PFR Starter
Funds Polish venture fund managers to invest in pre-revenue startups through seed-stage fund structures.
PFR Starter is a seed-stage equity fund-of-funds program operated by PFR Ventures, the venture capital arm of Poland's state-owned Polish Development Fund (PFR). The program targets VC fund management teams — both existing and newly formed — seeking to build funds that invest in pre-revenue, early-stage Polish companies. PFR Ventures is the largest fund-of-funds investor in Central and Eastern Eur…
Funds seed-stage VC fund managers in Poland to invest in pre-revenue early-stage companies, with PFR providing PLN 20–65 million per fund alongside a minimum 20% private investor contribution.
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