At Movens VC, our focus is on scalable and innovative solutions based on SaaS and marketplace models with the potential to become industry leaders. We are excited to tell you that we’ve invested in a company already leading the way in an emerging market of synthetic data for AI training…

Let’s start with the summary- The fear of AI replacing category managers in retail chains is largely exaggerated. Even the most advanced AI solutions cannot fully substitute the managers. But, for sure, AI can change conventional ideas of what a category management job is. It was in August 2011 that Marc Andreessen coined the famous phrase “Software is eating the world” in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. He suggested that “we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised to take over large…

At Movens VC, we believe in great teams, passionate founders and, most of all, highly scalable solutions based on SaaS and marketplace models with the potential to revolutionize large industries. All three come together with our newest investment — The Village. Along with a group of business angels, Movens VC…

Despite the hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was yet another record year for the Polish venture capital ecosystem. Total investment value reached 2.1 billion PLN ($540M), which is a rise of 70 percent compared to 2019, and more than ten times the 2018 figure. There were a few…

I work with loads of Saas businesses recently. What I see is that some questions are quite common across. I decided to start a series of texts that tackle most common challenges faced these days by subscription businesses. Here’s my first one. …

In less than six months, we made six investments. We invested a total of about EUR2.1m, which gives EUR350k exposure per company. Each of the companies has powerful international potential. Five of our six companies make substantial use of machine learning and/or artificial intelligence algorithms. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic…

Most of you might heard this quote from Mike Tyson- Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth. For some of the businesses, 2020 was a hard, unexpected hit right between the eyes. You might be tired of all the COVID-related things. True, it’s overwhelming. But just…

What separates top growing companies form all the rest? You might think it customer acquisition, bu it’s not! It’s retention! If you have poor retention, what’s the point of customer acquisition? Goal of the text below is to show why customer and user retention is the most important factor in…

At Movens VC, we have decades of joint experience running tech companies. We understand the leverage that comes with having a strong team on your side. This is partly why we decided to invest $530,000 in Talkie.ai and secured the option to invest another $530,000 once the company accomplishes its…