# Awards and recognition: Mikita Shylai

> Mikita Shylai is a product engineer and founder who builds mobile and web software and applies AI to practical workflows, with a strong interest in the business and economics behind products.

Source: https://shyl.ai. Last substantive update: 12 October 2026. Only published, publicly approved information is included. Metrics carry the date they were measured.

## XXXIX Olimpiada Wiedzy Ekonomicznej

**9th in Poland, out of 5,551 entrants.**

- Organizer: Polskie Towarzystwo Ekonomiczne
- Date: 9 Apr 2026
- Type: Competition result
- Result: Laureate, 9th place in Poland
- Stage: 5,551 entrants · 3rd of 394 in stage II · 9th in the final, 8–9 April 2026
- Record: https://shyl.ai/awards#owe-xxxix

Poland's national economics olympiad, run by the Polish Economic Society. I became a laureate on my first attempt, nine months after starting economics from zero. My essays scored 25/25 in stage II and 24/25 in the final, the second-highest among 100 finalists. Laureates are admitted to SGH Warsaw School of Economics.

I started economics in July 2025 with no background. In April 2026 I finished 9th in the national final and became one of 30 laureates, after a perfect essay score in stage II. Laureates are admitted to SGH Warsaw School of Economics.

Sources:

- [Edition summary (PTE)](https://owe.pte.pl/informacje/poprzednie-edycje/podsumowanie-xxxix.html)
- [Laureates](https://owe.pte.pl/upload/files/uczestnicy/laureaci/laureacixxxixowe.pdf)
- [Stage II results](https://owe.pte.pl/upload/files/uczestnicy/zakwalifikowani/xxxix/zakwalifikowanizawodycentralnexxxix.pdf)
- [Final written results](https://owe.pte.pl/upload/files/protokoly/protokol-z-czesci-pisemnejetap-centralny-owe-xxxix.pdf)

## Stypendium Prezesa Rady Ministrów

- Organizer: Prezes Rady Ministrów
- Date: 2026 – 2027
- Type: Scholarship
- Result: Prime Minister's scholarship, 2026/2027 school year (second time)
- Record: https://shyl.ai/awards#pm-scholarship-2026

A Polish state scholarship awarded by the Prime Minister to secondary-school students for outstanding results.

## TeenCrunch

- Organizer: Fundacja Youth Business Poland
- Date: 13 Jun 2025
- Type: Competition result
- Result: 1st place (5,000 PLN), with mTriage
- Stage: Demo Day at the FutureCrunch conference
- Record: https://shyl.ai/awards#teencrunch

An accelerator for youth startup teams, run by the Youth Business Poland Foundation. The jury chose three winning teams; we came first. mTriage also got media support from Rzeczpospolita.

Sources:

- [Rzeczpospolita, 23 June 2025](https://www.rp.pl/prawo-dla-ciebie/art42558001-mlodzi-innowatorzy-i-liderzy-biznesu-nagrodzeni-w-ramach-futurecrunch)

## TeenCrunch Audience Award

- Organizer: Fundacja Youth Business Poland
- Date: 13 Jun 2025
- Type: Competition result
- Result: Audience Award, with Codaro
- Stage: Demo Day at the FutureCrunch conference
- Record: https://shyl.ai/awards#teencrunch-codaro

Chosen by the audience at the TeenCrunch Demo Day. At the same event Codaro also won a place at Google for Startups.

Sources:

- [Rzeczpospolita, 23 June 2025](https://www.rp.pl/prawo-dla-ciebie/art42558001-mlodzi-innowatorzy-i-liderzy-biznesu-nagrodzeni-w-ramach-futurecrunch)

## Google for Startups Campus residency

- Organizer: Google for Startups Campus Warsaw
- Date: Jun 2025 – Feb 2026
- Type: Residency
- Result: Resident, with Codaro
- Record: https://shyl.ai/awards#google-for-startups-residency

Codaro won its place at the TeenCrunch Demo Day. Eight months at the Campus in Warsaw: a desk, training and a cohort of other founders.

Sources:

- [Rzeczpospolita, 23 June 2025](https://www.rp.pl/prawo-dla-ciebie/art42558001-mlodzi-innowatorzy-i-liderzy-biznesu-nagrodzeni-w-ramach-futurecrunch)

## Econverse V4

- Organizer: Econverse
- Date: Mar 2025
- Type: Finalist
- Result: Finalist, with Riddep
- Stage: Final in Warsaw and Łódź
- Record: https://shyl.ai/awards#econverse-v4

## Stypendium Prezesa Rady Ministrów

- Organizer: Prezes Rady Ministrów
- Date: 2025 – 2026
- Type: Scholarship
- Result: Prime Minister's scholarship, 2025/2026 school year
- Record: https://shyl.ai/awards#pm-scholarship-2025

A Polish state scholarship awarded by the Prime Minister to secondary-school students for outstanding results.

## Econverse Cup

- Organizer: Econverse
- Date: Dec 2024
- Type: Finalist
- Result: Finalist, with mTriage
- Record: https://shyl.ai/awards#econverse-cup