# Marek Niedźwiedź

> Marek Niedźwiedź is a CodiLime co-founder, former CEO and non-executive chairman. His technical career developed into operating and executive responsibilities as the Warsaw-based engineering company expanded internationally. He moved to Silicon Valley in 2014, led CodiLime during Waterland’s 2023 investment and personally recommended Grzegorz Rycaj as his successor in 2025.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Non-Executive Chairman at CodiLime
- **Organizations:** CodiLime, ClicXS (original name of CodiLime), Microsoft (former internship), Future Processing (former developer)
- **Education:** MSc, Methods of artificial intelligence, Warsaw University of Technology, BSc, Informatics, University of Wrocław, BSc, Teleinformatics, Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- **Known for:** Helped build CodiLime from an early-stage venture into an international engineering services business., Expanded CodiLime’s US presence after relocating to Silicon Valley in 2014., Led the business during its 2023 Waterland investment.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked as a developer at Future Processing and as a software testing intern at Microsoft; precise dates not established.
- **2011** — Joined the founding venture originally called ClicXS, later CodiLime, at his brother Piotr’s invitation.
- **2014** — Moved to Silicon Valley as CodiLime expanded work for US clients; completed his master’s degree.
- **2016** — Listed as CodiLime COO and moderator of an enterprise machine learning panel in the AI World conference programme.
- **2023** — Led CodiLime as CEO during the Waterland investment, announced August 7.
- **2024** — As CEO, announced a new Warsaw headquarters and welcomed CFO Michał Sokal to the executive board.
- **2025** — Personally recommended Grzegorz Rycaj as successor; the September 8 announcement confirmed the CEO transition. Continued as non-executive chairman.
- **2026** — Listed as a mentor for the June 18-21 Founders Camp in Lisbon.

## Achievements

- Helped build CodiLime from an early-stage venture into an international engineering services business.
- Expanded CodiLime’s US presence after relocating to Silicon Valley in 2014.
- Led the business during its 2023 Waterland investment.
- Supported an internal CEO succession to Grzegorz Rycaj in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — The Founders Camp Lisbon programme for June 18-21 lists him as a mentor and CodiLime non-executive chairman; the listing alone does not establish attendance.
- **2025-09** — CodiLime announced Grzegorz Rycaj as successor to Marek as CEO on September 8; Marek publicly announced his move to non-executive chairman.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marek-niedzwiedz/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27