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I’m an entrepreneur, developing and supporting socially engaged startups that improve the quality of life through innovation. I’m also an advocate of conscious consumerism and sharing economy

I’m an economist and an MBA graduate from Kozminski International Business School, where I’ve been awarded the Kozminski Lion Graduate of the Year title. I’m a guest lecturer there, teaching a course on the knowledge transfer of innovation from startups to corporations

My childhood included, I’ve spent over 6 years abroad, both migrating and traveling – I visited over 50 countries on 5 continents. I’m a fan of many sports disciplines and of Mr. Kleks Academy

BIO

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Artur Racicki – an entrepreneur with 16 years of experience in leading tech businesses. Supports and develops socially engaged companies that improve the quality of life through innovation and deal with the issues in the current world. He has co-founded three companies: Social WiFi, delivering smart WiFi solutions to over 1,000 businesses from different sectors across the globe; SEEDiA, creating eco-friendly products powered by renewable energy; and Social Kiwi – a digital marketing agency.
He graduated from MBA studies at Kozminski International Business School, the best business school in East-Central Europe, where he now teaches a course on the knowledge transfer of innovation from startups to corporations. He was awarded with the Kozminski Lion graduate of the year title in 2015. He was listed as one of the top 50 most creative businesspeople by Brief in 2015 and 2017. Experienced in dealing with investment funds, including VCs – closing an investment and sale of Sport24.pl, 4 investment rounds in Social WiFi and an investment round in SEEDiA. Has has worked with major companies from various sectors: retail (JLL, APSYS, HB Reavis, Skanska), hospitality (Sfinks Polska, Dominium S.A., Louvre Group), FMCG (Polmos Bielsko-Biała, Frugo), finance (ING Bank Śląski), media (ITI S.A., PMPG S.A., TVP) and telco (Orange, T-Mobile, Play). He has participated in Plug and Play Accelerator in Sunnyvale, Silicon Valley. His long-term goal is to focus solely on socially engaged projects, improving the quality of life through innovation or dealing with the issues in the current world.
Born on 26th March 1980 in Lublin. Including during his childhood, he spent over 6 years living abroad, visiting over 50 countries on 5 continents. Lives in Warsaw, father of 3.

What do I do?

Outside of supporting socially engaged companies, I also lead a couple of businesses:

A tech company specialised in delivering global solutions for customer communication and customer care in the hospitality and retail sectors.

Social WiFi

Our mission is to make cities sustainable by reducing CO2 emissions, while keeping their citizens connected and charged up.

SEEDiA

A digital marketing & social media agency with a focus on delivering omnichannel communication.

Social KiWi

I am an operational mentor of the Spark 2.0 acceleration program created under the umbrella of the Łódź Special Economic Zone. We work here with corporations, ie Ericsson, PwC, Procter & Gamble and with startups.

Startup Spark

I work with the Venture Cafe Warsaw Foundation. Among other things, during the events of Thursday Gathering, I record a series of talks “Impact The Future” with social impact entrepreneurs.

Venture Cafe Warsaw

A charitable organisation for encouraging a healthy, active lifestyle among the youth by promoting sports (mostly winter) and leisure activities.

Sport7

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Imagine The Future

Imagine the Future – a series of interviews with experts hosted by Artur Racicki. Its focus is to discuss the most pressing issues affecting the quality of life and innovation. If you are interested in learning what trends will influence events in 5/10/15+ years, you should find yourself enjoying the series.

Artur and his guests talk about the environment, climate, pollution and food. The interviews also address the vital subjects of changes in the labour and property market, education and technology. Together, they discuss how the state of the world can be improved through shared innovation. Stay updated – subscribe!

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Startup Manual

Startup Manual – a series of vlogs about running a company and facing the everyday challenges of being an entrepreneur. If you are interested in avoiding some of the common mistakes or grabbing some practical knowledge, you should find something for yourself here.

Artur Racicki shares his knowledge about building tech businesses from the ground up. Some of the companies he has co-founded are still growing – Social WiFi, SEEDiA, Social Kiwi; while some others are not on the market anymore. Artur supports various companies through mentoring – he has a great experience in closing investment deals, from early stage to VC. His tips and hints might help you with your own business or the company you are working for. Check out the latest clips and subscribe to get the latest ones. If you have some topics that you are interested in in particular, do not hesitate to suggest them for the series.

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External links:

The Anatomy of a Startup

The first Polish movie about startups, featuring Artur Racicki.

The Kozminski Lion Award ceremony

28th September 2015, the Kozminski Lion Award ceremony, receiving the honors from the President of the Kozminski International Business School, prof. dr hab. Andrzej Koźmiński.