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Lech Kaniuk.
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Lech Kaniuk is a Swedish-Polish entrepreneur who moved from Warsaw to Sweden in 1985. He co-founded five companies and has built and led ten plus, including PizzaPortal (sold to Delivery Hero for PLN 120M, as told in his books) and iTaxi. From 2018 to 2024 he was CEO of SunRoof, one of Europe’s leading building-integrated solar companies; he has chaired its supervisory board since December 2025. He has made 40+ angel investments and, since January 2026, is a Venture Partner at Eleven Ventures, backing founders across the CEE region. He is the author of three books on momentum, fundraising, and unit economics. He is currently building FaradayX and Grasperly, a European legal AI company, in stealth.
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- 2026-01 Eleven Ventures (11.vc) · AnnouncementLech Kaniuk Joins Eleven Ventures as Venture Partner in Poland →
Eleven Ventures announces Lech Kaniuk as Venture Partner, backing founders across the CEE region.
- 2025 IndustryLink · ListingLech Kaniuk — Speaker profile →
Independent speaker listing.
- 2025 STING (Stockholm) · ListingLech Kaniuk — People profile →
Independent listing at STING, the Stockholm innovation and startup hub.
- 2023-01 EU-Startups · ArticleSwedish startup SunRoof scoops up €13.5 million in new investment to bring solar power to homeowners worldwide →
Coverage of SunRoof's €13.5M extension round.
- 2023-01 Tech.eu · ArticleWorld Fund backs extended raise for Sweden's SunRoof →
Coverage of SunRoof's extended €13.5M raise led by World Fund.
- 2023 mamstartup.pl · Interview63 miliony złotych, nowa platforma, 1000 dachów i król Szwecji: Lech Kaniuk (SunRoof) podsumowuje 2023 rok →
Wywiad-podsumowanie roku 2023: 1000 sprzedanych dachów SunRoof i spotkanie z królem Szwecji.
- 2023 mamstartup.pl · ArticleLech Kaniuk zwiększa swoje udziały w SunRoof i przejmuje kontrolę nad spółką →
Lech i Karol Kaniuk zwiększają udziały w SunRoof, obejmując kontrolny pakiet spółki.
- 2023 Sifted · Article9 CEE climate tech startups to watch, according to investors →
SunRoof named among the CEE climate tech startups to watch.
- 2022-09 EU-Startups · ArticleSwedish startup SunRoof raises €15 million to fuel a new renewable energy generation →
Coverage of SunRoof's €15M funding round.
- 2022-09 Sifted · ArticleSwedish solar energy startup SunRoof raises €15m →
Coverage of SunRoof's €15M raise, which Lech led as CEO.
- 2022-09 Tech.eu · ArticleSweden's SunRoof raises the solar roof with €15 million new rays →
Coverage of SunRoof's €15M raise under Lech's leadership as CEO.
- 2022 Climate Tech Podcast (Luz) · PodcastBuilding solar-powered roofs that look good, with Lech Kaniuk, CEO of SunRoof →
Podcast interview with Lech about building SunRoof and BIPV design.
- 2022 Forbes.pl · ArticleSunRoof. Dachy solarne. Lech Kaniuk rozwija start-up →
Profil SunRoof i drogi Lecha Kaniuka jako CEO firmy.
- 2021-04 TechCrunch · ArticleSolar roof-tile and energy startup SunRoof closes €4.5M led by Inovo Venture Partners →
Coverage of SunRoof's €4.5M funding round, naming Lech as the company's serial-founder CEO.
- 2018 Goodreads · ListingLech Kaniuk — author profile →
Author page. Siła Pędu: 4.55 of 5 across 466 ratings and 108 reviews. Anioł w Piekle: 4.85 of 5 across 20 ratings.
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