Marcin Kowalik is a General Partner at Balnord, a high-conviction first-check investor in frontier tech from the Baltic Sea Region
Balnord Investments focuses on sectors such as supply chain, fintech, cybersecurity, healthcare, defence & space technology, with an emphasis on dual-use impact.
Marcin is leading investments, particularly in DeepTech and dual-use projects. With extensive experience across Poland and the Baltics, Marcin is passionate about backing resilient founders and leveraging his network to help companies scale globally.
Entrepreneur and Venture Capital investor with over a decade of experience in the tech industry. As a founder of two companies, Marcin successfully led both to exit—one sold to a Norwegian strategic investor and the other via a Private Equity-backed management buyout (MBO). Marcin was the Solo General Partner at Black Pearls VC, where he achieved a standout "dragon" exit with an 18.6x return from a NASDAQ-listed buyer. His entrepreneurial background gives him a unique understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by early stage companies.
Alumni of Kauffman Fellows Class #22, a Silicon Valley based leadership development programme for venture capitalists spanning over 600 leading VCs worldwide.
