Top 25 Marketplace Startup Investors in Romania in January 2026
A list of 25 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Marketplace startups based in Romania. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Marketplace companies from Romania. We update this investor list every month.Top 25 Marketplace Startup Investors in Romania in January 2026
| Investor | Marketplace Romania investments |
|---|---|
| SeedBlink | 7 |
| GapMinder VC | 5 |
| Roca X | 3 |
| Zeyshare Ventures | 2 |
| Eleven Ventures | 2 |
| Catalyst Romania | 2 |
| Blueberry Muffin | 1 |
| Atlas Venture | 1 |
| Growceanu Angel Investment | 1 |
| 3TS Capital Partners | 1 |
| Gabriela Amarie | 1 |
| Chris Severson | 1 |
| Radu Amarie | 1 |
| Axxess Capital | 1 |
| Neogen Capital | 1 |
| European Union | 1 |
| TSG Capital | 1 |
| Shane Gray | 1 |
| Mircea Ilea | 1 |
| Paul Robert Cary | 1 |
| Gustav Söhne Verwaltung GmbH & Co. KG | 1 |
| Neogen.biz | 1 |
| Leryon Holdings | 1 |
| Ștefan Muscalu | 1 |
| Gecad Ventures | 1 |
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- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Romania, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Pago — Managing and paying utility bills, insurance, mobile top-ups and taxes takes too much time for many households in Europe. Pago simplifies these payments by adding automation where possible, using integrations with billers, insurers and online platforms to dramatically reduce the time needed for all these payments. The service is available in theB2C app called Pago and through B2B integrations by embedding Pago features in partner apps through SDK or API. Pago's services are used by over 500k monthly active users in Romania, Poland and Italy.
- Bright Spaces — Reshaping the leasing experience for tenants, agents, and landlords using cutting-edge technologies. We deliver a unique showcasing experience 100% remotely.
- Footprints AI — Footprints is one of the most advanced AI-driven Retail Media platforms in the world, helping physical retailers generate a new high profit margin revenue in 3 months or less.Retail Media will be a $100 billion market by 2025. This means that 1 in 4 dollars in digital ad spend will be on media platforms that leverage intent-based customerbehavior data.Footprints is part of the global Microsoft Pegasus program, a cohort of 12 high-impact AI startups worldwide with the most viable solutions to transform the physical retail model into an AI-driven business model.Footprints' unique technology enables physical retailers to turn anonymous traffic into profitable, predictable audiences by leveraging our proprietary offline-to-online behavioral data fusion, artificial intelligence and algorithmic automation.Since 2017, Footprints has pioneered AI technologies that enable physical retailers to: - Enable an automated omnichannel retail media service - Become the brand of choice in local communities - Expand more profitably into new local communitiesFootprints is currently working with Tier 1 retailers and retail properties to transform their offline and online visitors into retail media.Every day, Footprints orchestrates and processes billions of visits, searches, and purchases from offline and online retail environments for YOU, to meet your customers' needs better than ever before. The result? A seamless shopping experience, more customers, more sales, and a new high profit margin revenue.Retail Media is the #1 priority for retailers everywhere, who can now offer personalized and curated content to their customers around the world.
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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- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Romania, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Genezio — The type safe serverless platform for modern full-stack developers Everything you need to build apps that scale up to millions of users.
- FintechOS — FintechOS extends your core, letting you innovate banking and insurance products, digital journeys, and back-office workflows without the cost or risk.
- Druid AI — DRUID is an AI platform that allows companies to automate processes by designing and deploying UiPath RPA integrated chatbot virtual assistants.
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 eliminates DevOps bottlenecks with AI-orchestrated, ephemeral environments that let teams test, integrate, and deploy AI-generated code instantly. Ship 100x faster without breaking production.
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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- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Bulgaria, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- LAM'ON — LAM'ON OOD was created with the intention of creating a product that would be recyclable or compostable, improve environmental and human health safety, and readily replace the existing petroleum-based plastic solutions.
- Bitloops — Bitloops is an AI-powered application development platform that enables organizations to develop, maintain, and operate complex web applications with ease. It helps you easily modify system designs, deploy applications to production, and manage changes, new features, and products. The platform enables teams to innovate quickly and grow the productor business without compromising the product's usability, extendability, or maintainability. Bitloops makes it simpler than ever to create high-quality software utilizing best practices and techniques like DDD, BDD, TDD, hexagonal architecture, clean architecture, ports and adapters, CQRS, and event sourcing suitable for extending legacy systems as well as new initiatives.
- Outfindo — Making bikes & e-bikes buying easy
Catalyst Romania is a private equity and venture capital fund platform.
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Investment focus
- Software, Retail, Machine Learning
- Funding Round, Seed, Series B
- Romania, United Kingdom, Serbia
Portfolio highlights
- Adapta Robotics — Creating, designing, and manufacturing adaptable robotic products that support automation efforts and technological progress.
- Footprints AI — Footprints is one of the most advanced AI-driven Retail Media platforms in the world, helping physical retailers generate a new high profit margin revenue in 3 months or less.Retail Media will be a $100 billion market by 2025. This means that 1 in 4 dollars in digital ad spend will be on media platforms that leverage intent-based customerbehavior data.Footprints is part of the global Microsoft Pegasus program, a cohort of 12 high-impact AI startups worldwide with the most viable solutions to transform the physical retail model into an AI-driven business model.Footprints' unique technology enables physical retailers to turn anonymous traffic into profitable, predictable audiences by leveraging our proprietary offline-to-online behavioral data fusion, artificial intelligence and algorithmic automation.Since 2017, Footprints has pioneered AI technologies that enable physical retailers to: - Enable an automated omnichannel retail media service - Become the brand of choice in local communities - Expand more profitably into new local communitiesFootprints is currently working with Tier 1 retailers and retail properties to transform their offline and online visitors into retail media.Every day, Footprints orchestrates and processes billions of visits, searches, and purchases from offline and online retail environments for YOU, to meet your customers' needs better than ever before. The result? A seamless shopping experience, more customers, more sales, and a new high profit margin revenue.Retail Media is the #1 priority for retailers everywhere, who can now offer personalized and curated content to their customers around the world.
- .Lumen — .lumen builds glasses that help the blind live a better life.
Blueberry Muffin invests in pre-seed, seed and small cap. We prefer technologically enabled business. We are not a technology investment fund.
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Investment focus
- Grocery, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Romania
Portfolio highlights
- KooKoo Grocery — KooKoo Grocery este un magazin online care livreaza rapid din depozitele proprii in 1-2h in Bucuresti si Ilfov, seara si in weekend. Livrare next day pentru celelalte orase din Romania.
- Merken food & drinks — We are a CPG company focused onn hip brands
Atlas Venture is an early-stage venture capital firm that creates and invests in biotech startup companies led by promising entrepreneurs focusing on life sciences innovation. Its seed-led venture creation strategy rigorously selects and focuses investment on compelling opportunities to build scalable businesses and realize value.
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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Nimbus Therapeutics — Nimbus Discovery is now Nimbus Therapeutics to reflect our transition into a clinical stage company. Nimbus Therapeutics is a biotechnology company headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., that is pioneering a new computational technology-driven paradigm to rapidly advance a diverse pipeline of novel small molecule product candidates into clinicaldevelopment. We are designing highly selective and potent medicines to disrupt known drivers of serious diseases, including metabolic disease, cancer and immune-inflammatory disorders.
- Sionna Therapeutics — Sionna Therapeutics is developing novel small molecule therapies to treat cystic fibrosis (CF).
- Matchpoint Therapeutics — Matchpoint aims to discover and develop precision small molecules that harness the power of covalency to bring new possibilities to the treatment of serious immune disease and cancer.
Growceanu is a group of business angels, active primarily in high-tech areas that contribute with money, professional and business expertise and personal connections to the development of tech startups with high potential of growth.
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Romania, Luxembourg, 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.
- MediNav — MediNav is a software company. They offer machine learning, artificial intelligence, medtech, and digital health services. They focus on delivering cutting edge technology to hospitals and private practices in order to support them during their consultations and reduce the time spent on filling forms. If anyone wants to contact them please contactthem via phone call or email.
- aqurate.ai — Take your eCommerce shop to the next level with the AI-driven Aqurate tools: Product Recommendations engine, Customer Segmentation tool. Find out more details.
One of the leading European technology-focused growth capital investors, backing high-growth SMEs across Technology & Internet, Media & Communications.
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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.
Gabriela Amarie is a Founder of Digital Tailors Agency.
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Investment focus
- Consumer Goods, Electric Vehicle
- Pre-Seed
- Romania
Portfolio highlights
- Ride Colibri — Discover the Colibri M22, the ultimate folding electric motorbike with a 200 km range, swappable batteries, and a sleek retro-modern design. Built for adventure, urban commutes, and everything in between. Explore, configure, and ride into the future today!
Chris Severson is a Non Executive Director of Annington homes limited.
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Investment focus
- Consumer Goods, Electric Vehicle
- Pre-Seed
- Romania
Portfolio highlights
- Ride Colibri — Discover the Colibri M22, the ultimate folding electric motorbike with a 200 km range, swappable batteries, and a sleek retro-modern design. Built for adventure, urban commutes, and everything in between. Explore, configure, and ride into the future today!
Radu Amarie is a angel investor.
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Investment focus
- Consumer Goods, Electric Vehicle
- Pre-Seed
- Romania
Portfolio highlights
- Ride Colibri — Discover the Colibri M22, the ultimate folding electric motorbike with a 200 km range, swappable batteries, and a sleek retro-modern design. Built for adventure, urban commutes, and everything in between. Explore, configure, and ride into the future today!
Investment Advisor of private equity fundsFunds under advisory contracts: Romanian-American Enterprise Fund, Balkan Accession Fund and Emerging Europe Accession FundMost extensive investment experience in the region (+15 years presence, + €250M equity invested)Lower mid-market specialists; Deals ranging from €5M to €15M; funds invested for a3-7 years termLargest team in SEE, comprising over 15 people, including investment professionals, finance specialists, legal advisers, and support staff.Blend of local and international perspective. Investment experience, expertise and contacts across relevant sectors and industriesFull time presence in Romania and Bulgaria
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Investment focus
- Retail, Internet, E-Commerce
- Funding Round
- Romania
Portfolio highlights
- Elefant.ro — Elefant.ro is a Romanian online retailer that provides products for children and adults, for home and garden. The company offers more than 100,000 items: books, eBooks, toys, movies, music, eReadere, tablets, clothing products, footwear, accessories, cosmetics and products for children.
We're a venture studio specialised in marketplaces. We build, fund or buy tech companies with impact.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, B2C
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Romania, Greece, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
Discover how the EU functions, its principles, priorities; find out about its history and member states; learn about its legal basis and your EU rights.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Information Technology, Biotechnology
- Grant, Seed, Funding Round
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
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- RoboTwin — Easy robot teaching for spray painting, powder coating, grinding, sanding, polishing, general motion teaching. 3 steps & 1 minute to automation.
- Future Genius — Genius Nation is a platform that increases the effectiveness of teaching science subjects by 16 to 27%. The platform individualizes the teaching process for each student. Algorithms that individualize the teaching process are responsible for uniquely adapting the teaching process to the individual cognitive processes of each student. Thanks togamification, the platform supports each student every day, motivating them to acquire skills. The platform combines the school and home environment, allowing for full support of the student. The platform was created as a result of scientific research conducted in schools. Using artificial intelligence technologies and neurolearning, scientific achievements of cognitive psychology help students progress in their studies every day. A dedicated Genius Conduction bone headset was created for the platform.
- ProCredit Bank Moldova — ProCredit Bank Moldova is a development-focused commercial bank.
Technical Solutions Group are committed to offering reliable, high quality services to meet the needs of our residential and commercial customers.
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- Fashion, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Seed
- Romania
Portfolio highlights
- The Outfit — The Outfit combines data science and personal stylists know-how to deliver personalisation at scale.
Shane Gray is a individual investor.
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Investment focus
- Consumer Goods, Electric Vehicle
- Pre-Seed
- Romania
Portfolio highlights
- Ride Colibri — Discover the Colibri M22, the ultimate folding electric motorbike with a 200 km range, swappable batteries, and a sleek retro-modern design. Built for adventure, urban commutes, and everything in between. Explore, configure, and ride into the future today!
Mircea Ilea
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Investment focus
- Logistics, E-Commerce
- Pre-Seed
- Romania
Portfolio highlights
- Frisbo — Sell more, in new markets with borderless order fulfillment and smart logistics. Curated warehouses, best shipping deals, all in one dashboard.
Classically trained pianist & composer, 20 years working in strategy, sales, marketing & startups. History degree, speaks 6 languages. Born in Africa, educated in the US. NCAA Division 1 Athlete. Award winner at Columbia Business School.
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Investment focus
- Consumer Goods, Electric Vehicle
- Pre-Seed
- Romania
Portfolio highlights
- Ride Colibri — Discover the Colibri M22, the ultimate folding electric motorbike with a 200 km range, swappable batteries, and a sleek retro-modern design. Built for adventure, urban commutes, and everything in between. Explore, configure, and ride into the future today!
Gustav Söhne Verwaltung GmbH & Co. KG is an investment firm.
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- Drones, Military, Public Safety
- Funding Round
- Romania
Portfolio highlights
- Orbotix — Orbotix Tech - Revolutionize the defense industry with innovative designs and advanced technologies that redefine operations.
We're a venture studio specialised in marketplaces. We build, fund or buy tech companies with impact.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Banking, Auctions
- Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Romania, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Frisbo — Sell more, in new markets with borderless order fulfillment and smart logistics. Curated warehouses, best shipping deals, all in one dashboard.
- neoSaej — neoSaej's first product is MoneyAisle, a next generation online auction marketplace. Unlike the seller-centric auctions popularized by eBay, MoneyAisle's auctions are buyer-centric: many sellers bid live to win each customer's business. Buyers benefit through great deals by having sellers actively compete for their business in free,safe, instantaneous auctions, on demand, 24/7.
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS - On top of our leading real estate focus, we also manage investments in stocks & bonds, as well as act as a boutique venture capital firm identifying start-ups with high potential and providing initial seed funding, while accompanying them during the early years of development and growth.
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Public Safety, Law Enforcement
- Debt Financing, Funding Round
- Romania
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- Flyward — Flyward delivers precise aircraft maintenance cash flow forecasting software for lessors, airlines, and aviation finance experts.
- Invisum Ai — InVisum AI specializes in different types of AI-driven facial/object recognition software for the intelligence community & savvy businesses that need an edge over their competition.
- Orbotix — Orbotix Tech - Revolutionize the defense industry with innovative designs and advanced technologies that redefine operations.
Ștefan Muscalu is a individual investor.
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Investment focus
- Consumer Goods, Electric Vehicle
- Pre-Seed
- Romania
Portfolio highlights
- Ride Colibri — Discover the Colibri M22, the ultimate folding electric motorbike with a 200 km range, swappable batteries, and a sleek retro-modern design. Built for adventure, urban commutes, and everything in between. Explore, configure, and ride into the future today!
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.
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