CofounderVC

Cofounders

Cofounder VC aims to build an ecosystem in which two coexisting worlds can find common ground and cooperate.

One world is represented by innovative enterprises utilizing new technologies or non-linear business models but lacking the resources to scale. The other world is made up of established businesses and the people who run them, equipped with an abundance of knowledge and assets.

We believe great companies grow faster with the right partners. That's why we rely on a strong network of Venture Partners and industry experts who support founders in areas such as international expansion, sales team development, fundraising, organizational scaling, and building leadership structures.

We invest up to EUR 3m for minority stakes in fast-growing technology companies led by bold, execution-driven teams.

Investors

Our investment team has been consistently backing Polish tech founders for over five years.

With a dedicated group of Venture Partners and more than 200 angel investors across multiple industries, Cofounder VC helps founders break through early-growth barriers.

We believe that the involvement of experts in areas such as international expansion, building scalable sales teams, fundraising from international investors, scaling organizations, and developing management structures will help address the key growth challenges faced by post-investment companies.

Tomasz Goliński, Ph.D.

Founding Partner

Michał Sioda, CFA

Founding Partner

Maciej Kowalczyk

Associate Partner

Tomasz Goliński, Ph.D.

Founding Partner

His professional experience consists of skills and broad knowledge of investment banking and corporate finance, developed over 10 years. He has advised on numerous share and bond offerings, project finance, M&A transactions, restructuring projects, and investment management on public and private markets.

Tomasz gained his professional experience in Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, ING Group, PGE and IPOPEMA Securities. He also cofounded, advised and invested in startups in a field of IoT, VR, gaming and electromobility.

Tomasz is a graduate of economics, law, and commodity science majors. He conducted his Ph.D. research at the Stanford University, School of Engineering, focusing on innovation based economy, research commercialization and resource innovation. He also holds certificates in venture capital investing and technology entrepreneurship from Kauffman Fellows, University of California Berkeley, Stanford University, and Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Michał Sioda, CFA

Founding Partner

In the course of 9 years preceding CofounderZone, Michał gained experience in various fields of finance working in the Research Department for Trigon Brokerage House, the Financial Controlling Team for Eurocash Group and the Corporate Credit Analysis Department for Raiffeisen Polbank.

Michał holds an Investment Advisor licence (No. 674), a Securities Broker licence (No. 2554) and is a CFA charterholder (Chartered Financial Analyst). Michał graduated from Poznań University of Economics, Faculty of Finance and Accounting. He also studied at the Faculty of Informatics and Electronic Economy (pity, he did not graduate). He enjoys bouldering and sport climbing in his spare time.

Maciej Kowalczyk

Associate Partner

Seasoned investor with over 25 years of experience in sourcing, executing and managing investments at various stages. Besides direct investments, he managed and supported numerous exits, capital raises and bolt-on acquisitions.

Prior to joining Cofounder VC, he ran his own nano-VC fund, Corvus Ventures, and before was an investor at Enterprise Investors, RTAventures and MCI Management.