# SATUS Starter

> SATUS Starter is a VC fund in Kraków backing Software and Machine Learning. See 23 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kraków, Poland
- Total investments: 23
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 48%
- Fund size: $13M
- Last fund: Dec 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://satus.vc

Satus Starter is a venture capital fund established in cooperation with PFR Ventures. Total fund size equals USD 12 million of which 20% comes from private investors and 80% is a European Union contribution through PFR Ventures (European Funds – Smart Growth).Our aim is to invest in innovative companies at their earliest stage of development(seed, start) and thanks to our competences, experience and contacts, provide the start-ups with “smart money” in order to significantly increase their chances for commercial success.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $444k–$2.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 26% |
| Machine Learning | 4 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 17% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 17% |
| Internet | 3 | 13% |

59 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 14 | 61% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 4% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bartek Knichnicki | Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bartlomiej-knichnicki |
| Lukasz Wasikiewicz | Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lukasz-wasikiewicz |
| Katarzyna Kowalczyk | Investment manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katarzyna-kowalczyk |
| Stanisław Rogoziński | Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stanis-aw-rogozi-ski |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foodsi | Here at Foodsi we love food so much that we cannot let it go to waste! Our mission is not only to grow as a business, but - however bold that sounds - to change the world. We want to educate customers about food waste and save as many products as possible.Together we create the first Polish app that supports businesses in fighting food waste.With our help, producers can generate additional income while introducing a ‘less waste’ business model and clients get great products at discount prices. Win-win! We work not only with recognized companies, but also with local businesses. Artisan bakeries, flower shops, farmers markets - they all join us in a mission to save the surplus of their produce. Since we started in 2019, we have grown into a considerable competitor on the Polish market. By now we have saved more than 800 000 boxes of food and other products (cosmetics, flowers, pet food etc.), we collaborate with almost 3000 partners across the country, and we are engaged in social campaigns considering food waste. | $1.3M | Seed | Oct 29, 2024 |  |
| HearMe | HearMe is an online psychological support at your fingertips. We are one of a very few business solutions on the market that offer COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS psychological support for employee. Our therapists have business and IT experience. | $444.5K | Seed | Nov 01, 2022 |  |
| Surveily | Surveily applies Artificial Intelligence to increase safety in manufacturing plants. It detects threats in real-time and allows for early prevention and mitigation. We cater to the most dangerous sectors that require an ever increasing safety parameters such as chemical, gas and oil. It integrates with existing CCTV infrastructure to minimisedeployment cost. It requires no internet so client can operate on their own infrasatructure and remove places. | $982.9K | Seed | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| Foodsi | Here at Foodsi we love food so much that we cannot let it go to waste! Our mission is not only to grow as a business, but - however bold that sounds - to change the world. We want to educate customers about food waste and save as many products as possible.Together we create the first Polish app that supports businesses in fighting food waste.With our help, producers can generate additional income while introducing a ‘less waste’ business model and clients get great products at discount prices. Win-win! We work not only with recognized companies, but also with local businesses. Artisan bakeries, flower shops, farmers markets - they all join us in a mission to save the surplus of their produce. Since we started in 2019, we have grown into a considerable competitor on the Polish market. By now we have saved more than 800 000 boxes of food and other products (cosmetics, flowers, pet food etc.), we collaborate with almost 3000 partners across the country, and we are engaged in social campaigns considering food waste. | $1.3M | Seed | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| Foodsi | Here at Foodsi we love food so much that we cannot let it go to waste! Our mission is not only to grow as a business, but - however bold that sounds - to change the world. We want to educate customers about food waste and save as many products as possible.Together we create the first Polish app that supports businesses in fighting food waste.With our help, producers can generate additional income while introducing a ‘less waste’ business model and clients get great products at discount prices. Win-win! We work not only with recognized companies, but also with local businesses. Artisan bakeries, flower shops, farmers markets - they all join us in a mission to save the surplus of their produce. Since we started in 2019, we have grown into a considerable competitor on the Polish market. By now we have saved more than 800 000 boxes of food and other products (cosmetics, flowers, pet food etc.), we collaborate with almost 3000 partners across the country, and we are engaged in social campaigns considering food waste. | $1.3M | Seed | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| DoxyChain | DoxyChain is a platform for documents digitisation and management. Powered by its own blockchain, DoxyChain is an innovation that combines electronic signature, workflows optimisation and enhanced security which means we are the very first user-oriented holistic digital solution. We democratise blockchain and set new standards for digital documentsspace. 1. DoxyChain is an all-inclusive tool (B2B SaaS) to effectively collaborate on the documents with all the actions being secured by blockchain. 2. DoxyChain makes your documents smart. Backed by blockchain, from now on your contract works for you not only as the binding agreement but also as transaction enabler. 3. By bringing tailored blockchain to DMS space, DoxyChain sets new standard for document management (First dedicated enterprise blockchain for DMS). | $2.2M | Seed | Sep 06, 2022 |  |
| Talkie.ai | Talkie is a one-stop-shop for AI voice automation. It enables companies to build, train, test, run and monitor virtual agents. Their customers get 24/7 voice access to the information and services they need, while businesses can easily spare even 70% of regular contact center costs. | $2.6M | Seed | Jul 22, 2022 |  |
| Alphamoon | Alphamoon has developed a technology that reduces the time and cost of document processing by automating it, with the help of state-of-the-art AI methods and NLP. The technology is designed to collect and process data from any kind of document in any format. | $2.2M | Seed | Apr 28, 2022 |  |
| Alphamoon | Alphamoon has developed a technology that reduces the time and cost of document processing by automating it, with the help of state-of-the-art AI methods and NLP. The technology is designed to collect and process data from any kind of document in any format. | $2.2M | Seed | Apr 28, 2022 |  |
| CTHINGS.CO | Our Cloud Platform gives non-intrusive, secured networking, capturing, and brokering precious mission-critical data from Industrial processes and assets, leading to lower maintenance costs and better decisions. Our solution delivers secured and supervised networking and data fabric with hypervision over remotely deployed microservices and a digitaltwin representation of edge computing assets and IoT applications. | $1.5M | Private Equity | Oct 01, 2021 |  |

10 of 23 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does SATUS Starter invest in?

SATUS Starter invests primarily in Software, Machine Learning and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Poland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is SATUS Starter's check size?

SATUS Starter typically joins rounds of $444k–$2.2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds SATUS Starter participates in.

### How do I contact SATUS Starter?

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### Who are the partners at SATUS Starter?

The team at SATUS Starter includes Bartek Knichnicki (Partner), Lukasz Wasikiewicz (Partner) and Katarzyna Kowalczyk (Investment manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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