The startup scene in Poland

Katowice’s startup and innovation landscape includes university research commercialization, municipal founder support, technology investment, and companies in gaming, incentive software, sports data, and travel technology. SPIN-US describes itself as the University of Silesia in Katowice’s research and technology commercialization company; its advertised routes include intellectual-property licensing and investor/company meetings around university-research spinouts. [105936, 105937, 105938]

Municipal incubator Rawa.Ink describes its coworking service as serving Katowice residents and advertises office and desk rental, fab-lab studios, and free business and innovation courses, workshops, and events. Its contact page lists Teatralna 17a; premises availability and charges are unverified. [105951, 105952, 105953, 105954, 105955, 106012]

Examples of locally connected businesses include Anshar Studios, which describes its game-development business as based in Katowice and says it has shipped commercial work since 2012, and Voucherify, which says its initial coupon tool was developed in a refurbished Katowice porcelain factory. Anshar describes Gamedec as a game it designed, built, and released; Voucherify describes its current product as an incentive platform for loyalty, referral, and discount workflows. [105964, 105965, 105967, 106003, 106004]

Other documented city connections include STATSCORE’s current Katowice address and eSky Group’s statement that its headquarters are in Katowice. Katowice’s sixth Kopalnia Start-upów competition had a published application window of March 15 through April 12, 2026; its May 11 result notice named PortableGrid One as winner and described the concept as a field device for starting and checking electricity meters. That edition’s application period is historical, not an indication that applications are open now. [105976, 106008, 105956, 105961, 105962]