Krzysztof Opałka founded Tequity with a clear mission: give game studios the technical foundation they need to launch fast, build well, and scale without limits. With a Kraków-based team, a SiGMA Digital Entrepreneur 2026 award, and two new product verticals already live this year, the company is making a strong case for itself as one of iGaming’s most interesting technology bets right now.
An Exclusive Sit-Down with Tequity’s Founder
We at The iGaming Europe had the opportunity to sit down with Krzysztof Opałka, CEO and founder of Tequity, for an exclusive interview. We wanted to understand the story behind the company, the decisions that shaped it, and where he sees iGaming infrastructure heading next.
From the Inside Out
Before Tequity existed, studios trying to get games to market faced the same wall every time. The RGS infrastructure, the compliance frameworks, the API integrations, was either locked down or slow to work with. Studios spent months on technical groundwork before writing a single line of game logic. It was a problem the industry had normalised, and one that Krzysztof had seen up close long enough to know it did not have to be that way.
Q1: Before Tequity, what problem were you watching the industry fail to solve, and when did you decide you were the one to fix it?
The industry had normalised inefficiency. Talented studios were spending six to nine months solving infrastructure, compliance, and integration challenges before even thinking about gameplay. The RGS layer was treated as a gatekeeper instead of an enabler.
I kept seeing brilliant game ideas delayed or diluted because the technical foundation was either rigid or too slow. At some point, it became clear that if no one was going to redesign that foundation properly, we would. That was the real starting point of Tequity.
Q2: Was there a specific moment, conversation, or deal that made you think: this has to exist, and I have to build it?
Yes. I remember a conversation with a studio that had an exceptional concept ready, strong art, strong math, but they were stuck waiting months for infrastructure alignment and certifications. They were losing momentum before launch.
That moment crystallised it for me. The industry didn’t need another game. It needed better rails for games to run on. Tequity was built to be those rails.
Kraków as a Launchpad
The decision to base Tequity in Kraków was not accidental. Poland has become one of Europe’s most important technology hubs, producing engineering talent that competes at the highest level. For a company where the product is infrastructure and the margin for error is near zero, the quality of the team matters above everything else.
Tequity recently moved into THE SHIRE at Unity Centre in Kraków. Top location, a growing team, and a clear signal of where the company is heading. What the past few years have built is very much a foundation, not a ceiling.
Q3: Tequity is rooted in Kraków and built on Polish tech talent. Was that always the plan, and has it given the company a genuine competitive edge?
Kraków is one of the strongest technology hubs in Central Europe and it’s also my hometown. Building Tequity here was both a strategic and a personal decision. The city offers access to outstanding technical developers, strong academic foundations, sensible economic conditions, and a work ethic that values precision and accountability.
Polish engineering talent is disciplined, analytical, and extremely strong in system architecture. When your product is infrastructure and compliance-heavy technology, precision matters more than hype.
Being rooted in Kraków has given us stability, technical depth, and long-term thinking. It’s not just a cost advantage – it’s a quality advantage.
Q4: What did the first year actually look like?
We didn’t chase headlines. We built core architecture, automated deployments, and compliance tooling before we even started talking publicly. The first year was about building something that wouldn’t break under scale.
There were no shortcuts. Just clean code, long nights, and a very small team obsessed with getting the fundamentals right and top quality.
Building the Right Thing at the Right Time
Tequity’s RGS platform now supports over 20 studios who have collectively delivered more than 500 titles. It connects to over 100 APIs across the ecosystem and runs across most major regulated markets. Those numbers reflect a series of deliberate technical and commercial decisions made in the company’s earliest years.
The core philosophy has remained consistent: remove every obstacle between a studio and its first live title. Infrastructure as code, automated deployments, jackpot engines, multiplayer architecture, compliance built in from day one.
Q5: What should every game studio know about building on an RGS that most of them only figure out too late?
They underestimate the hidden complexity.
An RGS is not just about hosting games. It’s about scalability under peak load, regulatory adaptability, jackpot architecture, multiplayer logic, version control, reporting accuracy, and seamless API orchestration.
If the foundation isn’t flexible, every future expansion becomes painful. Studios often realise too late that infrastructure decisions made early define their growth ceiling. The right RGS should remove friction – not create it.
Recognised on the Global Stage
In February 2026, Krzysztof Opałka was awarded Digital Entrepreneur 2026 at the SiGMA Eurasia Awards in Dubai. The recognition reflected Tequity’s commercial growth over the past two years, but also the approach behind it: an operator-first, infrastructure-led model that has earned trust from studios, operators, and investors across the industry.
For a company that started as a small team with a clear idea and a solid codebase, the moment carried real weight.
Q6: The SiGMA Digital Entrepreneur 2026 award was a public milestone. What did it mean to you personally, and what went through your mind standing there in Dubai?
It was a strong signal that we’re on the right track.
Over the past year, we’ve executed at scale. We strengthened the RGS, launched 16 Originals, rolled out new verticals, expanded key partnerships, and increased our distribution footprint globally.
The award wasn’t the goal – it was a by-product of consistent execution. In this industry, growth comes from building solid infrastructure, making the right commercial decisions, and delivering again and again.
What Comes Next
Tequity enters 2026 with real momentum across the business. A new CFO, Michal Swierczynski, joined in February. Trusted by renowned studios such as Peter & Sons, Fantasma Games, Wicked Games and AvatarUX, and connected to leading platforms including SOFTSWISS, Hub8. The Originals library continues to grow, alongside Trading Games, and Publishing is live, with Mirror Image Gaming already in the market and the first title, Royal Drop, released.
The company Krzysztof built to solve a specific infrastructure problem has grown into a platform that other companies build their own futures on top of.
Q7: What does Tequity offer that others cannot, and where do you see the technology going that most people in the industry are not talking about yet?
We offer alignment.
Studios, operators, and infrastructure are often misaligned in priorities. We built a system that connects them seamlessly – from RGS to Originals to Publishing – under one technical ecosystem.
Where the industry is heading, in my view, is toward modular infrastructure. Studios won’t want monolithic systems anymore. They will want plug-and-play components: RGS2RGS connectivity, scalable jackpot engines, provably fair integrations, AI-assisted game optimisation, and faster certification cycles.
But technology alone is not enough. Content needs to evolve as well. The market doesn’t need endless variations of the same slot mechanics. It needs innovative, format-driven games that are streamer-friendly, community-driven, and built for modern player behaviour.
That’s why we invested in formats like our Trading games – something fresh for crypto-native audiences and fans of burst-style mechanics. It’s also why our Publishing vertical focuses on distinctive titles, such as the games we launched this year together with Mirror Image Gaming, including the first release, Royal Drop. These are experiences designed not just to run efficiently – but to stand out.
The next wave won’t be about more games. It will be about smarter distribution, more adaptive infrastructure, and more engaging formats built for how players actually consume content today.
And that’s exactly where we’re building.
About Tequity: Tequity is a iGaming technology company offering a full-stack RGS platform and a white-label Originals games portfolio as well as Publishing -an advanced aggregation platform that enables fast and seamless deployment of third-party games into any operator ecosystem. The company supports studios and operators across regulated markets globally, covering infrastructure, integrations, deployment, and custom development.
Learn more at tequity.xyz.
