PFR Biznest
Funds pre-seed and seed Polish startups through managers partnering with angel investors.
PFR Biznest is a pre-seed and seed equity fund-of-funds program run by PFR Ventures, the venture arm of Poland's state-owned Polish Development Fund. It is specifically designed to pair experienced VC fund management teams with business angel networks, channeling institutional capital into the earliest stage of the Polish startup ecosystem. The total program budget is PLN 232 million. Portfolio fuβ¦
Funds pre-seed and seed VC fund managers that co-invest alongside business angel networks in early-stage Polish startups, with per-company tickets capped at PLN 5 million.
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