Gecad Ventures
VC Fund
Bucharest, Romania
Gecad Ventures is a VC fund in Bucharest focused on Software and Payments. Gecad Ventures invests in start-up and expansion-phase hi-tech companies from CEE with meaningful prospects of scaling internationally, including verticals like Cybersecurity, Fintech, AI/ML, AR & VR, Transportation, IoT and Agritech. We are an early investor which provides value by building strong strategic relationships with the founding teams, while supporting them in achieving their business objectives. We invest between €1-7 million in equity and also share a wealth of resources with the objective of fast growth and a presence in international markets. Previously Gecad Group, Gecad Ventures history spans for over 20 years and includes notable exits to Microsoft, Francisco Partners, Naspers, Fitbit.
- Total investments:
- 30
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 27%
Last updated:
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Industries Gecad Ventures invests in
Stages Gecad Ventures invests in
Countries Gecad Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $200k–$2M
- Pre-Seed
- $200k–$200k
- Series A
- $2.9M–$5.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 6 (20%)
- Payments 3 (10%)
- Information Technology 3 (10%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (10%)
- SaaS 2 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 16 (53%)
- Series A 2 (7%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (3%)
- Funding Round 1 (3%)
- Private Equity 1 (3%)
Country
- Romania 9 (30%)
- United Kingdom 4 (13%)
- United States 2 (7%)
- Denmark 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Radu Georgescu
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 22 | Find email | |
Diwaker Singh
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 11 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dataworks Research, doing business as Veridion, enriches business data by offering comprehensive insights through real-time updates. Fueled by the intricacies of AI and Machine Learning, the company develops effective methods to acquire and maximize the utilization of data. Emphasizing reliability and thoroughness, its datasets remain unparalleledin terms of accuracy and classification, surpassing industry giants. | $1.5M / Seed / Oct 20, 2020 | ||
| 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. | $1.2M / Seed / May 15, 2019 | ||
| 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. | $1.5M / Seed / Jan 31, 2019 | ||
| Kare is an advanced analytical & predictive user data software company, making unstructured user data smart, accessible and useful in the moment of need. Consumers or teams use Kare software-as-a-service to save time, collaborate more efficiently and in the case of enterprise increase productivity & sales.Using advanced proprietarynatural language processing and machine learning algorithms the Kare engine is able to process, create & connect billions of recommendations from users or teams unstructured data sources securely and privately providing instant actionable insight into the pulse of your unstructured data. | $2M / Seed / Nov 15, 2016 | ||
| 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. | $200K / Pre-Seed / Oct 31, 2016 | ||
| Symphopay is designed for retailers who want to enhance customers experience in a multichannel environment by connecting all payments terminals (either fix or mobile) to a central platform capable to integrate marketing and loyalty campaigns in real-time. | $626.1K / Seed / Apr 05, 2016 | ||
| Founded in 2007, Smart Bill is a Romanian FinTech startup that offers billing solutions and SaaS-based services. It also provides small- and medium-sized businesses with invoicing and inventory management software. It offers Smart Bill Cloud, an online billing program which can be accessed from anywhere, from any internet-connected device. Thecompany is headquartered in Sibiu, Romania. | $1.1M / Seed / Mar 09, 2016 | ||
| 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. | $5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 25, 2015 | ||
| Kare is an advanced analytical & predictive user data software company, making unstructured user data smart, accessible and useful in the moment of need. Consumers or teams use Kare software-as-a-service to save time, collaborate more efficiently and in the case of enterprise increase productivity & sales.Using advanced proprietarynatural language processing and machine learning algorithms the Kare engine is able to process, create & connect billions of recommendations from users or teams unstructured data sources securely and privately providing instant actionable insight into the pulse of your unstructured data. | $1.5M / Seed / Jan 12, 2015 | ||
| 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. | $2M / Seed / Jul 07, 2014 | ||
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FAQ
What does Gecad Ventures invest in?
Gecad Ventures invests primarily in Software, Payments and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 30 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 Gecad Ventures invest in?
Gecad Ventures typically joins rounds of $200k–$2M at Seed, $200k–$200k at Pre-Seed and $2.9M–$5.5M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Gecad Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Gecad Ventures took part in.
How do I contact Gecad Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Gecad Ventures?
The team at Gecad Ventures includes Radu Georgescu (Founding Partner) and Diwaker Singh (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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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