Grow your startup in the
ultimate convenience 
ecosystem

We no longer accept applications,
but if you think your solution might be interesting for us, submit the form.

What is
Żabka Future Lab?

Żabka Future Lab is the flagship acceleration program of Żabka Group, the ultimate convenience ecosystem in Poland, with more than 3 million consumers using our services every day. We aim to make people’s lives easier, by accompanying them throughout the day, and freeing up their time.

We are looking for innovative companies that can help us enhance our customer experience, improve our logistics, optimize our operations and transform Żabka Group into a leading global retailer.

If it looks like something for you, join us for an opportunity of testing your products and services in our retail network, autonomous stores and with our logistics partners, and grow your startup in the ultimate convenience ecosystem.

We no longer accept applications,
but if you think your solution might be interesting for us, submit the form.

Benefits

  • Testing at scale
  • R&D support
  • Expertise
  • Network
  • Investment
  • Publicity

Testing at scale

Gain access to the infrastructure of the Żabka Group, including 9,000 stores, logistics facilities, and our partners. You might be able to test your product or service with us during PoC/ commercial pilot and scale up rapidly.

R&D support

Work hand in hand with our lab that develops and tests cutting-edge retail technologies. Accelerate the development of your product and make it ready for real-life market tests.

Expertise

Learn from the best industry mentors with expertise across all the areas you need. Improve your business models, enhance your technology stack and get ready for going to market.

Network

Take part in workshops, 1on1s, and networking sessions for practical knowledge exchange with a diverse network of global entrepreneurs, experts and investors.

Investment

Get noticed by Żabka Group and earn the possibility of equity investment from us (subject to individual arrangements).

Publicity

Increase the visibility of your brand and build trust among your future customers by working hand in hand in one of the biggest household names in Poland.

Who are we looking for?

Retail logistics &
supply chain

Technologies that can improve efficiency of logistics and management of supply chain

Specific challenges

  • Supply chain optimization, e.g., space, loading, routes, pallets and drivers management
  • Autonomous delivery vehicles, e.g., self-driving trucks, drone deliveries
  • Transport temperature, e.g., measurement, control, new methods of freezing for cold chain

The future
of work

Products and services to help manage workforce in offices, stores, fulfilment, and logistic (including last mile)

Specific challenges

  • Recruitment of the future: new recruitment tools, onboarding tools, candidate tests, tools to manage flexible/part-time workforce
  • Streamlining hiring process: Interview scheduling software for multiple stakeholders, ML for screening applications, smart tools for candidates acquisition, incl. database automation
  • Wellbeing in a workplace: solutions for boosting effectiveness at work while maintaining wellbeing at work and supporting mental health

Transforming Żabka Group into a world-wide retailer

Technologies that help scale beyond borders

Specific challenges

  • Smart planning: predictive models for real estate buying, using data from different sources
  • Data-driven tools for real estate, incl. data management and integrated data
  • Tools for advanced customer segmentation, with personas, data collection and analytics
  • Smart sales system for stock monitoring and management to prevent losses from expiration or exchanges

Consumer
of tomorrow

Technologies that engage current and future consumers within convenience ecosystem

Specific challenges

  • Personalised communication: enhancement of interactions between consumers and business, tailored messages and direct marketing
  • Marketing insights: tools for analysing consumer behaviours and preferences and predicting future shopping trends
  • Enhancing the scope of convenience: new products and services that make people’s lives easier that can complement Żabka Group’s offering.

Omnichannel
retail experience

Services that accompany the consumer in all channels throughout the day

Specific challenges

  • Online & offline shopping: integration of all the channels, seamless and consistent shopping experience with access to the same inventory, prices, and deals
  • Cross-platform apps that offer unified access to our offer, regardless of the device used by the consumer
  • Hybrid convenience formats: integration of different retail models, incl. brick-and-mortar, store-in-store, e-commerce, q-commerce, autonomous and pop-up shopping experience

Criteria for applying

You have a working prototype of a solution in one of our areas of focus

You are ready to validate your solutions (technical and business) – we will help you define them with our unique workshops and 1on1 sessions

Your team has to be located in Europe or the Middle East. We are located in the CEE and you will benefit the most being in the same or a neighboring time zone

You have a defined target group of recipients, aligned with Żabka Group’s stakeholders – and together we can grow the modern convenience ecosystem

Schedule

15.03

Deadline
for Applications

The application process starts on 6th February and ends on 15th March. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the program and apply now via F6S

24.03

Shortlist of Startups Announcement

We will select 10 startups to participate in Pitch Day and pitch their solutions to our experts

26.03 – 27.03

Pitch Day

Top 10 startups will present their solutions to the experts, who will choose the Final 5

03.04 – 14.06

Acceleration

We will work with select startups, helping them develop their products and grow with the resources of Żabka Group

The application process starts on 6th February and ends on 15th March. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the program and apply now via F6S

We will select 10 startups to participate in Pitch Day and pitch their solutions to our experts

Top 10 startups will present their solutions to the experts, who will choose the Final 5

We will work with select startups, helping them develop their products and grow with the resources of Żabka Group

15.03

Deadline
for Applications

24.03

Shortlist of Startups Announcement

26.03 – 27.03

Pitch Day

03.04 – 14.06

Acceleration

Our success stories

AiFi

AiFi is the leading AI provider empowering retailers worldwide to scale autonomous shopping solutions with 100% computer vision. We have implemented AiFi’s camera-only technology in our network of over 50 fully-autonomous Żabka Nano stores.

Omniaz

Omniaz is an end-to-end augmented reality solution for retail, uses AR to merge online and offline shopping experience. We conducted our first pilot in 2022, as a part of MIT Enterprise Forum CEE program, which resulted in an NPS of 90%. The second pilot, with a larger customer base, is planned for 2023.

Virbe

Virbe is a platform that offers a framework for bringing interactive 3D avatars to life. We have been testing them to enhance customer experience in autonomous Żabka Nano stores. Virbe is one of the alumni of the 2022 edition of Żabka Future Lab.

About us

Żabka Group

Żabka Group is the ultimate convenience ecosystem that aims to make people’s lives easier. We accompany consumers at every moment of the day, freeing up their time through the possibility of convenient grocery shopping, having a hot meal on the go, sending a package, withdrawing cash or taking advantage of a dietary catering with delivery. We are one of the most recognizable brands in Poland, with nearly 3 million customers using our services daily.

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