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Awards Gala - June 3, 2024

The aim of Nagrody PSIK is to recognize private equity/venture capital funds managers, advisors, banks and law firms for their achievements on the Polish PE/VC market and venture philanthropy initiatives.

From its first edition in 2018, Nagrody PSIK promote the highest professional standards in the PE/VC industry and PE/VC investors’ contribution to the growth of Polish companies.

Candidates for the awards will be proposed by PSIK members. A panel of independent judges will select finalists, and the winners will be chosen by the PSIK community in an online popular vote.

Nagrody PSIK are organized by the Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (PSIK). Since 2002 PSIK has been representing the interests of the Polish PE/VC community and supporting its development. PSIK members include representatives of PE/VC fund managers active in Poland as well as law firms, banks and advisors active on the PE/VC market.

Competition timetable

Nominations

12 February - 4 March 2024

PSIK members nominate candidates
in 12 categories.

Supporting information

March 2024

Nominees submit questionnaires describing their achievements.

Jury meetings

April – May 2024

Six independent jury panels select shortlists of finalists in each category.

Popular vote

8 May 2024

PSIK members choose the winners
in an online vote.

Awards Gala

3 June 2024

The winners will be announced during the PSIK Awards Gala.

Winners

Private Equity

Abris Capital Partners

Tar Heel Capital

Enterprise Investors

Avallon MBO

Movens Capital

Warsaw Equity Group

Warsaw Equity Group

Black Pearls VC

Krzysztof Kulig

Innova Capital

Przemysław Głębocki

Accession Capital Partners

Monika Nachyła

Abris Capital Partners

Prime Label Investment Company / Innova Capital

Dariusz Prończuk

Enterprise Investors

Edgar Koleśnik

Katarzyna Pac-Malesa

Dominik Smykla

Michał Zasępa

Barbara Nowakowska

Jury

PE panel:

Wojciech Ciszek
Associate Director, Senior Banker, EBRD;
Piotr Kędra
Investment Drector, PFR Ventures;
Marco Natoli
Head of Lower Mid-Market Northern, Eastern & Southern Europe, Equity Investments, EIF;
Henry Potter
co-Founder, Speak Invest;
Anna Wnuk
Managing Director, PSIK.

VC panel:

Maciej Ćwikiewicz
President of the Board, PFR Ventures;
Pavel Dvorak
Principal, Venture Capital & Private Equity Funds, EBOiR;
Patric Gresko
Head of division - Innovation and Technology Investments, EIF;
Giovanni Locatelli
co-Founder, Speak Invest;
Anna Wnuk
Managing Director, PSIK.

Wojciech Ciszek
Associate Director, Senior Banker, EBRD;
Piotr Kędra
Investment Director, PFR Ventures;
Marco Natoli
Director Lower Mid-Market Northern, Eastern & Southern Europe, Equity Investments, EIF;
Henry Potter
co-Founder, Speak Invest;
Anna Wnuk
Managing Director, PSIK.

Robert Adamczyk
Senior Environmental Advisor, EBRD;
Tomasz Czech
Knowledge Officer, UN Global Compact Network Poland;
dr Anna Grygiel-Tomaszewska
GARP SCR, Assistant Professor, Warsaw School of Economics;
Krzysztof Kamiński
President, POLSIF (Sustainable Investment Forum Poland);
dr Tomasz Karol Wiśniewski
Assistant Professor, University of Łódż;
Anna Wnuk
Managing Director, PSIK.

Małgorzata Bobrowska
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Resource Partners; President of PSIK;
Paweł Caruk
Partner, MidEuropa; Vice President of PSIK;
Przemysław Głębocki
Co-Managing Partner, Accession Capital Partners; Vice President of PSIK;
Bartłomiej Gola
Founding Partner, SpeedUp Venture Capital Group; Vice President of PSIK;
Edgar Koleśnik
Partner, Abris Capital Partners; Vice President of PSIK;
Magdalena Pasecka
Partner, Innova Capital; Vice President of PSIK;
Dariusz Pietrzak
Partner, Enterprise Investors; Vice President of PSIK;
Tomasz Swieboda
Partner, Inovo Venture Partners; Vice President of PSIK;
Anna Wnuk
Managing Director, PSIK.

Małgorzata Bobrowska
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Resource Partners; President of PSIK;
Agnieszka Borek
President of the Management Board, Valores Foundation;
Stanisław Knaflewski
Managing Partner, Altamira Ventures; Member of the Board, Valores Foundation;
Robert Manz
Member of the Board, Valores Foundation;
Barbara Nowakowska
Managing Director, PSIK; Member of the Board, Valores Foundation.