Top 10 Emerging Tech Startups from Poland in 2026
Poland’s startup ecosystem is entering an increasingly interesting phase in 2026. The country has long been known for its strong software engineering talent and growing technology hubs in Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław and other cities, but the latest generation of companies is expanding well beyond traditional IT services and outsourcing.
Polish founders are now building businesses across artificial intelligence, biotechnology, fintech, cybersecurity, developer infrastructure, telecommunications and autonomous systems. Recent funding activity reflects that momentum, with Polish startups raising €2.9 billion across 20 tracked rounds during the first half of 2026, including major investments in companies such as Viktor, Ingenix, Microamp, Tequipy, Paymove and Graftcode.
The companies featured in this list demonstrate the diversity of Poland’s emerging technology economy. Some are using AI to build new digital workers and creative platforms, while others are applying advanced technology to drug discovery, payments, connectivity and cybersecurity. Several have announced significant funding rounds during 2026, while others are developing specialized products in markets that could become increasingly important as AI, automation and digital infrastructure continue to evolve.
These ten companies represent a selection of Polish startups whose technology, commercial momentum, investment activity or market opportunity makes them particularly worth watching in 2026.
10 Polish Tech Startups to Watch in 2026
1. Viktor
Viktor is a Warsaw-built AI company developing what it describes as an AI employee rather than another conventional chatbot or productivity assistant. The product lives inside collaboration platforms including Slack and Microsoft Teams and is designed to connect with thousands of workplace tools, access information, write and run code, create reports, update systems and complete multi-step tasks on behalf of teams.
Viktor’s core proposition is that AI should increasingly perform work rather than simply answer questions, placing the company directly within the fast-growing market for AI agents and autonomous digital coworkers. The company was built by a small technical team spanning Warsaw and Munich, with its product and mission centered on making an AI coworker available to companies of all sizes.
Viktor has attracted a notable group of technology operators and investors, including Accel, BEK Ventures, Inovo Venture Partners, KAYA, NFDG, Tenacity Capital and the Oxford Seed Fund, alongside individual backers connected with companies including Slack, Framer, ElevenLabs, Vercel, Deel and Instacart. The company’s biggest milestone came in May 2026, when Viktor announced a $75 million Series A led by Accel. The funding was intended to accelerate its ambition to bring an AI coworker to teams globally, while the company said its technology could connect with more than 3,200 tools.
Viktor is operating in one of the most competitive areas of artificial intelligence, but its emphasis on execution and integration provides a clear distinction from standalone chat interfaces. As companies increasingly move from experimenting with generative AI toward deploying systems capable of completing real operational work, the startups that can reliably connect AI with existing software and business workflows could become increasingly important. With one of Poland’s largest startup rounds of 2026 behind it, Viktor is positioned as one of the country’s most ambitious AI companies to watch.
2. Ingenix
Ingenix is a Warsaw-based AI and biology company developing technology designed to help artificial intelligence reason across the enormous complexity of biological data. The company is working in one of the most promising intersections of modern technology: applying advanced AI architectures to drug discovery and pharmaceutical research.
Ingenix has developed what it calls a Biological Reasoning Engine built around an architecture known as Modality Fusion, which combines different forms of biological information to help researchers make sense of molecular, chemical, clinical and other scientific data. The company’s broader ambition is to move beyond AI systems that analyze individual datasets and instead build technology capable of connecting different biological modalities into a more complete reasoning process. Its team brings together frontier AI researchers and experienced pharmaceutical scientists, including people associated with Applica, an AI company acquired by Snowflake in 2022.
Ingenix reached a major milestone in June 2026 when it announced a €13 million seed-extension financing round led by Sofinnova Partners, with participation from Inovo VC and OTB VC. The company said its Biological Reasoning Engine had already demonstrated the potential to significantly accelerate research, including an oncology engagement where the technology completed in minutes an analysis that had previously required years of work and millions of euros in research expenditure. The funding provides Ingenix with additional resources to scale its platform and deepen its work with pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners.
Drug discovery remains one of the most expensive and time-consuming processes in science, with researchers often required to analyze huge amounts of fragmented information before identifying promising therapeutic opportunities. AI could dramatically change that process, but only if systems can meaningfully reason across complex scientific datasets rather than simply generate plausible answers. Ingenix is attempting to build technology for exactly that challenge, making it one of Poland’s most interesting emerging deep-tech companies in 2026.
3. FOTOhub
FOTOhub is a Polish creative technology company building what it now describes as a Creative AI OS, bringing image generation, video production, audio creation, automation and multiple AI models into a single platform for creators, photographers and creative teams. The company was founded by Mateusz Ulewicz, who serves as Founder and CTO, and has expanded rapidly from an image-focused product toward a broader ecosystem designed to reduce the need for separate subscriptions to different AI creative tools.
FOTOhub’s platform integrates more than 200 AI models from over 10 providers while also developing proprietary technologies, including the Gabriel AI orchestration system, which interprets user intent and routes tasks to the appropriate tools, and its IDA family of creative AI models.
The company announced a $5.1 million seed round in March 2026 to develop its proprietary AI models and GPU infrastructure, before receiving a further $2.3 million follow-on investment from DGE3 in June. DGE3’s commitment brought its total capital committed to FOTOhub to $5 million, while the company said it planned to use the funding to support expansion across the DACH region, the Middle East and North America.
By July 2026, FOTOhub said it had reached more than 750,000 users across 40 countries, secured $8.6 million in funding and reached a reported $180 million valuation. It also launched IDA Q 1.0, its first fully proprietary text-to-image model, built and hosted on its own infrastructure in partnership with AWS.
FOTOhub is operating in an extremely competitive creative AI market, but its strategy of combining third-party models with proprietary infrastructure and orchestration could provide an important advantage. Rather than betting everything on one foundation model, the company is building an operating layer designed to help users work across an increasingly fragmented ecosystem of creative AI technologies.
4. Graftcode
Graftcode is a Warsaw-based developer infrastructure startup attempting to remove one of software development’s most persistent sources of complexity: the integration layer between applications. Founded by brothers Przemysław and Łukasz Ładyński, who together bring more than two decades of experience in enterprise integration technologies, Graftcode is built around a technology it calls runtime bridging. The platform allows code written in different programming languages and systems to connect directly without developers having to create conventional APIs, middleware, wrappers or custom client libraries.
Instead of treating software integration as an unavoidable part of modern development, Graftcode is attempting to eliminate much of that layer altogether. The company’s technology works by exposing backend logic through a lightweight gateway and automatically generating compatible packages, allowing remote services to be called through strongly typed interfaces that behave more like local functions. This approach could become particularly relevant during the AI era, when developers and autonomous AI systems increasingly need to connect applications, services and models across complex software environments.
Graftcode announced a €2.1 million funding round in April 2026 led by Hard2beat, with participation from DigitalOcean Ventures, Heartfelt Capital and private investors, including employees. The investment brought the company’s total funding to €6.5 million and coincided with the beta launch of its developer platform. The company plans to use the capital to expand language support and accelerate adoption among developers building cloud-native and AI-driven applications.
Graftcode’s proposition is ambitious because software integration has become a foundational but often invisible part of modern technology. If the company can demonstrate that its approach makes systems significantly easier and faster to connect, it could find an important role within the next generation of developer infrastructure. As AI agents and increasingly distributed applications create even more demand for machine-to-machine connectivity, Graftcode is a Polish startup worth watching closely.
5. Tequipy
Tequipy is a Warsaw-based technology company building infrastructure for managing the full lifecycle of employee IT equipment across globally distributed teams. Founded in 2022 by Tomek Stawarski, Bart Czerkies and Albert Podraza, Tequipy emerged from the founders’ experience working in global technology operations, including Stawarski’s previous role as Global Head of IT at Revolut.
The company addresses a deceptively complex operational problem: when companies hire employees across dozens or hundreds of countries, purchasing, configuring, delivering, servicing, recovering and redeploying laptops and other devices can create enormous amounts of manual work. Tequipy uses a global network of authorized local resellers and logistics partners to manage those processes while allowing IT teams to coordinate them through a centralized platform.
The company has already built meaningful commercial momentum, working with more than 150 companies across over 180 countries and serving customers including Booksy, Connecteam, Gigs, ICEYE, RemoFirst and Taptap Send.
Tequipy said it had grown sevenfold during the previous year before announcing more than €3 million in new funding in May 2026. The round was led by Smedvig Ventures, with participation from Manta Ray and existing investor Unfold.vc. The latest capital is particularly important because Tequipy is expanding beyond device logistics into software, access and security automation. This could transform the company from a specialist hardware operations provider into a broader IT operations platform.
As remote and international hiring becomes a permanent feature of modern work, companies increasingly need infrastructure capable of handling employee technology regardless of location. Tequipy’s local-first model and focus on automation place it in an attractive position within that market, making it one of Poland’s more commercially grounded technology startups to watch in 2026.
6. Microamp Solutions
Microamp Solutions is a Warsaw-based deep-tech company developing advanced millimeter-wave wireless systems designed to improve connectivity for next-generation mobile and industrial networks. Led by co-founder and CEO Dr. Dawid Kuchta and co-founder and CTO Dr. Marcin Góralczyk, with Aleksander Szalecki identified as a late-stage co-founder, Microamp is building technology around high-frequency 5G and future 6G connectivity.
The company specializes in resilient millimeter-wave solutions and provides an end-to-end approach covering network planning, proof-of-concept development, deployment and technical support. Its technology is particularly relevant to environments requiring high bandwidth, low latency and more flexible wireless infrastructure, including industrial facilities, private networks and other complex connectivity deployments.
Microamp’s biggest milestone of 2026 came in June, when it received €6.5 million in funding and strategic support through the European Innovation Council’s EIC Accelerator programme. The package included a €2.5 million grant and a €4 million equity investment from the EIC Fund. The funding is supporting the development of Microamp’s Any-G mmWave AI-RAN Wireless Platform, a software-defined system designed to adapt across evolving 3GPP standards, frequency bands, network modes and future 6G features. The platform is intended to make wireless infrastructure more reconfigurable and capable of evolving without requiring operators to repeatedly replace underlying hardware.
As artificial intelligence, industrial automation and connected devices place greater demands on communications networks, the infrastructure supporting those systems will need to become increasingly intelligent and adaptable. Microamp is therefore operating in a market where Poland’s strong engineering capabilities intersect with a major global transition toward next-generation wireless technology. With significant European backing and a technology platform designed for future standards, the company is one of Poland’s most ambitious deep-tech connectivity startups to watch.
7. CampusAI
CampusAI is a Polish AI education and professional development platform built around the idea that artificial intelligence skills should become accessible to people regardless of their technical background. The company is developing an ecosystem that combines AI-focused education, professional communities, industry-specific learning clusters and a curated AI ToolBox intended to help users understand and apply emerging technologies in practical work environments.
Rather than focusing exclusively on traditional programming or machine learning education, CampusAI’s model is designed around the broader transformation of the workforce, where professionals across marketing, finance, sales, law and other industries increasingly need to understand how AI can change their jobs. Its flagship Me+AI certified course introduces users to artificial intelligence while the platform also provides industry clusters focused on specific professional applications.
CampusAI is operating within a rapidly expanding market created by the democratization of AI tools. As generative AI becomes easier to access, the bottleneck is increasingly shifting from technical availability to practical knowledge. Millions of workers can now open an AI application, but many still need help understanding which tools are useful, how to apply them responsibly and how to integrate them into existing workflows. CampusAI is attempting to address that gap through education combined with an ongoing digital ecosystem rather than treating learning as a one-time course.
The company’s longer-term opportunity could also extend beyond individual learners toward organizations seeking structured ways to improve AI literacy across their workforces. Companies are increasingly under pressure to adopt AI, but successful implementation depends heavily on whether employees understand how to work with the technology.
8. paymove
paymove is a Polish fintech company developing digital payment infrastructure for parts of the economy that still rely heavily on physical machines, cash desks, paper notices and other outdated payment processes. Founded in 2022, the company focuses particularly on occasional and unattended payments, helping digitize transactions involving parking, public transport, ticketing, administrative fees, payment demands and other situations where consumers need to make a payment without necessarily opening an account or downloading a dedicated application. Paymove’s technology can replace traditional infrastructure such as parking meters, POS terminals and physical payment desks with QR-code-based payment flows.
The company reached an important milestone in June 2026 when it secured €2.12 million in fresh funding, led by 4growth VC with participation from Kogito Ventures and a group of business angels. The capital is being used to support international expansion across Western Europe and to develop a new payment infrastructure for autonomous AI agents, which the company describes as Agentic AI Payments. This second area could become particularly important as AI agents begin performing more tasks independently, including activities that require the ability to initiate, authorize and manage payments.
Traditional payment infrastructure was built around humans clicking buttons, entering card details and approving transactions. Autonomous software creates new requirements around identity, permissions and machine-to-machine payments.
Paymove is attempting to position itself at this emerging intersection while continuing to build its existing business around offline and unattended commerce. The company therefore represents an interesting combination of a practical, current-day fintech opportunity and a longer-term bet on the agentic AI economy. If AI agents increasingly become active participants in commercial transactions, the infrastructure enabling them to make secure payments could become a significant new market, making paymove one of Poland’s more interesting fintech companies to follow in 2026.
9. DefendEye
DefendEye is a Polish autonomous drone technology company developing aerial intelligence systems designed for first responders, public safety teams, maritime operations and other situations where rapid access to information from above can be critical. Based in Kraków, DefendEye has built its technology around autonomous deployment, real-time video and AI-assisted detection. The company’s drones are designed to launch quickly and operate with minimal preparation, helping users gain aerial awareness without requiring the level of specialist piloting traditionally associated with drone operations.
DefendEye has previously attracted attention for developing what it described as a fully autonomous drone system capable of operating without a pilot, GPS or conventional remote control, while its technology uses intelligent detection to identify people, objects, obstacles and potential hazards. The company has continued to develop its product and commercial strategy through 2026.
In August, DefendEye announced that it had secured a major investment led by NovaCapital to scale production of its autonomous AI drone platform for first responders. Earlier developments included the integration of Starlink Mini connectivity into its tube-launched autonomous search drone, expanding the potential for operations in remote or difficult environments where conventional communications infrastructure may be unavailable.
DefendEye is operating in a rapidly growing market where AI, robotics and autonomous systems are increasingly moving into real-world environments. Emergency response organizations and public safety teams often face situations where every minute matters, but deploying people into hazardous areas can be difficult or dangerous. Autonomous aerial systems capable of rapidly providing situational awareness could therefore become increasingly valuable.
With its focus on practical deployment and first-responder use cases, DefendEye represents one of Poland’s more interesting hardware and AI companies to watch as autonomous technology moves beyond software and into critical real-world operations.
10. Defguard
Defguard is a Polish cybersecurity company building an open-source platform for secure remote access, identity management and Zero Trust infrastructure. Led by CEO Robert Olejnik, the company is developing an enterprise-ready alternative to conventional VPN and access management systems, with technology built around WireGuard-based connectivity, identity controls and policy-driven access. Defguard supports integrations with corporate systems including LDAP and Active Directory while allowing organizations to manage remote connections without becoming dependent on a closed proprietary platform. The company’s open-source approach is central to its strategy.
Defguard argues that organizations should retain greater control over their infrastructure and data while avoiding the vendor lock-in often associated with enterprise security software. Its customer base already includes organizations across automotive, manufacturing, cloud infrastructure, gaming and government sectors, demonstrating the commercial potential of its technology beyond the open-source community itself.
In May 2025, Defguard raised €1.2 million in pre-seed financing led by Hard2beat, with participation from ISEC, SMOK Ventures, S20 Team and a group of cybersecurity and technology business angels. The funding was intended to support product development, customer success and international expansion. The company continued building momentum in 2026 with the release of Defguard 2.0, a major platform upgrade featuring a redesigned interface, simplified deployment and significant architectural changes intended to strengthen security and improve the user experience.
Defguard is operating in a market becoming increasingly important as organizations manage distributed workforces, cloud infrastructure and growing numbers of identities and access points. Traditional network security models are becoming less effective when users, applications and infrastructure are distributed across different locations. Zero Trust approaches attempt to address that reality by continuously controlling access rather than assuming that anything inside a network is automatically trusted. With its open-source philosophy, growing enterprise adoption and continued product development, Defguard is one of Poland’s cybersecurity startups worth watching in 2026.
Poland’s Startup Ecosystem Is Moving Beyond Its Software Outsourcing Roots
The companies featured in this list illustrate how Poland’s technology ecosystem is becoming increasingly diverse. For years, the country built a strong reputation for software engineering talent and technology services, but the latest generation of startups is increasingly focused on building proprietary products for global markets. AI is a particularly strong theme, with companies such as Viktor, Ingenix, FOTOhub and CampusAI approaching the technology from enterprise automation, biology, creative tools and education.
At the same time, Microamp Solutions, DefendEye and Defguard demonstrate that Poland’s ambitions extend well beyond software into telecommunications, autonomous systems and cybersecurity. Tequipy and paymove show how founders are also using technology to modernize highly practical operational problems that affect businesses and consumers every day.
Poland’s challenge now is to convert this growing startup activity into more internationally scaled technology companies. The country has access to deep engineering talent, a large domestic market and increasingly active local and international investors, while new European initiatives are also attempting to strengthen startup and scaleup ecosystems across the region. If more Polish companies can successfully move from early momentum to global expansion, the country could become an increasingly important source of Europe’s next generation of technology leaders.