# Orlen

> Orlen is a VC fund in Plock backing Sports, Chemical and Consulting. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Plock, Poland
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/pkn_orlen
- Website: http://www.orlen.pl/en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stopcafe

Orlen is a VC fund in Plock focused on Sports and Chemical. Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen is a company active in the oil and gas sector.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Orlen. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Orlen. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/orlen?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 1 | 50% |
| Chemical | 1 | 50% |
| Consulting | 1 | 50% |
| Product Research | 1 | 50% |
| Technical Support | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Poland | 1 | 50% |
| Austria | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Czyżewski | Chief Economist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-czy%C5%BCewski |
| Daniel Obajtek | CEO | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-obajtek |
| James Kren | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-kren |
| Jarosław Dybowski | Executive Director for Energy & Executive Director Energy Department | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jaros%C5%82aw-dybowski |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Apeiron Synthesis | Apeiron Synthesis develops catalysts, with a broad application in pharmaceuticals, flavors, and fragrances and the production of polymers and rubber. They develop a broad portfolio of patented and patent-pending catalysts that can satisfy nearly any process using metathesis which is used to deliver process-specific catalysts and also to providevalue to its clients across the whole research and development, implementation, and production process. | $4.8M | Seed | Dec 21, 2022 |  |
| Eologix | Eologix introduces an easily retrofittable sensor system for all types of wind turbines. The system consists of one single receiving unit per turbine plus a number of sensing units which are distributed over the blades’ surface. The sensing units can easily mounted, e.g. during regular inspection of the blades. | $6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 08, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ORLEN VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orlen-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Adamed Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adamed-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aper Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aper-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Emerald Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emerald-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nabtesco Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nabtesco-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phoenix-contact-innovation-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Orlen invest in?

Orlen invests primarily in Sports, Chemical and Consulting startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Poland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Orlen?

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### Who are the partners at Orlen?

The team at Orlen includes Adam Czyżewski (Chief Economist), Daniel Obajtek (CEO) and James Kren (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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