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Marcin Kurek

Investor

Managing Partner at Market One Capital

Warsaw, Poland

Writes $210K – $1.6M checks · typically $900K

About

Marcin Kurek is General Partner and Co-founder at Market One Capital, a €140 million pre-seed and seed fund investing €0.5–3 million in European network-effects-driven businesses. He brings over 20 years of technology experience, including early roles at Spreadshirt, founding and scaling Niania.pl into a market-leading platform that successfully exited, and angel investments in companies including Docplanner, Preply, and Brainly. Since co-founding Market One Capital in 2017, he has reviewed tens of thousands of startups and completed approximately 100 investments across marketplaces, AI tools, consumer tech, healthtech, mobility, and sustainability sectors.

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Experience

  1. Market One CapitalGeneral Partner and Foundercurrent2018 — presentWarsaw, Luxembourg
  2. sun.storeSupervisory Board Membercurrent2025 — presentWarsaw
  3. eany.ioMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2024 — present
  4. MindgramMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2021 — present
  5. PackhelpSupervisory Board Membercurrent2018 — presentWarsaw
  6. DocPlannerAngel Investorcurrent2012 — present
  7. BrainlyAngel Investorcurrent2011 — present
  8. EversportsMember of the Board of Advisors2018 — 2024
  9. OvokoAdvisory Board Observer2022 — 2024
  10. PreplyAngel Invetor2012 — 2022
  11. Protos Venture CapitalInvestor2013 — 2018Warsaw
  12. Grupa PomocniCo-Founder2008 — 2016Warsaw Metropolitan Area
  13. Spread GroupBusiness Developer2004 — 2008Leipzig, Louisville, Berlin

Skills & more

Business Development28Marketing10E-business12Strategy18E-commerce37Online Advertising29Start-ups20SEO14Web Analytics7Entrepreneurship52SEM16Business Strategy14
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Colleagues at Market One Capital

Jacek Łubiński
Investor at Market One Capital
Kamil Węgliński
Associate at Market One Capital
Marcin Zabielski
Partner at Market One Capital
Michał Mroczkowski
Investor at Market One Capital

Network1

Eric Martineau-FortinScout
Founder & Managing Partner at White Star Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Marcin Kurek?
Marcin Kurek is General Partner and Co-founder at Market One Capital, a €140 million pre-seed and seed fund investing €0.5–3 million in European network-effects-driven businesses. He brings over 20 years of technology experience, including early roles at Spreadshirt, founding and scaling Niania.pl into a market-leading platform that successfully exited, and angel investments in companies including Docplanner, Preply, and Brainly. Since co-founding Market One Capital in 2017, he has reviewed tens of thousands of startups and completed approximately 100 investments across marketplaces, AI tools, consumer tech, healthtech, mobility, and sustainability sectors.
Where does Marcin Kurek work?
Marcin Kurek is Managing Partner at Market One Capital.
What check size does Marcin Kurek write?
Marcin Kurek typically writes checks of $210K – $1.6M.
Where did Marcin Kurek go to school?
Marcin Kurek studied at Krakow University of Economics (Master in Economics, International Management and Marketing); HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management (Business Administration); WSE im. Tishnera (e-business).

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Also attended Krakow University of Economics11

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Also attended HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management39

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Shared employers

Also worked at eany.io2

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Also worked at Packhelp9

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Also worked at DocPlanner6

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Also worked at Brainly5

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