funded under the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2021–2028.
- The program is strictly limited to providing non-financial support services, as the underlying agreement explicitly excludes direct financial grants for participants.
- The instrument was developed using service design methodology, involving collaboration between PARP, development experts, innovation financiers, and female startup founders to ensure the program meets actual market needs.
- The design process included iterative prototyping and two rounds of testing to refine the support model before final implementation planning.
- The program aims to address specific barriers faced by women in the startup ecosystem and the unique challenges inherent in scaling GreenTech ventures.
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Polish Agency for Enterprise Development
Report139 pages
The Game Industry of Poland: 2025
Collective work under the direction of dr Jakub Marszałkowski dr Jakub Marszałkowski, Indie Games Poland, Poznan University of Technology (chapters 3, 5, 8, 9) Eryk Rutkowski, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (chapters 2, 4, 6) Wojciech Trusz, Creative Industries Institute (chapters 1) Piotr Milewski, Sirius Game Studio, Gdynia Maritime University (chapters 7) Game Industry Conference team: Olga Matej, Agnieszka Wołoszyn, Kacper Żubryk, Hanna Marszałkowska, Dominik Latos Extra data minin...
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Polish Agency for Enterprise DevelopmentJan 2025
Report140 pages
The Game Industry of Poland: 2020
Eryk Rutkowski Polish Agency for Enterprise Development Jakub Marszałkowski Indie Games Poland, Poznan University of Technology Sławomir Biedermann Polish Agency for Enterprise Development Edited by Sławomir Biedermann, Jakub Marszałkowski Ministry of Development Development Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Published by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development Pańska 81/83, 00-834 Warsaw, Poland www.parp.gov.pl ...
- The Polish game industry has over 440 studios and companies, with 43 of them listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (12 on the main floor, 31 on NewConnect).
- Between 2017 and 2020, over 120 studios closed down while over 160 new ones were established, indicating a high variability in the sector, though the rapid growth observed before 2017 has slowed.
- 11 bit studios, founded in 2009 by former Metropolis studio members, developed 'This War of Mine' (the first video game on Poland's official school reading list) and 'Frostpunk', and has 140 employees.
- PlayWay, founded in 2011 by Krzysztof Kostowski, went public five years later and now has 55 subsidiaries incorporating 100 development teams, improving financial performance quarterly and paying out full dividends.
- All in! Games, a Cracow-based company, merged with Setanta in early 2020, went public, and has grown to nearly 60 employees; they are also the naming rights sponsor and strategic partner of the Wisła Cracow e-sport section since 2019.
Polish Agency for Enterprise DevelopmentJan 2020