The startup scene in Poland

Gdańsk’s municipal labor office identifies transport and logistics, ICT, eco-energy, and maritime industry as distinctive city sectors.

Gdańsk Science and Technology Park’s Technology Incubator serves innovative companies operating no more than three years and lists Life Science, IT/ICT, and Industry 4.0 among its sectors; the sector list is not closed. The park publishes application documents and instructions for submission by email or at its Gdańsk office, but does not state a current intake deadline.

The University of Gdańsk’s Science4Business mini-grant is intended for employees, doctoral students, students, and research teams doing pre-implementation work on commercially promising research. The university states that the rolling call runs from March 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027, or until funds are exhausted, with an anticipated grant amount of PLN 100,000.

In May 2026, the Polish Development Fund, City of Gdańsk, Pomeranian Special Economic Zone, and Gdańsk’s three major universities signed a letter of intent on cooperation involving startups, space technologies, and dual-use projects. Separately, Gdańsk Bay Tech describes a Pomerania-wide network, not a city-only initiative, and reports more than 350 people and 140 organizations in its network.