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How a community is born: The rise of Polish startups

The Next Web

Traditionally, Web companies in Poland were focused on the local market of 40 million people, which seemed big enough to scale their business. They looked for startups with global ambitions, something the Polish ones lacked. Three years later and Poland has got a number of well-funded startups disrupting global markets.

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Powered by local stores, JOKR joins the 15-min grocery race with a $170M Series A

TechCrunch

“We are true believers in the fact that the world needs a new Amazon, a better one, a more sustainable one, one that appreciates local areas and products.” The round was led by led by GGV Capital, Balderton Capital and Tiger Global Management. But that local aspect also builds sustainability into the model.

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A View of the Cloud from Poland

Tech Soup

During the month of October, join TechSoup.org and the TechSoup Global Network for our Cloud Computing Worldwide campaign. This is a communiqué from Alicja Peszkowska of Fundacja TechSoup in Warsaw, which is TechSoup Global's European headquarters. Here is her view of the cloud from Poland.

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Leveraging Technology to Respond to Global Crises

Cloud 4 Good

From responding to a global pandemic to standing up for equality and reacting to ongoing geopolitical forces, our nonprofits are leading the charge in bettering our communities. Since 2020, the global community has seen geopolitical uncertainty and a pandemic. Supporting the Global Community to Create a Lasting Impact.

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6 investors and founders spotlight SaaS, B2B and medtech as Wroclaw’s hot startup sectors

TechCrunch

London and Berlin usually top the lists of European startup hubs, but Central and Eastern European countries like the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia and Poland have claimed a growing portion of the startup pie in the past few years. One of Poland’s oldest and most picturesque cities, Wroc? What’s their focus?

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A Huge Thank You and My Next Steps

Amy Sample Ward

I am completely overwhelmed by the positive, kind, touching things that so many community members have shared about the work we have all done together during my time with NetSquared and TechSoup Global over the last two and a half years.

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Join Us for Local and Virtual Events This Week With Social Media September

Tech Soup

Join our global tweet chat on September 18 to discover the latest in social media best practices. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Guatemala: The Social Good Summit Global Conversation 2013 - Guatemala. Warsaw, Poland: NETWTOREK AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group?