Start-ups

We advise on:

early-stage companies on their day-to-day operations (with respect to regulatory matters, drafting corporate rules and regulations etc.), as well as in connection with obtaining financing for development, and external investments;
industry and financial investors in relation to start-up investments and exits;
start-up founders, owners and managers on the process of obtaining investors, negotiating investment agreements and ESOP (employee share option plan) terms, and exiting investments;
in every aspect of creating, implementing and financing innovations in business.

Our competitive advantage:

we provide comprehensive legal services for this innovative sector of the economy;
we help to design legal solutions to protect know-how and intellectual property rights;
we advise on state aid in research and development (R&D) projects and the commercialisation of research results;
our transaction team, backed by experts in other disciplines (such as IP/TMT, labour, competition, life sciences and tax law), provides comprehensive advice on investments connected with the functioning of start-ups, and exiting such investments.

Practice managers

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property
Mergers & Acquisitions
Data Protection
Start-ups
Private Equity
Media, Entertainment & Telecommunications
Life Sciences
Private Clients
New technologies & cybersecurity

partner

Agnieszka Wiercińska-Krużewska

Practice Areas

Mergers & Acquisitions
Restructuring & Insolvency
Private Equity
Banking & Finance
Start-ups
Capital Markets
ESG

partner

Jakub Jędrzejak

Selected experiences

Some of our recent clients include:

Naspers
Coders Center
WeGirls and Experior VC fund
the founders and initial stockholders of Perfect Gym Solutions
the shareholders, founders and managers of Domodi.pl
founders and managers of SiDLY
founders and managers of Pyszne.pl
shareholders and founders of NextWeb Media Group
private individuals with regard to their seed projects, such as: Arclura, Halo², VoiceWorks, BA Service, Executive&Friends, Cludo, Foam

News

Show all

Intellectual Property

27.07.2026

WKB Lawyers recognised in IP Stars 2026

Company Law & Corporate Governance

16.07.2026

WKB Legal Alert: Electronic access to the Register of Family Foundations

Company Law & Corporate Governance

22.05.2026

WKB Legal Alert: Obligatory re-adoption of resolutions allowing the application of accounting simplifications when preparing financial statements for micro- and small undertakings

Mergers & Acquisitions

14.05.2026

WKB Lawyers advised USP Group on the acquisition of assets related to the “Trilac” brand

03.04.2026

WKB Lawyers in MLI 2026

31.03.2026

WKB Lawyers in Legal 500 EMEA 2026