Top 15 Internet Startup Investors in Romania
A list of 15 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Internet startups based in Romania. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Internet companies from Romania. We update this investor list every month.Top 15 Internet Startup Investors in Romania
Investor | Internet Romania investments |
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3TS Capital Partners | 6 |
Sparking Capital | 5 |
Early Game Ventures | 4 |
Marius Ghenea | 4 |
Catalyst Romania | 3 |
Malin-Iulian Stefanescu | 3 |
Gecad Ventures | 3 |
SeedBlink | 2 |
LAUNCHub Ventures | 2 |
Roca X | 2 |
Gapminder VC | 2 |
Zeyshare Ventures | 2 |
Fortech Investments | 1 |
Eleven Ventures | 1 |
MMC Ventures | 1 |
3TS Capital Partners is a European technology focused private equity and venture capital firms. 3TS provides expansion capital and buyout funding for small and medium-sized businesses in growth sectors including technology & internet, media & communications and technology-enabled services. Investors in the current and past 3TS fundstotaling over €300 million include EIF, EBRD, Cisco, OTP, Sitra, 3i and KfW among others.Its team of highly qualified experts become active business partners of the portfolio companies and deliver substantial value added beyond financing. When analyzing new investment opportunities and supporting portfolio companies, the company often augment its core team by its sector partners, various co-investors and other industry experts. 3TS is also an active member of several international industry associations and other organizations like EVCA – European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, the International Venture Club and the Draper Venture Network.
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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, SaaS
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- United States, Romania, Poland
Portfolio highlights
- Boksi — Influencer marketing campaigns. Custom brand photos and videos with full usage rights. Over 10,000 amazing creators. All on one easy-to-use platform.
- JENTIS — Mit JENTIS erheben Sie Ihre First Party Daten und leiten sie serverseitig DSGVO-konform an Ihre Marketing-Tools weiter. Jetzt Demo buchen.
- Spectrm — Streamline your marketing funnel with Spectrm conversational marketing. The leading end-to-end chatbot platform for growth teams and enterprise.
Sparking Capital is a Business Angel, investing in early-stage startups. It focuses on pre-seed and seed investments to empower businesses.
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Investment focus
- Mobile Apps, Information Technology, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Romania
Portfolio highlights
- KFactory — KFactory is an Industry 4.0 start-up which disrupts the manufacturing industry and innovates the performance management of production line.
- Hyperhuman — Hyperhuman simplifies video creation, saving time and resources. Boost engagement, retain clients, and grow your business with AI. Try it for free!
- Ecotree Romania — EcoTree is the first digital platform in Romania that provides real and measurable benefits to the waste management industry by digitizing operational processes and legal documentation through business intelligence modules for data analysis and reporting, dedicated tendering modules and more, ensuring full transparency and traceability. In thisway, the startup actively contributes to a clean and sustainable environment. The company was founded in 2017 by Bogdan Andronache, Alexandru Petrescu, Marius Cîrstea and Dan Simota with the aim of digitizing the specific processes of waste collection and recycling, positioning itself as a player in the circular economy.
Early Game Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in startups that create new industries and build the infrastructure for innovation in the emerging markets of Europe.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Romania, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Milluu — Helping places become homes! Milluu is the app that gets personal, relevant and smart about rent.We believe that things are done properly when you're personally invested. And we invest our technology & smart tools to help you find your next home or your next ideal tenant!We have created a service app that connects directly listers andtenants based on their preferences.Based on AI and ML, our Milluu Bot is the friendly face of the app, assisting you permanently in your rental journey, making suggestions for great matches and helping you close the deal.
- OxidOS — OxidOS supplies a Secure Operating System and Development Tools for OEMs and auto software creators.
- Bunnyshell — Bunnyshell is an Environment as a Service platform that enables developers to instantly spin up dev environments for any task on Kubernetes and develop remotely.
• Partner of Catalyst Romania VC Fund (part of 3TS Capital Partners) - http://catalystromania.ro/
• “Investor of the Year in Romania 2016 and 2017" award by CESA with Catalyst Romania Fund
• Serial entrepreneur and business-angel with successful investments in SEE, ranks in fortune Romanian surveys Capital, Forbes.
• Experienceas an start-up entrepreneur with Flamingo, from zero revenues and capital to a $50M company, the largest IT product distribution network in Romania, in 7 years. Setting-up a Flamingo International group structure with direct operations in 7 SEE countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Yugoslavia) and one fully-fledged subsidiary in Holland, 1999 – 2001.
• Manager of team of 500+ people with Flamingo, employees from various countries (majority Romanian), cultures, backgrounds and contributing to the creation of one of the best teams in the IT business in the Balkan region
• Experience in private equity and venture capital investments. Deal-leader on 6 (123ContactForm, VectorWatch, Marketizator Friends, Intelligent IT/SmartBill, Smartdreamers, Vola.ro) out of 10 investments of Catalyst Romania Fund.
• Exit track-record: VectorWatch, sold to FitBit early 2017, PCGarage, bought by Naspers/Emag in 2016; VikingProfil, bought by Pruzsinski of Poland, 2008, Flanco, successful exit in 2006, Flamingo, successful IPO in 2004, etc. • Co-Founder VentureConnect (regional matchmaking platform for tech start-up entrepreneurs and early-stage investors); President Romanian Association for the Online Stores (ARMO)
• Entrepreneurship, Innovation and New Business Ventures Professor, Maastricht School of Management EMBA program
• Co-organizer Schoolforstartups Romania, the first SE European entrepreneurship school
• Author of “Entrepreneurship”, the first Romanian book on entrepreneurship and TV dragon in the Romanian Dragons’ Den
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Internet
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- Romania, Serbia, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Marketizator — Serious eCommerce players become customer-centric if they focus on what matters. Optimize your customer journey with data-driven decisions.
- Vector Watch — Vector Watch's vision is to change the way people use smart watches and wearable technologies. The company was founded in 2013 by a team of former executives in the technology industry, backed by young engineers and multi-awarded designers for their projects in international innovation competitions.
- SmartDreamers — The talent acquisition software that helps you reach and engage more, better candidates in record time through the use of Recruitment Marketing Automation.
Catalyst Romania is a private equity and venture capital fund platform.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, EdTech
- Funding Round, Seed
- Romania, Serbia
Portfolio highlights
- evoMAG — evoMAG is an online portal that offers tablets, laptops, computer equipment, appliances, printers, and various products.
- Hunch — Hunch empowers you to automate your creative production and media management, to get performance uplifts faster than ever. Get started now.
- ESX — ESX operates as a fitness subscription startup.
Business Angel, Entrepreneur, Father
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Investment focus
- Marketing, Software, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Romania, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Aggero — Uncover what creators & consumers say about your brand and products with our AI social media video listening tool. Understand your influencer video marketing success.
- Tokinomo — Discover Tokinomo, the in-store interactive robotic promotional display helps FMCG products stand out on the shelves for an average 200% increase in sales.
- Vatis Tech — Speech-to-text recognition API with custom AI models and real-time transcription for the English language. Get started now for FREE!
Our commitment, experience, and perseverance have fueled the creativity of some of the most exciting start-ups in Europe.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Payments
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Romania, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- FintechOS — FintechOS extends your core, letting you innovate banking and insurance products, digital journeys, and back-office workflows without the cost or risk.
- Dataworks Research SRL — Soleadify provides business data enrichment with unprecedented coverage of SMBs, accurate classification and in-depth insights based on real-time updates.Always driven by the complexity of AI and Machine Learning, we build more efficient ways of getting more data and get more out of it. Urged on reliability and complete-ness, our datasets haveyet to be beaten in terms of accuracy and classification by industry mammoths.
- TypingDNA — TypingDNA provides typing biometrics authentication as a service, enabling companies to recognize people by the way they type. The company's authentication technology compares how people type on their keyboards against previous recordings. Works on both mobiles and PCs. Headquartered in New York, United States, with offices in Romania, EU.
Explore startup tech-investments, a digital secondary market for early liquidity, and an optimised portfolio management solution. One-stop for smart investors.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Romania, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- SoCyber — SoCyber provides services in the field of Information and Communication Technology, specializing in Cybersecurity services. The main business lines are security as a service, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and IT audits. After being a successful service company for several years, SoCyber developed a holistic vulnerability managementsolution "Kikimora.io" that makes the vulnerability management process centralised, transparent and easy to follow and understand. It enables companies to prioritise the remediation of vulnerabilities and address their security issues in a timely manner. The solution saves companies time and money by eliminating the need for repeated security testing that shows the same vulnerabilities.
- Collabwriting — Collabwriting is a simple browser extension that helps you share, comment and collaborate on content you find online
- Affirma Biotech — Affirma Biotech develops new orally available immunotherapeutic drugs for the treatment of severe infections and cancer
LAUNCHUB is a leading early-stage venture capital fund focused on investing in startups in South-Eastern (SEE) and Central-Eastern (CEE) Europe.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Bulgaria, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Colossyan — We make video creation simply and stressless. AI video technology allow us to crate video in just a few minutes. Ty out here.
- Dataworks Research SRL — Soleadify provides business data enrichment with unprecedented coverage of SMBs, accurate classification and in-depth insights based on real-time updates.Always driven by the complexity of AI and Machine Learning, we build more efficient ways of getting more data and get more out of it. Urged on reliability and complete-ness, our datasets haveyet to be beaten in terms of accuracy and classification by industry mammoths.
- Kubeark — Kubeark powers scalable, rapid, and compliant SaaSification and software lifecycle management.
RocaX > Is building a solid and much needed bridge for startups between the support offered by business angels and the upper stage VCs. Learn more!
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Romania, Italy, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Milluu — Helping places become homes! Milluu is the app that gets personal, relevant and smart about rent.We believe that things are done properly when you're personally invested. And we invest our technology & smart tools to help you find your next home or your next ideal tenant!We have created a service app that connects directly listers andtenants based on their preferences.Based on AI and ML, our Milluu Bot is the friendly face of the app, assisting you permanently in your rental journey, making suggestions for great matches and helping you close the deal.
- Munevo — Munevo empowers people with disabilities by using smart and innovative technology.
- Bunnyshell — Bunnyshell is an Environment as a Service platform that enables developers to instantly spin up dev environments for any task on Kubernetes and develop remotely.
GapMinder plans to invest and support the most disruptive and bold innovations pushing limits and creating positive impact for the community and the overall society.
Our background and experience together with our common values and vision for the fund are the core of our competitive advantage. Our team is eager to create value in the region and forthe region. We focus on Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A stages
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Romania, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Dataworks Research SRL — Soleadify provides business data enrichment with unprecedented coverage of SMBs, accurate classification and in-depth insights based on real-time updates.Always driven by the complexity of AI and Machine Learning, we build more efficient ways of getting more data and get more out of it. Urged on reliability and complete-ness, our datasets haveyet to be beaten in terms of accuracy and classification by industry mammoths.
- DRUID — DRUID is an AI platform that allows companies to automate processes by designing and deploying UiPath RPA integrated chatbot virtual assistants.
- Undelucram — Undelucram is a recruitment agency.
Romanian Investment fund and strategic partner for early-stage start-ups in Energy, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Automotive, and FinTech.
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Investment focus
- Software, Data Mining, Manufacturing
- Seed, Debt Financing
- Serbia, Romania, United States
Portfolio highlights
- UpLyft — The world's first seated self-transfer system between bed and wheelchair for people with limited mobility. It's safe, quick, and easy to use.
- KFactory — KFactory is an Industry 4.0 start-up which disrupts the manufacturing industry and innovates the performance management of production line.
- Collabwriting — Collabwriting is a simple browser extension that helps you share, comment and collaborate on content you find online
We empower local heroes to build global success. Eleven is an early-stage VC investing in technology companies in Southeast Europe.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Bulgaria, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- NOLD — NOLD provides a platform that users may locate an exceptional and one-of-a-kind, an outfit with a past that can tell a new tale and take them on a trip. The company was based in Bulgaria.
- Eilla AI — AI Platform to Power the M&A, VC and PE Deal Workflow.
- Cognitiwe — Our AI for retail and manufacturing products offers solutions in stock management, retail shrinkage, quality and health & safety monitoring.
MMC is a venture capital fund investing in early stage, high-growth UK companies. Investing in technology companies at Seed and Series A.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- United Kingdom, United States, France
Portfolio highlights
- Kerno — Instantly identify the root cause of any critical issue in your Cloud apps and get back to business in minutes, not hours.
- Stanhope AI — Stanhope AI is a deep-tech startup based in London with a strong background in neuroscience, robotics and fintech. We are bringing Active Inference to market as a novel framework for autonomous decision-making. To contend with the challenges of contemporary AIs, our distinct approach aims to offer
- Eatron Technologies — Redefining Automotive Software - Intelligent Software Platform for Battery Management System & Intelligent Motion Control
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