Press Release: 08/04/22

Poland is now more connected with global investment markets
As announced by the World Business Angels Investment Forum, Monika
Wisniewska Co-Founder of Mindfuture, has been appointed as International
Partner for Poland. International Partner Wisniewska to represent Poland at the
Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum.The inclusion
of Poland in WBAF provides a wide range of opportunities for Poland’s start-ups,
scaleups and high growth businesses and opens doors for economic
development.

(London) With this new appointment, Poland has joined the largest forum of the world’s equity investment
markets and will now be able to connect more with the global investors market, which will open up splendid
opportunities for the country. Now local Poland angel investors, incubation centres, accelerators, private equity
funds, co-investment funds, technology parks, corporate ventures and aspiring entrepreneurs will have more
opportunity to connect with global leaders in the same field.

The inclusion of Poland in WBAF provides a wide range of opportunities for Poland’s start-ups, scaleups and
high growth businesses and opens doors for economic development. 

Baybars Altuntas, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the World Business Angels Investment Forum says “As
an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnerships for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the WBAF supports start-ups,
develops entrepreneurial ecosystems, and helps venture capital and companies connect with international companies, fintechs and other relevant institutions. We are confident about our contribution to the economic development of the country by facilitating connections with entrepreneurial ecosystems. We strongly believe that Poland will soon become a country that can foster the development of its economy in a more entrepreneurial atmosphere.”

About the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF)

 As an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the World Business Angels
Investment Forum (WBAF) is committed to collaborating globally to empower the economic development of the
world by fostering innovative financial instruments for startups, scaleups, innovators, entrepreneurs and SMEs
and to promoting gender equality and women’s participation in all sectors of the world economy. WBAF invites
you to join our global efforts to ease access to finance, promote financial inclusion, and create more jobs and
social justice. 

WBAF accomplishes its mission through various parties and channels. These include: 138 high commissioners,
senators and international partners from 79 countries; 7 country offices on 5 continents; the WBAF Business
School and its more than 50 faculty members from 32 countries; and 5 international working committees. WBAF
also has an angel investment fund, partnerships with 12 global institutions, and economic cooperation
agreements with 5 governments. The WBAF World Congress, held in February of each year, hosts at least 5
summits and numerous other events, including a Global Fundraising Stage and a World Excellence Awards
ceremony. WBAF also boasts a number of publications, among which are the WBAF Business School Journal,
World Class Startup Magazine, and Angel Investor Review Online.

www.wbaforum.org

About GPFI 

The Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) is an inclusive platform for all G20 countries, interested
non-G20 countries, and relevant stakeholders to carry forward work on financial inclusion, including
implementation of the G20 Financial Inclusion Action Plan endorsed at the G20 Summit in Seoul. Queen Maxima
of the Netherlands is the Honorary Patron of the GPFI.

www.gpfi.org