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Now we are looking for Communication Specialist. Detailed description you can find HERE. Want to join us? Send us your application on JoinTheTeam@hugething.vc

Meet our Team

Here you can meet our team and Huge mentor's family.

We are a team of innovation ecosystem creators with years of experience under our belts.

Want to know how working at Huge Thing and SpeedUp Group looks like? Contact our team directly via LinkedIn.

Monika
Synoradzka

CEO OF HUGE THING AND MANAGING PARTNER AT SPEEDUP GROUP

Monika together with the HT team is responsible for the company’s development in startup acceleration and activities aimed at supporting organizations from the private and public sectors in their work with innovations. She specializes in implementing innovations in organizations and building a culture of innovation in companies from various sectors. For years, she has supported the development of Poland’s startup environment. Monika is also a Managing Partner at SpeedUp Venture Capital Group. Thanks to her knowledge and experience, she helps portfolio companies to understand the operation of large organizations and corporations and prepare to work with them. She also supports them in building business relationships.

Natalia
Sadownik

Delivery Lead,
Senior program manager

Natalia joined Huge Thing in 2019. As part of our team, Natalia is responsible for activities related to the acceleration and mentoring programs, preparation of workshops and implementation of programs for startups and corporate partners.

Maryla Wojcieszek

Interim Head of Knowledge, Innovation Shaper

As Innovation Shaper at Huge Thing, Maryla supports large organizations in processes related to innovation. That includes, among others:  ‘as is’ diagnosis, analysis and (re-)design of processes, innovation framework design, structuring the work of innovation teams and facilitating cooperation with startups. As the Interim Head of Knowledge, Maryla is responsible for materialization and transfer of knowledge as well as talent management within the Huge Thing team. She designs and creates new products / services based on the internal knowledge resources as well as new models of its delivery and dissemination. She’s also a workshop designer and facilitator.

Agnieszka Cichocka

Head of Acceleration

Agnieszka joined Huge Thing in 2021. She is responsible for our acceleration programs. She is passionate about art, technology, and gendered innovations. Previously, Director of District Hall Warsaw and Startup Development Department Manager at Incubator Starter. 

 

Co-creator of Techseed.me technological acceleration program and the first coliving space in Poland for digital nomads. 

Damian Wielechowski

Senior marketing & communication Manager

Damian manages the external and internal communications of SpeedUp Group, including Huge Thing. He joined the team in 2017 and since then has been working with business representatives, business environment institutions, public administration, media and the academic community. In addition to activities related to Speedup Group, Damian supports the fund’s portfolio companies in the area of marketing and PR.

 

He has served on the jury of many competitions, including ImpactCEE, and acted as a mentor at startup events such as hackathons and Startup Weekend. Damian is also the author of the Poznan Startup Guide and co-author of the Krakow Startup Guide, as well as organizer of many events dedicated to startups and investors.

Magda Stachowiak

Project manager

Magda joined Huge Thing in 2021. Responsible for our acceleration programs Gov Tech inno_Lab. Previously, she cooperated on our projects for Gov Tech and corporations. Associated with the Poznań Startup Community. Experience in organizing events. She worked in advertising and interactive agencies, creating brand campaigns and loyalty programs.

 

She is passionate about personal development, psycho-biology and supporting women in creating a business. The creator of the projects Kobiecy Poznań Przebudzenie and Joy of life.

Zuza Kowala

Innovation Manager, Project Manager

Zuza joined Huge Thing in 2021. She is responsible for acceleration programs like GovTech Inno_Lab and Żabka Future Lab. Also as Maryla, Zuza supports large organizations in processes related to innovation. That includes, among others: design of processes, innovation framework design, structuring the work of innovation teams and facilitating cooperation with startups.

Before joining Innovation Monsters, Zuza led projects at Żabka Polska, earlier connected with automotive at Volkswagen Group Polska. In Żabka, she was responsible for project management, coordinating the teamwork according to the best practice – she was looking for the best way to keep the process alive.

Kaja Kulas

proGRAM MANAGER

Kaja joined the Huge Thing team in May 2022.

She has gained experience with developing projects in Poznan Science and Technology Park. For several years connected with the startup ecosystem, she helps international startups in growing their businesses in Poland and across Europe.

In Huge Thing responsible for educational programs for startups, organising mentorings, trainings and workshops.

Also, Kaja takes care of relations, community building, recruitments and explorations of startups’ needs to bring them the best value of our programmes.

Mateusz Szymański

Junior Program MANAGER

He’s been working at Huge Thing since June 2022. Tech and innovations enthusiast, especially those with positive social impact, greentech and healthtech solutions. Previously he worked in the sales and product departments, where he was responsible for outreach activities and product communication. Mateusz is a co-creator of the social campaign “Paragraphs without blunder” which mission was to educate high school students about their rights. During spare time he likes to read various books or articles about international politics and the economy, trying to understand these issues from different perspectives.

Nala

COMMUNITY BUILDER

Since 2022 Nala has been working like a dog to build the Huge Thing community.

 

She’s always happy to welcome you in our office and you can be sure to get a huuuge hug from her!

 

PS: don’t forget to bring some treats.

NEW TEAM MEMBER 🙂

Communication Specialist

We are looking for a new team member for theCommunication Specialistrole! So, if you like people, love startups,and are interested in the startup ecosystem – SpeedUp Group is a good place for you 🙂 

Check the details HERE, and if you feel the description suits you send us your application (cv+ short description) on JoinTheTeam@hugething.vcand say Hi!to the new adventure. 

NEW MONSTER

IN THE TEAM

We are a team of enthusiasts who support organizations at every stage of the process of working with innovations. 

 

Are you interested in innovation? Want to join our team? Send us your application on JoinTheTeam@hugething.vc

Meet our Mentors and Experts

‘Huge Thing is about mentoring’ – this motto describes us the best. Our main focus is on high-quality mentoring and professional workshops. We work with many experts from all around the world, to support our partners and startups.

Huge Thing HQ

ul. Św Marcin 11

61-803 Poznań, Poland

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HugeThing is part of the SpeedUp Venture Capital Group – a group of leading venture capital funds in Poland. As a group, we invest in enterprises at the early stages of development.

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