GapMinder VC
VC Fund
Bucharest, Romania
GapMinder VC is a VC fund in Bucharest focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. GapMinder is a venture capital fund focused on investing in disruptive early-stage B2B startups in Deeptech and SaaS, primarily in the SEE region and its diaspora. The fund supports companies with high potential for scale, particularly in sectors like AI, fintech, cybersecurity, and automation. GapMinder invests in Seed rounds of €0.5m – €5m, with follow-on investments of up to €12m. The team, composed of former operators and entrepreneurs, emphasizes hands-on support in scaling operations, sales, marketing, and financial planning, aiming to help portfolio companies expand internationally and thrive in global markets.
- Total investments:
- 78
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 59%
- Fund size:
- $87M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries GapMinder VC invests in
Stages GapMinder VC invests in
Countries GapMinder VC invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $236k–$4.7M
- Pre-Seed
- $83k–$564k
- Series A
- $2.5M–$20M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 17 (22%)
- Artificial Intelligence 12 (15%)
- Information Technology 11 (14%)
- SaaS 6 (8%)
- E-Commerce 6 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 29 (37%)
- Pre-Seed 19 (24%)
- Series A 5 (6%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (4%)
- Series B 2 (3%)
Country
- Romania 25 (32%)
- United States 9 (12%)
- United Kingdom 6 (8%)
- Croatia 1 (1%)
- Luxembourg 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cristian Dascalu
VC Fund Partner
|
VC Fund Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Dan Mihaescu
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 14 | Find email | |
Cosmin Ochisor
VC Fund Partner
|
VC Fund Partner | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Robert Herscovici
Investment Director
|
Investment Director | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Sergiu Rosca
Co-Founding Partner
|
Co-Founding Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| VoicePatrol provides real-time voice chat protection, detecting and acting on severe toxicity and illegal activity for online communities. | $3.4M / Seed / Oct 12, 2026 | ||
| Veridion provides private businesses with complete business data enrichment, including precise classification and real-time insights for market intelligence, insurance, procurement, and other areas. | $20M / Series A / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| Codeplain is an AI-powered code generation service that produces production-ready software from specifications written in Plain language. | $3M / Seed / Jun 25, 2026 | ||
| DesignVerse is an AI platform that develops enterprise software using company documentation and internal rules. | $5.5M / Seed / May 13, 2026 | ||
| InsiderCX is a voice of customer of platform that capture, analyze and act on customer feedback. They provide self-service analysis tool that allow users to unlock the value of CX insights. | $1.8M / Seed / Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Etiq is a Data Science Copilot taking the time to develop and debug AI models from weeks to minutes | $1M / Seed / Apr 30, 2025 | ||
| A platform that streamlines clinical procedures, records the consultation in real time, files all the paperwork for the doctor, and brings in more patients. | $1.3M / Seed / Dec 12, 2024 | ||
| FintechOS is driving a paradigm shift in the way financial products and services are created by making banks and insurers truly customer-centric. We consolidate critical data from multiple sources like existing databases and ecosystem APIs and these rich data insights are automatically plugged into every step of the customer journey to create trulypersonalized offerings. Our tech integrates seamlessly with existing IT systems and our low code tools quickly empower organizations to design personalized customer experiences. These capabilities free our customers to tailor products, services, and interactions to a segment of one, increase ROI and decrease time-to-market. | $60M / Series B / May 30, 2024 | ||
| Genezio - The platform that tracks how AI engines see your brand and optimizes your presence to win more recommendations. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Apr 05, 2024 | ||
| Siena AI is a developer of an autonomous chat platform that aims to transform the way it runs and interacts with consumers by combining human empathy and intelligent automation. The platform provides capabilities such as product information, order tracking, address changes, returns and product exchanges, subscription and retention management,allowing firms to conduct customer care and social media interactions autonomously. | $4.7M / Seed / Nov 16, 2023 | ||
| See all 78 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does GapMinder VC invest in?
GapMinder VC invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 78 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Romania. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does GapMinder VC invest in?
GapMinder VC typically joins rounds of $236k–$4.7M at Seed, $83k–$564k at Pre-Seed and $2.5M–$20M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not GapMinder VC's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds GapMinder VC took part in.
How do I contact GapMinder VC?
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Who are the partners at GapMinder VC?
The team at GapMinder VC includes Cristian Dascalu (VC Fund Partner), Dan Mihaescu (Founding Partner) and Cosmin Ochisor (VC Fund Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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