Maciej Majewski
[ CEO & Head of Acceleration ]
An expert in implementing innovations in the financial sector with 12 years of experience holding senior positions at BNP Paribas. Has implemented several ScaleUp solutions for BNP Paribas Polska involving startups from Poland, France, and Croatia. Took part in many international projects at BNP and helped build the first sector competency hub for the bank. Since 2013 an external evaluator for innovative projects supported with EU grants with over 2 billion EUR of committed financing.
Jakub Jankowski
[ Board Member ]
Jakub Jankowski is a serial entrepreneur in the real estate and R&D fields with over ten years of professional marketing, finance, events, and sports club management experience. Jakub is an expert in property management and real estate investments with over ten properties - offices and residential houses, under his supervision. During his career, he has led and completed over 50 real estate transactions. Professional racing sailor and coach.
Michał Bańka
[ Founding Partner & Advisor ]
Creator and leader in the Polish start-up capital investment market. One of the most renowned experts in Poland in the field of cooperation between start-ups, seed capital funds, enterprises, and public institutions. A doctor of economic science in the field of business management at the Warsaw University of Technology with years of experience in financial instrument management and supervising programmes for start-ups and entrepreneurs. Author of the programmes: Starter, BizNest, Innovation Loan Fund (FPI). Author and Manager of the ScaleUp programme - Poland's first project providing support for startups in collaboration with large enterprises (including companies owned by the State Treasury). He also managed a loan fund (200M) for startups with participating capital investors.
Kasia Panek
[ Head of Communications ]
Manager with nearly 20 years of experience specializing in marketing, communications, and business consulting. She gained experience working as a contractor for companies in the following sectors and industries: banking, FMCG, automotive, healthcare, Greentech, and manufacturing. She has a legal and psychological background supporting the business and communications projects she leads. Winner of Forbes Brand Me CEO. She created marketing and P.R. for PANEK S.A.. She participated in the business development of the PANEK CarSharing, PANEK Rent a Car brands. She was associated with the accelerator and fundraising community.
Iza Domańska
[ Acceleration Specialist]
She has been part of the Accelpoint team since February 2023. Since then, she has been supporting commercial programs as well as acceleration programs co-financed by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP). Her responsibilities include tasks such as settling the Poland Prize program, creating and evaluating startups in the AccelBoost program, and developing the program while searching for mentors and partnerships in the AccelStart program. She also supported the creation of the GreenTech Report Poland and worked on the European Fintech Hackcelerator 2023, which led to sending two outstanding startups to the Singapore Fintech Festival.
She finds her work at Accelpoint exciting as the company operates at the intersection of new technologies and business, giving her early insight into emerging startups. Outside of Accelpoint, she co-creates the project Pitch Me Baby, which trains founders' pitching skills, and she broadens her horizons at startup conferences like Carpathian Startup Fest, Infoshare, Made in Wrocław, and WebSummit.
She holds a Master of Engineering in Production and graduated in Global Production Management and Engineering from the Warsaw University of Technology. She is also expanding her knowledge in finance and accounting, currently finishing another Master's degree at the University of Warsaw.
In her free time, she trains in folk dance, enjoys reading, and explores Warsaw by bike.
Monika Ledzion
[ Acceleration Expert]
Manager with over 20 years of experience managing organizations, teams, and projects, mainly in financial institutions, agri-tech, technology, start-ups, and gas pedals. He specializes in management and business development, focusing on digital transformation and global expansion. As a start-up mentor, he works with funds and development agencies such as Black Swan Funds and the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development. He actively participates in the European Commission's energy efficiency initiatives.
Magda Smolak
[European Fintech Hackcelerator, Co-Founder]
Head of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency Branch Office in Singapore (PAIH), dedicated to fostering economic ties between Poland and Southeast Asia, driving initiatives that support bilateral trade and investment.
Weronika Suplewska
[Junior Acceleration Specialist]
A student of Papermaking and Printing at Warsaw University of Technology.
Member of Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Student Union, where I co-organized events for students.
