Adam Niewiński
Co-founder and Managing Partner of OTB Ventures, the Amsterdam/Warsaw deep-tech VC firm; former Deputy CEO of Bank Pekao SA and CEO of Xelion Investment House.
Adam Niewinski co-founded OTB Ventures in 2017 alongside Marcin Hejka and Gregory Jankilevitsch, after a two-decade career spanning entrepreneurship, banking, and wealth management in Central and Eastern Europe. He started at The Boston Consulting Group in 1997, then in 2000 co-founded Expander, regarded as Poland's first fintech, and separately co-founded Platinum Bank in Ukraine. From 2002 to 2017 he held senior roles within UniCredit Group, including Deputy CEO of Bank Pekao SA (the largest bank in the CEE region) and CEO of Xelion Investment House, a UniCredit corporate startup he relaunched into a leading personal-financial-adviser platform. At OTB Ventures he serves as Managing Partner and sits on the boards of portfolio companies including ICEYE, Silent Eight, KYP.ai, Hydrosat, and FintechOS. He is a graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics and Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, and has been an active SpaceTech investor for roughly a decade.
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder & Managing Partner
- Based in
- Warsaw, Poland
- Prior experience
- Boston Consulting Group; Expander; Platinum Bank; UniCredit Group; Bank Pekao SA; Xelion Investment House
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Frequently asked
- Who is Adam Niewiński?
- Adam Niewinski co-founded OTB Ventures in 2017 alongside Marcin Hejka and Gregory Jankilevitsch, after a two-decade career spanning entrepreneurship, banking, and wealth management in Central and Eastern Europe. He started at The Boston Consulting Group in 1997, then in 2000 co-founded Expander, regarded as Poland's first fintech, and separately co-founded Platinum Bank in Ukraine. From 2002 to 2017 he held senior roles within UniCredit Group, including Deputy CEO of Bank Pekao SA (the largest bank in the CEE region) and CEO of Xelion Investment House, a UniCredit corporate startup he relaunched into a leading personal-financial-adviser platform. At OTB Ventures he serves as Managing Partner and sits on the boards of portfolio companies including ICEYE, Silent Eight, KYP.ai, Hydrosat, and FintechOS. He is a graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics and Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, and has been an active SpaceTech investor for roughly a decade.
- What is Adam Niewiński's role?
- Adam Niewiński is Co-Founder & Managing Partner, based in Warsaw, Poland.
- Where did Adam Niewiński work before?
- Adam Niewiński's prior roles include Boston Consulting Group; Expander; Platinum Bank; UniCredit Group; Bank Pekao SA; Xelion Investment House.
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Adam Niewiński co-founded OTB Ventures in 2017 after a career spanning The Boston Consulting Group, co-founding Expander (regarded as Poland's first fintech), and senior banking roles including Deputy CEO of Bank Pekao SA and CEO of Xelion Investment House
OTB Ventures: Adam Niewiński - OTB VenturesVerified2026-08-11 - 2
Adam Niewiński serves on the boards of ICEYE, FintechOS, Kevin, Silent Eight, HydroSat, and ClearSpace, and holds a supervisory board seat at Desa Unicum
European Economic Congress: Adam Niewiński - Speaker ProfileVerified2023-04-01 - 3
OTB Ventures launched in 2017 with Adam Niewiński noting the firm was among only two or three VCs in Europe actively investing in SpaceTech at the time; early investments included SpaceKnow and ICEYE
Space Ambition (Substack): Spotlight: Adam Niewiński - Co-founder and Managing Partner @ OTB VenturesReported2024-06-01 - 4
OTB Ventures was founded in 2017 by Adam Niewiński, Marcin Hejka, and Gregory Jankilevitsch
Venture Capital Archive: OTB Ventures (OTB VC)Reported2026-08-11