Red Rooster Dispatch #8: French Tech Connect Poland Warsaw Edition
Dear Readers,
This month, we come to you with an exciting invitation to our biggest event of the year. Without much ado, here are the details:
Don’t Miss FTW’s Biggest Tech Event of the Year: French Tech Connect Poland 2025! 🚀
We’re excited to invite you to French Tech Connect Poland 2025, our flagship event of the year! This is the ultimate opportunity to connect, collaborate, and be inspired by the latest in tech innovation. This year’s edition, themed "In TECH We Trust!", promises to be the boldest yet, bringing together top industry leaders, startups, and influencers from both France and Poland.
Why should you be there?
• Exclusive networking with international industry leaders
• Insightful panel discussions and fireside chats on DeepTech, GreenTech, and HealthTech
• Live startup pitches as part of the French Tech Awards Poland 2025, celebrating the brightest in the ecosystem
• Valuable business case presentations from leading companies and entrepreneurs shaping the future of tech
And the best part? We’re offering FREE tickets to this must-attend event, but hurry – spots are limited! This is your chance to be part of the most influential tech gathering of the year.
This year’s edition would not be possible without the support of our incredible partners:
Strategic Partners
Forvis Mazars, Kewee, Webellian
Institutional Partners
Ambassade de France en Pologne, Business France, CCIFP, CCEF, République Française
Community Partners
42 Warsaw, AI w Zdrowiu, ASPOL, CleanTech CEE, Mother and Child Institute, Pitch Me Baby, RFE, SGH, Start Smart
Event partners
Toolerslab, L’emotion Bistro, CIC Warsaw, Venture Cafe, Vodka J Urbanowicz
Event Details:
📅 May 22nd, 2025
⏰ 6:15 PM – 9:25 PM (Pick up your badge by 5:45 PM)
📍 CIC Warsaw, Chmielna 73, Warsaw
Don’t miss out – join us and let’s build the future together!
🎧 Red Rooster Podcast: A Conversation with Valéry Gaucherand (L’Oréal) & Joanna Jaroch-Pszeniczna (CCIFP)
This month, we're thrilled to invite you to tune in to the newest episode of our Red Rooster Podcast—launching very soon!
We sit down with Valéry Gaucherand, CEO of L’Oréal Poland & Baltics and the newly appointed President of the French-Polish Chamber of Commerce (CCIFP), alongside Joanna Jaroch-Pszeniczna, General Manager of CCIFP. Together with FTW hosts Marta Subko and Walid Barsali, they explore how large organizations like L’Oréal are embracing beauty tech, navigating AI transformation, and fostering responsible innovation in a digital world.
From bold sustainability moves to leadership insights in the age of AI, this conversation bridges the worlds of corporates and startups, offering plenty of thought-provoking takeaways for tech enthusiasts and business leaders alike.
📍 Full episode coming soon on YouTube and all major platforms!
👉 Stay tuned—and don't forget to…
🤝 Meet & Connect with Orange Polska – Warsaw, May 22, 2025
Kick off your day with CCIFP and Orange Polska at Meet & Connect – a unique opportunity to build business relationships just ahead of French Tech Connect happening later that evening.
✅ Meet procurement teams from Orange Polska
🚀 Pitch your solutions in AI, 5G, energy, and cybersecurity
🤝 Explore collaboration with one of Poland’s leading telecom companies
📅 Date: May 22, 2025 | 09:00–14:00
📍 Location: Orange HQ, Warsaw
⏳ Registration closes: May 19, 13:35
🌍 Impact Conference 2025 – French Innovation Hub
📅 May 14–15, 2025 | 📍 Poznań
Don’t miss one of the biggest innovation events of the year! Impact Conference 2025 will spotlight digital transformation, sustainability, and future tech.
🇫🇷 At the French Innovation Hub, ran by CCIFP, connect with major players like, Crédit Agricole, Data4, Forvis Mazars, L'Oréal, Saint-Gobain, Veolia
🎟 CCIFP offers 10% off tickets – register early to secure your spot!
☕ Let’s Coffideas: Your Breakthrough
📅 May 8, 2025 | 🕘 19:30–20.15
📍 Venture Café Warsaw, Cambridge Innovation Center
Kick off your morning with Let’s Coffideas—a casual, high-energy session where founders and innovators share ideas, challenges, and insights over coffee. Whether you're looking for feedback, connections, or just inspiration, this is your space to spark breakthroughs.
Free entry – just…
Event: Aula Polska #196 – CyberSec
📅 May 14th, 2025
⏰ 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Badge pick-up by 5:45 PM)
📍 Just Join IT HQ, Marszałkowska 107, Warsaw
Join us for Aula Polska #196 – CyberSec, an exciting evening dedicated to cybersecurity, startups, and innovation. This event brings together founders, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts for expert presentations, a fireside chat, and networking opportunities.
Infoshare Conference 2025: SHAPE TOMORROW TODAY
📅 May 27th, 2025 – May 28th, 2025
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 AmberExpo, Żaglowa 11, Gdańsk (Trójmiasto)
Join Infoshare Conference 2025, the biggest tech conference in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)! Over two days, experience cutting-edge talks and discussions on IT, startups, and e-marketing, all under the theme SHAPE TOMORROW TODAY.
This is the perfect event for entrepreneurs, tech enthusiasts, and industry leaders to explore the latest innovations and build valuable connections.
💸 Formative Fund: €100M for 100 Polish Startups
A new private initiative is injecting €100 million (over 400 million PLN) into Poland’s startup ecosystem. Formative, founded by Paweł Dobosz (former CEO of Internet Union), plans to invest in around 100 early-stage and scaling companies over the next three years.
Investment tickets range from 1 to 9 million PLN, targeting sectors like AI, biotech, gaming, and industrial tech. Beyond capital, Formative offers strategic, legal, and marketing support through a network of experienced entrepreneurs.
Unlike traditional VC funds, Formative operates through a family foundation, ensuring flexibility and founder-friendly terms. The fund aims to bridge the financing gap between pre-seed and Series A stages.
🚀 French Startup Dark Develops Air-Launched Anti-Satellite Tech
Paris-based startup Dark is building Interceptor—a spacecraft designed to capture and deorbit satellites or space debris, launched directly from an aircraft.
Founded by ex-MBDA and Thales engineers, Dark has raised $11M and partnered with France’s Defence Innovation Agency. Aimed at rapid-response defense, the first test flight is planned for 2027.
Learn more from Universemagazine.com
🧬 Three Polish MedTech Startups Join Google’s AI for Health Program
Doctor.One, Holi, and Prosoma have been selected for the latest edition of Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Health. The three-month hybrid program supports AI-driven health startups from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Participants will benefit from mentoring, product and growth workshops, and expert support from Google. Each Polish startup brings a unique innovation:
🔹 Doctor.One – remote doctor-patient communication platform
🔹 Holi – AI-powered obesity treatment protocols
🔹 Prosoma – mental health app for cancer patients
The program kicks off in May 2025.