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Paweł Michalski

Paweł Michalski

CEO & Co‑founder, VCLeaders; Venture Partner at World Fund

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Warsaw, Poland
Joined November 2025
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Summary

Community builder and VC educator: Paweł founded and runs VCLeaders, which combines an academy, events, community features and research (e.g., the Ecosystem Compass) to professionalize venture capital investing in Central & Eastern Europe. vcleaders+1
Climate & impact focus at fund and foundation level: as a Venture Partner at World Fund (a Europe climate VC) and co‑founder of Future Force Foundation, he actively scouts and supports climate tech founders in the CEE region. worldfund+1
Active angel and early‑stage investor/operator: Paweł co‑managed COBIN Angels, participated in club investments (e.g., Mentorist) and has held startup growth roles (Beesfund, First11), showing a mix of deal‑making, operational growth and angel activity. cobinangels+1
Law & finance foundation: his early career in project finance at PKO Bank Polski and an MA in Law (summa cum laude) combine legal and structured finance skills that inform his diligence and deal structuring in VC and angel investing. venturecafewarsaw+1

Work

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Writing

Ecosystem Compass: Poland (VCLeaders)

January 1, 2023

Comprehensive VCLeaders ecosystem report on Poland (country snapshot, funding landscape, stakeholder overview, VCLeaders insights). Paweł Michalski is listed among the authors and wrote the foreword.

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Becoming a founder's first choice

January 21, 2021

Medium/VCLeaders post by Paweł Michalski describing his views on how VCs can become founders' preferred partners and reflections on career choices between startups and VC.

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Hobbies

Hobby cook (enjoys cooking) spotify