# Gecad Ventures

> Gecad Ventures is a VC fund in Bucharest backing Software and Payments. See 23 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bucharest, Romania
- Total investments: 23
- Last investment: Oct 2020
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gecad-group?trk=top_nav_home
- Website: http://www.gecad.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GecadVentures/

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 thefounding 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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $176k–$2M |
| Series A | $2.9M–$5.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 26% |
| Payments | 3 | 13% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 13% |
| SaaS | 2 | 9% |
| FinTech | 2 | 9% |

44 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 16 | 70% |
| Series A | 2 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 9% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 4% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Romania | 9 | 39% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 17% |
| United States | 2 | 9% |
| Denmark | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Radu Georgescu | Founding Partner | 21 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/radu-georgescu |
| Diwaker Singh | Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diwaker-singh |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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. | $1.5M | Seed | Oct 20, 2020 |  |
| FintechOS | 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 | 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 |  |
| Gluru | 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 | 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 | 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. | $603K | Seed | Apr 05, 2016 |  |
| Smart Bill | 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 | 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 |  | Nov 25, 2015 |  |
| Gluru | 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 | 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. | $1.6M | Seed | Jul 07, 2014 |  |

10 of 23 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [3TS Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3ts-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [GapMinder VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gapminder-vc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Catalyst Romania](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catalyst-romania) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Day One Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/day-one-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Francisco Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francisco-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Finance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-finance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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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 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Romania. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Gecad Ventures's check size?

Gecad Ventures typically joins rounds of $176k–$2M at Seed and $2.9M–$5.5M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Gecad Ventures participates 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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