Anna Kowalski 
ANAF launched iBon, a free mobile application that allows Romanian citizens to verify if fiscal receipts were issued correctly. The app achieved over 2,200 user registrations within three days of launch, with users performing over 2,000 receipt scans and filing dozens of reports about merchant issues including missing receipts and payment problems.
Łukasiewicz – AI officially opened a new AI Competence Center in Katowice titled ‘Technological Solutions in Artificial Intelligence’. The center aims to serve as a key bridge connecting Polish science, public administration, and enterprises, with a particular focus on small and medium-sized businesses that have previously faced barriers in implementing AI and data analysis-based innovations.
UiPath Foundation, the non-profit organization of Romanian-American software robotics company UiPath, reported that in 2025 it provided over 67,000 hours of educational activities to children from vulnerable communities in Romania. The foundation launched the AI Generation curriculum in collaboration with MIT App Inventor Foundation and UNESCO, trained approximately 10,000 education professionals, and expanded long-term programs supporting 1,135 high school students (Caleidoscop), 228 children aged 11-15 (Salt Către Viitor), and distributed 14,570 scholarships.
Polish e-commerce technology companies cyber_Folks and Shoper announce plans to merge to create one of Europe’s most comprehensive e-commerce ecosystems
Arkeus, a defence technology company developing AI-based sensor systems that serve as the ‘eyes and brain’ for autonomous platforms, raised 15.5 million EUR in Series A funding. R+ VC is noted as the only European investor in the round.
Anna Gruszka, Chief Growth Officer at Adquery, discussed why digital marketing budgets are still being wasted on low-value campaigns despite increasingly powerful algorithms. She spoke about the main sins of the advertising industry, traps of excessive automation, and true online security in an episode of MamStartup Podcast.
Empik, a Polish company, has launched a marketplace platform for photographers, positioning it as a photography-focused alternative to Allegro (Poland’s major e-commerce platform).
Cristina Stan is a Romanian wedding and event planner who founded her business in 2021 after working four years in event planning agencies in Bucharest. She is a solopreneur who organizes weddings and events across Romania. She recently participated in the Avânt în antreprenoriat program by BT Stup, which helped her transition from running her business as a hobby to operating it professionally. She plans to target premium clients and mentor other event planners.
Kanał Zero, an internet-based media project founded by Krzysztof Stanowski, is expanding into traditional television. The channel will be accessible on channel 0 on traditional TV remotes, bringing its internet formats to traditional television screens.
Christian Tour, one of Romania’s largest travel agencies founded in 1997, announces its Initial Public Offering on the Bucharest Stock Exchange under ticker symbol TRIP. The IPO will run from May 21-28, 2026, with share prices between 1.875 and 2.135 lei. The offering includes up to 69.5 million newly-issued shares and up to 14 million existing shares from founder Cristian Pandel’s investment vehicle. The company generated 983 million lei in 2025 sales, representing 14% growth year-over-year, with net profit of 31.9 million lei.