The final of the PUT START UP III competition took place on 19 January 2026. The initiative aims to foster entrepreneurship and encourage innovative thinking among students of Poznan University of Technology. This year's edition attracted considerable interest, with students submitting 49 project proposals.
Following the formal and substantive evaluation stages, the jury selected seven teams to compete in the final round, where they presented their most promising business ideas. The high quality of the submissions and the diversity of the proposed solutions once again demonstrated the creativity and innovation of the University's academic community.
PUT START UP III Winners
First Place
- Igor Komar – Faculty of Computing and Telecommunications
Second Place
- Weronika Ejm
- Maciej Tomaszczak
- Adrian Kaczmarek
Faculty of Chemical Technology
Third Place
- Agata Domańska
- Aleksandra Małek
- Natalia Wacławiak
- Julia Wieszczeczyńska
Faculty of Chemical Technology
Honourable Mentions
- Mikołaj Papierski and Mateusz Papierski – Faculty of Automatic Control, Robotics and Electrical Engineering
- Krystian Krefta – Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering
The winner of the competition will represent Poznan University of Technology at the EUNICE Imagine Innovation Cup 2026, an international entrepreneurship competition to be held in Poznań. We wish the University's representative every success in the upcoming international event.
The organizers would like to thank all participants for their enthusiasm and commitment, the competition partners for their support, and the members of the jury for their dedication throughout the evaluation process. Congratulations to this year's winners and finalists for their outstanding achievements.
